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the sayd Rack and the Captaine of the ''Ly … the sayd Rack and the Captaine of the ''Lyon'' being doubtfull whether the sayd<br />
Rack could be preserved sent a pinnace to fetch this deponent and others of the ''Lyons''<br />
Company remayning still aboard the Rack aboard the ''Lyon'' if they thought good to<br />
come, but this deponent being very desyrous if possible to preserve the sayd<br />
Rack did refuse to forsake her but requested the Captaine to send one able<br />
man to assiste him this deponent as a Master, and thereupon the Captaine of<br />
the ''Lyon'' sent one Thomas ffortescue and supplyed this deponent with forty<br />
five persons of the Company of the ''Lyon'' beside the sayd ffortescue, and<br />
this deponent being soe furnished hee and the sayd Company with much<br />
hazard of their lives and continuall labour at two pumpes, and by the labour<br />
of divers of the Company stood naked and bayled water continually, did at length<br />
bring the sayd Rack or derelict on shoare at Bricksham Key within Tor<br />
bay, where they were forced to put in for preservation of their lives<br />
and what goods were on board and might bee saved, they not being able to<br />
reach dartmouth (whether they intended) by reason they had much<br />
winde at South, And hee this deponent and Company having soe brought her to Bricksham<br />
he this deponent published the protest aforemnentioned before<br />
Captaine John Plea deputie Viceadmirall of devon, and after the<br />
sayd Rack or derelict had continued there some dayes hee this deponent<br />
caused her leakes to be in some measure stopped and amended soe as that<br />
with much labour hee and his company by order of Captaine hatchell<br />
Vice Admirall of devon did with the helpe of the ''Bryer ffriggott'' who towed<br />
her the sayd Rack or derelict bring her into the haarbour of dartmouth<br />
where shee now remayneth her goods being there landed and secured<br />
by order of the sayd Vice Admirall and a warrant of view from the<br />
Customes there, And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere/
To the seecond Interrogatorie hee saith there was in the sayd Rack or derelict when<br />
shee was found as aforesayd forty tonne or thereabouts of<br />
trayne oyle but much damnified by water and about 70 tonne of empty<br />
casks about thirty bundles of hoopes, one great Copper, and fower and twenty<br />
seale skinns, (and some fish and bread which was utterly spoiled by longe continu=<br />
ance in water) And as touching the Condition the sayd shipp was in hee referreth<br />
him selfe to his foregoeing deposition and saith there was noe living thing in<br />
her when shee was found as aforesayd but a dog, and ratts and such like<br />
vermin And further to this interrogatorie hee cannot depose/
To the third and fowerth Interrogatorie hee saith hee knoweth not the name of the shipp Interrogate<br />
nor who had bin Master of her, but saith that after her comming to<br />
dartmouth as aforesayd some ffrench men being there who as they sayd<br />
belonged to Bayon in ffrance, did saye that they were in Company of<br />
the sayd shipp before her wrack and that shee belonged to ffrench<br />
mern at Bayonn, And hee saith for that noe writings were<br />
found on board her hee knoweth not whether shee was bound, nor whence<br />
shee came, nor knoweth hee what became of any of her company And<br />
further cannot answere./
To the 5th hee saith the saud shipp is (as he beleeveth) a dutch built shipp<br />
but belongeth (ass hee beleeveth for the reasons aforesayd) to ffrench men And<br />
hee saith there is some effigies in her sterne but what it is hee remembreth not<br />
andt it is hee remembreth not<br />
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