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The 4th day of ffebruary 1658:/:
Clarke a … The 4th day of ffebruary 1658:/:
Clarke against Scattergood)<br />
aforesaid.)
Examined on the said Libell.
'''Rp. (5'''
'''Thomas Bull''' of Wapping Mariner aged 30 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and Examined./.
To the first article of the said Libell hee saith and deposeth that in the<br />
Monethes of March, Aprill, May, June, July, August and September<br />
last past the Libellate Robert Clarke was Master and partowner of<br />
the ship the ''Warewell'' Libellate, and for such Comonly accounted and<br />
reputed And further cannot depose./.
To the second hee saith that at the latter end of July or beginning of<br />
August last the said ship the ''Warewell'' arived in the River of Thames<br />
with a lading of Cole on board her, belonging to the said<br />
Robert Clarke; and the rest of the Owners of the said ship, and saith<br />
shee came to an Anchor a little belowe Wapping Dock, and<br />
there mored in a very good and Convenient berth where<br />
ships did and doe usually ride at Anchor, and there hee saith<br />
the ''Warewell'' rode in safety one fflood and two Ebbs. for and<br />
during all which time there was noe Appearance of any Anchor<br />
or buoy whatsoever, neere to the place where the said ship ''Warewell''<br />
soe lay moored as aforesaid, The Premisses. hee deposeth being<br />
one of the Company of the said ship, and helping to moore her in<br />
the said Place, and further hee cannot depose./.
To the 3d and 4th hee saith that after the said ship the ''Warewell'' had<br />
layne moored as aforesaid for the said space of one fflood and<br />
two Ebbs. shee was bilged upon an Anchor, which lay within the<br />
said ships birth, having noe boy fastened thereto, by which meanes<br />
the said ship ''Warewell'' received into her hold about three or<br />
foure foote water before her Master and any of his Company<br />
did knowe or doscover the same, and soe soone as ever the same<br />
was discovered, the Master and Company did Imediately cause<br />
her two Pumpes to be plyed, and got mariners of other ships<br />
there Ryding, to come aboard the ''Warewell'', to be ayding in the<br />
getting of her as neere the shore as they could, And saith that<br />
the said Clarke and Company, and the said other Mariners<br />
did use their uttmost endeavour in hastening to gett the said ship<br />
to shore, but notwithstanding the said ships hold was full of<br />
water before they could get the said ship to shore, and she<br />
being neere shore the said Clarke for the preservation and securing<br />
of her. did cause his Company, and some other men that he<br />
hired, Imediately to heave her Coales out of her Portholes into<br />
Lighters, which coales were very wet, and much damnified, And<br />
saith they [?all] heaved out about Ninety Chaldron of Coales in the said<br />
Lighters, which did much Lighten the sayd ship, and thereby did<br />
prevent further damage that might have happened unto<br />
the said shipp which hee deposeth, being one that helped to pumpe<br />
the said ship after her bilging aforesaid, and alsoe helped to heave out<br />
the said Coales out of her. and further deposeth not./
(Tout of her. and further deposeth not./
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