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(which hee saith it did not) hee this depo … (which hee saith it did not) hee this deponent should beare ashare thereof<br />
and otherwise, saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith thatthe said linnen came wet and damp aboard as aforesaid<br />
referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee cannot depose for hee saith it was in the evening and<br />
arkish when the lighter interrate came aboard.
To the fourth hee cannot depose.
To the fifth negatively for his part and otherwise cannot answer.
To the 6th hee saith that the said linnens were delivered out of the said<br />
shipp in such condition as they were laden aboard her saving the dammage happened by storme, and that some peeces<br />
thereof were reasonable drie, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving the<br />
linnens were [?XXXd] in the middle of the shipp.
To the seaventh hee saith that those peeces which were reasonable drie and<br />
those which were wet lay intermingled aboard, And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the eighth hee saith the said linnens were stowed in a convenient<br />
place of the shipp and where the master and company tooke them to be safe,<br />
And otherwise (saving negatively for his part) hee cannot answer.
To the 9th hee saith the said linnens were put into an open lighter, but<br />
covered with a greate saile that the snowe could not hurt them. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before the two Judges,
Peter [?XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2'''
'''Michael Norman''' pilote of the said shipp the ''Saint''<br />
''Jacob'', aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the shipp the ''Saint Jacob'' arlate the time arlate was in the port<br />
of Lieba, and whilest shee there remained namely on or about the<br />
twentieth day of September last past there happened a very violent<br />
storme with the winde at West Norewest, which lasted in great<br />
extremitie for the space of two dayes and nights together, and that by<br />
the violence of the said storme, the boate belonging to the said shipp<br />
was taken and carried away and utterly lost, and the shipp her selfe<br />
put into greate perill of being cast away with her master and Company<br />
which hee knoweth because hee was then one of the said shipps<br />
company and thereby came to take notice of the premisses. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.d<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose. +
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