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To the 5th he saith that hee being Masters … To the 5th he saith that hee being Masters Mate as aforesayd well knoweth<br />
that the sayd shipp the ''Samuell'' of London did stay at Laratato (sic) arlate by the<br />
space of two or three and forty dayes and would have stayed there longer<br />
if the factor or Agent of the sayd Baffe had desyred her longer stay,<br />
but saith the Factor of the sayd Baffe after shee had stayed there the<br />
sayd two or three and forty dayes, and had taken on board her the sayd<br />
one hundred and twelve tonnes of wine (Accompting two pipes to<br />
a tonne) sent a noate in writing to the sayd Christopher Page to the effect that he had noe<br />
more wines to lade on board the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' and that therefore<br />
hee might depart with that hee had allready laden, And saith the sayd<br />
Factor the next day after the sayd noate soe sent did shipp him selfe<br />
on board an English shipp one Salmon Master (the shipps name hee<br />
knoweth not) and came in her for London England and did not put any<br />
more wines, than aforesayd, on board the ''Samuell'', And further to this<br />
article hee cannot depose /
To the 6th hee saith the sayd Page did bring the sayd hundred and<br />
twelve tonns of Wine in his sayd shipp the ''Samuell'' from Teneriff to<br />
London and there delivered the same to the sayd Basse or his Assignes safe<br />
and undamnified saving such damage as unavoidably happened by<br />
stormy weather at sea, this hee knoweth being Masters Mate as aforesayd<br />
and helpeing to unlade the sayd wines at London And further to this<br />
article hee cannot depose /
To the 7th hee saith hee referreth him selfe to the Charterparty aforesayd<br />
which hee beleeveth to bee true And further cannot depose/
To the 8th hee saith hee well knoweth that the shipp ''Samuell'' (untill<br />
such tyme as shee was somewhat damnified by<br />
fowle weather which continued for ten days togeather and better in her<br />
homewards voyage in question, and that by the violence thereof the sea on the 14th day of<br />
November last brake over the shipp and brake her mayne tack and sheate<br />
and caused her to take in three foot water in hold) was a tight and stronge<br />
shipp and fitt for such a voyage as shee was imployed in, and continued<br />
firme and tight under water during the rest of her voyage the sayd stormy<br />
weather being over, soe that hee is well assured that what soever damage<br />
is happened to the wynes in question did happen meerely by violence<br />
of the sayd storme and not through any insufficiencie of the sayd shipp<br />
or neglect of the Master and Company of her, who all of them did<br />
faithfully performe their dutyes the voyage in question And further<br />
to this article hee cannot depose /
To the 9th hee saith hee well knoweth that after the ''Samuell'' aforesayd<br />
arrived ''Samuell'' aforesayd<br />
arrived +
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