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upon her voyage for this port of London: A … upon her voyage for this port of London: All which he well knoweth<br />
be true for that he was Masters mate in and of the sayd shipp the sayd<br />
voyage. And otherwise cannot depose, saving that the sayd shipp as<br />
he saith lost her foremast allso in the sayd Storme by the fury thereof.
To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp<br />
being so fitted att the Bermadaos sett sayle from thense for England<br />
and had a Pilot on board her to conduct her safe from the sayd Island<br />
howbeit he saith that about the second day of November <u>1655</u> the sayd<br />
shipp by reason of the wind which proved more scanty than was expected<br />
(not withstanding the diligence and Industry of the sayd Pilot then on board<br />
her) did strike upon some rockes, which occasioned so great a leake in<br />
the sayd shipp (for the space of two dayes and nights especially) that the sayd<br />
Master and Mariners could scárce keepe her from sinking although<br />
they did use their utmost diligence by pumping to keepe her dry<br />
which he knoweth to be true being Masters mate on board her as aforesayd<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third article of the says allegation hee saith that about the beginning of the<br />
moneth of december <u>1655.</u> the sayd shipp being come with her lading<br />
neere the Coaste of England in her Course for this Port of London<br />
mett with another violent Storme and Stresse of weather by the<br />
violence whereof her mainsayle and mizzen were torne and rent<br />
in peices, and the better part of them lost so as the sayd shipp and<br />
her lading were in danger of being lost. the premisses he knoweth<br />
to be true for the reasons aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the said shipp<br />
''Susan and Anne'' when she began the sayd voyage from the Barbadaos<br />
for the sayd Port and before the sayd Hurricano and disasters befell<br />
her as aforesayd, was a stanch and able shipp and sufficiently provided<br />
for such a voyage. And the goods he saith were all well stowed and<br />
dennaged, but the water came in in so extraordinary a manner when the<br />
mayne mast was cutt downe that it rann downe into the hold and wasted<br />
much of the sugars, and the heads of many of the Casks, being as should seeme<br />
not so well fastned as they might have beene, became loose and fell out,<br />
which losse and dammage he saith he could not be avoyded. And hee<br />
saith that the lossening and falling out of the topps or heads of the sayd Casks<br />
and the dammage and losse that before the sayd sugars was caused by the<br />
violence of the sayd Stormes, and disasters aforesayd. and not by any fault<br />
or neglect of the sayd master and Company of Mariners or any of<br />
them, which he knoweth being masters mate of the sayd shipp the sayd<br />
voyage, and saving the premisses so fall out as hee hath declared<br />
And otherwise hee cánnot depose, saving that hee likewise further<br />
saith that neither the sayd Master or Mariners nor any of them did strike<br />
out the heads of the sayd Casks, or embezall any of the sayd sugars<br />
so farr as he knoweth beleiveth or hath heard
To the last hee saith his deposition is true.
Stephen All[?o]n [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ue.
Stephen All[?o]n [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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