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Nono, May 1650./ Reymond con Bourne} Super allegationed paed examinatus. '''3us''' '''dt Smith''' '''Gilbertus Lilley''' de Ipswich in Comitatu Naupegus aetatis sua 35. annorum aut eo circiter testis productus et juratus. deponit ut sequitur. videlicet. Ad primum et 2dum arles dicta allegaconis deponit et dicit that within the tyme arlate the shippe the ''Eagle'' (whereof George Rymond was and is master and part owner) was and remained at the Harbor or in the River of Nancy [?Mum] in Virginia. And saith that then and there there was laden and put abord teh said ship the ''Eagle'' for the Accompt of the arlate Robert Bourne John Boswell William Painter and most of the rest of the parties in this article mentioned amongst others diverse parcells of Tobaccoes to bee transported in the said shippe to this Port of London and heare to bee delyvered to the said parties or their assignes, which hee knoweth hee this deponent being one of the said shippes Companie and was Carpenter abord her from her goeing out upon the said voyage untill her Returne againe and seeing the said Tobaccoe soe laden abord the said ship as is predeposed. Et alr salvis infrascripts nescit deponit. Ad 3um et 4um deponit et dicit that after such tyme as the said Tobaccoes were put and brought on board the said ship the ''Eagle'' att Virginia, they were as this deponent saith very well and carefully stowed soe as they neither did nor could receave any damage by or through the stowage thereof. And saith that upon or about the 23th day of ffebruary arlate the said ship the ''Eagle'' sett saile and departed from Nancy Mum with the said Tobaccoes intending with Gods leave to bring the same to this Port of London which hee knoweth hee this deponent seeing the said Tobaccoes when they were brought abord the said ship in Casks to bee stowed And likewise being at the dischargeing of the same. Et alr nescit deponere Ad 5. et 6um deponit et dicit that in the said ship the ''Eagles'' Course from Virginia towards this Port of London with the said Tobaccoes amongst others abord her upon or about the tyme arlate about 150 leagues from Virginia shee met with an extraordinarie and violent storme and tempest insomuch that thereby the said shippe and ladeing abord her was in great danger and hazard of being utterly cast away and lost in the Seas. And saith that through the violence thereof the Seas broke upon the Great Cabbin windowes of the said ship the ''Eagle'' and soe made their passage into the same. Et ulterius deponit that upon or about the 29th day of the said Moneth of March as the said ship was still persueing her intended voyage for this Port and still haveing the said lading of Tobaccoes abord her neere unto the Island of Scilley (as the Master and Companie abord the said shipp guessed). the said ship did againe meet with another violent storme which raged soe high and was soe boysterous that for the preservation of the said ship and her ladeing together with the lives of the Companie abord her, they were forced to beare an extraordinarye presse saile, which if they had not soe done the said ship haee is confident would have bin forced out of the Channell and soe had bin driven upon the said Island of Scilley or some other place where without doubt shee had and would have bin utterly lost together with her ladeing abord her which hee knoweth hee being abord the said ship the ''Eagle'' all the tyme predeposed and seeing the Storme to be soe violent and the seas soe ruffe and boysterous as is predeposed. Et alr nescit deponere. Ad 7um deponit et dicit that by reason of the next foregoeing premisses the said shipp the ''Eagle'' being forced to beare a presse saile as aforesaid for the preservation of her and her ladeing shee did as hee saith hereby [?receave]
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