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This deponent saith he sayled in the sayd … This deponent saith he sayled in the sayd shipp ''Angelo Custoda''<br />
with her Romanello Commander from Venice in the moneth of Aprill<br />
last as one of her mariners this voyage which was to hamburgh<br />
with a lading of Rice, Annis seeds brimstone Currants and<br />
almonds, and that comeing to the English Channell the sayd<br />
shipp was of necessity to stay in the downes for the great want of<br />
provisions on board for the Mariners, And comeing to an anchor in<br />
the downes whilest she stayde there for provisions in the month of<br />
August last past 1654 there happened a violent storme att sea<br />
which continued long and within that tyme forced three<br />
fflemish one after another from their anchors, so as they fell<br />
upon the ''Angelo Custoda'', and the first of them broke downe<br />
her head and boltspritt, the second forced the sayd Captaine this<br />
deponent and Company to Cutt their Cables and leave their<br />
anchors in the sea, three whereof were afterwards recovered,<br />
and the third brake in the side of the ''Angelo Custoda'' soas the<br />
water came into her [?amayne] and she was so bruised as that little<br />
hope was left but that she would founder and perish in the sea: and<br />
it was the common opinion aswell of the sayd Romanella and Company<br />
as of an English Pilot on board that the sayd shipp and lading<br />
of necessety must perish, and that all that could be done would be<br />
to preserve the mens lives. howbeit a Pilot being sent from Dover<br />
by the helpe of a Cable made fast to shoare did hale the sayd<br />
shipp into the harbour which yet could hardly be effected though the<br />
pumpe was continually kept att worke, for she was dasht [?sore] against<br />
the [?sands] and was much bruised and gott many leakes so as a<br />
great part of her lading was much hurt and damnifyed. And<br />
saith that it was not possible to gett the sayd shipp to hamburgh<br />
she was so torne and beaten, and besides ten of her Company<br />
forsooke her att dover and durst sayle noe further in her. howbeit<br />
the sayd Romanello this deponent and Company having gotten some of<br />
her leakes stopped did with great hazard bring her to this Port<br />
of London, and having unladen all her goods but the loose brim<br />
stone, brought her to a place to be veiwed and repaired if it<br />
might be, but she sett on ground and was [?XXX] on one side<br />
so as her ribbs and sides and bottome [?barss]. and workmen that<br />
came to veiw her were of opinion that a new vessell might<br />
be bought with lesse money than she could be repaired. And<br />
saith that the tackle and loose furniture of her were preserved<br />
and allso most of the sayd loose brimstone was preserved which<br />
he knoweth and well saw that many of the sayd goods were very<br />
much damnifyed. And he was an eyewitnes of the premisses<br />
being one of the Mariners of the sayd shipp ''Angelo'' as aforesayd
[MARKE] [MARKE, MIDDLE BOTTOM] aforesayd
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