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To the first article of the said Allegatio … To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith hee hath knowne<br />
the arlate Ship the ''Oporto Merchant'' for about two yeeres<br />
Last, and saith the arlate Mr Hill, hath bin for all the said<br />
time Comonly accounted a part owneer of the said Ship<br />
and of her tackle and furniture, and further hee cannot<br />
depose/:
To the second hee saith that the sayed Ship the ''Oporto Merchant''<br />
being laden at the Barbadoes, with Sugars and Cottons and<br />
some other merchandizes for the account of several merchants<br />
Departed from thence bound for this Port of London and<br />
in her Course hetherward, neere the Islands fflowers<br />
and Calves, being two of the Westerene Islands on<br />
or about the 20th day of January last, shee met with<br />
a great, and violent Storme; which Continued about<br />
sixteene houres very violent, the Winde being then<br />
at West, and the said. shipp tunning before the Sea, for<br />
her better preservation) under a foresaile, her sterne gave<br />
way, And thereupon, her Company were forced to<br />
hang their foresaile, and lye under a mizen, and<br />
the said Ships Tiller by Violence of the said Storme<br />
was broken, which did much endanger her Rudder and<br />
sterne post, and by meanes of the breaking of her Tiller<br />
the said Ship, shee receaved much water in at her helme Port which<br />
came into the said Ships hold, and the said Ships mizen [XXX GUTTER]<br />
by the violence and force of the said Storme was Torne in<br />
peeces. and the greatest part of it blowne away, and the<br />
said Ship lying broad off to the sea, shipped a great<br />
Sea, which washed over board her sheath Anchor, which<br />
was fastned by the said Ships side and washed her Boate<br />
and Skiffe, to Leewards, and the said Anchor, hanging<br />
by a Rope where with it was fastned to the said Ships<br />
side, and the said Ship, Turning or rowling too and<br />
fro, the said Anchor bilged a hole, neere the Lough of the<br />
Said Ship, and made a Leake in her, through which there<br />
went some water, and their being as aforesaid much<br />
water receaved at the helme Port of the said Ship, the said<br />
Ship had about foure foote water in her hold, which<br />
caused the said Ship to lye dead in the Sea. And saith that<br />
by the Violence and Duration of the said Storme and the p[XXX GUTTER]<br />
aforesaid, the said Ship and her Lading and Company<br />
on board her were in Great Danger of Sinking and<br />
Perishing in the Sea The premisses hee deposeth being on board<br />
the said Ship the said time, and Carpenter of her. And<br />
Otherwise cannot depose.
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Otherwise cannot depose.
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