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To the second hee saith that the said ship … To the second hee saith that the said shipp in her course from Lieba for<br />
London on or about the second day of October last past comming upon the<br />
coast of Norway, met with another greate and violent storme with the<br />
winde still at West Norewest, by meanes whereof shee was againe<br />
much endeangered to be cast away having her sailes torne with the fury<br />
of the windeand her forecastle, cabbin and round house over flowne and<br />
filled with sea water, and by the violence of the said storme shee was<br />
forced upon th coast of Jutland, where to the number of 120 shipps<br />
and vessells (as it was there commonly reported) were cast away by the<br />
said storme, and there the said shipp ''Saint Jacob'' on or about the third of<br />
October last came to an anchor and there rode untill evening, at which<br />
time her company got up her anchor, and with a prest saile plied<br />
her course, but on the fifth day of the saod moneth shee was forced<br />
back upon the coast of Norway by storme, all which hee knoweth neing<br />
her pilot and seeing the same soe happen.
To the third hee saith that on or about the twentieth of the said moneth<br />
of October the said shipp againe set saile and departed from the coast<br />
of Norway for London, and comming about the middle of the dogger<br />
Banck shee was incountred by another violent storme, which continued<br />
about six dayes together with the winde at West South west, by<br />
meanes of which storme hee saith the rudder of the said shipp became<br />
loose and hunge but by one hooke and in greate danger of being lost, and<br />
the cabbin and deck of the said shipp were filled with water by the<br />
violence of the said storme, wherein hee saith the master and company<br />
continually did and used their utmost endeavour for preservation of<br />
the said shipp and goods, as it concerned them their lives being at stake:<br />
and saith that by force of the said storme the said shipp was againe<br />
driven back againe to Norway to the port of ffleckerry, where by<br />
adverse and contrary windes shee was necessitated to remaine three<br />
weekes space or thereabouts, in which time her rudder was repaired<br />
of the dammage it had received, which hee knoweth going all the said<br />
voyage in her and seeing the premisses soe happen.
To the fourth hee saith that on or about the tenth of November last<br />
the said shipp againe set saile from Norway, and comming againe<br />
neere the dogger sand was met with by another greate and furious storme<br />
which continued about eight dayes with the winde at south west and by west<br />
by the violence whereof her mainesaile was torne, and the boate lyeing<br />
upon the upperdeck broke soe as it was uselesse till it was<br />
repaired, and that on or about the 26th of November last the<br />
said shipp arived neare the North foreland and soe came to London<br />
all which hee knoweth being pilot of her.
To which hee knoweth being pilot of her.
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