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635) 4.th After the five man boat was brought to Wye Towne she was very leaky and sunck 9.th She was soe leaky that she sunck 10.th I doe not know whether she was serviceable or not The answer of Richard Austin to the sev.rall Interrogatoryes pposed by Alexander Forbes Complt against Nicholas Lowe Defd.t Aprill the Twelfth 1703 upon his oath said 1 I know both Complt and Defend.t 3.d The five man boat was very leaky but she did carry her loading safe to Kent with great care and labour in pumping and comeing from Kent in a small Storme of Wind her foresayle was soe rotten that it tore to peices 5 She was loaden deepe but whether over loaden my Judgment does not informe me she did not receive any Damage that I knew of either in loading or unloading 6 M.r Forbes did very much importune Edward Russell and Ralph Stevens to carry the five man boat to Choptanke but they refused theire reasons I know not 7 M.r Forbes did give Edward Russell and Ralph Stevens money but upon what account I know not 8 She was very leaky but in noe danger of sincking because we kept her Cleare with reasonable pumping the fore saile was rotten and splitt to peices with a small gust of Wind but the maine saile held 10 The vessell was very leaky but with care and labour carryed her loading safe to Kent but whether fitt for service I know not being not skilled in such matters 12 The five man boat was very leaky soe that if we had not beene Carefull to pump her night and day she would have damnifyed her loading I and another was hired when the boat lay at Kennemonts landing but for what purpose I know not for my owne part I went by my then Masters orders and laboured as the rest of the Company Nihill Which said Deposition on on behalfe of the Complt being read it was orderd that the Deposition of on behalfe of the Defendant be likewise read which likewise follows in these words To the sev.rall questions pposed by M.r Nicholas Lowe |
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