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To the 4th hee saith that the said shipp under the said Masters Conduct did as
aforesaid sayle to Narmontier aforesaid, and there came to an anchor within
a Canon shott of the said Island in a convement roade where shipps sayleing
for that place doe usually anchor which hee knoweth being a Pilott versed
in those Coasts and voyages, and being as aforesaid aboard the said shipp:

To the 5th and 6th hee saith that the said shipp being come to an anchor as aforesaid
the said Master went shortly after a shore to speake with the said Mr La
Gistiere Gazeau to whom the said shipp was consigned and recommended by the
said de Loney ffardiere and shortly after in the said shipps boate a pilott
came aboard by the direction and order of the said Mr Gazeau to bring the
said shipp neerer to the Land for that there was a man of warr belonging to the
Spaniards neere that place, which might as was conceived surprize and take out
of the said shipp the Aquavites aforesaid or words to that effect And saith that the Custome of that
place is, that when any shipp is to bee brought neerer to Land than usuall and
ordinary place where the said shipp first anchored as aforesaid, then there is usually
employed a Pilott of that place to conduct in and anchor such shipp or shipps
Which hee well knoweth for the reason aforesaid And otherwise cannot depose

To the 7th hee saith, That after the said shipp had been anchored in the usuall and
ordinary roade as aforesaid, for about fower or fiver houres, the said Pilott by the
order and direction as hee said, of the said La Gistiere Gazeau caused the anchor to
bee weighed, and tooke upon him the charge of conducting the said ship to the place
where hee shortly after brought her to anchor beeing as hee said a place
of security, but that it shortly afterwards proved a dangerous and disastrous
pace, being close to the rocks, and sand bancks, and too narrow for such a shipp
conveniently to ride in, which this deponent saith hee knoweth by dangerous
and sadd experience./

To the 8th hee saith that after the said shipp was soe brought to an anchor
by the said Pilotts direction, a tempestuous weather and the night time
shortly ensued, and that the said shipps Companye being then all of them on board
used their utmost endeavours to prevent the shipps disaster which happened
by her bilgeing upon the adjacent rocks, whereby shee became very leaky
and her hould was full of water, and the said vessells of Aquavites floated in
the hould of the said shipp, which hee well knoweth being an Eyewittnesse
thereof And further cannot depose/

To the 9th hee saith that presently after the said disaster the first and great
endeavour of the said Master and Companie was to save the said Aquavites which
accordingly was done with boates and hoyes thereunto hired and employed, they in the
meane time not using any endeavour for the preservation of the said shipps
tackle and furniture. Which hee knoweth being an Eye wittnes of and assistant
in the premisses:-/

To the tenth hee saith, That in the saving of the said goods, a boate that was employed
about the same was lost and perished, which for hee verily beleeveth was worth
about fower pounds sterling which, as hee hath credibly understood, the said Master
was enforced by order of Justice to pay to the Owners of the said boate

To the eleaventh hee saith, That the said Aquavites being soe saved and putt
on board the hoyes thereunto employed, the said Le Marchaut was constrained to
hire men to preserve the same from the Countrey people, who would have seized
upon the same as a wreck or wracked goods, as they called them, and the sayd hoyes
and men were to that purpose necessarily employed and kept in pay by the said
Le Merchaut till such time as the said shipp was weighed up and repayred.
Which the premisses hee knoweth for the reason and by the meanes aforesaid:/

To the 12th and 13th hee saith that the Rudder of the said shipp was broken, and severall
plankes and part of the keele were splitt in pieces, and shee by the meanes aforesaid
became soe much damnified, that thirty daies and upwards were spent in
the weighing up, and repairing of the same, during all which time the said
hoyes and men were necessarily employed for the preservation of the said
Goods, and saith, That hee this examinate to the best of his judgement and
skill being an auntient Mariner, verily beleeveth that the weighing up
the worke of Carpenters and others and materialls in the reparation of the saidd shipp, the hire of the
said men and hoyes besides the Victualls and wages of the said shipps companye
during such her dammage, did really amount in all to one thousand