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632) 4.thly I heard the Skipper say that her sailes was bad and doe know that M.r Forbes did borrow a Crapling Iron of M.r Knowles 5.thly Said nothing 6.thly About Seaventeene or Eighteene dayes after I delivered the boat to M.r Forbes comeing to my quarters I there recd notice of M.r Forbes Coming by Ralph Stevens that he had sent the five man boat to Why Towne and had no further use for her by reason she was insufficient to doe his business through her leakiness and desired me to informe M.r Lowe in about four dayes I writt to M.r Lowe to acquaint him of the matter I understood by Ralph Stevens that the boat ^had^ beene at Wye Towne about a weeke and that he had beene of my quarters Three or four days to tell me of it I asked Ralph Stevens why they had not carryed her to M.r Lows at Choptanke according to Agreement who replyd she was soe leaky that they were afraid to venture theire lives in her 7.thly I writt to M.r Lowe to acquaint him of the boates being at Wye but whether he recd my letter or had notice by other meanes I know not 8.th I did employ Edward Russell to keepe the water out of her and gave him about five shillings and a paire of shoose for soe doeing who tole he went Two or Three tymes a day to pump her or else she would have sunck 9.th Nihill 10.th When I delivered the boat to M.r Forbes I had direccons to Engage him to send her to M.r Lowe at Choptank and when I asked M.r Forbes whether he would carry her there he replyd yes for he had goods at Choptank and Phapps should take the boat for a longer tyme of M.r Lowe as to the discourse about the price of the hire doe remember 12.th I doe know by informacon of the Skipper that before and at the time M.r Forbes hired the five man boat that she was very leaky and that after she came to Wye and not lookt after she sunck The answer of Thomas Bruffe to the sev.rall Interroatorys proposed to by Alexander Forbes Complt against Nicholas Lowe Defend.t Aprill |
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