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To the fifth hee saith that hee hath heard … To the fifth hee saith that hee hath heard the master Evert Peining complaine<br />
of the merchants travelling with him about the dammage who hee could not<br />
help, and especially of Mr Vely huisen, and say that for quitnesse and dispatch<br />
sake, hee would be content to abate them an hundred dollers out of the<br />
freight towards the said dammage happened to the goods soe they would<br />
quietly and speedily pay him the rest or to the same effect. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the 6th hee cannot answer for hee did not as hee saith see the delivery<br />
of any of the said linnens; but in the shipp hee saith they were stowd betweene<br />
the windles and the maine hatches, in the middle of the shipp with wood on both<br />
sides, being the safest place and manner that could be. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 7th hee saith that all the linnens which were laded in the said shipp<br />
were all stowed together, in the said part of the said shipp, where<br />
(though it was the safest place of the shipp) they might and in<br />
probabilitie did get wet through the said stormes, and soe might come<br />
to be delivered ill conditioned not withstanding that the shipp was very staunch<br />
and tight, as hee saith shee was.
To the 8th negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 9th hee answereth negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer, for hee was not then on board.
Repeated before the two Judges in Court./:-
[?mechall] Norman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''3.'''
'''Charles Woodgate''' of Bromley in the County of Middlesex<br />
Merchant aged 26 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first hee saith that in the moneth of September last past the shipp the<br />
''Saint Jacob'' arlate was and remained in the port of Lieba arlate, andwhilest<br />
shee soe remained there, there happened a greate and violent storme (which<br />
was of longe continuance) with the winde at West Norewest, which tooke<br />
away the boate of the said shipp soe that the same was lost and the shipp herselfe<br />
and company aboard her put in greate danger of perishing, which hee<br />
knoweth because hee this deponent was then at Lieba, whether hee came<br />
in the said shipp from the Roade of dantzicke. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp being out at sea to come for<br />
London (her intended port from Lieba) and comming off the Nose of<br />
Norway namely on or about the second of October last shee met with another<br />
very greate and violent storme (the windes still at West Norwest and<br />
thereabouts) by the force of which storme and in the same shee shipped abundance<br />
of water fore and aft and both shipp and company againe in extreame<br />
dangerpany againe in extreame<br />
danger +
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