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To the 2 3: and 4th articles of the sayd a … To the 2 3: and 4th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee well knoweth<br />
that soone after the arlate shipp the ''hopefull Adventure'' had taken in her<br />
ladeing at Virginia shee sprung a a suddayne leake in soe much that<br />
by meanes thereof shee tooke in into her hold at least sixe or seaven foote [?of]<br />
water, and saith that soe sooe as the arlate Seaverne and Wood and William<br />
davies the Carpenter of her and others Mariners belonging to her perceived<br />
the same they used what meanes possible they could (both by them selves<br />
and the assistance of the company of the ''Charles'' an other shipp who laye<br />
a little distance from her, and of divers planters whome the sayd Mariners<br />
of the ''hopefull Adventure'' procured to come from shoare to helpe them<br />
to cleere her againe, and did with much labour at two pumpes<br />
night and day cleere her to about eight or tenn Inches water and<br />
haveing soe in some measure cleered her they did by the helpe<br />
of this deponent (who was Carpenter of the ''Charles'') and William<br />
davies Carpenter of the ''hopefull Adventure'' and his Mate search the<br />
sayd shipp all over with all the diligence and care they could, but<br />
could not finde her leake to stopp the same, by reason it was soe<br />
farr under water as afterwards appeared, and the sayd Seaverne and<br />
Wood and the rest of the Mariners of the ''hopefull Adventure'' seeing<br />
they could not yet finde the same, did by the assistance aforesayd<br />
hawle the sayd shipp ashoare to see if at a lowe water they could<br />
finde the same, but found it not by reason it laye soe deep under water, whereupon the sayd Mariners by the assistance aforesayd did<br />
hawle her afloate againe, and caused her goods to be unladen<br />
intending to caareene her, that soe if possible they might finde<br />
the sayd leake, And haveing taken out most of her goods in<br />
hold, the sayd Seaverne and Wood and davies and other the Mariners<br />
at worke in the hold of the sayd shipp the ''hopefull Adventure''<br />
about helpeing to unlade her goods, heard the water come in very<br />
fast in hold (and as they thought about the [?wroughe] heads of the sayd<br />
shipp, and thereupon the sayd Severne and Wood and the other Mariners<br />
sent to this deponent to tell him that they were in good hopes to<br />
finde the leake, for that they heard where about it came in very fast<br />
and that they desyred this deponent to come and helpe them to stopp the same<br />
whereupon hee this deponent came againe on board the ''hopefull''<br />
''Adventure'' and helped them to search more narrowly for the<br />
sayd leake And at length by cutting within board in hold<br />
to finde out the same, did finde that the same was about the<br />
R[?ouge] heads, about six or seaven feete under water, and was<br />
an oldte under water, and was<br />
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