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''three Kings'' and her lading and brought … ''three Kings'' and her lading and brought the same into Plymouth<br />
And further saith, That when the said English man of warr first<br />
came up with the said fleete of shipps, shee presently wthout any [?XXX]<br />
of them, (so farr as this deponent then heard or observed) discharged a full<br />
broad side at the french Admirall, and presently tacking about discharged<br />
another broad side at the Vice-Admirall of the said fleete, and so the<br />
said frigatt or Englishman of warr, and the said french Admirall and<br />
Vice Admirall continued engaged in fight for about an hower before<br />
that the said shipp the ''three Kings'' shott or discharged one gunn, and<br />
during that time the said shipp the ''three Kings'' lay to the leward<br />
and close under the Commannd of the said ffrench Admirall and<br />
Vice admirall. and could not within the time aforesaid cleare or discharge<br />
her selfe from them, The premisses hee knoweth being a Passenger in and<br />
aboard the said shipp, and seeing and observing the passages predeposed<br />
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<br />
being as aforesaid passenger in and aboard the said shipp the ''three Kings''<br />
during the said fight heard some of the said ffrench Admiralls Companie<br />
call upon the Master of the ''three Kings'' and Companie to shoote at the said<br />
English frigat, and threaten to shoote at and sincke the said shipp the<br />
''three Kings'', in case they refused so to doe, or words to that effect, Whereupon<br />
the said Joachim Beane the Master perceiving the danger and and his said shipp [?if]<br />
hee did not shoot at the instance of the said french Admirall,<br />
being then under the Commannd of the said Admirall and ViceAdmirall<br />
in this deponents hearing spake to his Gunner and Comanie, telling them<br />
the necessity of discharging some gunns for the satisfaction of the ffrench<br />
and prevention of their owne undoeing, and thereupon gave them order<br />
to make some shott, but withall commannded them to place the gunnes<br />
in such manner, that the shott might come short of, and not hitt or endanger<br />
the said English frigatt or Companie, after which some five or 6 shotts<br />
were discharged from the said shipp ''three Kings'', but at such a distance<br />
and in such manner that this deponent and others then present clearly [?XXX]<br />
that the bullets fell farr short of the said frigat, and did not nor<br />
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''<br />
was gotten cleare from under the Commannd of the said ffrench shipps<br />
shee sailed away, leaving them, and the said English frigat still engaged<br />
in fight which continued for about 3. or 4. howres after. And further<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose:/
To the 10. 1. 12. and 13. articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
That the said french Admirall was a great shipp of the burthen of [?XXX]<br />
([?XXX] the burthen of [?XXX]<br />
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