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Transcription

27 January 1653.

Touching the perishablenesse}
of the goods of the Hope}

Rp.

Adam Woolley of London Merchant aged 25 yeares or
thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull William Clerke
and John Godolphin doctors of lawes, Judges of the
high Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth
by vertue of his oath.

That on the three and twentieth day of this instant moneth of
January 1653 hee this deponent accompanied with John Tookey
of Dover distiller of stronge waters went aboard a certaine shipp
named the hope (whereof Martin Suer was master) then being in
Dover harbour laden with wines, syroups stronge waters and peece goods
lateley seized by the ffortune (William ffinch Captaine) a private man
of warr, and viewed the said lading in respect of the condition
thereof, and dound the same to be much moistened and heated by
reason of the vapours issuing or proceeding from the said strong
waters lying under the said peece goods; which peece goods
hee saith have sustained much dammage thereby, and daily growe
worse and worse, and that both the said goods and stronge waters
if not speedily landed and disposed of will be utterly spoiled.
And further deposeth that Mr John Collingwood, Richard
Jacobs, hans Tiddiman and Michael de haese of dover being
amongest others Commissioners appointed by authoritie of this Court
to viewe and inspect the said shipp and lading, went to the said
shipp to that purpose and accordingly viewed and inspected the same
which having donne they went together to the
kings head tavern in dover to make up their report and certificate
of the said viewing, and three if them namely henry Tiddiman
John Collingwood and Richard Jacobs having dound the said goods
perishable demannded of the said Michael
de hase then present whether hee would subscribe the certificate
that the said goods were perishable, who answered that hee would
neither subscribe perishable nor unperishable, at all which this
deponent was present and sawe and heard the premisses soe
donne and spoken as aforesaid. And for further declaration
of the said perishable condition of the said goods, hee deposeth that
they were speckled and mouldie and the pack cloths rotten with
moisture and wet, and some of the goods were doe damnified
that this deponent thrust his arme therein up to the elbowe
in at the side thereof without interruption through the
rottenesse thereof.

Adam Woolley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]