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Perishing in the sea. The premisses hee de … Perishing in the sea. The premisses hee deposeth being<br />
on board and Gunner of the said ship when the said Disaster<br />
happened, And further hee Cannot: Depose:/:
To the 3d hee saith that Thomas Chevers Master of the said ship.<br />
and the mariners on board her. did upon a serious Consideration<br />
for the safeguard of the said ship and Lading, and men on board<br />
her Cut downe the Ships mainemast by the board; and<br />
Cut away the Tackling thereto belonging and staved<br />
most of her Casks which did much lighten the said Ship<br />
and having now seene and read over the schedule arlate<br />
hee saith that all and Singular the masts sailes, and<br />
Materialls therein mentioned were belonging to the<br />
said Ship, and Cast over board and lost, for the preservation of her<br />
and her Lading, and men in her, and saith they were of his<br />
knowledge worth the severall summes therein<br />
particularly mentioned and set downe, at the time of their<br />
said loosing, amounting in the whole to the summe of<br />
One hundred ffourty two pounds two shillings sterling<br />
And further saith that the mizen saile (which is not set Downe in<br />
the said Schedule) was worth at the time of the said blowing away<br />
about foure pounds, And saith that there is great Damage done<br />
to the Rudder Sterne post and Sterne of the said ship<br />
but cannot estimate the same - And further cannot depose
To the 4th hee saith that During all the time that the<br />
said Storme Continued the Master and Company of the<br />
said Ship did ply their Pumpes. with Great Care Labour<br />
and paines, And Saith that, the water Increasing in her hold they were<br />
Constrained to bring the said Ships Starboard side to the Sea<br />
and the said Ship being then wared her Spritsaile was<br />
blowne away and lost, and the said storme the<br />
next morning abating the Master and mariners through their great<br />
Labour and Paines Cleared her hold: and stoped her Leakes<br />
which hee Deposeth helping and assisting in the premisses<br />
And further hee cannot depose:/:
To the .5th hee saith that the said ship was at her departure from<br />
the Barbadoes, the said voyage; and untill the said Storme<br />
happened, a strong tight and staunch Vessell, and had<br />
Good Decks and was well rigged and fitted with all<br />
manner of materiall for such a voyage and Imployment<br />
and saith she was not over laden the said voyage, And<br />
further deposeth that the foresaid Sheat Anchor, was well<br />
and Sufficiently fastned to the said Ships Side, al Anchors<br />
use to be for ought hee knoweth to the Contrary: And what damage is happened to the said Ship and lading<br />
Came and happened meerely by the said Storme and Tempestious XXXX<br />
and not through Insufficiency of the said Ship. or Carelessenes of or in her Company<br />
or any of them. This hee deposeth for the reasons aforesaid and further cannot depose
To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court:/:
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/
John L?eipscome [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ue:/
John L?eipscome [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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