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shipp the ''Southampton Merchant'' of Sout … shipp the ''Southampton Merchant'' of Southampton was at New England<br />
one Mr Joliff an English Merchant did as ffactor to the Interrogate<br />
William Bulkley lade on board the sayd shipp for the sole Accompte<br />
of the sayd William Bulkley the number of about two thousand West<br />
India hydes but to whome consigned hee knoweth not but heard the sayd<br />
Jolliff saye when hee laded them that they were for the sole and proper<br />
Accompt of the sayd Bulkley And saith hee did observe and<br />
take note that the sayd hydes at the tyme of their ladeing were<br />
all good and Merchantable And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot<br />
depose/
To the third Interrogatorie hee saith the sayd shipp departed from her last<br />
Port in New England (which was Salem) in the moneth of August 1654<br />
but the certayne day hee remembreth not, and saith that hee this deponent<br />
did well observe that during her whole voyage from Southampton to New<br />
England and during her staye there and at the tyme of her departure thense<br />
shee was a tight stanche shipp and in good condition to performe her<br />
voyage and was then at her departure from New England worth in this<br />
deponents Judgment five hundred pounds sterling and saith at such<br />
her departure and during the whole voyage in question the Interrogate<br />
William Bulkley was Commonly reputed the true lawfull and sole Owner<br />
of the sayd shipp, her tackle apparell and furniture And further to this<br />
Interrogatorie hee cannot depose./
To the 4th Interrogatorie hee saith hee being Masters Mate and aboard<br />
knoweth that the sayd shipp in her passage from New England did meete with<br />
much fowle weather and tempestuous weather and saith that upon or about the<br />
sixteenth day of September one thousand sixe hundred fifty fower the sayd<br />
shipp being about a hundred and fifty leagues to the Eastward of<br />
Newfound land the weather was soe tempestuous that by the force thereof<br />
all the tymber heads before, of the sayd shipp were broken downe, and<br />
her head broken, and three bolts of her mayne tree started, and<br />
her smale bower Anchor carried away from her bowe, and lost in the<br />
sea, and her Kedge Anchor beaten in upon the deck on the weather side<br />
and one of her hatches (although the same was well calked and<br />
strapped) was by force of the sea beaten opon, and shee thereby receaved<br />
much water betwixt decks in soe much that this deponent and<br />
Edward Milbury the Master and some others of the sayd shipps Company<br />
stood up to the Knees in water to helpe to cleere her, and the sayd<br />
shipp was soe shattered in her hull by the sayd storme that shee<br />
thereby proved very leakie and tooke in much water into her hold,<br />
and her seames in her transum were soe opened that there tooke in<br />
much water at them, soe that her company were forced to worke at the<br />
pumpe every glasse two spells at least to keepe her<br />
aspells at least to keepe her<br />
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