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And saith that what ever dammage of water … And saith that what ever dammage of water or otherwise is<br />
befallen the said bookes or other goods through the said leake and<br />
mischanse, the same soe happened through the casualtie and not<br />
by any neglect or default of or in the master and company or any of<br />
them, for they did their best for their preservation from dammage<br />
And saith his precontest the stiersman of the said vessell was and<br />
is a very able and experienced pilot and marriner. And further<br />
that as the said vessell came up, the shipps lay very thick and<br />
close in the River of Thames betweene Redriff and Saint Catherines.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith hee cannot depose, saving the said foure<br />
bales of bookes were of his knowledge taken and carried away out<br />
of the said vessell without being opened.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
The first it is donne as required , and saith hee equally<br />
favoureth and would give the victory to the parties litigant.
To the second hee saith hee was and is a common man of the said<br />
vessell, and otherwise negatively.
To the third hee saith the said vessell had but one leake, which was<br />
the leake aforesaid, but where or by what meanes it happened hee<br />
cannot as aforesaid perticularly declare, but beleeveth it came by raking on an<br />
anchor as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith that the water waxed as the said vessell<br />
was comming up and was about halfe way betwixt Gravesend<br />
and London, and that with the same tide shee coame to an anchor<br />
before Saint Catherines and that it was about three houres<br />
flood when shee soe came to Saint Catherines to an anchor, and<br />
that then shee drew about foure foote and an halfe water, and<br />
shee did in all her voyage, being lightly ballasted. and saith the<br />
Stiersman master and company were skilfull in their trade.
To the fifth hee saith the water was about halfe a foote above<br />
the ballast in hold before they espied it and called a lighter, and<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and saving the<br />
same cannot answer
To the 6th hee saith the winde was then reasonable high when thy<br />
came up and to an anchor. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 7th hee saith hee knoweth not howe old, nor howe<br />
many voyages the said vessell hath made, and otherwise negatively<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the 8th hee cannot answer.
To the 9th hee saith his said precontest was their pilot, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the 10th hee hath knowne the said Joost Johnson the master, [XXX GUTTER]<br />
sea theise three yeeres as a seaman, but was by trade before a<br />
shoe maker. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin with his precontest<br />
at his House:/
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