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To the 5th hee saith that at the said time … To the 5th hee saith that at the said time that the said ship the ''Warewell''<br />
received the foresaid Water in hold, by reason of her said Bilging<br />
there were two barrells of good Gunpowder, some Match Paper<br />
and other gunners store abord the said ship in her powder roome<br />
all which was very wet, and almost quite spoiled, And saith<br />
that the said damage that happened to the said Powder Match<br />
Paper, and Gunners Store, by reason of the said Bilging, did<br />
amount unto tenne pounds sterling, or neere thereabouts.<br />
This hee knoweth being Gunner of the said ship the ''Warewell''<br />
the said time, and further cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith that by reason of the said bilging the<br />
said Robert Clarke was Put to great Charges in hyring<br />
Labourers and workmen in haleing her to shore and<br />
unladeing her, more than shee would have cost in unlading<br />
in the River of Thames, had not the said Damage happened<br />
but Cannot estimate the said dammage, and further hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith that the said ship the ''Warewell'' and her<br />
tackle and furniture by reason of the said Bilgeing<br />
hath sustained great dammage, (besides the damages aforesaid)<br />
but Knoweth not what to Estimate the said Damages att, and<br />
further cannot depose./.
To the 8th hee saith that the said ships Lading of Coales by<br />
meanes of the said bilging of the said ship as aforesaid<br />
received much wet as aforesaid and therby are damnifyed<br />
to the Vallue of ffifteene pounds sterling or thereabouts.<br />
and soemuch hee saith hee beleeveth they would have yeilded<br />
more than they did, had not the said dammage happened. and<br />
further hee cannot depose:/.
To the 9th hee saith that the Anchor upon which the said ship<br />
the ''Warewell'' was bilged did as this deponent verily beleeveth<br />
belong unto a Certaine Dutch ship there lying, (but her<br />
name or her Masters name hee Knoweth not). and the reason<br />
of such his beleefe is for that the halser of the said<br />
Dutch ship was under runn from her bowe unto the ring of<br />
the said Anchor, and upon the weighing up of the said Anchor<br />
they found that one of the flookes of the said Anchor was broken and<br />
the shanke and the other fflooke bent. And further Cannot depose<br />
saving the said Anchor belonging to the said Dutch shipp<br />
lay under the said ship where shee was bilged:/.
To the 10th and 11th hee saith the said Anchor belonging to the said<br />
Dutch ship. and whereupon the said ship the ''Warewell'' was (as<br />
hee verily beleeveth) bilged as aforesaid was case and did<br />
lye in a very Convenient Place for ships birthes, and saith<br />
that Masters of shipps doe not use to cast their Anchors in such<br />
places. neither ought they soe to doe, by the Custome<br />
used and observed in the River of Thames, and are by the Lawes<br />
(Statute and are by the Lawes<br />
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