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and saith that whatsoever dammage or leaka … and saith that whatsoever dammage or leakage hath befallen any of<br />
the said wines, happened merely by the said storme, and not by any defect in<br />
the shipp (which was otherwise very staunch and tight), nor by any neglect of the<br />
master or any of the mariners, who all did their utmost for the preservation<br />
of the said wines, as hee saith it more than ordinarily concerned them, their<br />
owne lives being at stake. And otherwise cannot depose, referring<br />
himselfe for the freight to the Charter partie made betweene the parties<br />
litigant.
To the nineth hee saith that after the said shipps arivall in this port and<br />
before any deliverie of any of the said wines, the said shipp and storage of<br />
the wines were viewed by two experienced and honest masters of shipps<br />
who declared that they found the caskes to be well stored (as in truth this<br />
deponent saith they were) and that the dammage happened to the wines<br />
must needs have bin occasioned by fowle and stressie weather and not otherwise.
To the tenth and 11th hee cannot depose.
Robert Mitchell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 11th of June 1656.
On the behalfe of Alderman Andrew Riccard}<br />
and others touching the shipp the ''Love''}<br />
whereof Robert Tindall is Commander.}
'''Rp. .J.'''
'''Robert Tindall''' of the parish of<br />
All hallowes Barking London<br />
Mariner, aged 48 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right worshippfull John<br />
Godolphin doctor of lawes one of the Judges of<br />
the high Court of the Admiraltie and examined<br />
upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe<br />
of the said Alderman Riccard and others saith as followeth
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knoweth the said shipp<br />
the ''Love'' and was Commander of her in her late homewards voyage from<br />
the South Seas, and went out in her from this port thither in which going<br />
out this deponent was master of her. And saith that her lading of<br />
pepper, which shee tooke in at Andropare in the Island of Summatra<br />
was to have bin carried to Ligorne and there to have bin delivered, and<br />
whither shee was ordered by the said Alderman Riccard and the rest of her<br />
Imployers (before and upon her going out thense) to goe and deliver her lading<br />
that shee should bring from the South Sea, which hee knoweth being<br />
acquainted with the said order and Commission, which was given in writing<br />
and which this deponent hath in his custodie, and nowe leaveth for the<br />
further satisfaction of this Court and all others that may be therein concerned
To the second hee saith that there went out hense in the said shipp the<br />
said voyage ninetie five mariners (men and boys) whereof hee saith<br />
three and thirtie died in the voyage, and many of the rest were very<br />
much affected with sicknesse, and amongst those that died hee saith<br />
that Captaine Jourdain (who went out Commander of her) was one,<br />
who hee saith departed this life about two dayes after her setting saile<br />
from Andropare aforesayd to retourne and goe for Ligorne, to which place<br />
hee saith it was (upon her said departure from Sumatra) fully<br />
determined and resolved by the said Captaine and this deponent and the<br />
restand this deponent and the<br />
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