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'''A. 18.'''
The 16th of June 1656.
On t … '''A. 18.'''
The 16th of June 1656.
On the behalfe of the foresaid Alderman}<br />
Riccard and company touching the {''Love''} }
'''William Cowne''' of the parish of Saint Mary<br />
Acts London Mariner aged 24 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined upon the<br />
fore said Interrogatories.
'''Rp. 3.'''
To the first, second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee well knew<br />
and was Purser and Masters Mate of the shipp the ''Love'' interrogated<br />
in an late voyage to and from the Island of Sumatra on the coast of East. India,<br />
for which Iland hee saith shee went out and proceeded from this port<br />
about eighteene monethes since and ariving there about this time<br />
twelve moneth (under the conduct of Captaine Elias Jourdaine) shee there<br />
tooke in an lading of pepper, and having taken the same in, departed thence<br />
to returne for the streights mouth, and soe to goe for Ligorne to deliver the<br />
same, according to the order and Instructions given by Alderman Riccard<br />
and the rest of her imployers to the said Captaine, which hee the<br />
said Captaine imparted to his officers (of which this deponent was one) in the<br />
said voyage, and this deponent having nowe seene the Commission or<br />
Instructions, left by his precontest Robert Tindall, well knoweth them<br />
to be the same that the said Captaine Jourdaine shewed this deponent and<br />
the rest of the officers in the said voyage. And saith that after the<br />
said shipp had taken in her said lading of pepper and was departed<br />
therewith for Ligorne the said Captaine Jourdaine about two dayes after<br />
such her departure, died, and that the said Robert Tindall became<br />
commander of her in his place and with the rest of the company that<br />
were surviving brought her for the Straights mouth, before which time<br />
of comming to the Straights mouth hee saith that two and thirtie<br />
of the company (besides the Captaine) were dead, and those that were<br />
living were many of them so infeebled with sicknesse that they were not<br />
able to give any assistance towards the sailing of the shipp. and most of<br />
the rest were sick and weake, by having bin in a very intemperate<br />
climate to take in their lading, and besides hee saith that in their<br />
retourne had met with and with very fowle and stormy weather whereby<br />
the said shipp was become very leakie, In soemuch that through the<br />
weaknesse and inhabilitie (sic) of the company, and the leakinesse of<br />
the shipp, that when they came to the Straights mouth found that there was noe possibilitie of to carry her<br />
to Ligorne, without extreme hazard of loosing her and her lading,<br />
but a necessitie of comming for England with her; And saith withall<br />
that the difficultie was the greater for that the winde was then contrary<br />
to that going into the Straights mouth. And saith that the said<br />
Jourdaine before he died, and the said Tindall and officers after his death<br />
alwaies determined to carry the said shipp and lading for Ligorne, and<br />
soe they acquainted the company, and they were unanimous in that<br />
determination, till they found that they could not doe it, at hee saith<br />
by vertue of his oath that they could by reason of the premisses,<br />
without greate and extreme danger of the losse of the shipp and<br />
lading, and otherwise hee cannot depose saving that they never had any<br />
order from their said Imployers or others, to divert them from their said going<br />
for Ligorne.
Will Cowne [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Ligorne.
Will Cowne [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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