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from Scanderoone to London but saith the s … from Scanderoone to London but saith the sayd shipp in her passage from<br />
Scanderoone to this port of London mett with two very violent stormes<br />
the first whereof happened when the sayd shipp was in the latitude of thirty eight<br />
degrees and thirty minutes and about the 12th of January last past the winde<br />
then being West North West the violence of which storme was soe great that the Master<br />
and Company of the sayd shipp were firced to lye under a peece of the sayd shipps<br />
mizen for about three dayes space the better to preserve their sayd shipp and her ladeing, not being able to [?beare]<br />
any more sayle during the sayd storme, and the second of the sayd stormes<br />
happened to the sayd shipp in the latitude of about 49 degrees, and continued for<br />
the space of about twenty fower howers, and about the thirteenth of April<br />
1655 arlate, the winde being then South East and South east and by South and [?some]<br />
tymes at South, by reason of which stormes the sayd shipp tooke in very<br />
much water over her side the sea driveing over her decks, soe that the<br />
sayd shipp was in great danger of perishing, and her company of being<br />
cast away by the violence of the sayd stormes, And hee saith that what damage<br />
soever is happened to the sayd shipps ladeing in her passage from Scanderoone<br />
to London happened meerely by reason of the violence of the sayd stormes<br />
and the seas workeing over her decks, and not through any defect or fault of the sayd<br />
shipp or her Company, or want of sufficient and good stowage, the premisses hee<br />
deposeth for the reasons aforesayd being an eye witnesse of them, and<br />
remembreth the same the better for that hee kept a iournall or memoriall of<br />
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<br />
alias Whitechappell Mariner one of the Mates to the Master of the<br />
sayd shipp ''hopewell'' aged fifty two yeares or thereabouts a witnesse<br />
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<br />
setting forth on the voyage in Controversie and during the moneths of October November and<br />
december 1654 arlate and during all the tyme shee continued at Scanderoone was<br />
of this deponents sight and knowledge (goeing in her Masters mate the voyage in<br />
question) a stronge tight and staunch shipp and fitt to receave and carrie Merchants<br />
goods and soe continued till her returne from Scanderoone to London the sayd voyage<br />
and soe still is, the premisses hee deposeth for the reasons aforesayd And further saving his<br />
subsequent deposition hee cannot depose./
To the second and third articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that the sayd shipp ''hopewell''<br />
did at Scanderoone lade and take in severall goods and Merchandizes to be there<br />
transported for Londn, and this deponent (being one who helped to stowe the same goods<br />
and merchandizes) knoweth they were well and carefully stowed upon wood and matts [?and]<br />
otheron wood and matts [?and]<br />
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