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Gusd. All which he this deponent knoweth t … Gusd. All which he this deponent knoweth to be true for that he<br />
ćame a passenger in the sayd shipp from Elsineur and saw and<br />
was an eyewitnes of the premisses. And otherwise cannot depose
To the .7th. article he saith that during the foresayd storme the sayd shipp did<br />
receyve great quantityes of water, and did often shipp whole seas<br />
together. And the sayd Master and Company plyed the pumps, and were as<br />
carefull as men could be each one in his place to preserve the sayd<br />
shipp, her lading and themselves, being all in extreme danger of<br />
having bene swallowed upp by the sea. And there were three<br />
shipps lost in the sayd storme upon that Coast as this deponent after=<br />
wards heard who saw them driven upon Jutland and did then<br />
conclude that they could not probably escape persihing. Of the<br />
premisses he was an eyewitnes in manner as aforesayd being a Passenger<br />
in the sayd shipp. And otherwise he ćannot depose, saving that he [XXX]<br />
beleiveth that in case the sayd shipp had not been an able and strong<br />
shipp (as she was) or the sayd master and Company not industrious (as<br />
they were) the sayd shipp with her lading and men on board her had<br />
all perished in the sayd storme:-
To the 8th he saith that the sayd mast yards sayles tackle cable, and anchors were lost<br />
in manner as aforesayd for preservation of the sayd shipp and lading, and<br />
were of the value of one hundred and fifteene pounds sterling in<br />
this deponents Judgment. which by the experience he hath had in sea<br />
affayres for theis six and thirty yeares last past having bene<br />
Master and allso Steirsman of severall good shipps, doth allso<br />
hold it for certayne that by the Custome of the Seas and lawes of<br />
Oleron the sayd dammage is and ought to bee putt into an average be=<br />
twixt the sayd shipp and her lading aććording to a rateable<br />
proportion. And otherwise he saith he ćannot depose.
To the 9. 10. and 11th articles of the sayd allegation, he saith that by reason of the<br />
premisses the sayd shipp was unable to proceed upon her voyage for London<br />
till she were supplyed with such things as she lost. for which [?purchase]<br />
the sayd Barnhide (Gusd not affording[?e] supply in that kind) did repair<br />
to Christian Sandt and there f[?a]rnish himselfe of a mainmast yards<br />
sayles anchors and tackle which were afterwards sett upp and fitted in<br />
to the sayd shipp, And one bundle of hemp was taken out of the sayd<br />
shipp and sold towards the payment of the sayd necessaries so provided as this<br />
deponent beleiveth. And after six weekes stay which were spent in<br />
providing for and fitting the sayd shipp as aforesayd, she departed for London<br />
but by Crosse winds was driven into fflackery and there was forced to<br />
stay about a fortnight, and then departed for London and in her course<br />
the wind falling short putt into Newcastle in the North of England [?att]<br />
the beginning of December last. this deponent coming still as a Passenger<br />
in the sayd shipp. And otherwise he cannot depose.
Toshipp. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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