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Perishing in the sea. The premisses hee deposeth being on board and Gunner of the said ship when the said Disaster happened, And further hee Cannot: Depose:/: To the 3d hee saith that Thomas Chevers Master of the said ship. and the mariners on board her. did upon a serious Consideration for the safeguard of the said ship and Lading, and men on board her Cut downe the Ships mainemast by the board; and Cut away the Tackling thereto belonging and staved most of her Casks which did much lighten the said Ship and having now seene and read over the schedule arlate hee saith that all and Singular the masts sailes, and Materialls therein mentioned were belonging to the said Ship, and Cast over board and lost, for the preservation of her and her Lading, and men in her, and saith they were of his knowledge worth the severall summes therein particularly mentioned and set downe, at the time of their said loosing, amounting in the whole to the summe of One hundred ffourty two pounds two shillings sterling And further saith that the mizen saile (which is not set Downe in the said Schedule) was worth at the time of the said blowing away about foure pounds, And saith that there is great Damage done to the Rudder Sterne post and Sterne of the said ship but cannot estimate the same - And further cannot depose To the 4th hee saith that During all the time that the said Storme Continued the Master and Company of the said Ship did ply their Pumpes. with Great Care Labour and paines, And Saith that, the water Increasing in her hold they were Constrained to bring the said Ships Starboard side to the Sea and the said Ship being then wared her Spritsaile was blowne away and lost, and the said storme the next morning abating the Master and mariners through their great Labour and Paines Cleared her hold: and stoped her Leakes which hee Deposeth helping and assisting in the premisses And further hee cannot depose:/: To the .5th hee saith that the said ship was at her departure from the Barbadoes, the said voyage; and untill the said Storme happened, a strong tight and staunch Vessell, and had Good Decks and was well rigged and fitted with all manner of materiall for such a voyage and Imployment and saith she was not over laden the said voyage, And further deposeth that the foresaid Sheat Anchor, was well and Sufficiently fastned to the said Ships Side, al Anchors use to be for ought hee knoweth to the Contrary: And what damage is happened to the said Ship and lading Came and happened meerely by the said Storme and Tempestious XXXX and not through Insufficiency of the said Ship. or Carelessenes of or in her Company or any of them. This hee deposeth for the reasons aforesaid and further cannot depose To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court:/: To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/ John L?eipscome [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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