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To the second article hee saith and deposeth that in or neere about the end of November and beginning of the moneth of december last past one hance Marleare at Gottenburgh as factor or agent to and for the arlate Anthony Phillips and William Smith of this citie merchants laded the said vessell the ''Wheele of ffortune'' with three and twenty lasts and halfe of tarr, and halfe a last of pitch, to be thence transported to this port of London for the proper accompt and adventure of the said Anthony Phillips and William Smith and here to be delivered unto them, and saith that on or about the 21th of this instant moneth of december (newe stile) the said shipp the ''Wheele of ffortune'' having received her said lading aboard, departed from Gottenburgh for London her port of dischardge, and on or about the 28th of the same moneth (newe stile) towards evening comming (as this deponent and company guessed) within three leagues of the North fforeland, and fearing in the darke to be too much ingaged upon the coast they shortened their sailes and lay a [?trie] with a [?course] of the maine saile, soe to drive till day light came on that they might come in with more securitie, and that assoone as the night came on they put out their light in the sterne, which continued constantly up and giving a good light, till eight of the clock at night at which time hee saith a certaine shipp of fflushing named the ''Yonge Prince William'', whereof Claus double[?yope] was master, came from fflushing ward bound for Biscay and came right before the winde, without any light and ran right upon the ''Wheele of ffortune'' which had then her light out upon her sterne, (soe that the company of the ''Yonge Prince William'' might easily have seene her and passed by her) and sailed her and sunck her downe in the sea with the foresaid goods soe laden aboard her for the accompt of the said Anthony Phillips and William Smith, and one halfe last of tarr for this deponents accompt, and all his companies clothes, saving what they had on their backs, and soe the said shipp and goods perished and were cast away together with one of this deponents company named [?Laurence] Williamson who was drowned in the said shipp and all by meanes of the said shipp the ''Yonge Prince William'' soe running upon the ''Wheele of ffortune'', which might have bin avoided if the company of the ''Yonge Prince'' had looked out and taken care the ''Wheele of ffortune'' having her light out as aforesaid. And this deponent and the rest of his company had much adoe to save themselves and get into the ''Yonge Prince'', And this hee saith was and is true and publique, And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the third hee saith the said shipp the ''wheele of ffortune'' with her tackle and furniture at and to the said time of her being cast away as aforesaid were worth the summe of three and twenty hundred gilders, and that the mariners clothes and instruments were worth the summe of three hundred gilders and the said tarr was worth thirteene pounds sterling per last, and the halfe last of pitch nine pounds sterling, and soe much the said pitch and tarr (according to the common report and estimation) would have yeelded at this port. And otherwise hee cannot depose Repeated before doctor Clerke and doctor Godolphin. [?XXXX XXXXXX] [?XXXX XXXX]
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