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ffebruary last past, and that comming on t … ffebruary last past, and that comming on the twelveth day of this<br />
instant moneth of March neare the Needles on the coast of the Ile of<br />
Wight the said shipp and lading were by fowle weather cast away upon<br />
the said Needles, and lost, saving there were about 27 piggs of lead<br />
and tenn blocks of tinne, and some of the shipps sailes and rigging and some<br />
peeces of timber of the shipp saved and brought ashore when this deponent<br />
came thence which was on or about the 15th instant; and saith that all her<br />
company (whereof this deponent as one as aforesaid) came by gods<br />
providence safe ashore, and escaped, and lastly that the said shipp and<br />
cargo were wholly belonging to the said Mr Bewly and company, merchants<br />
of London who laded and sett her out hence at their owne costs and<br />
charges of the sight and knowledge of this deponent who was masters mate<br />
of her as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tobias Blake [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Martin Saunders''' of West Yarmouth in the Ile of Wight<br />
Mercer, aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined as aforesaid.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
on the twelveth of this instant, there being a shipp of London (whereof<br />
one Richard Smyth was master) cast away on the Needles in the Ile of<br />
Wight, by stresse of weather, there were severall of her goods as<br />
lead, and a pack of cloth and other things saved and brought in<br />
boates to Yarmouth aforesaid, eleaven of which piggs of lead this deponent<br />
helped to carry into Mr Brambles yard in Yarmouth and there left<br />
the same, and the pack of white cloth hee sawe alsoe there brought<br />
ashore, and some peeces of the shipp, peeces of the ropes, and her yard<br />
and some blocks and materialls of the said vessell came alsoe<br />
there ashore. And saith it was commonly there said by some of<br />
her company that came there ashore and others that the said shipp<br />
with her lading were sett out from London by Mr Bewly and company<br />
merchants of London, and bound for Bourdeaux in ffrance, and that the<br />
vessell and cargo of merchandizes were wholly belonging to them<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated with his precontest before doctor Clarke.
Marten Sanders [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]arke.
Marten Sanders [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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