| First transcribed
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10 July 2015 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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| Folio
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39 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/68 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 01/10/2017 +
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| Transcription
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To the tenth he saith that of this deponen … To the tenth he saith that of this deponents sight the sayd Anchor lay inm<br />
a place in the River of Thames within the flowing and ebbing of the<br />
water and where shipps doe sometimes passe. And saith of his like sight<br />
and knowledge when the syd ship ''Abraham'' was bilged as aforesaid the<br />
sayd Anchor had noe Buoy or any other marke by which it might be discerned<br />
that there was any Anchor in that place. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the eleventh article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that by the<br />
Sea laws and Customes and common usage in the River of Thames, All shipps<br />
and vessels lyeing in the sayd River must and ought to have buoyes<br />
whereby it may be discerned and discovered where the Anchors of such<br />
shippes doe lye, And in case there be noe buoyes to the sayd Anchor and any ship or vessel be bilged thereon the<br />
ship or vessel to which such Anchor belongeth that hath noe buoy<br />
and the Owners and master of the sayd ship or vessel ought by the<br />
like Custome of the River of Thames make satisfaction for such damages<br />
as shall happen and be occasioned by the sayd Bilging. And saith<br />
he knoweth the premises being a Mariner and having for theis 15<br />
yeares past or thereabouts belonged to the Port of London and River<br />
of Thames, And otherwise referring himselfe to the Law he cannot depose
To the twelfth article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that there was<br />
a Convoy appointed to goe to the Port aforesaid on this voyage, the<br />
benefit of which convoy by the disaster aforesaid is lost, and thereby<br />
the Commonwealth in the mens wages victuals and losse of tyme of their sayd ship ''Abraham''<br />
have suffered damage to the value of threescore pounds sterling<br />
at the least. over and besides the damages above by him sett forth<br />
and over and besides the damage their Affaires in Scotland may<br />
thereby have suffered or doe suffer which he is not able to value. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
James Leslie [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before<br />
Doctor Clarke and Doctor Godolphin
See the Interrogatories after '''John Bates''' et cetera.
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation.
'''2'''
'''John Bates''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex<br />
mariner one of the Company of the sayd shipp the<br />
''Abraham'' aged five and thirty yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith<br />
as followeth. videlicet.
To the first and second areticles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth<br />
that in or about the month of August last past the Keepers of the Liberty<br />
of England by Authority of Parliament were lawfully possessed of the<br />
arlate shipp the ''Abraham'' which was formerly called the ''Abrahams''<br />
''Sacrifice'', by vertue of a sentence of condemnation in this Court, and about<br />
the same tyme the right honourable the Counsell of State imployed the sayd shipp<br />
in a voyage to be made with her to Saint Johnstons in Scotalnd under the<br />
conduct of James Lashey his precontest as Master of her, and saith<br />
that about the same tyme there were laden aboard the sayd shipp for<br />
the use of this Commonwealth and their Souldiers in Scotland three hundred<br />
bedds with furniture thereto belonging to be in the sayd shipp carryed<br />
toe in the sayd shipp carryed<br />
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