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proceeded thereon from Gravesend, and othe … proceeded thereon from Gravesend, and otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 1.'''
To the first hee cometh required by the said william White to testifie the<br />
truth in this cause, and saith hee speaketh the truth without any endeavour<br />
of laying the blame on any but such as did it, and otherwise negatively<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith the ''Margaret'' laye upper most towards London<br />
bridge and the ''Mayflower'' below her, and that the force of the winde<br />
blowing hard, shott the ''Margaret'' upon the Poope of the ''Mayflower''<br />
and soe did the dammage aforesaid, the ''Margaret'' not being moored<br />
at distance enough from the ''Mayflower'' upon her said second mooring.<br />
And otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid, saving the ''Margaret''<br />
received alsoe some hurt from the ''Mayflower''<br />
by meanes of the said shipp the ''Maargaret'' her being soe unduely moored<br />
as aforesaid.
Repeated before the Judges in Court.
John Harte [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 12th of November 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Smith Wright and others against}<br />
Phillips.}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''[?marints dt.]'''
'''John White''' of the parish of Saint Antholine London<br />
Marchant, aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court, And<br />
otherwise cannot depose, saving Simon Bayly was master of the ''Constant''.
To the second hee saith that in or about the moneth of Aprill 1651<br />
there was seized by the shipp the ''Constant'' and her company a shipp<br />
or vessell called the [?''Eenderacht''] or ''Conrard''; laden with sugars<br />
Shumack and some Madera wines, and by her brought up to Portsmouth<br />
and in or about May next following this deponent went purposely downe<br />
to Portsmouth to buy the said shipp and lading, and there viewed and tooke<br />
notice of the shipp and lading and found that they were worth the<br />
summe of two thousand pounds sterling, and soe much this deponent<br />
offered and would have given for the same. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the third hee referreth himselfe to the lawe and the contract<br />
made betweene Captaien Phillips and his mariners. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first negatively.
To the second hee cannot depose.
To the third hee doth not knowe whether hee be a paart owner or<br />
not of the ''Constant'', and otherwise referring himselfe to the<br />
Charter partie hee cannot depose.
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Charter partie hee cannot depose.
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