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voyage from Scanderon and Cyprus met with … voyage from Scanderon and Cyprus met with in and about the moneth<br />
of November last past weather soe fowle and stormie for the space<br />
of eight and twenty dayes (or thereabouts) together, that albeit hee hath used<br />
seafaring for theise 26 yeares, yet hee never met with the like and<br />
of such continuance for stresse and violence, and that by meanes<br />
of the said stressie weather the said ship the ''Chase'' shipt many<br />
[?sayes] and received much water, and that whatsoever damage or<br />
hurt is befallen to the lading of merchandize aboard her, came<br />
and happened merely by occasion of the said stormes and stresse of<br />
weather, and not by any insufficiencie of or in the said vessel or<br />
any negelect or want of care in the master or any of his company,<br />
who from time to time by all meanes they could use, did their<br />
utmost to preserve the said merchandize from damage,<br />
and further<br />
did and performed all other duties of honest and carefull mariners.<br />
All which hee knoweth being masters mate as aforesaid and going<br />
all the said voyage in her and seeing the premises soe donne.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
William harding [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined on the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2'''
'''John Couch''' of Ratcliffe in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, Gunners mate of the said ship the<br />
''Chase'' aged 26 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that if the merchandizes aboard the ''Chase'' laden for her<br />
last homewards voyage were in good condition when they were put<br />
aboard,<br />
then whatsoever damage appeareth or is found in them came<br />
and befell them by meanes of excessive stormie and stressie<br />
weather which befell her in this her homewards voyage;<br />
and not by any insufficiencie of the ship or neglect of or in the<br />
master and company or of any of them, for hee saith that<br />
her said homewards voyage in and about November last<br />
betwixt Cape ffinis-terrre and the English lands end, shee<br />
met with very stormie and stressie weather which continued<br />
sometimes more and sometimes lesse violent for 28 dayes together<br />
or thereabouts, in which space the said vessel by meanes thereof<br />
shipt many seas and tooke in much water, notwithstanding<br />
that the master and mariners quit themselves like honest and faithfull<br />
men, and did their utmost endeavour (as hee saith they did) to<br />
preserve the said goods from damage. And otherwise hee cannot depose
John Couch [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ot depose
John Couch [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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