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board and throwe over most part of the ffi … board and throwe over most part of the ffish on board belonging to the sayd<br />
shipps company and some of the ffish belonging to the Merchants in order to the better<br />
preservation of the rest thereof, which notwithstanding the storme still continueing<br />
the sayd shipp by reason thereof grew very leakie and received in much water<br />
which the company of the shipp with much labour at the pumpe cleered her of<br />
and preserved her from sinkeing though the sayd storme had caused the sayd shipp<br />
to spende alsoe her foretopp mast and mizen mast And saith that the sayd<br />
storme ceasing and sayd shipp by the labour of the Company thereof cleered<br />
of the water receaved aboard her thereby shee continued reasonable tight and the company<br />
in place of her mayne mast which was hewed downe as aforesayd did make<br />
a Jurie mast of a spare mayne topmast remayning on board and of a spare<br />
sparr on board her made a Mizen mast, and could have made a fore<br />
topp mast of other provisions that was on board if the Master William<br />
Maples would have given command soe to doe all which being done<br />
the winde blew fayre for the sayd shipp to have proceeded on her<br />
voyage either to the Straights or Spaine or Portugall And this deponent<br />
seeing the winde fayre to prosecute their sayd voyage did move the Master<br />
aforesayd to goe to some Port or other in Spaine or Portugall (which hee<br />
might welll have done) to sell and make money of the ffish on board her,<br />
but the sayd William Maples refused soe to doe, and commanded the<br />
Company of the sayd shipp and gave them expresse order to sayle for England with his sayd ladeing<br />
although hee might as easily and without puting the sayd shipp to any<br />
extraordinary stresse have sayled her to the Straights Spaine or Portugall<br />
the winde serving fitt for any of those places, whereupon the Company of<br />
the sayd shipp according to her sayd Masters Commands sett sayle for<br />
England and endeavoured to arive at Plymouth but not being able soe<br />
to doe arrived safely with the sayd shipp and her ladeing (all save what<br />
perished in the storme as aforesayd) at Bristoll And further hee cannot<br />
depose saving hee saith, that a shipp belonging to Bristoll (whose name<br />
hee knoweth not) had in the sayd storme predeposed of spent her mayne<br />
mast and receaved great detriment thereby, and being in company of the<br />
sayd shipp ''Thomas and Lucie'', did not withstanding her damage receaved<br />
leave the company of the ''Thomas and Lucie'' and sayled towards Spaine whether<br />
shee was bound with ffish./
To the 8th 9th 10th and 11th articles hee saith that the sayd Company of the sayd shipp ''Thomas and Lucy'' after<br />
her arrivall at Bristoll did there by the Command of her sayd master William<br />
Mapples unlade all her ladeing of fish taken in at Newfound land save<br />
what perished as aforesayd in the storme) and did by his order againe take<br />
in and lade aboard the sayd shipp soe much of the same ladeing as was dry<br />
and well conditioned and alsoe other ffish sent aboard her<br />
and therewith departed from Bristoll to sea with intente to prosecute her<br />
first intended [?invoyage] aforesayd or at least to goe to the Straights to some port there but being at sea did about two or three<br />
dayes after her puting to sea with the sayd ladeing againe meete with stormie and<br />
tempestious weather which soe shattered the sayd shipp that shee grew very<br />
leakie and receaved in very much water soe that the Company had much<br />
adoe with continuall pumpeing to keepe her above water Whereupon the<br />
Master and company of her aforesayd, seeing her leakines, were forced for<br />
preservation, were forced for<br />
preservation +
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