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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
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