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Transcription

200. tunn having two and twentie peeces of Cannon aboard her, and about
800. men, and the said ffrench Vice-Admirall was of the burthen of about
300. tunn. having also abput 22. peeces of ordnance and about 70. or 80.
men, and the said shipp the three Kings was and is a shipp of the
burthen of about 200. tunn, having aboard her 10. peeces of Ordnance
and about 30. men more or lesse, And this deponent saith hee verily
beleeveth, That if the said shipp the three Kings had made opposition to
the utmost of her force together with the said ffrench shipps against the said
Englishman of warr, they might with their joynt power in all probability
have all of them escaped away from her. The premisses hee deposeth for the
reasons before mentioned, And further saith, That after the said fight was
ended between the said Englishman of warr and french shipps, and about 9
of the Clock' in the night, the said Joachim Beane and Companie perceiving
That the said frigat pursued them, presently caused his sailes to be strooke
and staied for the coming up of the said frigat, who without any opposition
at all tooke the said shipp the three Kings and her lading. Hee also saith
That of this deponents observation, The said Master and Companie of the said shipp
the three Kings did from the first beginning of the fight predeposed
utterly decline and declare their aversnesse from any engagement against the English
man of warr, by reason the said shipp was a free shipp, And did
doe all possible endeavour to gett cleare of the said ffrench shipps, as accordingly
they did so soone, as in this deponents judgment, it was possible for them to doe
And otherwise cannot depose:/

To the 14 and 15th. hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof.

To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the 1. hee saith hee this rendent is a native of [?Betunes] in Artois, and hath inhabited with his family in Cadiz where hee hath lived
for all or most of the time interrate, And otherwise negatively, saving hee hath
eight bailes of linnen and one of mercerie ware aboard the said shipp the
three kings for his owne accompt:-

To the 2. hee saith hee hath knowne the interrate Joachim Beane for
about 4. yeares last past, and saith hee is commonly accompted a Hamburger
(borne