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said Porto Port to Amsterdam in the said s … said Porto Port to Amsterdam in the said shipp for the accompt of the<br />
said Albert Lemmerman Abraham [?Austyn] and company aforesaid<br />
which hee knoweth being then principall boatswaine of the said shipp<br />
and seeing the lading thereof; and saith the said Albert Lemmerman<br />
was and is a merchant of Amsterdam, and a subiect of the Lords the States<br />
of the United Netherlands, and for such hee and company were and are<br />
commonly accompted and reputed, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving the said goods were to be delivered at Amsterdam to the said merchants<br />
or their factors, saving that there were alsoe two and twenty bales of Sumack<br />
laden by and for accompt of the said Arent [?Marynessen] the<br />
master, who dwelleth alsoe at Amsterdam and was and is alsoe<br />
a subiect of the Lords the States if the United Netherlands.
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp having<br />
received aboard her the said goods and merchandizes, departed from<br />
Port a Port in September last to saile therewith for Amsterdam<br />
her port of discharge on or about the thirteenth day (old stile) of the said moneth,<br />
and that in her course for Amsterdam, the said shipp Sprung<br />
a leake, which was soe greate and incurable and the water came soe fast<br />
there through into the shipp, that both shee and her lading together<br />
with the master and company were in danger to perish and to be<br />
sunck in the sea, which hee knoweth being then aboard her
To the fourth hee saith that the said master and company seeing<br />
themselves with their shipp and lading in soe greate distresse and in danger<br />
to be suddenly swallowed up in the sea, by reason of the said leake<br />
the said shipp being become almost full with water, comming on the<br />
coast of Sussex on or about the third of October last, endeavoured<br />
to run her ashore neare a place in Sussex called Little Hampton<br />
thereby to save their owne lives, and to preserve the shipp and goods<br />
to their power, and accordingly they put her ashore there the<br />
said day, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid.
To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp being<br />
soe brought ashore, the said master went to little hampton to get<br />
help to save her and her goods, and this was in the night of the<br />
said day, wherein hee alsoe retourned aboard, during which time<br />
of his absence this deponent and most of the rest of the company<br />
continued aboard the said shipp.
To the sixth hee saith that the next morning namely on the fourth<br />
day (old stile) of October last many of the countrey people dwelling<br />
in that coast and in or about Little Hampton came downe, and<br />
finding the said shipp ashore in such state as aforesaid, and<br />
notwithstanding that this deponent and severall other of the ''SaintJacobs''<br />
company were aboard her (as hee saith they were) fell forcibly upon<br />
the said shipp and fell to cutting the ropes and sailes of the said<br />
shipp and carry them away together with severall of the said<br />
shipps merchandize and lading, which hee knoweth for the reasons<br />
aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tosaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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