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Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
Wa … Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
Warner against homer.}
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'''Richard homer''' of Ratclifff in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that at such<br />
time as the shipp the ''Angell'' arlate did depart and sett saile from this port<br />
of London upon the voyage in question, shee was a strong, tight, stammch and<br />
sufficient shipp, and sufficiently tackled, apparelled and furnished with<br />
cables, sailes and other furniture and necessaries fitt for the voyage of<br />
Virginia upon which shee was bound, and upon her going forth was new<br />
trimmed and fitted with sailes and all other things and full and necessarue<br />
All which hee knoweth going out masters mate in her. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that after such fitting and preparing the<br />
said shipp for the said voyage, shee departed on the same from this port<br />
[?XXX] towards Virginia, and in her course thitherward namely on or about<br />
the one and twentieth of december 1654 comming about eightie leagues<br />
short of Virginia shee met with an extraordianry storme and tempest<br />
which continued for the space of seaven dayes and nights<br />
together in greate extreamitie, soe as the company of the same expected<br />
every moment to be cast away and perish in the sea, and that in and<br />
by the said storme, the said shipp lost her masts and sailes and saileyards<br />
and became exceeding leakie and ready to sinck and founder in the sea.<br />
which hee knoweth being masters mate of her and going the voyage in her/
To the third hee saith that the arlate Mr Warners factor (to whom Mr Warrens<br />
goods were to be delivered) at Virginia was in the said storme and tempest<br />
aboard the said shipp, and saith the said shipp having host her masts<br />
yards ad sailes and thereby becomming soe leakie and in such condition<br />
as aforesaid, there was a Counsell called aboard and held by the master<br />
officers and passengers to consider and determine what in soe<br />
greate extremitie was fittest to be donne, and it was<br />
by them in generall concluded and agreed that it was not possible to<br />
saile the said shipp to Virginia, but that for preservation of shipp, goods<br />
and mens lives they should beare up and goe to the Barbada's, the<br />
winde and weather serving thereto, but not for Virginia, and thereupon<br />
they bore up, and sailed for the Barbadas and there arived, all<br />
which hee knoweth being present and seeing and hearing the same.
To the fourth hee saith that at such time as the said shipp came and<br />
arived at the Barbada's Roger homer her master caused her to be inspected by experienced<br />
persons to see of shee could be made serviceable to saile to Virginia<br />
and upon the said view and inspection, shee was found by the said viewers<br />
(as they declared) to be altogether unserviceable insufficient and infitt<br />
to proceede any more to sea, but was fit to be broken up, Besides hee<br />
saith that there were newither masts nor planck fitt for her use and<br />
repairing to be got at the Barbada's. And saith the said disaster and<br />
[?insufficiencie]disaster and<br />
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