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interrate at about the space of nigh a lan … interrate at about the space of nigh a land mile, and that<br />
the place where she did soe lye at anchor is the usuall<br />
and is a fitting and convenient place for shipps to<br />
lye there at Anchor when they cannot gett further by<br />
reason of contrary winds, And that she had soe layne there<br />
for nigh upon 24 houres before the damage happened<br />
unto her, And he answereth that he deposeth the truth and<br />
nothing but the truth without respect or partiallity to either<br />
shipp or person And further that of his the Rendents<br />
certaine knowledge, divers shipps did safely passe<br />
by the said shipp the ''Desire'' before such time as the shipp<br />
the ''Sisters'' came, but he saith of all the sayd shipps he<br />
only knew the ''Providence'' of Newcastle which passt by<br />
ahead of the ''Desire''. of which shipp the ''Providence'' Marten<br />
Cooke was then Master, and he saith that when the ''Providence''<br />
passt by it was somewhat more then 3 quarters flood, and<br />
when the ''Sisters'' came up it was (as he guesseth) neere upon<br />
high water, and the wnd was either South West, or West<br />
South Wesr, And further referring himselfe to his<br />
former Deposition he cannot answeare./
To the fourth article he answereth that because he was aboard<br />
and saw how the ''Sisters'' came directly aboard the ''Desire''<br />
he hath deposed, and is absolutely convinced and doth<br />
beleive in his conscience that all the damage was occasioned<br />
meerly by the ''Sisters'', And further he knoweth not<br />
to answeare/
Repeated with the two other<br />
wittnesses alltogeather Before<br />
Doctor Godolphin.
The marke of '''C''' Christopher Gryne [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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On the 22th of September 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Beale against Goodin and}<br />
Langdon. Clements Smith}
Upon the allegation given in and admitted<br />
the 18th of September 1655 on the<br />
sayd Beals behalfe./
'''(1'''
'''William Horne''' of Wapping in the County of<br />
Middlesex Mariner where he hath lived about 20ty<br />
yeares past, born there, aged about 35 yeares a<br />
wittnes produced and sworne and being examined he<br />
deposetha s followeth./
To the first article of the sayd allegation he deposeth that<br />
he the deponent hath gone two voyages in the arlate shipp<br />
the ''Providence'' of London, the first was to Malaga, and<br />
the other voyage was this very yeare to Norway, And he<br />
saith that the arlate Symon Beale went Master of<br />
her both the sayd voyages of this deponents knowledge who<br />
went Quarter=Master of her to Malaga, and was Boateswaine<br />
of her in this yeares voyage to Norway, And that the said<br />
Beale is Commonly accompted and reputed to be a part Owner<br />
alsoe of the said shipp the ''Providence'', And further he<br />
knoweth not to depose.
To he<br />
knoweth not to depose.
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