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the ffore Maste, and that about eight daye … the ffore Maste, and that about eight dayes in the sayd<br />
storme by reason of its violence and extremity the<br />
ffore=Mast was carryed away together with the Boltspright<br />
Insoemuch that the shipps Mariners were compelled<br />
to putt up some peeces of mast that were lost and<br />
some sailes patcht together, by the helpe whereof and<br />
by the great care and paines=taking of the sayd<br />
Master and Mariners (with Gods blessing thereupon)<br />
they came unto kingsale, But he saith that some of<br />
the said shipps Company (such was the violence of the<br />
storme) did even dispaire, and did aske him this<br />
deponent what he thought, whether notwithstanding<br />
all they did or could doe, yet they should not save<br />
their lives, and this deponent made answeare, that by<br />
Gods blessing, and upon their great endeavours and<br />
paines their lives might be saved, The premisses<br />
he deposeth for that he was a passenger on the<br />
sayd shipp from the Barbadoes to kingsale during<br />
the sayd storme, And further he cannot depose./
To the rest he is not examined by order of the<br />
party producent
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./
Tho burton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of October 1657.
William da Grates and company against.}<br />
the shipp the ''Willing Minde''}<br />
Edward Briggs Master and against Humphrey}<br />
Smith. Suckley.}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Thomas Oake''' of Rie in Sussex Mariner<br />
aged 30 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the allegate<br />
John humphrey and saith that hee and company were the time arlate allegate<br />
commonly accoumpted owners of the shipp the ''Willing Minde'' and of her<br />
tackle and furniture, And saith that hee this deponent in July 1652<br />
or thereabouts went from Arundell in the vessell the ''Providence''<br />
Whereof hee was master in company of the said shipp or barke the<br />
''Willing Minde'' whereof the said Edward Briggs was<br />
master for Ireland,<br />
was (as this deponent was credibly informed) taken with his vessell credibly informed) taken with his vessell +
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