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stormie and tempetuous weather by meanes w … stormie and tempetuous weather by meanes whereof shee shipped much<br />
sea water notwithstanding all the diligence and care of the master and<br />
company (which diligence hee saith was greate) to prevent the same, and that in cases<br />
any dammage hath befallen the said goods or any of them the said voyage, hee<br />
saith the same was occasioned and came inavoidably by the said stormes<br />
and fowle weather, and not by any defect or insufficiencie of or in that<br />
said shipp or default or negligence of or in the master of the said shipp<br />
or of the company or any of them, all which hee deposeth and knowledge<br />
knoweth because hee this deponent was one of the said shipps company all<br />
the said voyage, and sawe the lading and helped to lade and stowe the said<br />
goods, and thereby hee alsoe well knoweth that the said shipp the ''ffortune''<br />
at the time of her taking in of her said goods was a stronge, tight staunch<br />
and sufficient shipp and fitt for the said voyage
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee this deponent was Stiersman of the said shipp<br />
the said voyage, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe this foregoing deposition
To the second hee saith hee was purser and assisting at the lading of<br />
all the goods interr that were laden aboard the said shipp at dantzicke for<br />
the voyage in question.
To the third hee saith that the wood namely the clapboard and wainscot were laid and stowed upon the<br />
said matts over the wood and then mattes very carefully laid over the said<br />
pack goods againe, whereby they were sufficiently and well dennaged and<br />
f[?enced] against dammage, which they would undoubtedly have avoided<br />
had it not bin for the said extraordinary fowle weather.
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp the ''ffortune'' was about four<br />
monethes in the said voyage betwixt dantzick and London, in which hee<br />
saith that shee was soe tight that notwithstanding soe much fowle<br />
weather and stormes, shee did not become leakie nor sprung any leake.<br />
And saith that in the North sea shee mett with a shipp that came then most of<br />
Norway, in the companie whereof shee came into the River of Thames, but<br />
had not any company from Dantzicke, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoing deposition.
To the fifth hee saith that the said dammage was occasioned by sea water which was shipped and that was received and<br />
came in above upon the said shipp and thence belowe into her upon her<br />
working and slinging in the said stormes and tempests, and not by<br />
leakinesse or taking in any water in her lower deckes.
To the sixth hee saith that the hatches of the said shipp were close and<br />
secured without by a tarred saile laid over the same and the shipps boate upon the<br />
said saile, but alsoe by close nailing downe all the<br />
edges of the said saile to the deck.
To the last hee hath not soe deposed.
Jurgan Wanss [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upom the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Hendrick Zulick''' of Trewal in Pomerland Marinner<br />
agedwal in Pomerland Marinner<br />
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