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ship that the company were faine to spread … ship that the company were faine to spread weather sailes over the shipps<br />
netting to windward to keepe the sprie of the sea out of the ship, and<br />
used all other possible meanes to keepe the water out and to preserve<br />
the goods from damage, all which notwithstanding the ship tooke in<br />
much water by meanes of the said storme, soe that whatsoever damage<br />
hath befallen any of her lading the said voyage the same came and<br />
happened mearly by meanes of the storme, and not by any defect of<br />
the ship or neglect in the master and company, or in any of them for<br />
hee saith they all quit themselves like honest men, and dischardged<br />
all duties of carefull mariners during all the [?terme] of the voyage,<br />
which hee knoweth being one of her company as aforesaid. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clarke.
John Curtis [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 19th day of ffebruary <u>.1654</u>:- [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Luke Lucy Merchant of London}<br />
for goods taken out of the ship the ''Peter'' of which}<br />
Peter de la Solle was Master by Edward Payne}<br />
Commander of the Vessell the ''Saint Ives Scout''}<br />
Suckley. Smith}
Examined upon an Allegation on the<br />
behalf of the said Claymer/
'''.jus.'''
'''Abraham Gaultier''' of<br />
London Cashier to the said Luke<br />
Lucy aged 34. yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Witnesse sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet/
To the first second and third Articles of the said Allegation hee saith<br />
and deposeth, That in the yeare <u>.1652/3</u> last past, the arlate<br />
Luke Lucy was and at present ought to be the true and lawfull Owner<br />
and Proprietor of three bales of Perpetuanas and two bales of<br />
[?minnekin] bayes marked and numbred as in the margent, and
[LH MARGIN]<br />
'''WS'''<br />
'''No. 20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24./'''
for such the said Luke Lucy was and is esteemed, And saith That in or<br />
about the beginning of the moneth of March <u>1652</u> English style<br />
this deponent by the order and for the proper accompt of the<br />
said Luke Lucy his Master payd the Customes due for the said<br />
goods in this Port of London, the said Perpetuanas containing<br />
threescore and one peeces all of broad perpetuanas, and the<br />
said two bailes of minnekin bayes containing foure peeces of<br />
black minnekin baies, And after the Custome for the said goods<br />
being so payd, and the same entred as to be transported beyond sea<br />
in the ship ''Charitie'' of Hamburgh from Portsmouth (shee being departed) the said<br />
Luke Lucy gave order that the said Merchandize should there<br />
bee shipped in and aboard the Shipp the ''Saint Peter'' allate by the<br />
allate hugh Salisbury his Correspondent there to be carried<br />
in the same to Saint Sebastians in Spaine, but the war or troubles then being<br />
between the Commonwealth and Holland and ffrance, the<br />
(saidHolland and ffrance, the<br />
(said +
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