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said Robert Church for and as the proper g … said Robert Church for and as the proper goods of the said John<br />
Thomas and to be transported in her to London for his accompt, And so<br />
much the said Robert Church both before at and since the Lading of<br />
the said bundles of hides expressed and declared aboard his said shipp in<br />
the presence of this deponent and the rest of the said shipps Companie<br />
And this deponent further saith, That the said 140. bundles of Russia<br />
hides or thereabouts were the last goods received on board the said shipp<br />
at Archangell aforesaid, and were stowed uppermost, and loose in<br />
bundles onely and not in bales, the rest of the Russia hides laden<br />
there aboard the said shipp being brought aboard and laden on board<br />
save onely that some few bales were opened which were disposed of<br />
and stowed in the breadroome which perished togeather with the said<br />
shipp as hereafter followeth. The premisses hee well knoweth being and<br />
serving aboard the said shipp during the Voiage and the disaster in<br />
question. And further cannot depose./
To the 4: 5:: and 6th: hee saith and deposeth, That the said shipp<br />
having taken in her full lading at Archangell aforesaid departed<br />
thence with the same towards London and being in her Course hither<br />
wards was by strong and tempetuous weather forced and struck<br />
upon Colchester sands where shee remaining some timeentire, the<br />
said Master caused a hoy to come aboard her to preserve some part of<br />
the said shipps ladeing, and thereupon the said 140. bundles of hides<br />
being the uppermost of the said Lading were taken first out of the said<br />
shipp and stowed in the said hoy togeather with some other goods and so<br />
were all saved and preserved, Which hee knoweth being and seeing<br />
as aforesaid in and aboard the said shipp, and seeing the premisses so had,<br />
and done as is predeposed, And Otherwise referring himselfe to the<br />
Commission of enquiry issued out of this Court hee cannot further<br />
depose, save as this deponent hath credibly heard, the said hides and<br />
other goods so preserved aare since brought to this Port of London and are<br />
in the Custodie and possession of the allate Mr ffowell./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:./
Alex Markon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Allegation:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''John Larkin''' of Limehouse in the parrish of<br />
Stepney and Countie of Middlesex Mariner aged 55<br />
yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet
To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth, That in the moneths of September October and November<br />
(lastber October and November<br />
(last +
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