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Transcription

gott from under the Commannd of the said french shipps, shee sailed away and
left them fighting with the said Saphire frigat, in which fight they continued
for about 4. howres after their escape as aforesaid
And further cannot depose/

To the 10. 11. 12. and 13th hee saith and deposeth, That the saud french
Admirall was a shipp of the burthen of about 200. tunns, mounted with
22. pieces of Ordnance and having as this deponent beleeveth about 80 men
aboard her, and the said vice Admirall was a shipp of about 300. tunns
having 16. peeces of ordnance, and about 30. or 40. men aboard her, And
saith That the Master and Companie of the shipp the three Kings aforesayd
during the first howre of the said fight or engagement upon this deponents
observation, did use all possible endeavour to disengage themselves from the
said french Admirall and Vice Admirall, And about 7. or 8. of the
Clock in the night the said Saphire frigat comeing up with the said
shipp the three Kings [?XXX] the said Master Joachim
Beane perceiving presently caused his sailes to be strooke, and surrendred to the
said frigott. And saith that upon the very first comeing up of the said
frigatt, and before the fight predeposed begann, the said Master
Joachim Beane did also strike his sailes, to the said frigatt. And
otherwise cannot depose|:-

To the 14th hee saith, That this deponent being at Saint Mallo aforesaid
before the said shipp the three Kings departed from thence as aforesaid
did heare that there was a Consortship made amongst the Commanders
of the ships of the fleete aforesaid to fight against the Turkes in
case they mett them, but never heard of any Consortshipp made or
resolution taken by them to fight the English. And otherwise cannot
depose./

To the Interrogatories./:- [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith, That hee this deponent is a Native of Cadiz in
Spaine, where and in the West Indies hee hath lived for ten yeares last
past,

To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the interrate Joachim [?Beene]
for about three yeares last past, and saith hee the said Beane is
commonly and generally reputed a Hamburgher, And otherwise cannot
depose

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