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To the 17. and 18th he saith that the ship … To the 17. and 18th he saith that the shipp ''Saint John'' was taken in<br />
fight, but the ''three Kings'' was not taken in fight, nor did att all<br />
fight against the ''Sapphire fregott''. And further that there came<br />
from Saint Mallo about .7. ffrench shipps whereof the ''Saint John'' was one in<br />
Company of the ''three Kings'', and that the ''three kings'' ws not in<br />
Consortsjipp with them, n=nor did this Rendent make any Agreement<br />
with them or the Masters of any of them to fight the English nor<br />
doth he know that any such agreement was att all made att Saint<br />
Mallo or elsewhere, and further that the sayd ffrench shipps mett<br />
the ''Sapphire frigott'' and fought with her, and that this Rendent<br />
not shooting but seeking to get away the ffrench Admirall<br />
threatned to sinke him if he shot not, whereupon this Rendent<br />
did cause three or 4 shott to be made att random onely and not<br />
att or twoards the ''Saphire frigot'' and that the ''three kings''<br />
about an howre after the sayd fight began escaped out of the ffleet<br />
or ffrench shipps aforesayd, and that the sayd fight continued betwixt<br />
the sayd ffrench shipps and ''Saphir frigott'' three or four howres after<br />
and that att night and long after the fight this deponent<br />
having made stay of his shipp to wait for the sayd frigott that made<br />
after him, did voluntarily submitt. And further cannot depose
To the 19th article he saith that the sayd ffrench shipps so fought under the<br />
ffrench Colours against the ''Saphire frigot'' which then had out the<br />
English Colours, and that the ''three Kings'' fought not at all nor<br />
did weare the ffrench Colours at all, but had out the Hamburgh<br />
Colours onely and noe other. And otherwise cannot depose
Sam DElaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Jochim Behn [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The tenth day of January 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation.
'''Rp.'''
'''4)'''
'''Juan de Casa nova velin''' of Cadiz merchant<br />
aged 25 yeares or thereabouts a witnes<br />
sworne and examined deposeth and saith as<br />
followeth videlicet.
To the first and second Articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith<br />
that the sayd Paulus Garcia Santillana and Domingo de Baldas<br />
both of whom this deponent hath well knowne nyne yeares and upwards<br />
were and are Spaniards borne subiects of the King of Spaine<br />
and have for all the sayd tyme lived and now doe live in Cadiz<br />
with thei respective families, and by common repute have there<br />
lived many yeares before, And saith that hee this deponent<br />
being att Cadiz in August last past and bound from thence to<br />
Saint Mallo in the shipp ''Saint Vincent'' did there by come to know and<br />
take notice that the sayd Santillana did send upon his owne accompt in the sayd shipp <br />
''Saint Vincent'' by the arlate Juan Thomas Melatti to be<br />
transportedomas Melatti to be<br />
transported +
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