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To the seaventh and eighth articles hee sa … To the seaventh and eighth articles hee saith and deposeth that while the<br />
premisses were soe doing ashore by the countrey people there came a<br />
certaine person downe to the said shipp and tooke upon him to<br />
be an officer of the Earle of Arundell, and impowered to lppke after<br />
wrecks at that coast as belonging to his lord, whereupon the said Arent<br />
Mar[?yusen] applied himselfe to him, and acquainting him that the said<br />
shipp was voluntarily there put ashore by meanes of a leake<br />
besought him to assist in the saving of her and her ttackle furniture<br />
and lading, from the countrey people there gathered together, and<br />
tould him hee would willingly pay him whatsoever should be done<br />
in that casem or to that effect, to which the said person<br />
notwithstanding that hee sawe the said master and company<br />
there in safetie, and that the said shipp was aground, retourned answer,<br />
that shee was a wrack and belonged to the lord of Arundell<br />
and did not give any aide for her saving which answer when the<br />
countrey people (who by that time were severall hundred of<br />
persons gathered together) heard; they cried out, if it belongs to<br />
the Earle of Arundell it belongs to us, and therewithall they fell<br />
with swords, axes, hammers and other instruments to cutting the<br />
shipp and to plundering and their number still increasing they<br />
finally cutt, tooke and carryed away all the shipsp tackle, apparell<br />
and furniture and all her lading and goods, notwithstanding all the<br />
endeavour possible used by the said master and this deponent and the<br />
rest of the said shipps company to prevent them and to save<br />
the said shipp and goods. The premisses hee deposeth of his owne<br />
sight and knowledge. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the ninth hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee saith that in case the said leake had not happened<br />
the said shipp and goods had not come to that disaster, but had<br />
in all probabilitie gonne safe to Amsterdam, and bin there dischardged<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
hinderick Matt[?esen] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Peter ffreyle''' of Burdeholme in denmark Mariner, late<br />
Cooke of the said shipp the ''Saint Jacob'' aged 30 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith the said shipp the ''Saint Jacob'' belongeth<br />
to the port of Amsterdam, whence shee proceeded on this voyage about<br />
six monethes since, under the conduct of Arent Marinsen her<br />
master, who hired and shipped this deponent to goe Cooke of<br />
her the said voyage, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that the time arlate the said shipp<br />
being at Porto Porte in Portugall (bound for Amsterdam) was at Porto Port<br />
aforesaidm) was at Porto Port<br />
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