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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

Iohn Penington was very much discontented that they should ride so neare him with their Flags aloft but could not presently send unto them the wind and tyde being against them that should goe but at 5. a clock in the afternoone the tyde beginning to slack Captain Robert Slingsby and Captain Edward Popham was sent unto them to command them to take in their Colours And when they came to the Spanyards they were courteoussy entertained and delivered their message to which the Spanyards replyed as they had formerly done unto our vide-Vice-admirall viz. That they did expect as much liberty in the King of Englands Roads as the King of Englands ships had in their Harbors where they were suffered to weare their Colours without controll yet rather then that should breed any difference if our Admirals Instructions did reach so farre as to command in their Flags hee did intreat that our Admirall would be pleased to send them a Command in writing that he might shew it his Master at his returne and hee would presently obey his Command September 1639. and withall desired that hee might have leave to come into the Road for the better security of his Fleet about 7. at night they returned with this Answer Upon which Sir Iohn Penington resolved not to send them any thing in writing but gave order to those Captaines to goe againe abord of them betimes next morning to command them to doe their Obeysance unto his Majesty of England who was Admirall of all those Seas and to certifie them if they refused it that hee would come with his Fleet and compell them thereunto Vnto which purpose hee gave me Order at day light in the morning Munday 9. to goe abord of all the English Marchant ships great and small that were in the road to Command them to make ready to set Sayle to goe along with the Admirall if hee did wey and to assist him in what he should Command them to doe the which I did very early in the morning and in the meane time unmoored all our ships Captain Slingsby and Popham likewise followed their Command by day light But at halfe an houre past 7. a clocke our Admirall sent me after them with his Pinnesse to know the reason why their Flag was not stroke and why the Captaines did not returne to give him their Answer and in the meane time hee would get his Fleet and all the Marchant men loofe and turne it up towards the Spanyards for if there were any delay they should not have tyde enough to get to them We rowed away with all speed and when I came abord of the Admirall the Captain of the ship gave me entertainment and led me aft unto the Admirall who was in Councell with his other Captaines in the Gallery But comming into the Cabbin I found our two Captaines sitting there something discontent that they could not have their Resolutions unto whom I related my message upon which they both went into the gallery with me and shewed the Admirall wherefore I was sent they gave me civill entertainment and answered me that they would doe any thing that our Admirall should command them but said that they were writing to him Septemb. 1643. to the which I made no answer having no spanish but put the naile of my thumb to my teeth and gave a snap and said My Speech to the Spanish Admirall Nath o pre ell skeetoe bessee Lee pavilyon etterman notter naverros som preat a venae which is in English Strike your Flags otherwise our ships are ready to come towards you and shewed him our ships who were divers of them under sayle and would force him to strike And so I parted from them out of the Cabbin and made asmuch hast away as possible I could the wind being southerly with sayle and Oares we made good speed towards our ships yet before we were a mile from the Spanyards the Admirall tooke in his Flag and shot of a Piece of Ordnance over his Vice-admirall who likewise stroke his Flag and furl'd it and so did all the rest of the Ships that wore Colours And presently after they percelving the Hollands fleet under Callice cliffes making towards the Downes The Spanyards like men scared out of their wits albeit they had a windward tyde and might have got up all their Anchors before the Hollanders could get halfe Seas over or come neare them by 4 or 5 leagues the most of them like mad men cut their Cables in the halss and came into the Road and anchored to the Southwards off us the Admirals saluted us with 7 and 5 Pieces the Vice-admirals with 5 and 3 Pieces After which the Hollanders came all in and saluted us every Ship and anchored to the southwards off the Spanyards Munday 9. after which Sir Iohn Penington fearing that the Hollanders might attempt something upon them in the Road he sent me unto Admirall Tromp Admirall of the Hollanders to forwarne him from medling to attempt any thing in his Majesties road the which he promised me faithfully to obey yet for his better security to prevent any such attempt Sir Iohn sent to the Spanyards Captain Slingsby to command them to birth themselves to the Northwards off us unto which purpose Sir Iohn would give them his birth because there was not water enough for some of their ships to ride to the Northwards off him September 1639 if hee did not remove and assured them that hee would Ride with his Fleet between the Hollands fleet and them and gave Order to all his Fleet and all the English Marchant men that were in the road to birth themselves accordingly the which was performed by us When the tyde of Ebbe came on Tuesday morning but not so punctually as we desired by reason that many of the spanyards did not remove themselves after noone there came in 4. Tuesday 10. Hollands men of Warre more wherein was Vice-admirall De White that carried the Spanyards into Holland that they had taken as is aforesaid and left his owne Ship to bee repaired and was appointed another ship one of the best they had in the Road the Hollanders being in number 30. sayle of men of Warre At night there came a Packet from the Earle of Northumberland unto Sir Iohn Penington wherein there was mentioned that according to the Articles of Peace between his Majesty of England and the King of Spaine they might take 8. Dayes liberty to repaire or refresh themselves which time being expired they were to depart the Coast In the morning the Spanyards removed from amongst us and wee did birth all the Kings ships according to our intent and the Hollanders did all wey and tooke their births to the Southwards of us but after noone Admirall Tromp sent his Vice-admirall and Rereadmirall and some other Captaines to desire leave from Sir Iohn that some of their ships might ride to the Northwards of the Spanyards fearing that some of the

Spanyards might run away in the night Wednesday 11. to the which Sir Iohn made answer that the Channels were narrow and the nights darke so that hee was verily perswaded they could not nor would not put it to such a hazard as to goe that way yet he sayd that if so be that they did doubt of any such thing they might if they pleased send some of their Ships to ride to the Northwards in the mouth of the Gualls and likewise at the inner Channell betweene the Brakes and Quearns September 1639. and at the North sands head but to ride to the northwards of them in the Road hee would by no meanes condiscend unto it with which answer they return'd but did not send any Ships to the Northwards as aforesaid Towards night the Marquis Hamilton the Earle of Denby and Mr. Some of the Spanish ships missing Indimeon Porter and others came from London abord of Sir John and lodg'd there all the night the wind at W. S w. At day light in the morning the wind continuing wee did misse 13 or 14 sayle of the small Spanish ships that rode to the Northward of ns the which did trouble Sir Iohn Penington exceedingly Thursday 12. after noone the Lord Marquis and his Brother with the Earle of Denby rode away for London the Hollanders sent abord unto Sir Iohn to desire leave that they might ride to the northwards of the Spanyards the which he presently granted with an expression of sorrowfulnesse that the Spanyards had made such an escape 14 Sayle of them past by us and saluted us and birtht themselves to the best advantage to the northwards of the Fleet within lesse then musket shot of the Spany-rds In the morning by sun rising divers of the Rere-admirals of the Spanish fleet put out their Flags it being one of their Holidayes but wee shot a faire shot at the next Ship to us The 8 English ships camein with 2000 Spanish souldiers in them and presently they took in all their Flags after which the Exchange Capt. Wil. Browne and the Peregrene Peter Tatom of London Mr. and the Assur of Ipswich Isaac Bromwell Mr. and 5. other English ships came into the Downes with 2000 spanish souldiers in them the which they should have carried unto Duakirk the wind at W. S W. faire weather They were no sooner at an anchor but the Hollanders sent abord to Sir Iohn to complaine of their comming into the rode Our Admirall sent me presently to stay them all untill they had order from him to depart Friday 13 and he presently wrote a Packet up to the Lord Admirall for directions therein after noone the Admirall of the Spanyards sent unto Admirall Penington September 1639. to defire him to stay the Hollanders in the Rode two tydes after hee was gone with his Fleet who answered that he could not doe the Hollanders that injustice but did advice them to make all the speed that they could and get into Fl●nders before the winds came Easterly otherwaies they would have more enemies come out of Holland then they did expect The wind then blew stiffe at S W. by W. and at night westerly and so continued all night and all the day following this day Sir Iohn sent to invite Admirall Tremp to dinner with him to morrow the which hee modestly denied desiring excuse for his businesse was very great that hee was to looke after Towards night the wind southered and likely to prove foule weather Saturday 14. which caused me to doubt of the safety of the Spanyards they riding so thick and being very badly fitted with ground-tackle Amongst other discourse with Admirall Tromp he said that if the weather should storme up as it doth usually at this time of the yeare Admirall Tromps accompt made up what would become of the Spanish fleet Within short time the King of England would have all the Spanyards Guns the Countrey people would have the Ships and the Divell would have the men Meaning that they would all drive a shore if not worse As yet the 8. English ships with the Souldiers for the most part rode amongst the Hollanders Sir Iohn Penington sent to them to Command them to birth themselves to the Northwards of the Spanyards but some of them could not wey their anchors their men were so feeble with sicknesse and indeed there was many Sea-men sick in all the Spanish fleet Sunday 15. This day came the second Whelp from Dunkirk and Capt. Burley certified our Admirall that there was 13. sayle of the Spanish fleet arived there with 3000 men These were the Ships that ran away to the Northwards in the night which are formerly mentioned the wind being all this day between the SE and S. S E. which caused the Hollanders to rejoyce Monday 16. for with those winds they did expect more ayd Towards day-light on Munday the wind backt againe to S. S W. September 1639. and Three small Hollands men of War came in who were part of a Fleet of 20 sayle most of them great ships 20 Sayle of Hollands men of War more came in who had amongst them besides their Seamen 1000 choise Souldiers to be put into these ships that were heere which Fleet came all in that night and the next morning they being now 50 sayle and the Spanyards as many Before day there came a Packet to our Admirall wherein the Lord Admirall sent word that divers of his Majestis ships were fitting up at Chatham and 6 Merchant ships at London and would very suddenly bee downe with him in the meane time hee gave him order to stay all the English ships that were in the Road and all that should come into the road either outwards or homewards bound to assist him if any occasion should be for it Vpon which our Admirall gave me a warrant to stay all the English in the road if they had 12 Pieces of Ordnance or upwards and I found but 10 of that force the names whereof and the Commanders names were as followeth viz. The William and Ralph Iames Flawes Mr. having 18 Pieces of Ordnance From Zant. The Hope of London William Iope Mr. with 16 Pieces of Ordnance bound to Plimouth The Anne Bonaventure of London William Spencer Mr. 24. Pieces of Ordnance The Speedwell of London Benjamin Peters Mr. with 25 Pieces of Ordnance The Iohn and Thomas of London Diggory Man Mr. with 22 Pieces of Ordnance All 4. bound for Plimouth to load Pilchers Thomas Clarke Mr. of the Leopard of London with 20 Pieces of Ordnance bound to Maligo Iohn Flowers Mr. of the Dorset of London Marchant ships taken up with 18 Pieces of Ordnance bound for Summer Istands Iohn Flowers Mr. of the Golden Eagle of London with 22 Pieces bound for Barbary Richard Deane Mr. September 1639. of the Mary of London with 16 Pieces of Ordnance bound for the Canaries The Martha of London Tho Wiliams Mr. with

hearty thanks but withall did complaine of a Hollands Frigot that was amongst their Fleet yesterday towards night and they fearing her to be a Fier-ship shot a Musket at her and demanded whether they would lay him abord or no to which the Hollanders replyed that he would be abord of him in the morning Upon which Sir Iohn sent me abord of the Hollanders to inquire wherefore he should threaten to be abord the Spaniards in the morning I was no sooner come into the Cabbin to Admiral Tromp but he began to complaine of that very busines saying that heand his Vice-Admiral and some other of his Captains before Sun-setting The last night went in one of his Frigots to view the strength of the Spanish Fleet and as they past amongst them one ship shot a Musket shot through the Frigots Misson not far above his Head and his other Captains upon which saith he I sent one of my Captains in my Shallop abord of the Spaniard and at his Ships side told the Captaine that he had broken the liberty of his Majesty of Englands Road by shooting at him and withall threatned that upon that Breach they would be abord of them in the morning but said he I did it but to scare them for he never had any such intent for he would not as he had divers times promised attempt any thing upon them without givingour Admirall notice thereof and said then he hoped that he would doe his best for us to the which I demanded whether that he meant his best and his worst against them ●●th he answered me God forbid that I should say so for that were a kinde of challenging the King of England in his owne Road Monday I pray you said he mistake not my meaning for my English is not very good and I speak in our Dutch phrase to doe the best for us my meaning was that you would shoote over us Admirall Tromp cleareth himself of a miscoustruction of a word that he speak and to hit us to which I replyed that his meaning was otherwise interpreted yesterday by our Vice-admirall for they understood it as a challenge that we should doe our best and our worst and as I thought our Admirall had sent up a packet of it unto his Majesty or the Lord Admiral upon which he did vow and protest that he did never mean any such thing and the Dutch Audient of Callis that was abord with him did averre the same with which Message I returned but Admirall Tromp was very much perplexed at it and desired the Audient above said and some other Gentlemen and Captains that he had abord with him for to come abord unto our Admiral to clear that aspersion which was laid upon him the which they performed and gave Sir Iohn very good satisfaction therein and did according to their request send up an other packet to cleare this mistake or misconstruction of his words After noone the Lord of Suffolk being Lord Warden of the sinck Ports came to our ships side and afterwards Rowed round about all the Fleet and returned to Dover the Winde still continuing Easterly by which meanes those Ships that we expected from London and Chatham could not come unto us October 1639 In the morning the wind at E The Spaniards 〈◊〉 missing b. N. Don Corolus sent one of his Captains abord unto Sir Iohn to complain that his Sattee was taken out of the Road last night Sir Iohn answered him that the fault was their owne for to Ride with such a small Vessell so far from their Fleet for an Adviser as he conceived should ride closse by the Admiral and likewise said that he could not look after every one of their Vessels yet thus much he would doe for them if they could heare that she were put into any Harbour in England he would be a meanes that she should be stayed and kept for them Before noone the Earle of Holland and divers other Lords came abord and dined with Sir Iohn The packet Boat rifled by one of the Hollanders Sir Iohn was advertised from Dover that one of the Hollands Fleet had searched and rifled his Majesties Packet Boat but could not name the Captaine that did it Sir Iohn sent presently unto the Hollands Admiral to know how they durst presume to do it who did utterly disclaim it and presently gave it under his Hand October 1. 1639. that he had given strict order unto all his Fleet in general that no man should interrupt or medle with the Packet-boat and that if so be that we could bring him the Captains name we should see that he would severly punish him Friday with which answer return'd after dinner the Lords went all abord of the Dutch Admiral who entertained them with 11. pieces of Ordnance Teusday gave them 21. pieces of Ordnance at their parting from him after that they went aboard of Don Lopus de Oquendo and had some short conference with him and when they parted from their ships the chief Admiral gave them seaven pieces of Ordnance and the other nine Pieces Afternoone Mr. Vandewalle and Mr. Masse two Dover Merchants came to complaine of a French Frigot that lay off and on the South Forland and did take all Vessels that past too and fro upon which Sir Iohn sent the Ro-bucke to ply too and fro there I have formerly mentioned that our Admirall did divers times invite the Admirall of the Hollanders abord of him but as yet have not mentioned that he had as often invited the Spanish Admirall by Captain Robert Slingsby who had their language very perfect but for certaine he was as often invited as the Dutch and at length came one day abord of us but did not stay half an houre gave our Admirall a Spanish complement and parted from him to whom we gave 11. Pieces of Ordnance and the next day Sir Iohn Penington our Admirall gave him the like visit and he gave him some Ordnance at his parting but how many or on what dayes of the moneth these invitations and visits were I took no certaine notice in my Diurnall In the morning very faire weather the wind at N. E. a packet came from the Lord Admiral to continue the Merchants ships untill farther order albeit that he had formerly given order for their discharge Sir John sent me abord of them all to cause them to birth themselves neere unto their severall Squadrons the which was performed with all expedition 23. October 1639. When the Tyde of flood came likewise all the Hollanders that were to the Southwards of us set faile and stood off and tack't and most part of them Anchored to the Northwards of the Spaniards only some few Birtht themselves a Seabord off us which caused us to doubt that the Hollanders would suddainly fall on upon their Enemies of which Sir Iohn gave the Spaniards notice by Captain Slingsby likewise I was sent abord of the Hollander to

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 BVRRELL Gent. OR A Narrative of all the Principall Passages which were Trans-acted in the Downes in the Year 1639. Betweene ANTONIO DE OQVENDO 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 Unserviceable and in a like Condition with the Spanish Fleet. When GOD ordaines his Lights to shine There 's little need of Thine or Mine LONDON Printed by T. FORCET Septem 4. 1649. dwelling in Old Fish-street TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE COVNCELL OF STATE for ENGLAND and JRELAND ANDREWES BURRELL Gent. Humbly presents this insuing Narrative or Journall of all the Memorable Passages which were acted in the Downes when the great Fleet of Spanyards were vanquished by the Hollanders in the Year 1639. Right Honourable IT is now more then five yeares since I first Complained of the sluggish and unserviceable condition of Englands Navie In which Time there hath been wasted by Mr. Greenes Accompt to guard the Seas as he calls it Seventeen hundred seventy five Thousand 600 and 10 Pounds or thereabouts But the Seas are not Guarded and which is worse the Honour of the Seas is lost and shamefully lost The truth is for want of Victuall and other due Incouragements that is for want of their Thirds This Journall shewes You how those great Ships were Incountred dissipated and destroyed by the Hollanders though Englands Royall Navie endeavoured seriously to protect and defend them With these Spectacles you may see cleerly that Great sluggish Ships mann'd with Land-men are not serviceable for this State That fleet of Spanish Ships was much greater in Number Tonnes Men and Ordnance then Englands Navie is or ever was but Maugre their Greatnesse and Number That Fleet was Incountred and in a few houres scattered and Confounded by the Hollanders in their small Ships for excepting some few which of late yeares they have fondly framed in Imitation of the English Navie that is for Countenance All their Men of war are small Ships and doe carry but one Tyre of Ordnance I say in a few houres they so confounded the Great Spanish Ships that scarce one of ten Returned into Spayne In this Great and memorable Fight some of the Spanish Ships were Burnt some were Sunck and some were taken The rest runne a-shore or runne away This Ship wa● not much lest in burthen th●● the Royall So versigne and in their flight the great Great Admirall of Portugall having 1100 Men and 70 Pieces of Ordnance was in part Blowne up and her remaines burnt to Ashes shee was not able to defend her selfe much lesse to offend others If you compare the Spanish Armado which came into England in the yeare 1639. To that which came against England in the yeare 1588. Your Honours will find many Ships in Oquendoes fleet of farre Greater force then any of the Galeons or Galleasses which were so much admired by the Spanyards and by some fooles in England when their Invincible Armado was Honourably Incountred and put to flight Here followeth a Comparison by an Antiparalell discovering the difference of Two famous Sea-fights c. Viz. VVHen the English Navie first encountred the Spanish Armado in the yeare 1588. The English Navic consisted of 23 great Ships and 37 small Ships When Van Tromp first encountred D●n Antonio de Oquendo in the yeare 16 9. His Fleet consisted of 17 Ships and Frigats and there was but 3 of the 17 which carried two Tyres of Ordnance all the rest were Ships of the fourth ranke in Englands Navie or Ships of lesse force VVHen the Spanish Armado first encountred Englands Navie in the yeare 1588. The Spanish Armado consisted of 91 great Ships 4 Galleasses and 59 small Ships When Don Antonie de Oquendo first encountred Van Tromp His Fleet consisted of 66 great Ships fortified with One thousand nine hundred twenty and foure Pieces of Ordnance And besides his Seamen hee had Ten thousand Land-men in his Fleet. Here note That when Van Tromp did first fight with the Spanyards it was upon a Retreat as J may call it which hee durst not attempt untill he had tryed what his Ships would doe for him That is hee durst not fight with them untill he knew by experience that his Ships were nimbler then the Spanish Ships So that if hee were worsted he might run from them as indeed hee did when he stayed for the 9. Ships which were at Dunkirk which Ships soone after came to him in the Night as you have it in the 5. page of this Journall Here you see that nimble Ships are the Ships which must performe the desired service In the last and greatest Fight which was in the yeare 1588. The Spanish Armado consisted of One hundred 48 Ships In the last and greatest Fight which was in the yeare 1588. Englands two Fleets being met consisted of One hundred and 30 Ships In the story of 88. The foure Galleasses are much admired because each of them carryed fifty Pieces of Ordnance In Oquendoes Fleet two of the five Admiralls carried 136 Pieces of Ordnance which according to Proportion did much exceed the Galleasses In 88. There was but 64 Galleons 4 Galleasses and 23 great Hulkes all the rest were Petaches Carrovels and Victuallers which were of so small force that in the Story there is no mention of any service done by them In 88. There was but one Galleasse and one other Ship fired a shore in all the Fight In 39. There was Sixty sixe great Ships fortefied with Ninety five Pieces of Ordnance more then all the Galleons did carry in 1588. and they were the strength of that Armado In 39. There was 26 great Ships forc't a-shore whereof the Vice-Admirall of Spaine with 56 Pieces of Ordnance was one In 88. There was but 6. considerable Ships taken In 39. There was 12 considerable Ships taken In 88. There was not one Ship burnt In 39. There was eight great Ships burnt In 88. There was not one Ship blowne up In 39. The great Admirall of Portugall with a 1100 Men and seventy Picces of Ordnance was blowne up In 88. There was not one English ship lost In 39. Van Tromp did loose one of his greatest Ships In 88. The English and Hollanders fought against the Spanyards In 39. The English and Spanyards fought against Van Tromp This memerable Service was performed by MARTIN VAN TROMP Admirall for the States of Holland in the yeare 1639. The Fight was maintained valiantly by the Dutch and give the Divell his due some of the Spanyards deserved no lesse Commendation This memorable Service was performed by MARTIN VAN TROMP Admirall for the States of Holland in the yeare 1639. The Fight was maintained valiantly by the Dutch and give the Divell his due some