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To the .3. 4. 5. 6. and 7.th negatively, A … To the .3. 4. 5. 6. and 7.th negatively, And otherwise knoweth nothing of<br />
the particular demands therein contained.
To the 8.th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof/
To the 9:th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And otherwise<br />
cannot depose./
To the 10:th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And otherwise<br />
cannot depose:-
To the 11:th hee saith, That during the fight predeposed the said shipp the<br />
''three kings'' wore the Hamborough Colours and the other shipps of the said<br />
ffleete wore the french Colours and the said English shipp fought under the<br />
English Colours/
To the 12:th negatively. And otherwise cannot depose:-/
Juan Tomas Milutt [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor Clarke and<br />
Doctor Godolphin:/
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The 5:th day of January 1653:- [CENTRE HEADING]
'''3.us/'''
'''John Martin''' of Saint Lucar in Spaine Merchant<br />
aged 26. yeares or thereabouts a Witnes sworne<br />
and examined upon the said Allegation saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth videlicet:-/
To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
That in or about the moneth of September last this deponent being at Saint<br />
Mallo in ffrance saw the shipp the ''three Kings'' articulated there receiving her<br />
lading of linnen Cloah and other goods wares and merchandizes and<br />
caused some goods to be laden in the same for his proper accompt. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose./
To the 4:th and 5.th hee saith, That after the said shipp the ''three Kings'' had<br />
received her lading as aforesaid. shee departed with the same from Saint Malo<br />
in Companie with 5. or 6. other shipps, and being in her Course towards Spaine<br />
was mett with by a man of warr of this Commonwealth, who tooke the said<br />
shipp the ''three Kings'' and her lading and brought the same into Plimmouth<br />
And further saith, That when the said English man of warr first<br />
came up with the said shipps the Admirall of the said fleete was a heade<br />
and the Vice: Admiralll a sterne of the said shipp the ''three Kings'', and<br />
presently upon the coming up of the said English man of warr, shee lett<br />
flye a whole broad side at the french Admirall, and presently after<br />
tacking about discharged another brode side at the french Vice admirall<br />
without haling of them, so farr as this deponent then heard or observed,<br />
And saith the said shipp continued fighting for about the space of one<br />
houre before the shipp the ''three kings'' made any shott against the said English<br />
man of warr. The premisses hee knoweth to be true being a Passenger<br />
(in be true being a Passenger<br />
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