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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71000	Severall letters of great importance, and good successe lately obtained against the fellowship of Bristow, by Captain William Smith, Captain of His Majesties ship called the Swallow, now in service for the King and Parliament : and likewise the Lord Admiralls design upon Bristoll, and the Navy making ready there under the command of Sir Iohn Pennington.	Smith, William, Vice-Admiral.	1643 (1643)	Wing S2779; ESTC R13177	6,189	9

and ships as Pirats or sinck by their side And in the interim of this discourse the Swallow was come to Anchor on her broad side and then Captain Brooks desired me to certifie so much in writing to Captain Burley and while I went into the Cabine to write the Fellowship had cut her Cable and was under saile intending to run a shoare and being informed thereof by the Master we came out and I commanded the Gunner to give fire to a peece of Ordnance the which was done but within a Cable length the Fellowship came aground and in pursuit of her we cut and also came aground a little ahead of her and then I gave her two peeces of Ordnance whereupon Captain Burley appeared on the Poope and cried Captain hold hold then I commanded him a board who when he came told me he would deliver up the ship if I would promise on the faith of a Gentleman to set the Commanders and ships company on shoare or give them a double shallop to carry them to Bristol the which if I refused to doe he had left those on board would set the ship on fire then I replied unto him that burne she should for I was resolved not to part with any one man of them for I valued them more then I did the ship but in the meane time I had sent a letter to the Master ships company that if they would deliver up the other two Captains with their ship I did promise them all a free entertainment and that they should have their wages paid and all such goods as they could make appeare justly to belong to any of them upon the receipt of which letter the Master and Marriners did deliver up the ship without the losse or hurt of any one man God be praised only when the Hart Frigot parted from us to run a shoare we gave her an unhappy shot and killed two men and hurt one but Captain Nesson who commanded in her carried her eight miles up the River and ran her a shoare in a Creek but she was pursued by Captain Rew Williams and there was exchanged divers shot between them but Nesson ran away with most of his men and left her and the next day Captain Williams brought her off in which service the Gentleman doth crave his Lordships Protection Having perfected this service the next day I set sayle in pursuit of my Admirall to acquaint him with our proceedings and also that Bristoll was lost and the fleet is now repairing there to command out fleet wherein Sir Iohn Pennington is to come out Admirall that so we might use our best endeavours to nip these proceedings in the bud and having acquainted my Admirall herewith it is agreed on that forthwith we repaire to Milford to endeavour to get our ships want of victualls supplyed the which if we shall doe I hope God will enable us to perform some good service in the preventing of the comming out of that fleet either by inviting them to comply with us or else to destroy them in the Harbour And this is my Admiralls and our constant resolution if it shall please God to enable us with victualls to subsist on this Coast to which I doubt not but our God will give a blessing in that he hath been pleased to give such good successe in the surprising of one of their best ships as also the Friggot the which is a great encouragement to us and doubtlesse as great a disheartning unto them who seek their King and Countreys ruine endeavouring to upheld that Antichristian beast whom God hath said Must down to whose protection I commit you and take my leave and rest From aboard his Majesties Ship the Swallow making sayle for Milford Aug. 17. 1643. Your most loving Brother to serve you William Smith Noble Sir THe Character which Fame sounds in the eares of all men that come into the these parts of your worth and the good affection you and the rest of the Gentlemen of this County beare to the publike Cause whereon depends Gods glory the Kings honour and the peoples safety is a sufficient motive to enduce me to present these in discharge of the trust imposed which is to keepe a compliance with all His Majesties loyall subjects who in their refined judgements have made no divisions or distractions betweene the Kings Majesty and His great Councell the Parliment in England and to engage my life in defence and preservation of such Worthies is my duty in which I hope one day to appeare a loyall subject and a faithfull servant and if here I may doe my acceptable service I desire to receive your instructions with which to my power I shall not faile to comply I shal also desire you and the rest of the Gentlemen of this County to be pleased to send Hue and Cry to attach certaine wandring and Rebellious persons who were lately forced on the shore by the Expedition on this County it is thought some Priests and Iesuites were amongst them and that they have jewels and money the which I am informed they brought from Rochell in France were bound to the reliefe of the Rebels at Wexford in Ireland the apprehending of these dangerous persons may happily prevent great evils which otherwise may ensue and so every good man in discharging his duty to his God and his Countrey it may be a meanes to hasten a speedy composure of these sad tragicall distractions the which our good God in his mercy grant to whose protection I commit you and take my leave and rest August the 7. 1643 aboard the Swallow Your frind to serve you William Smith The Answer Allworthy Sir I Much rejoyce at your constant perseveration and good successe which I hope the Lord in his mercy will continue and my prayers and meanes shall not be wanting I have imparted your desire of supplying your wants of victuall unto the Gentlemen whose willingnesse I presume will not be wanting and this night I am assured to hear their answer which I hope wil give you reall content what lyes in my power to assist you I shall not be wanting being really to corroborate my protestation with my life and means not any way daunted with the poor flawes of ill fortune that hath lately befallen us God will not suffer his chosen to suffer in the superlative degree but greatly to chastise them lest they attribute too much to the arme of flesh God I hope make no doubt will make a period to these unnaturall civill Warres and our Religion Lawes Liberties preserved in their desired purity I desire to wait on you but reserve my selfe till I receive your commands in the interim I am your servant and present my service unto you and will remaine August 9 1643. Your friend to serve you Griffith White The Letter upon the same day Noble Sir SInce the last Letter I sent you this Post-noone I understand by an honest Gentleman who is as I am that Hayle

your now prisoner hath divulged in the presenee of some Gentlemen of quality of this County that the inhabitants of this County should not reape their Corne in case they did they should not enjoy it my desire is that you would be pleased to vouchsafe this courteous favour to examine and fish out the cause and ground of this report and withall if you find this to be true which cannot but prove prejudiciall the publike good that you would write a letter and direct it in generall to the Gentry of this County omitting particulars which I verily beleeve will turne the hearts of such who are now in the way of colapsing since the taking of unconstant Bristoll and unite their hearts with ours who are constant to the Cause I desire if your resolution comply with me which I doubt not of to hasten your Letter with all speed which I know will be very thankfully received and for my owne particular I shall and will remain your very loving friend to serve you Grissith White Most worthy Sir TO satisfie you and the Gentlemen of this County in the contents of your last unto me concerning the menacing speeches thundered out by Hayle and his Confederates that the Corn now on the ground should never be reaped by the Gentlemen and Commons of this County or if it were you should never enjoy it are I assure you only the Bravadoes of a proud insulting Enemy and grounded neither on judgement or religion for who but our only wise God can tell what shall be hereafter or what 2 day may produced and I am confident the Gentry of this County are not ignorant of the power of the Almighty that he is able to deliver as well by few as many as is manifested unto you by multitudes of examples in his revealed word wherefore to remove your feares the only comfort I can give you is this That in your Makers cause you would behave your selves as becometh good Christians and valiant Souldiers of Christ Iesus that you would gird on your swords muster your Forces put your selves in battell array and quit your selves like men putting your selves under Gods protection doubt not but his Divine Majesty is both able and also will deliver all those that put their confidence in him but without faith our Saviour would doe no miracles while he was here on the earth wherefore in confidence of his assistance there can be no greater manifestation of our faith then to engage our lives and estates in the maintenance of his cause which is the only meanes to preserve both And I beleeve that the Gentry of this County very well understand the condition of this warre and that it is no other then between Christ and Antichrist and that one day his Majesty will have great cause to acknowledge the fidelity of all such his loyall and obedient Subjects as have or do adhere unto his Majesty and his great Councell the Parliament of England in the suppressing of that Antichristian Rout who have now taken up armes to destroy the Protestant Religion the Kings honour and dignities the priviledges of Parliament and the liberties of the Subject in the preservation whereof the Parliament have been forced to take up Armes in which as I stand engaged I shall be ever ready to assist and comply with all such his Majesties loyall and faithfull Subjects so farre as God shall enable me and my abilities give me leave and in tender of my service herein to all the well-affected Gentlemen of this County I take my leave and rest Your faithfull Servant to be commanded in the service of God the King and Parliament William Smith FINIS