William Badcock< no role > of Lymington in the County of
Hants Mariner late Master or Comander of the Sloop or Vessell
called the Dolphin and Bryan Mc:Daniah< no role > late a Mariner on
board the sd. Vessell Severally make Oath That about the
beginning of the Month of March last there was shipped on
board the sd. Vessell by John Ashton< no role > , of Liverpoole in the
County of Lancaster Merchant at Liver Poole aforesd: One
Thousand four Hundred & forty Bushells of white salt for
Ipswich in the County of the Suffolk on Account of Stephen Abbot< no role >
an Inhabitant of the City of London & Company And also Eight Hundred Bushells of
Rock Salt by John Benson< no role > of Liverpoole aforesd. Merchts .
for Ipswich aforesd. on Richd. of the sd: Stephen Abbott< no role > an Inhabitant of Londn :
aforesd: & Company the Dutys whereof were paid or secured to be paid
(as these Deponents beleive from the Certificate thereof) to Mr.
John Smith Colleston< no role > of his Majestys Dutys on Salt at
Northwich in the County of Chester And that they these
Deponents sailed in & with the sd. Vessell & the sd. herein
before mentioned respective Quantitys of White & Rock Salt
on board her from Liverpoole aforesd. for Ipswich aforesd. on
the Eighth day of March last. the Wind being then South East
& by the East & on the ninth of the sd: Month at six of the Clock
in the Afternoon the Bardsey Island bore South East five
League, distant from the sd: Vessell the Wind being then South
South East & blowing very hard & the seas were rough &
Ceisterous & on the tenth day of the same month about four of
the Clock in the Afternoon Saint Davids Head bore South
South West about Eight Leagues distant the Wind being then
at South & at twelve at night the Gale encreasing they were
obliged to hawl down the Mainsail of the sd. Vessell in order
to roof the sd: Sail the Wind still continuing to blow hard
at South & by West & the Vessell made much water about
eight of the Clock in the Morning of the eleventh day of the sd.
Month they bore away with the sd. Vessell in order he have
returned