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from Scanderoone to London but saith the sayd shipp in her passage from
Scanderoone to this port of London mett with two very violent stormes
the first whereof happened when the sayd shipp was in the latitude of thirty eight
degrees and thirty minutes and about the 12th of January last past the winde
then being West North West the violence of which storme was soe great that the Master
and Company of the sayd shipp were firced to lye under a peece of the sayd shipps
mizen for about three dayes space the better to preserve their sayd shipp and her ladeing, not being able to [?beare]
any more sayle during the sayd storme, and the second of the sayd stormes
happened to the sayd shipp in the latitude of about 49 degrees, and continued for
the space of about twenty fower howers, and about the thirteenth of April
1655 arlate, the winde being then South East and South east and by South and [?some]
tymes at South, by reason of which stormes the sayd shipp tooke in very
much water over her side the sea driveing over her decks, soe that the
sayd shipp was in great danger of perishing, and her company of being
cast away by the violence of the sayd stormes, And hee saith that what damage
soever is happened to the sayd shipps ladeing in her passage from Scanderoone
to London happened meerely by reason of the violence of the sayd stormes
and the seas workeing over her decks, and not through any defect or fault of the sayd
shipp or her Company, or want of sufficient and good stowage, the premisses hee
deposeth for the reasons aforesayd being an eye witnesse of them, and
remembreth the same the better for that hee kept a iournall or memoriall of
the sayd voyage And further hee cannot depose./

To the last article hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./

Repeated before doctor Clarke.

Phillip Handcock [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined on the sayd allegation./

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John Harris of Wapping in the parish of Saint Mary Mattsellon
alias Whitechappell Mariner one of the Mates to the Master of the
sayd shipp hopewell aged fifty two yeares or thereabouts a witnesse
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith the arlate shipp the hopewell at her
setting forth on the voyage in Controversie and during the moneths of October November and
december 1654 arlate and during all the tyme shee continued at Scanderoone was
of this deponents sight and knowledge (goeing in her Masters mate the voyage in
question) a stronge tight and staunch shipp and fitt to receave and carrie Merchants
goods and soe continued till her returne from Scanderoone to London the sayd voyage
and soe still is, the premisses hee deposeth for the reasons aforesayd And further saving his
subsequent deposition hee cannot depose./

To the second and third articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that the sayd shipp hopewell
did at Scanderoone lade and take in severall goods and Merchandizes to be there
transported for Londn, and this deponent (being one who helped to stowe the same goods
and merchandizes) knoweth they were well and carefully stowed upon wood and matts [?and]
other