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Sea as hereafter followeth, this deponent … Sea as hereafter followeth, this deponent being as aforesaid Quartermaster of and<br />
aboard the said ship during the voyage in question, and an Eye Wittnesse of<br />
and well observing and knowing the premisses to be as is predeposed. And<br />
further hee cannot depose./
To the 4th. 5. and 6th articles hee saith, That after the said 140. bundles or<br />
thereabouts of Russia hides were so laden and received aboard the said shipp<br />
shee departed therewith and with the rest of her lading from Archangell and<br />
steered her Course towards this Port of London and in such her Course<br />
by tempetuous weather was forced and strucke upon the sands of Colchester<br />
where shee remained entire for some time being swallowed with the same<br />
And after shee had so strucke, the said Robert Church, her Master caused<br />
a hoy to come aboard her for the takeing out and preserving of her lading<br />
and the said Master did unlade and cause to be unladen out of her an<br />
putt aboard the said hoy the said 140. bundles of Russia hides which<br />
were loose and the uppermost lading of the shipp as aforesaid, and were<br />
for the accompt of the said John Thomas, and saith the said bundles of<br />
hides were by that meanes stowed aboard the said hoy and preserved.<br />
The premisses hee knoweth being as aforesaid Quartermaster of and aboard<br />
the said shipp during the Voiage and at the disaster in question, and assisting<br />
in the unlading of the said hides and stowing them in the said hoy, wherein<br />
they were carried ashoare together with some other goods of the said<br />
shipps lading. And further referring himselfe to the [?Commissioners] of this<br />
Court hee sauth hee cannot depose, saving this deponent hath credibly hear<br />
that the said bundles of hides are since brought to this Port of London<br />
and are in the possession of the arlate Mr Thomas ffowell.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing depsosition is true,/
the marke of<br />
Christopher '''X''' Oliver:/ [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Allegation:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
'''2us'''
'''Alexander Markom''' of Redriff in Surrey<br />
Mariner aged 36. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne<br />
amnd examined./
To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith, That<br />
upon or about the 16th or 17th of the moneth of September last<br />
past this deponent being and serving the shipp the ''John and''<br />
''Ambrose'' of London (whereby Robert Church was Master) then<br />
being at Archangell in Russia, and having there received nether the<br />
greatest part of her lading, the said John Thomas then being in person<br />
at Archangell did send aboard the said shipp ''John and Ambrose''<br />
140. bundles or thereabouts (as this deponent now remembreth the<br />
number) of redd Russia hides, which were then and there received<br />
laden and stowed in and aboard the said shipp by the direction of<br />
(theshipp by the direction of<br />
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