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shee was bound to come to this port of Lon … shee was bound to come to this port of London, which hee knoweth<br />
because hee was Gunner of her and came from Plimouth in her.
To the second hee saith the said shipp the said voyage came from Virginia<br />
where shee had taken in sixtie foure hogsheads of tobaccoe in and about<br />
the moneth of december last which were there laden by one Mr Thomas<br />
Bowler and to be transported to this port for the account of the producent<br />
Samuel harwar and here to be delivered to him on his order; and saith<br />
shee had alsoe aboard at the time of her comming from Virginia six or<br />
seaven and twenty Eliphants teeth which the said voyage shee had taken in<br />
at Ginney before her comming to Virginia, about a quarter part of<br />
which Elephants teeth hee saith belonged alsoe to the said Mr harwar.<br />
All which hee knoweth going all the said voyage in her, and taking<br />
notice of the premisses. And saith there were alsoe about two hundred hogsheads<br />
of tobaccoe laden at Virginia aboard the said shipp for the accounts of other men.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp in her course of proceeding<br />
the said voyage from Virginia for this part was by contrary windes forced<br />
to put into Plimouth with the said tobaccoes and Elephants teeth aboard<br />
her, and after such her comming in thither and intending to depart with<br />
the first oportunitie of winde, shee was forced to abide there longer then<br />
shee expected by meanes of a generall embargo, and saith that all the<br />
said goodes continewed safe and whole aboard during all the time of her<br />
remaining there, and were all brought in her upon her<br />
departure thence which was on the thirteenth of March last, after<br />
shee had laine and bin about a fortnight there. And further<br />
that comming soe from Plimouth, intending directly for this port<br />
to discharge the said goods, shee was in her course of proceeding for<br />
London of Portland met with by a dunquirke man of warr on the<br />
fifteenth day of the said moneth of March, who laid the said shipp the<br />
''Anne'' aboard, and fired his broad side upon her as the shipps were<br />
board and board and killed the ''Annes'' master, and the said ''Anne'' retourned him a broad side, and<br />
soe they fell to fight, which continewing about an houres space<br />
or more, the said man of warrs company at length threw in a<br />
granada into the ''Anne'' which tooke in her powder, and blew her up<br />
and therewith destr[?oid] her and foure men and a woman that were aboard her<br />
and maimed and burnt many of her company, some whereof afterwards<br />
died thereof, and saith that by the said blowing up all the said<br />
lading perished and was wholly lost, and soe the said Mr harwar<br />
wholly lost his said 63 hogsheads hogsheads of tobaccoe and share in the said teeth without any recompence or satisfaction whatsoever,<br />
All which hee knoweth being present, and one of the ''Annes'' company<br />
that was hurt by her said being blowne up.
To the fourth hee saith that the said Mr Samuel harwar was owner<br />
of a quarter part of the said shipp the ''Anne'' at the time of her arivall<br />
at Plimouth and while shee staid there, and when shee was soe set upon<br />
and blowing up and of a quarter part of her tackle apparell and<br />
furniture and for such commonly accounted which hee knoweth because the said Mr harwar paid and<br />
contributed towards setting her out after that proportion, and towards<br />
the mens wages And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Richard Daines [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]pose.
Richard Daines [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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