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200. tunn having two and twentie peeces of … 200. tunn having two and twentie peeces of Cannon aboard her, and about<br />
800. men, and the said ffrench Vice-Admirall was of the burthen of about<br />
300. tunn. having also abput 22. peeces of ordnance and about 70. or 80.<br />
men, and the said shipp the ''three Kings'' was and is a shipp of the<br />
burthen of about 200. tunn, having aboard her 10. peeces of Ordnance<br />
and about 30. men more or lesse, And this deponent saith hee verily<br />
beleeveth, That if the said shipp the ''three Kings'' had made opposition to<br />
the utmost of her force together with the said ffrench shipps against the said<br />
Englishman of warr, they might with their joynt power in all probability<br />
have all of them escaped away from her. The premisses hee deposeth for the<br />
reasons before mentioned, And further saith, That after the said fight was<br />
ended between the said Englishman of warr and french shipps, and about 9<br />
of the Clock' in the night, the said Joachim Beane and Companie perceiving<br />
That the said frigat pursued them, presently caused his sailes to be strooke<br />
and staied for the coming up of the said frigat, who without any opposition<br />
at all tooke the said shipp the ''three Kings'' and her lading. Hee also saith<br />
That of this deponents observation, The said Master and Companie of the said shipp<br />
the ''three Kings'' did from the first beginning of the fight predeposed<br />
utterly decline and declare their aversnesse from any engagement against the English<br />
man of warr, by reason the said shipp was a free shipp, And did<br />
doe all possible endeavour to gett cleare of the said ffrench shipps, as accordingly<br />
they did so soone, as in this deponents judgment, it was possible for them to doe<br />
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<br />
for all or most of the time interrate, And otherwise negatively, saving hee hath<br />
eight bailes of linnen and one of mercerie ware aboard the said shipp the<br />
''three kings'' for his owne accompt:-
To the 2. hee saith hee hath knowne the interrate Joachim Beane for<br />
about 4. yeares last past, and saith hee is commonly accompted a Hamburger<br />
(borney accompted a Hamburger<br />
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