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A96605	An exact narrative of the affection, services, sufferings, and expences of Capt. Reeve Williams; both at sea and land for the advantage of the publique interest of the Common-wealth of England; from the beginning of the late vvarre to this present: humbly tendered unto the consideration of His Excellency the Lord General Cromwell, and all other persons of honour and ingenuity, whom it may or shall concerne.	Williams, Reeve, Capt.	1653 (1653)	Wing W2753A; ESTC R231728	13,238	24

in England ruin'd by the Enemie together with the visible necessity lay upon him to supply the said Garrison with men in lieu of those of the Lord Inchequeens which were to march to their Regiment at Cork reduced him to so great a necessity against which he could see no visible possibility of obtaining reliefe from the Parl. or Com. of Safety in one case or other that he which but few moneths before was able and resolved to set forth to Sea in the publique service with four men of Warre a Gally and two Brigandines was hereby so disenabled that he was forced to sell a Considerable part thereof only reserving to himselfe the Mermaid and the two Brigandines entire which having effected and knowing the time nigh expiring wherein the Lord Inchequeens men were to returne to their Regiment and seeing little likelyhood of gaining any thing from the Parliament or Com of safety that might conduce to the seasonable and effectuall settlement of the said Garrison and Isle by reason of the daily encrease of new troubles he was forced at his owne charge to send his Brother Captain John Williams into Wales to raise and transport 30. men to engarrison the said Island and to furnish them with all necessary supplyes that might enable them to secure the same which work he sodainly effected and arrived there in due time the Lord Inchequeens men being called off and the charge thereof committed to him immediatly whereupon the Lord Inchequeen Revolted from his obedience to the Parliament By which meanes to the forementioned troubles a new one was added and that of a much greater concernment for by this revolt of the Lord Inchequeen's the said Island of Cape Cleere was in danger to be lost as to the Parliamen Whereupon waving all other concernments hee addressed himselfe to the then Committee of Safety and laid before them the consideration of the place with all the advantages that by the security thereof would accrew to the publique but could obtaine nothing but a single Order to enable him to take care thereof and a promise of necessary supply although to this day he never received any But being engaged to improve his utmost abilities to preserve the said Island and finding no possibility of obtaining any recruit either of Men Provisions Armes Ammunition or Cloaths his own estate being nigh ruined and the Island no way able to resist the power of the Enemy he immediatly dispatched complementall letters to the Lord Inchequeen to amuse and divert him from designing or attempting any thing against the same Immediatly whereupon having first obtained a letter from the Committee of the Admiralty to Captain Crowder Admirall of the Irish Seas that he should contribute his utmost assistance in securing the said Island and having also with some difficulty obtained an Order from the Committee of the Navy for the payment of 400l in course from Sir Henry Vane then Treasurer as satisfaction for the victualling of his two Ships the Helena and Mermaid but no ready money being to be had thereon he was necessitated to take up 200l upon Bottomry for which he paid 350l as principall and adventure for 8. months 100l upon specialty in London and 150l in Bristoll so great was his charge in victualling and procuring 60. Seamen besides Soldiers by him taken up to be employed in the said service Being by the extraordinary appearance of God enabled to passe through all these difficulties and out at Sea in the Mermayd a dangerous combination was set on foot by some ill-affected persons officers in the said Ships who designed to cary the Ships to Illford Sluce where the revolted Ships then lay but the same was through mercy discovered and prevented and the offenders seized and secured in the Parliament Garrison at Tenby in Wales From whence as soon as a supply could be got to answer the number of the forementioned Conspirators he set sayle for Ireland and in few dayes arrived before the harbor of Kinsale where coming to an Anchor without command he writ another letter to the Lord Inchequeen therein intimating that according to his former letters he was come upon the coast of Ireland with only one Ship with which he was Commissioned to take upon the Irish by the Parliament which service he was necessitated for 6. months to undertake as well to repayre his fortunes ruined by the Irish as to recover a cosiderable summe of money due to him for former service and therefore desired his Lordship to take no notice of him for that time but command the delivery of a Brigantine by him built and remaining in harbour and that he might have provision for his money for which favour he should remaine setting aside the aforesaid necessity his Lordships most faithfull and obedient servant c. With which Letter the Lord Inchequeen was so fully satisfied that he not onely ordered the Governour of Kinsalle but all the other English Garrisons to let Capt Williams have what he desired for his money and his Brigantine was sent out accordingly with which he immediately set sayle to Cape Cleere where arriving his Brother and Officers came aboard him to whom he gave suitable instructions how to manage their businesse competent supplyes to enable them thereto and exchange of Soldiers for feare of deficiencie or combination together with an assurance of not onely frequent Visits but Supplyes as necessity should require Having thus secured the Island he sayled toward the River of Limbrick where hee took a small Prize which in his returning to Cape Cleere was lost by foule weather Soone after he met with a Dutch ship laden with Merchants goods and bound for Limbrick which he resolved to secure in Bristol but Providence ordered it otherwise as by the sequel may appeare and that dispen fation which he thought to be of a destructive tendencie proved the onely meanes of the preservation of the said Island For Sailing along the Coast the wind being at N. N. West betwixt Kinsale and the River of Corke in the faire way the Tide being very low and his Prize ahead some few Ships length she struck her Rudder against a Rock but went over without any considerable detriment but Cap Williams sayling speedily after before ever they could by weasle Gunne or other signall give notice his Ship drawing more water struck so violently that 7. foot of one side of her Keele was broke off and had she not been a very strong Ship she had sunk down right but with much labour the Pump kept her swimming however he was forced to stand for Kinsale where comming to an Anchor as formerly without Command and not suffering any boat to come aboard him for feare of discovering his necessity he writ againe to my Lord Inchequeen and in four dayes obtained an Order to come into Port to enjoy security there with liberty to put his prize to sale and assurance that he should be free to dispose of himselfe and affaires at his owne discretion

all which losses and hazards he sustained for no other cause but his constant adherence to and advancement of the interest of Parl. from whom as a reward and encouragement he received a promise of reparation Being disabled in his estate as aforesaid he resolved neverthelesse to engage againe according to his ability In order to which with the assistance of some friends he built a Frigot with 32. Oares with which he re-took the Scout Frigot formerly lost sunk the Frigot called The Cavalier of Bristoll that infested the Western coast especially Weymouth also a Frigot of S. Mallowes which continually supplyed the Kings party with Arms and Ammunition After which and severall other services done for the Publique he returned to London where residing some small time and finding the power of the enemy at Sea increasing he againe cast himselfe upon Providence and with three Ships viz. the Mermaid the Warspite and the Increase fitted victualled and mann'd upon his own accompt he set out to Sea and being outward bound in Bolloign Roade he tooke the Charles Frigot belonging to Sir Nicholas Crispe which had long infested the Coast of Kent and done much mischiefe to the Parliaments friends which Frigot was also added to his Squadron and a Commission obtained for her soon after ranging in the Chanell he took the Princes Dogger-Boat a vessell of eight Gunns laden with provisions for Pendennis fort and a packquet directed to Sir Nicholas Crispe which being transmitted to the State he steered toward the Coast of Ireland as well to prevent supplyes consigned to the Irish from other Nations as to make his purchase upon them Where arriving on the South West part of Munster at Barnet Shillock he immediatly landed some men and forcing the Irish to retire to the mountains he seiz'd upon a Magazine of the enemies consisting of a good quantity of Powder Match Beere Aqua vitae Salt Salmon c. all which he carried on board without any losse notwithstanding the opposition of 120. Muskettiers lodg'd in an adjacent thicket that endeavoured to prevent the same the said Ambuscado being forced to retreat to a Village from whence they were beaten also and the Village Plundred Burnt and destroyed together with the Magazine thereunto belonging after which he retired to his Ship without the losse of any one man so great was the mercy of God in his preservation From hence he sayled into the Bay of the Bantery having a designe on the Town of Dingle de Couch but understanding it had been newly sacked by Admirall Moulton he went to Anchor in the sound of the Blasketts where hareing that a Flemish Ship was that day gone into the said Town of Dingle he presently sent the Warspite and the Increase to attempt the bringing her out which was accordingly performed with much gallantry by Captain Southwood and Captain Falconer in despight of 500. small shot that lined the banks and endeavoured but in vain to Impede them With this prize being the first taken upon that Coast he steered to Kinsale where arriving the Lord Broghill then Commander in chiefe of the Parliament Forces in Munster being in great necessity used some arguments to induce him to sell part of the prize there for ready money and to supply him therewith by which the Soldiers would be releeved and he being thereby enabled to take the field the interest of Parl. would be greatly advanced with which he complyed as not holding his own interest any way compatible when the publick was in ballance as an evidence whereof he sold all or the greatest part of the best goods for ready money supplyed him therewith and received Bills charged upon the Parliament upon which accompt there remaines to this day unsatisfied 3331. The forementioned services and evidences of his Faith and affection so much to the knowledge of the Parliament by representations from severall places so far prevailed that a Commission was sent him from the Committee of the Admiralty to be Commander in chief of the aforesaid Squadron and all such other Ships as he could set out or procure to joyne with him which Ships were to follow his directions whereupon hearing that the enemy was fortifying in the Isle of Cape Cleere which being known to the Lord Inchequeen also who was newly arrived there and perceiving the evill consequence thereof sent Cap Williams a Commission to land thereon with desire if possible to force the enemy out and to secure the same for the service of the Parl. which he accordingly effected without the losse of one man the enemy being forc'd to surrender upon quarter and promise of Transport to the maine Land leaving all their Armes Ammunition and Spoile behind them which booty being most in Cattle and valued at 250. l. was equally divided amongst the Marriners Captain Williams disbursing the money and retaining the Cattle there for the better support of the place Having reduc'd the said Island as aforesaid and took an exact view thereof and finding the same although of a small value in respect of it self yet very considerable to the State as lying convenient to secure or prejudice the Southern and Westerne trade he first put in 35. able Seamen to secure the Castle who remained therein untill he had procured it to be engarrisoned with a Lieutenant and 46. Soldiers of the Lord Inchequeens Army which were maintained at his own charge soon after he repayred the Castle and furnished it with suitable provisions of all sorts to his great expence not doubting but when upon examination it should appear what prejudice the Parliament would have sustained had the enemy possessed the same he should have received ansvverable satisfaction for his said services and expences The Island being setled he againe put to Sea and took the Ship Cat of Rotterdam laden with Salt and Tobacco of which he made a man of Warre and added her to his Squadron but ranging to and fro upon the Irish coast for security of that Channell all the Parliaments Ships being called off the winter growing on and having by stresse of weather lost the Charls and Increase Frigots he with the Mermaid and Warspite returned for England leaving the Cat on that Coast who soone after took in the River of Limbrick a considerable prize but he himselfe in England they carryed her into Kinsale and imbezel'd most of the goods so that little advantage accrewed thereby In which services successively there is due to him for victualling 620l from the State as may appeare by Bills signed by the Commissioners of the Navy But the best services many times receive the least recompence or respect as may appeare by the subsequent part of this Narrative for Capt Williams his necessitated residence in England to procure from the Parl. the performance of their engagements to him their non-payment of the 333. l. due upon the Lo Broghills Bills nor the 620. l. due for victualling as aforesaid the charge of his Garrison in Cape Cleere his family and friends