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with an order from the sayd Captaine Crofo … with an order from the sayd Captaine Croford to the Mariners<br />
then aboard the sayd shipp to receive in the sayd iron, and that<br />
the sayd mariners aboard her would not receive aboard the sayd shipp the sayd iron<br />
but absolutely refused saying they would make an end of<br />
the old voyage before they began a new one, and that<br />
thereupon the sayd Croford was compelled to hyre<br />
5 or 6 men there, to goe aboard the sayd shipp and take<br />
in the iron The premisses he deposeth for that he this deponent<br />
was then at Bristoll about the shipps affaires and payed<br />
out the money for the hire of the said men, And further hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the fifth article he deposeth that the arlate Cobb did not<br />
th[ere] in 6 moneths time of that the sayd shipp lay at Bristoll<br />
appeare or act in the sayd shipps service, and that the<br />
arlate Chipson, Cavallier, Allen and Gillett and<br />
alsoe William Becks the Cooke and Thomas Barrett and [Ja]mes and severall others of the<br />
sayd shipps Company would and did goe and come when<br />
they pleased, and were not under any command of the Master<br />
of the sayd shipp, And further he cannot depose./
To the sixth article he saith that whilst the sayd shipp lay<br />
at Bristoll this deponent did frequently goe to the Tol[XXX] there<br />
this deponent where merchants have [XXXX] to him saying What Purser your men are<br />
mutionous and threatten whomsoever shall bring any goods<br />
to be laden aboard your shipp; and this deponent saith that<br />
upon the request of those that carryed downe the iron predeposed<br />
to the sayd shipps side and the Mariners refusing to take the<br />
same aboard, there were many goods stoppt from being<br />
brought to have bin putt aboard her, which otherwise would<br />
have bin, And further he cannot depose./
To the 7th he deposeth that when the shipp arlate lay at or neere<br />
Aberday as aforesaid she had 8 or 10 days provisions, which he<br />
sayth was sufficient to have brought her to London, and that the<br />
sayd shipp might in this deponents iudgement then well and safe enough have come with<br />
the lading she then had at Aberday unto this port of London<br />
And further hee cannot depose/
To the eighth and last article he deposeth that the Owner arlate<br />
have suffered great losse and damage by reason of the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Gilbert'' being forced into bristoll as is predeposed, and that<br />
the value of the damage and losse amounteth to the value of<br />
betweene 800li and 1000li lawfull money of England, And<br />
otherwise referring himselfe to his foresaid deposition he knoweth<br />
not to depose.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that that he was<br />
Purser of the sayd shipp for all the voyage interrate./
To the 2d he answereth negatively to all saving that the<br />
shipp interrate brought home from the Barbadoes the voyage before the last voyage, a<br />
greater quantity of goods in Tonnage, by (at least) 20ty Tonns<br />
of his certaine knowledge who was alsoe Purser of her the sayd<br />
former voyage
To the 3d he answereth that it is an usuall thing in shipps<br />
that come from the Barbadoes putt their provisions<br />
in the hatch way where the iron chaine pompe of the interrate shipp<br />
the ''Gilbert'' was, and that there was alsoe 20ty Tonne of water<br />
stowed in the sayd hatch way, or nigh their about and that yet notwithstanding the said<br />
pompe was not rendred uselesse for that in stresse of weather the<br />
Carpenter and Gunners mate went about to make caske for<br />
itent about to make caske for<br />
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