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done to the said ships Rudder Sternepost a … done to the said ships Rudder Sternepost and Stemme; the<br />
repaire whereof will cost the said Owners about twenty pounds<br />
sterlings, besides hee saith that the ?Masson saile of the said ship,<br />
was worth about XXXX at the time of the blowing away of the same; The<br />
premisses hee deposeth for the Reasons aforesaid, and for that<br />
hee was one that helped to Comprize the said Materialle<br />
set downe in the said schedule; and further hee deposeth not:
To the 4th hee saith that for and during the Continuance of the<br />
said Storme,; her Company did (when they<br />
could stand upon the Deck) ply both her pumpes, and keepe<br />
them goeing the Storme Continunueing the Company<br />
of the said ship were forced to bring the said Ships Starboard<br />
Syde to the Sea and the shipp being turned her Spritsaile<br />
was blowne away, and the next morning about day light<br />
the said Storme Abating the Master and Company of the said ship<br />
by their Great Labour, Care, and Dilligence, did Stop the said<br />
ships Leake, by her Lough, and freed her of the water which<br />
shee had in her, This hee deposeth for that hee assisted<br />
therein, And further hee cannot depose.
To the 5th hee saith that the said Ship, at such time as shee<br />
came from the Barbadoes the said voyage, and untill the said<br />
Storme and Tempest happened was a strong stanch and Tight<br />
Vesselle, and had very good deycke and very well fitted with all manner of Materialle<br />
fit for such A ship, and Voyage, And was not over Laden<br />
the said voyage, And saith that the said sheat Anchor which<br />
was as aforesaid washed from the said ships side; was before<br />
it was washed off very well and sufficiently made fast to<br />
the said ships Side; the stock being lashed to the Timber before<br />
and the fflooks Chocked out, and firmely muffled and<br />
made fast with the shanke painter, And saith that all such<br />
dammage which happened to the said ship; and that which is<br />
happened to her Lading or any part thereof, came not nor<br />
was occasioned by any insufficiency in the said ship, or any<br />
fault, or negligence; of or in her Master and Company, on board<br />
her. But meerely by the said violent weather yeilding a reason of his knowledge as before And otherwys (sic)<br />
Cannot depose./
To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to the Registrey of this Court.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing Deposition is true./:
Richard James [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 11th day of March 1658
Examined upon the sayd Allegation.
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'''Phillip Harvey''' of Limehouse Mariner, Carpenter<br />
of the ship the ''Oporto Merchant'', aged 40 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and Examined:/
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