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was by the force and fury of the said stor … was by the force and fury of the said storme put back into the downes, and<br />
thence into dover Roade, and thence shee was constrained for the safe[?guarding]<br />
of shipp and goods to make and get into dover peere; and that in and<br />
by meanes of the said tempest and storme the sea beate often over the said<br />
shipp and the said vessell shipped much water, whereby it is possible<br />
her goods may be damnified, which they depose this deponent James<br />
ffordham being master and this deponent Colham doves being masters<br />
mate of the said shipp, and seeing all the premisses soe happening; And<br />
they further say that if any such dammidge [?behappened], the same was<br />
occasioned meerly bu the said storme and tempest, and not by<br />
neglect in the said master and company, or fault of the said shipp. And<br />
this deponent John Quin deposeth that about tenn dayes since and<br />
after her said being forced into dover peere hee there came aboard<br />
her, to pilot her up for this port, and found her to bestaunch<br />
tight and sufficient both above and under water, and soe she<br />
continueth to this present, this deponent this day trying the[?poumpe] and finding her to be soe staunch and tight, and that shee<br />
continued tight and staunch in her comming to this port from dover
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The 23th of November 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Phillips and company against the}<br />
''Saint Peter'', Daniel Straetman Master}
Examined upon an allegation in the acts and<br />
schedules on the behalfe of duarte<br />
Nunez da Costa.
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'''Hendrick Straetman''' of Hamborough Mariner<br />
stiersman of the said shipp the ''Peter''. aged 23 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the said allegation in the acts of Court and to the three schedules<br />
therein mentioned nowe showed unto him hee saith and deposeth<br />
that upon the seizure of the said shipp the ''Peter'' and her lading<br />
in or about the 28th of October last betwixt the Ile of Wight and<br />
[?Beversey] by Captaine Harrington and companie, the master of the<br />
said shipp the ''Peter'' Daniel Straetman was commannded by the said<br />
man of warre to hoyst out his boate and come aboard the man of<br />
warr, upon which commannd the said Daniel caused his boate to bee<br />
hoysted out, and while the same was doing hee went to his<br />
chest and tooke out his papers and bills of lading and of this deponents<br />
sight and knowledge carried them in a [?net] and a tinn box with him<br />
into the said boate and therewith went aboard the said man of warr<br />
where hee was detained prisoner, for hee came not back againe aboard<br />
hisame not back againe aboard<br />
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