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and skiffe: that were fastned to the sayd … and skiffe: that were fastned to the sayd ships Deck were wa[XX GUTTER]<br />
to Leeward, and with the goeing overboard of the said [?Anchor GUTTER]<br />
which hunge to the said ship by the Rope to which it was fastned<br />
and by the said ships Rowlings it bilged a hole in the side<br />
of the said ship, through which hole; and other places in the sayd ships side which were XX by violence of the [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
Insoemuch that there was in a short time foure foote<br />
and a halfe of water in her hold, which caused the said [?ship GUTTER]<br />
to lye dead in the sea; And saith that the said ships lading [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
and Company onboard. by reason long Continuing of the said ?Extreme<br />
Stormy and windy weather, were all in greate danger<br />
of Sinking and perishing in the sea. And further deposeth<br />
that this deponent and Company on board the said ship did<br />
upon good advice Consideration, and Consultation, for the<br />
preservation of the said ship and Lading, and their owne<br />
Lives. Cut downe the maine mast. by the board. and cut<br />
away. the Ropes and Tackling thereto belonging,<br />
and did stave and cast over board most<br />
of their caskes with fresh water, And were for the preservation of their shipp [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
to cut their foresaid sheath Anchor, and Main [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
and tackling thereto belonging, and all and singular<br />
the Tackle Apparrell furniture and things belonging<br />
to the said ship the ''Oporto Merchant''. mentioned and<br />
set downe in the Schedule annexed to the said Allegation<br />
(now seene and read over by this deponent) and the said Tackle<br />
and things therein set downe. were at the time of<br />
their said Cutting and Casting away and loosing<br />
well worth the severall summes set downe in the said schedule<br />
for the same, amounting in the whole to the summe of One hundred<br />
fourty two pounds two shillings sterling. And saith. that by<br />
the violence of the said Storme the said mizen saile was blown<br />
away and Lost which was then worth four pounds, and the stern<br />
poast Rudder and sterne of the said Shipp. were by the same<br />
meanes much damnifyed to the vallue of about twenty<br />
pounds: The premisses hee Deposeth being Master of the said<br />
Ship, and on board her the foresaid time, and an Eye witness<br />
of the same And further hee cannot depose.
To the 4th and 5th (sic) hee saith that during all the time the<br />
said Storme Continued, and after wards, this deponent and<br />
All his Company did Constantly keepe both the<br />
pumpes goeing, and the water increasing they were [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
to bring the said Ships starboard side to the sea, and then [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
said Ship being XXred, or turned, her spritsaile was [?blowne GUTTER]<br />
away, by the violence of the said Storme, and in the morning of<br />
the 21th day of January last, the Said Storme abated And [?this GUTTER]<br />
Deponented And [?this GUTTER]<br />
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