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To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to the R … To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./:
The marke of the '''PH''' said.<br />
Phillip. Harvey:/ [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 17th day of March 1658:/
Examined on the Said Allegation:/:
'''Rp. 4us'''
'''John Lipsc?ome''' of Poplar, Mariner aged 2[X GUTTER]<br />
yeeres or thereabouts Sworne and Examined:/.
1 To the first hee saith that the arlate John Hill, and other merchants<br />
of this City of London, were for all the time arlate Commonly<br />
accounted the Lawfull owners and Proprietors of the said Ship<br />
the ''Oporto Merchant'' and of her tackle Apparrell, and furniture<br />
And further hee saith hee Cannot depose/.
To the second hee saith that the said Ship the ''Oporto Merchant'' in<br />
her Course from Barbadoes bound for this Port of London<br />
(being Loaden Cheifely with Sugers. for account of severall<br />
Merchants of this City) did on the twentieth<br />
day of January last neere the Islands fflowers, and Calves<br />
meete with a great, and Violent Storme; which Continued<br />
Very Violent for about sixteene houres, the Winde being<br />
at West or neere that pointe, and the said Ship running<br />
before the sea under a foresaile her stemme gave way<br />
and thereupon the Company of the said Ship were for[?ced GUTTER]<br />
to hand their foresaile and lye under a mizen., And<br />
the Sea being High by the Violence of the said Sea<br />
broake the said Ships Tiller which endangered her rudder<br />
and Sterne Post, and saith that at the helme Port the<br />
said Ship receaved much Water into her hould; and<br />
the said violent Storme Still Continuing. it blewe away<br />
the said Ships Mizen Saile from the yard, and the said Storme<br />
(by the reason of the losse of the Miszen saile (forced the Ship to<br />
lye broad off to the sea, and by that meanes Shipped<br />
a mighty Sea: which washed the Ship: boate and skiffe<br />
(which were well lashed and made fast on the said Shipp<br />
to Leewards and washed her sheate Anchor overboard<br />
and upon the goeing over board of<br />
the said Anchor it bilged a hole in the side of the said ship<br />
before her Company could Possibly Cut it off, through<br />
which shee receaved into her hold by reason of the Losse<br />
of her Tiller and at the said hole made by the said<br />
Anchor, and at other Cracks and Places occasioned by the said [?storme GUTTER]<br />
And saith that the said ship, Lading, and Mariners<br />
on board her were in greate Danger of sinking and<br />
Perishinganger of sinking and<br />
Perishing +
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