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saith That upon or about the 21th day of J … saith That upon or about the 21th day of January last past the said shipp being in<br />
her Course from Ireland to dunkirke was Cast away and utterly perished in the<br />
sea t or neere the Isle of Wight, this deponent then being in her as Merchant<br />
ffactor or SupraCargo And further cannot depose/
To the second hee saith the said shipps Companie at the time of such her Casting<br />
away consisted of the Master and nine Mariners and twelve passengers men<br />
women and boyes, whereof two Mariners and 8. passengers were lost, and te<br />
rest were saved, and saith That all the said ships Companie and passengers were<br />
Irishmen saving two flemmings.
To the third hee saith the said shipp ''Thomas'' came from Waford upon the<br />
Voiage wherewith shee was to touch at the downes, and to dliver some parrt<br />
of her lading at dover, and thence to proceed for dunquirke there to make<br />
her full dischardge./
To the fourthhee saith, the said shipps chief lading consisted, as hee now<br />
remembreth, of about 150, Caskes of butter, eighty barrells of beefe,<br />
thirtie Casks of porke, 7. Caskes of tallow, 10. hogsheads of salmon, 4. packs<br />
of feathers, which were all laden by this rendent for the accompt of Mr<br />
Thomas Prince Merchant of this Citie, and of William Suntley an English<br />
Merchant and Mathew Everard Irish Merchant resident at dunquirke.<br />
And saith by Vertue of his oath, That no frenchman or Subject of the french<br />
king had any part or share of or in the Vessell or lading interrate./
To the 5th hee saith the shipp interrate is utterly perished, splitt in pieces and<br />
rendred unserviceable without any possibility of reparation at all./
To the 6th hee saith, That the anchors belonging to the said shipp and her Cables<br />
and part of her rigging and apparrell with two gunns and a murtherer<br />
were recovered out of Sea and came to to the hands and possession of<br />
Major Samuel Bull deputy Vice Admirall of that Island in whose<br />
Custody they now remaine, as hee beleeveth, and saith this rendent did to his<br />
then best ability assist in the preservation of the particulars predeposed.
To the 7th hee saith That all the papers and writings aboard the said shipp at the<br />
time of such her casting away, expressing the propriety of shipp and gods<br />
were cast away and perished with the said shipp and lading, save onely one<br />
bill of lading which this deponent preserved in his letter Case, and hath since sent<br />
over to the aforesaid Merchants at dunquirke.
To the 8th hee saith, That there were preserved from aboard the said shipp about<br />
40. Caskes of butter marked with this marke [CLOVER LEAF MARKE] being for the said Owners accompt<br />
besides severall parcells of loose butter, 6. caskes of tallow of the same marke<br />
7. barrells of beefe of the same marke, 7. caskes ofporke of the same marke.<br />
and about 27. Caskes of butter, and two barrells of beefe and one Caske of<br />
porke and some feathers for the accompt of this rendent the said shipps Master and Companie<br />
and marked with the severall markes which hee bniw exactly remembreth not, And<br />
saith that all the Ownners thereof were and are Subjects of this Commonwealth<br />
being English and Irish:-
To the 9th hee saith, that all the particulars saved and preserved as aforesaid<br />
came to the possession and now remaine, as hee beleeveth in the hands or<br />
custody of the said Major Samuel Bull in the Isle of Wight, And otherwisel Bull in the Isle of Wight, And otherwise +
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