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The 13th of ffebruary 1655.
Wright and Co … The 13th of ffebruary 1655.
Wright and Company ágainst}<br />
Lenthall.}
Exámined upon the fore said allegation.
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'''John Harford''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, aged 48 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the firsth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee this<br />
deponent the voyage in question was one of the company of the shipp<br />
the ''ffriendshipp'' arlate and went to Mallega in her where shee safely<br />
arived and came to an anchor about three miles from the [?towne] out<br />
of command of the Artillery, and that in the moneth<br />
of October last (the day hee doth not precisely remember) Barnaby<br />
Holding the master of the said shipp sent her boate ashoare about six<br />
of the clock in the morning well manned according to the order of the<br />
arlate Mr Whetby who as factor for the said shipps lading there; and<br />
the said boate in conformitie to his Mr Whitbies command attended upon him in expectation<br />
to have had a raft of wine to be carried aboard the said shipp the said<br />
forenoone, the weather being then good and the sea calme, soe as the<br />
said Mr Whitby sent off wine the same forenoone to other shipps,<br />
all which hee knoweth being one of the said shipps company and<br />
going in the said boate and seeing the premisses soe donne. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith the said Mr Whitby did neglect to send, (at least<br />
did not send) any wine to the said shipp the ''friendshipp'' all that forenoone<br />
and while the weather was good and callme, but about three of the<br />
clock in the afternoone of the same day, hee commanded thee men to<br />
(whereof this deponent was one) to cast off his butts of wine to be<br />
carried aboard the ''ffriendshipp'', but the Levant breeze comming then in<br />
and the sea running very high, the said master seeing the same, sent out his<br />
skiff with six oares, to command the men that were attending with<br />
their boate to come on board and not to meddle with any wines, in<br />
regard of the danger, the sea comming in soe fast and high; howbeit<br />
hee saith the said whitby commnaded them to stay and to proceede<br />
in rafting off the wines, which when some of the company denied, the<br />
said whitby said hee had much wines upon the Play, and they<br />
must raft it off that night; whereupon at his command they went<br />
on to raft off thirtie peeces, and endeavoured to towe them aboard to<br />
give him content, but the sea comming in very violently, the ropes<br />
were torne in peeces, and alsoe the emptie buts that were to buoy up<br />
the said raft of wines, and the said raft and emptie butts were twice<br />
broken loose before by the said violence of the sea, before the<br />
company could bring the raft within a mile of the shipp, and that<br />
after much tugging and rowing, it was about tenn of the clock<br />
at night before the said company could get aboard, albeit that<br />
there came severall boates to their aide and assistance. And saith theo their aide and assistance. And saith the +
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