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three Kings and her lading and brought the same into Plymouth
And further saith, That when the said English man of warr first
came up with the said fleete of shipps, shee presently wthout any [?XXX]
of them, (so farr as this deponent then heard or observed) discharged a full
broad side at the french Admirall, and presently tacking about discharged
another broad side at the Vice-Admirall of the said fleete, and so the
said frigatt or Englishman of warr, and the said french Admirall and
Vice Admirall continued engaged in fight for about an hower before
that the said shipp the three Kings shott or discharged one gunn, and
during that time the said shipp the three Kings lay to the leward
and close under the Commannd of the said ffrench Admirall and
Vice admirall. and could not within the time aforesaid cleare or discharge
her selfe from them, The premisses hee knoweth being a Passenger in and
aboard the said shipp, and seeing and observing the passages predeposed
And otherwise saving his subsequent deposition hee saith hee cannot depose

To the 6. 7. and 8:th articles hee saith and deposeth, That ee this deponent
being as aforesaid passenger in and aboard the said shipp the three Kings
during the said fight heard some of the said ffrench Admiralls Companie
call upon the Master of the three Kings and Companie to shoote at the said
English frigat, and threaten to shoote at and sincke the said shipp the
three Kings, in case they refused so to doe, or words to that effect, Whereupon
the said Joachim Beane the Master perceiving the danger and and his said shipp [?if]
hee did not shoot at the instance of the said french Admirall,
being then under the Commannd of the said Admirall and ViceAdmirall
in this deponents hearing spake to his Gunner and Comanie, telling them
the necessity of discharging some gunns for the satisfaction of the ffrench
and prevention of their owne undoeing, and thereupon gave them order
to make some shott, but withall commannded them to place the gunnes
in such manner, that the shott might come short of, and not hitt or endanger
the said English frigatt or Companie, after which some five or 6 shotts
were discharged from the said shipp three Kings, but at such a distance
and in such manner that this deponent and others then present clearly [?XXX]
that the bullets fell farr short of the said frigat, and did not nor
could hitt or endammage her. And otherwise hee cannot depose

To the 9:th hee sith, That presently after the said shipp the three Kings
was gotten cleare from under the Commannd of the said ffrench shipps
shee sailed away, leaving them, and the said English frigat still engaged
in fight which continued for about 3. or 4. howres after. And further
hee saith hee cannot depose:/

To the 10. 1. 12. and 13. articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth
That the said french Admirall was a great shipp of the burthen of [?XXX]
([?XXX]