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voiage, and protested against them for not … voiage, and protested against them for not doeing of it, but the said Bowtill and<br />
Jagoe nor either of them did lade any goods aboard the said shipp, nor<br />
dispatch her away according to Contract, but kept her at dartmouth in<br />
expectation of their goods till about the beginning of October 1655<br />
last past with all her Companie of Mariners aboard her for and during all<br />
which time the said Mariners did eate and drinke upon the said Nathaniel<br />
Marriots cost, who payd them according to the time they respectively served<br />
on and aboard the said shipp. The premisses hee this deponent well knoweth<br />
being himselfe an Actor of most part thereof, as goeing in the said shipp to<br />
Ireland returning with her to Dartmouth, pressing importuning and protesting against<br />
the said Jagoe and Bowtill as predeposed, and seeing some of the sayd Mariners<br />
payd for their said service, the rest being aforesaid payd by the said master<br />
Roger hall. And further cannot depose:-/
To the 4th hee saith That during such time as the said shipp the ''Aprill shower''<br />
was detayned at dartmouth as predeposed by the said Thomas Jagoe and William<br />
Bowtill, the said shipp if shee had bin thence dispatched within<br />
ten daies according to Contract, after such her arrivall from Ireland might<br />
have preceeded to Alicant and there discharged her outwards lading, and<br />
that having stayed thereby the space of five dayes in soe doeing, shee might<br />
from thence have sayled to denia or Ravia arlate, and there in five dayes more<br />
might have taken in her homewards lading incase shee could with safety<br />
have come to the said Ports and places and if shee could not, shee might<br />
have sayled to Civita Vechia arlate, and there have discharged her outwards<br />
lading, and thence have sayled to the Island of Lippory or any free port there<br />
adjacent and have taken in her homewards lading and brought and<br />
discharged the same at London or dartmouth according to the said agreement<br />
And saith that the said shipp in the space of ten weekes or three moneths<br />
(if shee had not bin hindred as aforesaid might very well have performed any<br />
of the voiages abovespecified, this deponent having knowne shipps that have<br />
performed the like in a lesser time. And further cannot depose/
To the 5th hee saith that after the said shipp has been retarded and stayed<br />
in expectation as aforesaid by continuall promises of lading from the said Jagoe till about the beginning of the said moneth<br />
of October, the said Thomas Jagoe then expressely declared to this deponent and the said Roger hall<br />
the Master, that hee had noe goods to lade nor would lade any goods aboard<br />
the said shipp the ''Aprill shower'', and that therefore they might<br />
looke out for some of her employment or to that or the like effect, and<br />
thereupon the said Nathan Marriot was forced to give over the said<br />
imployment contracted and agreed for as by and in the said Charterpartie was<br />
and is expressed. The premisses hee saith hee well knoweth for and upon the<br />
grounds and reasons of knowledge predeposed. And further cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith the said shipp the ''April shower'' if shee had proceeded upon her<br />
said voiage according to Contract might well have carryed out and home 23<br />
tonnes and a half of goods, And that by the Charterpartie aforesaid the said Nathaniel<br />
Marriott was to have had 7 ''li'' per tonne if shee had preceeded to Alicant<br />
and if shee had gone and discharged at Civita Vechia. shee was to have had<br />
7li per tonne and 25 ''li'' over and above as in and by the said Charterpartie<br />
(to which this deponent referreth) himselfe was and is concluded and agreed<br />
And further cannot depose-/
To the 7th hee saith, That the said Nathaniel Marriot was at an equall<br />
expense in fitting the said shipp with Victualls mens wages and other necessarye<br />
charges during such her detention and attendance at dartmouth, as if shee had<br />
effectually proceeded upon her said voiage, which hee knoweth being soe long<br />
aboard her and well observing the expense and charges shee lay upon at<br />
dartmouth aforesaid And further deposeth not
To the 8thesaid And further deposeth not
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