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To the 11th he saith he is a n … [ADD DATA]
To the 11th he saith he is a native and inhabitant of Cadiz and<br />
serves the sayd Santillana as a servant of his howse and merchant in his busines of trade<br />
and otherwise negatively.
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To the .17. he saith the ''John of Grace'' was taken in fight, videlicet<br />
the ''John of Grace'' fought with the English frigott that subdued<br />
her about 4 or 5 howres and that he this REndent was aboard the<br />
''Three Kings'' which shipp did not fight nor was taken in fight<br />
but after the fight was over, and that the sayd Santillana and Baldus<br />
were neither of them aboard eyther of the sayd shipps the tyme aforesayd.
To the .18.th he saith there did come 5 or 6 french shipps from<br />
Saint Malloes in Company with the ''three Kings'' and ''Saint John'' and were<br />
in Company of them when the ''Saphire frigot'' fought, but as for<br />
any Consortshipp, or Agreement made att Saint Mallo or elsewhere<br />
to fight the English if they mett them, this Rendent for his part<br />
neyther knoweth nor hath heard of any such matter And<br />
otherwise cannot depose
To the 19th he saith that the ''John de Grace'' and other 5 or 6 ffrench<br />
shipps fought with the ''Saphire frigott'' unedr the ffrench Colours<br />
and that the ''Sapphire frigot'' then wore the Colours of this Commonwealth<br />
and that the ''three Kings'' being forced so to do by the other shipps<br />
did for a shew shoot three or 4 gunnes, but att random and arr<br />
off from the ''Saphire frigot'', and did not fight att all nore wore the ffrench<br />
Colours but the Hamburgh Colours onely. And otherwise cannot depose
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