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were faine to spread a tarpaulin upon the … were faine to spread a tarpaulin upon the deck to keep the water<br />
from running downe into hold; whereupon the ''six Brothers''<br />
company made a tilt over her that night for feare it should raine<br />
and the goods be wronged by the raines running through the said seames<br />
and saith that that night the lighterman<br />
going gone and leaving her by the shipps side, this deponent and<br />
others of the ''Six Brothers'' company after they had acquainted them with<br />
and showed the said insufficiencie of their said lighter, spake to them<br />
and willed them the next day to get some men downe to cawke her<br />
preserving the goods. howbeit hee saith they came the next day<br />
but brought none, and the said next day the lading of the lighter<br />
being finished, shee went ashore, and forthwith after her departure<br />
from the shipps side it fell a raining in greate abundance; such<br />
that hee saith that what dammage soever hath happened to her said<br />
sugars or any of them, the same befell them after such their putting<br />
with the said lighter and not before, and not by any insufficiencie in<br />
the ''six brothers'', or neglect or default of any of her company. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the ''six brothers'' company lent<br />
the lighter men (when the lighter men went from the ships side) a saile<br />
to help to keep the goods drie.
Thomas Greene [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''William Venus''' of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen<br />
Bermondsea Shipwright, aged 42 yeeres or<br />
therabouts, sworne and exámined.
To the first hee saith hee cannot depose, saving what followeth,<br />
not knowing the name either of the lighter or owner arlate, nor the<br />
person of the said Beacham.
To the second and third árticles hee saith that the shipp the ''Six Brothers''<br />
arlate (whereof this deponent was and is Carpenter) came and<br />
arived in June last in the River of Thames laden with Sugars<br />
and other Marchandizes from Portugall, and came to an anchor<br />
neere Ratcliffe Crosse, and after such her comming to an anchor,<br />
namely in July last there came a lighter aboard her to carry<br />
goods ashore, and the lightermen then said that the lighter belonged<br />
to Raphes key. And saith that after there were severall chests<br />
of sugars and other goods put into her, this deponent went out<br />
of the shipp into her, and found her very insufficient by the opening<br />
of her seames in the deck, wherewith hee acquainted his<br />
contest Thomas Greene, and that night they spread a tarpallin to keep<br />
the water out of hold, and the next day finishing the lading of the<br />
saidnishing the lading of the<br />
said +
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