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by meanes thereof forced upon the Coast of … by meanes thereof forced upon the Coast of ffrance, at a place called<br />
Birke Baye, in Piccardye, and coming there, to an Anchor, hee<br />
saith she was by the violence of the sayd storme forced from her<br />
Anchor, And the Master and Company for the safegard of the sayd<br />
shipp and lading and theire owne lives, were forced to runn her on[XX]<br />
in the sayd Bay, which hee saith happened on or about, the one and [twentieth]<br />
of the sayd moneth of August last, of this deponents sight and knowledge<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose./.
To the second third and fourth hee saith that the same day after the said<br />
running of the sayd shipp ashore, and being in greate danger<br />
the saîd master (John Love) and Company went ashore for the preservation of their<br />
lives, but the tide falling away and the shipp sitting wholle up<br />
the shore, that they might wade unto her, foure of the Company [(which]<br />
with the Master and this deponent consisted of Eight in all) went aboard, and<br />
the Master and this deponent and two more. went into the Country to<br />
get assistance, to helpe the sayd vessell off and preserve her and her<br />
lading, and as they were soe goeing they mett with the Illustrious [HXXX]<br />
de Lorraine Prince de Harcourt of Montreil accompanied<br />
with twelve men, coming towards the seaside, to the place where the<br />
sayd ship sate, and that some of his said men (being all ffrench<br />
came before and meeting the said Master, and this deponent<br />
two of the Company, stripped them of theire clothes and money<br />
and forced them back againe to theire vessell, and the sayd Prince<br />
coming to the seaside, to the place where the sayd vessell sate, sent<br />
some of his sayd men aboard to fetch the Company (as were in her)<br />
ashore, which they accordingly did, and tooke and kept possession. of [the]<br />
sayd vessell and Lading, by order of the sayd Prince, And further<br />
saith, that afterwards about two howers after the sayd vessell ran<br />
ashore, and when the sayd ffrenchmen, had soe taken possession of<br />
her, and her Lading, the sayd Prince sent the said master and<br />
this deponent and all<br />
the shipps Company, with a guard of souldiers fromm the shipps side [to a]<br />
village three or foure miles thence distant. And saith that whe[n they]<br />
were soe sent away the sayd ketch sate whole and intire and<br />
her goods in her in a good condition, All which hee knoweth because<br />
hee this deponent was Sopra Cargo as aforesayd. of the sayd ship<br />
the ''Elizabeth'' and present at the time of such her seizure
To the 5th and 6th hee saith that the next morning after their [XXX]<br />
(carry [XX GUTTER]their [XXX]<br />
(carry [XX GUTTER] +
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