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Transcription

hee would fire upon him, or words to that purpose, And saith that shortly
after , the Master of the said shipp the three kings caused some 6 or 7
shott to be made towards the said shipp the Saphie, severall of which shott
this deponent observed came farr short of the said frigat, and beleeveth not that
any of them did hitt or endammage the same, but that they were discharged with
a resolution to misse her. And further saving his precedent and subsequent
depositions hee saith hee cannot depose./

To the 9th article hee saith That of this deponents observationm the said Master
and Companie of the said shipp the three kings during the fight aforesaid
expressed their wilingnesse, and used all possible endeavour to cleare themselves
from the saud ffrench Admirall and Vice Admirall and to decline ant
engagement or hostility against the said Saphire friggat, and that at last
shee did actually escape from them leaving them engaged with the said
friggat in a fight which continued about 3. or 4. howres after her said
escape, And verily beleeveth that if the said Master and Companie of the
said shipp the three kings had used their uttmost diligence and endeavour
they might very well have escaped and gott cleare away from the said Saphire
frigat. And further cannot depose:-/

To the 10. 11. 12. and 13th articles hee saith, That the said french Admirall
was a shipp of about 200 tunn, having 22 peece of Ordnance and about
80. mariners aboard her, as this deponent beleeveth, and the said french Vice
Admirall was a shipp of about 300. tunn, having also 22. pieces of
Ordnance and about 80. men aboard her, and the said shipp the three King's
was and is a shipp of about 200. tunn, bearing ten pieces of
Ornance, and about 30. or 40. men, And this deponent verily beleeveth
That if the said shipp the three kings had freely and to the best if
her force joyned with the said french shipps against the said frigat,
they might all of them very well have escaped from her, And further
saith, That about 9. of the Clock in the night immediately ensuing
after the said fight, the said Master and Companie of the shipp the three
Kings perceiving they were pursued by teh said English frigatt, forthwith
they presently yielded without any opposition. The premisses this deponent
knoweth for the reasons predeposed And otherwise saving his foregoing
depositions hee saith hee cannot depose./

To the 14:th and 15:th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./

To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the 1. hee saith, That hee this rendent is a Native of Edinborough
in Scotland. and hath lived for about 4. yeares last at Cadiz in
(Spaine