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of ?lettyrs to the foresd John Roberts, desiring him to have
a speciall care of them, and p:rserve them if hee coul
Possible; and all the Company of the said Ship, being gone
a way in their boat?s, and this depo:t staying aboard
as aforesaid, hee went into his Cabbin, and there tooke
some Copyes of Accounts w:ch lay there ready Tyde
up, and put them in his pocket, and there being other
Originall papers, Letters, writings w:ch hee thought were of
more Concernmen:t hee wrapt them up in a paire of ?Loinings
& a Shirt, the better to keepe them dry, and by that time
hee had soe done the ship was bilging, and hee
perceiving y:e same Imediately ranne upp, upon y,e Deck
of the ship, with y:e sd writings. and ?heaved off as aforesd.
and after hee had Carried y.e sd writings w:ch were
wrapt upp in his ?Loinings & Shirt, in his hand
about a Stones through from y:e sd Ship, hee was forced
for safeguard of his life; to let them goe, and with
much difficulty and hazard of his life got to y:e sd Boate
as aforesd. and soe by the Great Providence of God
got to Shore, where the said papers w:ch hee had in his
pocket were dryed, LARGE INSERTION TO BE TRANSCRIBED, and after, LARGE INSERTION TO BE TRANSCRIBED, ?before dryed they
came to the hands of one John Walker who was Mate
and Pilot of the said ship, who delivered the same to
this depo:t herein London and this depo:t delivered them
to the foresaid M:r ffrancis ffooke; and the
said Bag of XXtters which were p:rserved by y:e said Roberts
this depo:t Carryed to y:e said M:r ffookes Lodging
but hee not being then in Towne; (as this depo:t was
informed by one M:r Bridges. kinsman of the said
ffrancis ffowke, and at whose house the said M:r ffowkes lay.)
this depo:t acquainted y.e said Bridges. with his Busines
and y:e said Bridges advised this depo:t XX delivered
the said Letters to y:e merch:ts to whom they were directed
and the said M:r Bridges to that End went along with
this depot to the Exchange; where hee delivered the
said Letters according to thir Superscriptions; And further
hee cannot answer to this Interrie saving hee saith
that neither hee this depo:t nor any of his Company durst
venture into y:e ships hold to take out the said Boy
of writings & Accounts:/.

To the 5:th hee saith the said Ship Anne Came from ffalmouth
next before her Casting away, in Company of about 6 or ?X
saile, and y:e winde then was variable; and the weather thicj
& ffoggy ad saith hee heard that afterXXX Vessell y:t came from
ffalmouth y:e same day the Anne came thence was cast away y:e same night that the Anne was , and XX
y.e same Coast And further cannot Answer.

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