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voyages in, and hee this deponent hath hea … voyages in, and hee this deponent hath heard his sayd father saye that in<br />
these voyages the sayd Jeggles did alsoe behave him selfe like an able sea man<br />
and a man fitt to take command of shipps, And hee saithfor a skill full Seaman,<br />
and a man fitt to bee Master and Commander of a ship the sayd Jeggles<br />
was and is Commonly accompted and reputed, and (as hee hath heard by<br />
divers aunchient and expert seamen, and beleeveth) hath bin soe reputed for many<br />
yeares last past And further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the second article hee saith hee knoweth the Port of Porto Port in Portugall<br />
and saith it is not only a barrd port, but hath alsoe on the larboard side getting<br />
in, severall rocks, which occasion much danger to shipps in goeing [?into GUTTER]<br />
any strong streame of freshwater come, (as some tymes it doth) downe the<br />
harbour or Port, and alsoe by reason that the barr doth (as hee hath heard<br />
Pyllotts who are well acquainted therewith saye) often shifte and alter from<br />
one side to an other, And hee saith by reason of the danger of the sayd barr<br />
the sayd Port is to be entered but at some tymes as about three quarters<br />
flood, and then usually with the helpe of some Pylott either belonging tp<br />
Porto Port, or liveing neere, and being well acquainted with the sayd<br />
Port, And hee as hee hath credibly heard noe shipps though belonging<br />
to that place doe passe into that Port without a Pyllott by the reason of<br />
the dangers aforesayd And further hee cannot depose/
To the 3 article of the sayd allegation hee saith for that hee was one of the<br />
Company of the shipp, whereof the sayd Jeggles was Master the voyage<br />
in question hee knoweth that the sayd shipp came first neere to Porto Port<br />
about the twelfth of November 1654 and in the morning about two or<br />
three a Clock, and that it was then very darke, and the winde Easterly<br />
and a very scant winde, by reason of which darkenesse of the morning<br />
and scantnesse of the winde the arlate Jeggles did over shoote the<br />
port of Porto Port and went to the Southward of it about three leagues,<br />
the premisses hee the better knoweth for that hee this deponent and<br />
this deponents father who was Masters Mate, and the Boatswaine and William<br />
Jeggles and others of the shipps company were then upon the Watch And<br />
further to these articles hee cannot depose/
To the 4th 5th and 6th hee saith that the next day being (as hee remembreth)<br />
The 13th of November 1654 the sayd Jeggles came againe with his shipp<br />
before Porto Port, and acccording as the custome here is, shott off two or<br />
three gunnes to give notice for a Pylott to come aboard and carrie in the sayd<br />
shipp, but none coming, and the flood being spent, and night approaching<br />
and it being likely to prove stormie weather, the sayd Jeggles to<br />
prevent the danger of being driven on grounds and the better to secure<br />
the shipp and goods and his and his companyes lives, did cause the sayd<br />
shipp to be putt off from shoare to Sea, And accordingly that<br />
night the weather proceded very stormy and the winde blew very<br />
stronge to shoare, soe that the sayd shipp if shee had continued all<br />
night neere Porto Port and had not stood off to sea had without doubt<br />
perished in the sea togeather with her ladeing and Company And<br />
soeer ladeing and Company And<br />
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