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or to that effect, of which order hee this … or to that effect, of which order hee this deponent hath a coppy and<br />
beleeveth the originall order is in the hands of the sayd Master, And saith<br />
hee this deponent did severall tymes advise with the sayd Gosling -<br />
Maundrie and the harpooners during the sayd voyage but found them<br />
alwaies unwilling to make for a harbour but desyrous rather to keepe<br />
at sea And further cannot answere/
To the 5th Interrogatorie hee saith after hee came from on board the sayd Pybus his<br />
shipp as aforesayd, hee did keepe company with the shippe of the sayd Pybus<br />
and Welch and of Mr Golding and Mr Child, all belonging to London, and<br />
together with them did upon the fifteenth day of June begin to worke<br />
into the Ice and they all wrought in together about eight or tenn<br />
leagues which they did in about tenn or twelve howres tyme, and<br />
and the same day they all made fast to the Ice, videlicet the sayd Goulding and<br />
Welch and this dependent made fast their shipps to one peece of Ice and<br />
alsoe lashed fast one of an other and soe laye till about the sixteenth<br />
day at Noone, when this deponent having bin aboard the sayd Golding<br />
and Welch and had conference with them to the effect in his foregoing<br />
deposition declared, hee came againe on board his own shipp the ''Owners''<br />
''Adventure'' and gave command as before is deposed to worke her<br />
further into the Ice and to the rest of this Interrogratorie he answereth negatively<br />
saving his foregoing deposition./
To the 6th and 7th and 8th Interrogatories hee saith that upon such his<br />
giving Command on the sixteenth day of June last to worke the sayd<br />
Shipp ''Owners Adventure'' further into the Ice towards shoare, the sayd<br />
Gosling coming upon the deck, did as is predeposed in a mutinous<br />
manner saye to this deponent whether will you goe, will you knock<br />
the shipp on the head, (speakeing in this<br />
behalfe of himselfe and the rest of the sayd shipps Company) will<br />
goe noe further, and this deponent seeing the sayd Gosling by<br />
his mutinous speeches endeavour to distracte the sayd Company<br />
from goeing any further into the Ice and thereby endeavour the<br />
frustrating of the voyage, did replye and say to the sayd Gosling<br />
what is that to you, I looke not upon you as one to bee made<br />
acquainted, follow you your business and doe as you are commanded<br />
whereto the sayd Gosling replyed that hee scorned to bee commanded<br />
by such a knave and rogue and foole as this deponent, and other<br />
the like opprobrious and mutinous terms and speeches and sayd hee<br />
was told by the Merchants Imployers of the said shipp that hee this<br />
deponent was not to acte anything of Concernement in the<br />
sayd voyage without the advice and consent of the Interrogate Gosling<br />
and Maundrey his Mates and the harpooners whereto this deponent<br />
replyed I care not what order you have by words of mouth I have<br />
an order in writing that I should aske according to my discernment<br />
for the best advantage of the voyage, which you by this your behaviour<br />
goe about to overthrowe and how you will answere this your carriage to<br />
the Merchants I knowe not, whereto Gosling replyed and sayd hee<br />
would answere it well enough, and gave other the like mutinous<br />
and badd language whereby the company were much distracted<br />
but this deponent still continueing his Command to worke the<br />
sayd shipp further into the Ice toward shoare the sayd Gosling and<br />
Maundrye the sayd Gosling and<br />
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