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all that was done by the ''Mary'', which w … all that was done by the ''Mary'', which was all that could<br />
be done by her to have avoyded the ''ffreeman'' arlate, yet the<br />
Company of the ffreeman edged their vessell after the ''Mary''<br />
, and the ''ffreeman'' did runne on board the very<br />
midshipps of the ''Mary'' and the Boltspritt of the<br />
''ffreeman'' did runn against the mayne Mast of the ''Mary''<br />
with such a force that it did breake the mayne Mast into<br />
three peeces and carryed all the Masts, sayles and rigging<br />
by the boord and the stemme of the ffreeman rann into<br />
the side of the ''Mary'' and brake her downe to the water<br />
and he saith That all the sayd damage happened unto<br />
the ''Mary'' by the obstinatenes and willfulnes of the company of the ''ffreeman''<br />
being bent upon mischeife, for (he saith) that they might<br />
easily have gone by and done noe harme to the ''Mary'' The<br />
premisses he deposeth being one of the said ''Marys'' Company<br />
and on board her when the damage predeposed of was done<br />
unto her by the ''ffreeman'', And further he cannot depose
To the third and fourth articles he deposeth and saith that he<br />
this deponent did heare the arlate Peter Whitty (when the ''Mary''<br />
was in soe dangerous a condition as is predeposed) bidd the<br />
Company of the ''ffreeman'' cutt the shrowds and foresayle of<br />
the ''Mary'', and that accordingly the ''ffreemans'' Company<br />
did cutt the ''Marys'' shrowds and sayles, and he saith that<br />
the sayd Whitty did call the ''Marys'' Company Collierly d[?oggs GUTTER]<br />
and that he had not cared if he had sunck the ''Mary'' [?if he GUTTER]<br />
could have saved their lives And further he cannot depose<br />
Saving that there were many spectators of the ''ffree[?mans'' GUTTER]<br />
carryage towards the ''Mary'', and that the willfulnes [?of GUTTER]<br />
the ''ffreemans'' Company is by all that saw it much b[XXXX GUTTER]<br />
and cryd out upon./
To the last he saith his former deposition is true.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he cometh to [XXX GUTTER]<br />
at the desire of [XXXXX] Yaxley One of the producents, and that he<br />
was Masters mate of the ''Mary'' at the time interrate<br />
upon decke, and that the damage was done a little before<br />
noone, And to the rest it is satisfied above./
To the 2d Interrogatory he answereth that the shrowdes were<br />
good, the Mast a good one but not new yet [?firme], and the<br />
rigging generally good, And to the rest negatively and further he knoweth [?not GUTTER]<br />
to answeare.
The marke of Richard [MARKE] Cawcott [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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On the same day.
'''Rp. 2)'''
'''Samuel Browne''' of Alborough in Suffolk<br />
Mariner aged about 50ty yeares, a wittnes [?produced GUTTER]<br />
and sworne and being examined deposeth as followeth
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation he<br />
deposeth and saith that he ths deponent was Boat[?swaine GUTTER]<br />
of the arlate shipp the ''Mary'' and on board her at the<br />
time of the damage in controversy, and that the ''Mary''<br />
was coming up the River Thames, below Woolwich at the<br />
place called Galliets reach (which is a broad place and the shipp the ''ffreeman'' [?XX GUTTER]<br />
was ''ffreeman'' [?XX GUTTER]<br />
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