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''Pilgrim'' was then alsoe fastned to a Co … ''Pilgrim'' was then alsoe fastned to a Collier which Collier had then<br />
two Anchors out, one whereof lay to the Northward, and saith the ''Exeter''<br />
''Merchant'' came fowle of the ''Pilgrim'' soe suddenely that the ''Pilgrims''<br />
Company had noe tyme to veere any cable nor could anyway prevent<br />
the ''Exeter Merchants'' comming fowle of her, and further<br />
hee cannot answere otherwise then negatively
To the 4th hee saith that the rayles of the head of the ''Pilgrim''<br />
were broken before shee came into the River of Thames and saith<br />
that in the ''Pilgrims'' outward bound voyage, the voyage in<br />
question, shee was somewhat leakie at sea and her hoodeings gave<br />
a little way, but such her defects were mended and her leakes<br />
stopped at Saint Lucars soe as shee was in good condition during her<br />
homeward bound voyage and soe continued till such tyme as the disaster<br />
aforesayd happened by meanes of the ''Exeter Merchant'' falling fowle<br />
of her, And saith hee this deponent knoweth not of any intention to<br />
bring the shipp Interrogate into the dock to navell hood her before the<br />
casualty in question happened And saith hee this deponent being the<br />
Interrogate Watkins did not before the said Casualty happened conferre<br />
with the Interrogate Graves about navell hooding the sayd shipp<br />
''Pilgrim'' and saith that after her comming into the dock some smale<br />
wormeholes were found in her but shee was not soe worme eaten or rotten<br />
that shee stood neede by reason thereof to bee sheathed, but saith that<br />
shee being to goe a voyage to the west Indies (which is a place<br />
where very frequently shipps are damnified by wormes eateing up)<br />
shee was for that reason only, and not for any rottenesse or worme<br />
holes which shee had at the tyme Interrogate, new sheathed by the sayd<br />
Graves And further hee cannot answere otherwise then negatively/
To the 5th hee saith that at the sayd shipps first setting sayle with her<br />
ladeing of wine and oyles from Pharoe in Portugall shee did for a while<br />
at sea voide some oyle at her pumpe which was saved as much as of might bee in empty casks aboard but for a fortnight before the accident<br />
aforesayd happened hee well knoweth there was noe oyle voided at<br />
the pumpe at leastwise soe little as that it could not bee saved, and<br />
saith hee beleeveth there as about thre hogsheads of oyle pumped put<br />
at sea and saved in empty casks which was on board, from the tyme of her setting<br />
out from Pharoe till the accident aforesayd happened, and saith that<br />
after the casualty aforesayd happened there as empty Vasks on board<br />
the ''Pilgrim'' in which empty casks her company saved as much oyle<br />
as they could, of the oyle pumped out after the sayd casualty happened<br />
And further hee cannot answere/
To the last hee saith hee knoweth that the wynes and oyle Casks<br />
Interrogate which were leaked out were before the breaking of the<br />
longers surveyed by Captaine Ashwere Captaine heath and his<br />
Mate (but his mates name hee remembreth not,) and some others whose<br />
names hee remembreth not and saith for that hee hath not<br />
the certificate they made upon the sayd survey now about him hee remem=<br />
breth not what markes and numbers they surveyed nor how they found<br />
them and further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere<br />
otherwise then negatively for his part./
James watkins [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]part./
James watkins [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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