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A96360	A memorable sea-fight penned and preserved by Peter VVhite one of the IIII. masters of attendance in Englands navie. (Never before now,) published for the good of Englands common-wealth, by Andrevves Burrell. Gent. Or, a narrative of all the principall passages which were trans-acted in the Downes, in the year, 1639. betweene Antonio Oquendo, Admirall of the Spanish Armado, and Martin Van Tromp, Admirall for the states of Holland. Wherein (by a similary illustration) Englands (present) sluggish navie is proved to be unservicable, and in a like condition with the Spanish fleet.	White, Peter, Master of attendance in the Navy.; Burrell, Andrewes.	1649 (1649)	Wing W1800; Thomason E572_19; ESTC R206172	44,084	61

had no other then his general instructions which is without limitation for to fall upon his enemies whersoever he found them not exempting any road or place but as yet they had no resolution to medle with them in this road neither would he shoot one shot at his Enemy before he gave our Admirall notice by a Letter but to promise to stay three dayes after he could not doe that for he could not answer it unto his Masters the States for they were at a great charge having now at this present 100. and three Saile of men of Warre and sixteene fire-Ships and now the Winter coming on if he should neglect the first opportunity it might so happen that he should not have the like in a moneth or a longer time that that great charge would lye heavy upon their Country October 28. and might cause him to loose his life amongst the tumultuous Commonalty at his returne wherefore he could not nor would not engage his promise in that kind with which answer we returned upon which our Admirall writ a packet to his Majesty and the Lord Admirall Monday 7 th wherein the Answer of Admirall Tromp was mentioned and also a request to them to be graciously pleased to send down some instructions how farre we should proceed or engage our selves in the quarrell if they should fight in the road which packet was signed by Sir Iohn Penington and his Vice-Admirall and five other Captains Sir Iohn sent his Lieutenant with a Packet to the King and our Lievtenant Thomas Penington Nephew to our Admirall was sent expresse with it who was to bring an Answer thereof and to that purpose rode post to the Lord Admiral and upon receipt thereof the Lord Admirall went presently to Windsor to the King where they agreed upon an Answer In the morning very faire weather ●uesday 8. the winde at East afternoone came a packet to discharge another of the Merchants ships called the Blessing The rest of ●●e Marchants ●●●ps dischar●●d and therein the Lord Admirall left it unto Sir Iohns discretion whether he would detaine or discharge the rest who taking into consideration that the Merchants had been a long time hindred and their strength of small concernment and the wind being faire discharged them all only the Exchange The Hollan●●rs intended 〈◊〉 fight Captaine William Browne who brought Soldiers from Spaine The winde the next morning was at North west the Admirall of the Dutch and divers of his Fleet set saile whereupon our Admirall sent Capt. Slingsby to the Spaniards to prepare to defend themselves and we hove out both our Top-sailes and were ready with all our Fleet to attend on the Hollanders and to assist the Defendants but the Spaniards rodestill fast moored albeit Capt. Slingsby advised him to get his Fleet loose and rather to put it to a Sea-sight than to be burnt at an Anchor who answered that if they would goe to Sea twenty of them to twenty of his ships he would fight with them Wednesday 9 but he held it not fitting with his fifty ships to put out of the Road to fight with a hundred Saile of his Enemies and where he rode in the King of Englands road he thought himself secure and therfore he resolved not to stirre but before noone the winde shifted Easterly againe so that the hollanders anchored againe and did not begin with them as they did intend as we were afterwards informed they would if the winde had continued Northerly for the Hollands Admirall was fitted for fight having taken downe all things Our Lieutenant returned even his Bed-sted and Table out of his Cabbin divers Noblemen came abord this day to visit our Admirall who went all ashore in the Evening at which time our Lievtenant came againe with a Packet from London in the morning the wind Easterly our Admirall called a Councell afterwards sent Capt. Henry Stradling and Capt. October 1649 Richard Feelding and Capt. Iohn Hall unto the Dutch Admirall for to certifie him that bythe Packet that our Admirall received the last night by his Lievtenant his Majesty did promise to come from Windsor to London within foure dayes after the date of the Packet from whence he would send Order and appoint a certaine day for both their Fleets to depart the road the which message did cause Van Tromp greatly to rejoyce and withall did wish that the time were come that they might make an end of the businesse for he had a great deale of trouble and vexation and it would increase dayly upon him if their stay were long upon it for divers of his Ships within short time would bee out of victuall c. About noone the winde being at E. by N. one William Thomas came into the Road with his Hoy 500 Barrels Powder came downe to the Spanyards who had abord of him five hundred barrels of Powder and other provisions for the Spaniards and anchored neer unto their Admiral and came abord of Sir Iohn with his Boat to inquire for the Earl of Newports the Master of the Ordnance men that were come downe in a light Horseman for to deliver the Powder to the Spaniards and without them he could not deliver it this light Horseman and the men had been abord of us in the morning but left no word whither they went but Sir Iohn did expect that they had been abord of the Spanish Admirall but being that they were not there he willed him to goe and attend abord of his Hoy and he would send his 2. Boats to looke for them and found them at length Thursday 10 100 taken in who went presently abord to the Spanish Admirall and delivered 100 barrels of Powder but the night came on and the wind increased which made a little popling Sea so that the Spaniards put off the taking out of the rest untill the morning which might have been all taken out and disposed of before night had the Earl of Newports men attended as they should have done upon so weighty a busines as that was which did much discontent our Admirall the Hollands Admirall had birtht himselfe to the N. Eastwards of the Spaniards and his Vice-Adm rall and Reare-Admirall with 30. of their best men of Warre and 3. Fire-ships Birtht themselves to the N. Eastwards of us In the morning at 4 of the clock the wind at N. N. W. Foggie weather we did heare a piece of Ordnance to the N. N. Eastwards of us the which we tooke to be a warning Piece from the Hollands Admirall for all his Fleet to prepare themselves for the Fight which proved according to our expectation for at day-light most of the Hollanders had their Top-sailes out ●riday 11. The Hollan●●●s set sayle to 〈◊〉 the wether the Span●●rds and their sheats hauld home whereupon our Admirall called a Councell and we with all our Fleet made preparation and tore downe all our borded Cabbins betweene the Decks