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To the first article of the sayd allegatio … To the first article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the monthes<br />
of August and September 1653 last past the arlate Phillip Dunker<br />
was master or Captaine of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'', and was accounted<br />
the Owner thereof and of her tackle and furniture, which this deponent<br />
knoweth comeing as a passenger aboard the sayd shipp. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the moneth<br />
of August last past the arlate Joseph Markes and John Baptista<br />
Magheritta (sic) and others all Spanish merchants and subiects of the King of Spaine did for their<br />
owne Accompt lade aboard the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' then lyeing att<br />
or neere Palma arlate three thousand hides or thereabouts, one<br />
barr of sylver of the weight of eight hundred peices of 8/8 or<br />
thereabouts, and about one thousand peices of eight in moneyes<br />
about seven or eight barrells of Tobacco, and about fifty Potaccoes<br />
all Spanish Tobacco, and about 2 barrells of Tortle shells three Church Bells and some wood for dying and allso<br />
severall good quantityes of Ginger and sugars, most of which sugars<br />
and ginger were lost in the shipwreck, to be transported to Dunkirke<br />
and there to be delivered to the sayd merchants or their Agents for<br />
their use and Accompt. And saith att the tyme of Lading the sayd<br />
goods sylver and moneyes the aforesd merchants that did lade the<br />
same were the true and lawfull owners thereof, and still are of<br />
the sayd sylver and moneyes and somuch of the sayd goods as is not<br />
destroyed by the sayd shipwrack, the premisses this deponent knoweth<br />
being present att the Lading of all the sayd goods sylver and moneyes<br />
and knoweth that the sayd Spanish merchants were in the quiet and<br />
peaceable possession of the same as and for their owne goods before<br />
the lading thereof, and knoweth that they did lade the same for<br />
their owne Accompt to be transported as aforesd. And otherwise cannot [depose]
To the third article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that the sayd shipp<br />
being laden as aforesayd in the month of August last past sett sayle<br />
from the Isle of Palma and in her course towards Ostend were about<br />
a league from Plymouth mett with a violent tempest about the<br />
sixth day of September last past and in the same was cast away<br />
and the master of her and all her cCompany and passengers aboard<br />
three psons onely excepted were saved and came safe to shoare about<br />
a league from Plymouth the place otherwise he knoweth not And<br />
saith he knoweth the p:rmisses being a passenger aboard the sayd shipp<br />
the voyage in question and aboard her when the sayd wrack hapned. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that many<br />
of the sayd goods and merchandizes and particularly a great number<br />
of the sayd hides and a good quantity of the sayd Tobaccos of the<br />
sight of this deponent came to shoare and were preserved; And he<br />
saith he hath heard Mr Trevill deputy of the Vice Admiralty there say<br />
that himself had some of the sayd goods in his possession, And heard<br />
likewise some of the English that came to the Strand upon the sayd<br />
wrack say that they had found some baggs of peices of 8/8. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose, saveing he hath heard two of the sayd bells came safe to shoare two of the sayd bells came safe to shoare +
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