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Transcription

in or about the moneth of September 1657 fifteene chests of sugar and
twenty eight pipes and sixe hogsheads of oyle to be transported from Lisbon
to London and there delivered to Mr Alexander Bence arlate, one of which
pipes of oyle hee well remembreth was soe leakie that while the sayd shipp
stayed at Lisbon the oyle or the greatest part thereof leaked out in the shipp
and being discovered soe to doe, that pipe was after it was marked carried
ashoare and delivered to the factor who laded it, who promised to send another
aboard in stead thereof marked with the same marke as the other twenty
seaven pipes and sixe hogsheads were, which marke was PC but never sent any
aboard her soe marked in stead thereof, soe that in case the bills of lading
were signed for twenty eight pipes and sixe hogsheads of oyle of that marke, yet
in truth by the meanes aforesayd there were but twenty seaven pipes and sixe
hogsheads of oyle aboard of that marke And further to this article hee cannot
depose not being privie to nor knowing what rates were agreed upon for the
freight and average of the sayd sugar and oyles nor knowing the rates of
freight and average usually paid for goods brought from Lisbone to London

To the 3 article of the sayd allegation hee saith hee well knoweth that at the
tyme when the sayd shipp receaved the sayd sugar and oyles aboard shee was
a strong shipp and fitt to carry goods from one port to an other And saith that
hee by his office and place of boatswaine is not to looke after the stoweing and
dennageing of goods, hee keepeing above deck to take Accompt of goods when
laden, but saith soe farr as hee could and did observe by them after they [XXXXXX GUTTER]
and dennaged, all the sayd shipps ladeing was well denaged and stowed, And hee
saith the sayd shipp doth of his knowledge still continue a strong and sufficient
shipp, only hee saith that in her passage from Portugall to London shee
mett with very stormie and tempestious weather and by reason thereof hee saith
the sayd shipps spritsayle and mizen sayle were splitt, and her company much
feared that their masts would have bin carried by the board, and that they
should have lost their sayd shipp goods and lives, and to prevent the same as much
as in them lay, they lett the shipp drive before the winde sometymes without
any sayle, and sometymes with only a mizen, but the force of the weather
was soe great that shee lay often tymes upon one side and receaved much
water And hee verily beleeveth and is perswaded in his conscience that
what dammage is happened to any of the sayd shipps ladeing is soe hapened
meerely by the violence of the stormie weather aforesayd and not through
any defect of the shipp (which still continueth as aforesayd a strong shipp) nor
neglect of her Master or any of her Company, they of this deponents
sight and knowledge doeing their utmost endeavour to preserve her and
her ladeing from dammage And further to this article hee cannot depse

To the 4th hee saith that the sayd fifteene chests of sugar and twenty
seaven pipes and sixe hogsheads of oyle heave since the arrivall of the sayd
shipp Oporto Merchant at London bin delivered to such as by order of the
arlate Mr Bence came to demand and receave the same, this hee
the better knoweth being boatswaine and takeing Accompt of them at [?their GUTTER]
delivery and seeing them put in to lighters to be carried a shoare according to
the sayd Bences Order And further referring him selfe to the Registry of
this Court hee cannot depose/

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