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deposeth that the sayd shipp the ''Abraham … deposeth that the sayd shipp the ''Abraham'' having the sayd bedds and<br />
other the goods and merchandizes aforesayd aboard her and being ready<br />
tp proceed upon the sayd voyage was on or about the 22th day of<br />
September last past in the River of Thames within the ebbing and<br />
floweing of the Sea, and within the Jurisdiction of this Court bilged<br />
upon an Anchor by meanes whereof the sayd shipp ''Abraham'' and her<br />
lading were sunke in the sayd River, And saith that the sayd Anchor<br />
did then lye without any buoy to it. And saith that the sayd shipp<br />
and her lading lay under water in the sayd River three dayes or<br />
thereabouts before she could be weighed upp againe, And the sayd<br />
bedds and furniture thereto belonging were and are thereby dammaged<br />
to the value of 6 ''s''. 8 ''d'' a peice att the least one with another, amounting<br />
in the whole to the summe or value of 100 ''li''. sterling and for a lesse summe<br />
of moneyes the dammage done to the sayd bedds and furniture cannot<br />
be fully satisfyed and made good, which he knoweth being att the taking<br />
up of the sayd beds and furniture out of the ater and saw and observed<br />
the dammage done to them, and the sayd shipp bilged by an anchor<br />
having not any buoy to it as aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the sixth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Abraham'' by her bilging as aforesayd was dammaged in her<br />
rigging to the value of 4 ''li''. sterling and in her hawsers which were<br />
broke 5 ''li'' sterling. and in her hull and weighing upp with her lading<br />
forty pounds sterling. and in her ropes lost and spoyled three pouns<br />
sterling. and there were likewise expended in the necessary Charge<br />
of Lighters the summe of .4 ''li''. sterling. over and besides the charge of<br />
warehouses and men to looke to the sayd goods, which he certainly<br />
knoweth, and the dammage done to the sayd goods as is above sett forth./<br />
the premisses he knoweth having seene the aforesayd dammages done<br />
and suffered, and seene a good part of the sayd summes dispursed and<br />
expended for the reparation thereof. And otherwise cannot depose
To the seventh article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that of the sight<br />
of this deponent the aforesayd goods wares and merchandises laden<br />
as aforesayd by the sayd William Melvill John [?Wadys] Richard Tomlyn<br />
Walter fflint Walter Radcliffe and others as aforesayd were much<br />
wett and suffered great dammage, but how much in certayne not<br />
knoweing the qualityes and kinds of the sayd goods he cannot sett forth.<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the eighth and nynth articles of the sayd Allegation this deponent saith<br />
that of the sight and knowledge of this deponent all the aforesayd<br />
dammages and losses did happen and were occasioned by reason of<br />
the bilging of the sayd shipp the ''Abraham'' upon the Anchor aforesayd<br />
And saith of his like sight and certaine knowledge the sayd anchor<br />
upon which the sayd shipp was bilged, was an Anchor of the aforesayd<br />
shipp the ''Supply'' whereof the arlate [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Oakes was and is master<br />
and the sayd anchor did indeed belong to the sayd shipp, and was of<br />
the sight of this deponent fastned to a Cable which did belong to the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Supply'' and was of this deponents sight fastned thereto<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.t;br />
And otherwise he cannot depose. +
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