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in and aboard the said shipp the ''three K … in and aboard the said shipp the ''three Kings'' at the time of the<br />
occurences aforesaid. And otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the .6. 7. and 8:th hee saith, That the Admirall of the said<br />
french fleete perceiving that the Master of the said shipp the ''three''<br />
''Kings'' did not assist the said two shipps against the English man of<br />
warr, threatned him to sinke his shipp the ''three Kings'' in case hee did<br />
not shoot against the English shipp or words to that effect, which this<br />
deponent heard, whereupon also in this deponents hearing, the Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''three Kings'' told his Companie the necessity that there was [?XX]<br />
discharging some shott, and accordingly gave order to his Gunner and<br />
Companie to discharge some few shott, but withall ordered them so to [?fire]<br />
their gunns that they might be sure not to hitt or endammage thee said<br />
English shipp or Companie, and thereupon some five or 6. shott were<br />
discharged at that distance, and in such manner that the best of<br />
this deponents Judgement they neither did or could reach the said English shipp<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose:/
To the 9:th hee saith That so soone was the said shipp the three Kings<br />
was gott cleare from the said french Admirall and Vice Admirall<br />
and being without the Command of their Cannon shee sailed away<br />
leaving them engaged with the said Englishman of warr, who continued<br />
in fight with them for about three or fower howres longer.<br />
And further<br />
cannot depose/
To the 10. 11. 12. and 13:th articles hee saith and deposeth, That the<br />
french Admirall was a shipp of about 200. tunns as this deponent [?conceiveth]<br />
and had about 22. pieces of Ordnance and about 70. or 80. men as<br />
hee beleeveth aboard her. and the said Vive Admirall was of the burthen [of]<br />
about 300. tunn having about 22. pieces of Ordnance. and the like number<br />
of about 70. or 80. men aboard her as hee beleeveth, And the said [?shipp]<br />
the ''three Kings'' was and is a shipp of 240. tunn, mounted with [?XX]<br />
pieces of Ordnance and having about 30 [?a 40 moore] men aboard her [?XXX]<br />
hee saith hee verily beleeveth, That in case the said shipp the ''three Kings''<br />
had to the best of her force engaged with the said french shipps against<br />
the said English man of warr, they might all of them in all [?probability]<br />
have escaped and not beene taken. And further saith That after [?XXX]<br />
of the fight aforesaid, the said English man of warr coming up to the<br />
said shipp the ''three Kings''. and perceiving the frigat [''?ArXXXXX''] was [?XXX] the Master therof [?XXX]<br />
any opposition at all surrendred, Hee also [?XXX]<br />
of this deponents observation the Master and Companie of the said shipp<br />
[?XXX]panie of the said shipp<br />
[?XXX] +
, in and aboard the said shipp the ''three K … in and aboard the said shipp the ''three Kings'' at the time of the<br />
occurences aforesaid. And otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the .6. 7. and 8:th hee saith, That the Admirall of the said<br />
french fleete perceiving that the Master of the said shipp the ''three''<br />
''Kings'' did not assist the said two shipps against the English man of<br />
warr, threatned him to sinke his shipp the ''three Kings'' in case hee did<br />
not shoot against the English shipp or words to that effect, which this<br />
deponent heard, whereupon also in this deponents hearing, the Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''three Kings'' told his Companie the necessity that there was [?XX]<br />
discharging some shott, and accordingly gave order to his Gunner and<br />
Companie to discharge some few shott, but withall ordered them so to [?fire]<br />
their gunns that they might be sure not to hitt or endammage thee said<br />
English shipp or Companie, and thereupon some five or 6. shott were<br />
discharged at that distance, and in such manner that the best of<br />
this deponents Judgement they neither did or could reach the said English shipp<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose:/
To the 9:th hee saith That so soone was the said shipp the three Kings<br />
was gott cleare from the said french Admirall and Vice Admirall<br />
and being without the Command of their Cannon shee sailed away<br />
leaving them engaged with the said Englishman of warr, who continued<br />
in fight with them for about three or fower howres longer.<br />
And further<br />
cannot depose/
To the 10. 11. 12. and 13:th articles hee saith and deposeth, That the<br />
french Admirall was a shipp of about 200. tunns as this deponent [?conceiveth]<br />
and had about 22. pieces of Ordnance and about 70. or 80. men as<br />
hee beleeveth aboard her. and the said Vive Admirall was of the burthen [of]<br />
about 300. tunn having about 22. pieces of Ordnance. and the like number<br />
of about 70. or 80. men aboard her as hee beleeveth, And the said [?shipp]<br />
the ''three Kings'' was and is a shipp of 240. tunn, mounted with [?XX]<br />
pieces of Ordnance and having about 30 [?a 40 moore] men aboard her [?XXX]<br />
hee saith hee verily beleeveth, That in case the said shipp the ''three Kings''<br />
had to the best of her force engaged with the said french shipps against<br />
the said English man of warr, they might all of them in all [?probability]<br />
have escaped and not beene taken. And further saith That after [?XXX]<br />
of the fight aforesaid, the said English man of warr coming up to the<br />
said shipp the ''three Kings''. and perceiving the frigat [''?ArXXXXX''] was [?XXX] the Master therof [?XXX]<br />
any opposition at all surrendred, Hee also [?XXX]<br />
of this deponents observation the Master and Companie of the said shipp<br />
[?XXX]panie of the said shipp<br />
[?XXX] +
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