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The 27th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 27th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Affidavit touching the}<br />
''fflower pot''}
'''Rp.'''
'''Richard Jacob''' of dover in the County of kent<br />
Mariner, aged 52 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right worshipfull William Clarke doctor<br />
of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth<br />
by vertue of his oath
That about five weekes since there issued out of<br />
this Court a Commission for the inspecting the goods in the shipp the<br />
''fflower pot'', taken by vertue of a Commission grannted to Edward<br />
Goodwin and brought into dover, directed to Michael de haze<br />
John L[?amm], humphrey Mantle, Beniamin dela{?XXX] and Thomas<br />
[?ffanchee]; and that the said Commission was about a<br />
moneth since presented to the said Michaell dehaze and Beniamin<br />
da[?lXXX] and others of the said Commissioners at dover by the said mr<br />
Goodwin in the presence of this deponent, and they were by him<br />
desired to put the said Commission in execution, and inspect<br />
the said goods according to the [?tenour] thereof, and make certificate<br />
thereupon to this Court. And that diverse of the company of<br />
the said shipp and alsoe severall waiters that were onboard<br />
her, were brought before them of this deponents sight and<br />
knowledgem, and did certifie the said de haze, de [?XXXX] and<br />
other the said Commissioners in this deponents presence and<br />
hearing that the said shipp was very leakie, and had but<br />
one pumpe, which as they said they were constrained to use<br />
very much every tide, and they were further told by the<br />
said company that in case the said pump should breake<br />
the said shipp woud by reason of her leakinesse be<br />
sunck in the space of one tide, and the goods aboard her<br />
would utterly perish thereby. And that the said de haze<br />
de [?XXX] and the other Commissioners present were desired<br />
by the said mr Goodwin to make certificate of the premisses<br />
which they the saud de haze and de [?laXXXX] refused and<br />
denied to doe, albeit the other Commissioners were willing and offered<br />
to [?oine] with them in the said certificate.[?XXXX] which this<br />
deponent was present and heard the same. And further that<br />
this deponent went aboard the said shipp lying in dover peere<br />
and sawe and found her in such condition as aforesaid namely that the<br />
said pump was of necessitie plied every tide, and that without<br />
soe doeing the said shipp would undoubdetedly in the space of a tide have sunck<br />
and soe much was evident to the said mr de haze and mr<br />
de [?lXXXX], who stood upon the key, and sawe in what<br />
abundance the water was pumped up, notwithstanding that<br />
the pump was continually plied all the [?tide]
Richard Jacob [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]?tide]
Richard Jacob [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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