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he deposeth for that he the deponent being … he deposeth for that he the deponent being Masters Mate<br />
of the shipp arlate did by the Masters order require the said<br />
Mutineers to trimme their sayles, and sayle for London,<br />
and that they told this deponent flatly they would not<br />
and gave this deponent evill language as bidding him<br />
goe and be hanged, but he saith he cannot say that<br />
the arlate Cobb or Jennings were in the said mutiny<br />
And further he cannot depose./
To the third article he saith that he the deponent not<br />
knowing any thing of the said Captaine Crofford his<br />
accompt, is not knowing of what dammage he received by<br />
his being forced (as is predeposed) into Bristoll and there<br />
unlading, though he conceiveth both in his conscience and<br />
iudgement that he the said Crofford received three<br />
hundred pounds damage at the least by it, And<br />
further he cannot depose.
To the fourth article he cannot depose.
To the fifth and sixth articles he deposeth and saith that of<br />
his certaine knowledge many of the sayd shipps company<br />
which were the mutinous party, after the shipps arrivall at Aberdee would and did leave the<br />
shipp and their imployment a month together, and goe<br />
and come as they pleasd, as if they had bin all Masters,<br />
and that when by the Masters order this deponent hath ordered<br />
them doe anything, they have disobeyed, and have given him<br />
this deponent very ill language, and threatening words<br />
even that they would have the blood of this deponent, which<br />
were the arlate Allen and Tillett and one Thomas<br />
[X]alker, And further he cannot depose./
To the seventh article he deposeth that of his the deponents<br />
certaine knowledge when she was at or neere Aberdey arlate<br />
she had provisions and victualls on board her sufficient to<br />
have brought her to some good port in the West Countrey,<br />
if not into the Downes for that it was tenn dayes after the says shipps being at<br />
Aberdey that any fresh victualls were taken into her, And<br />
further he cannot depose/
To the eighth he referreth himselfe to his former deposition<br />
And further he cannot depose./
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he the Rendent was<br />
Masters Mate of the shipp interrate the voyage in question, and<br />
that he was in her all the sayd voyage and that at Bristoll<br />
with the consent of the Master he left her and came home to London And<br />
otherwise he cannot answere./
To the second Interrogatory he answereth negatively to all saying<br />
that the shipp would have carryed very well all the<br />
goods shee had aboard her, and that by the heaving over board<br />
of the goods abaft of trhe sayd shipp she wrought the worse
To trhe sayd shipp she wrought the worse
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