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Memoirs of the most remarkable enterprises and actions of James Duke of York, Albany, and Ulster
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1681
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Charles till six at Evening No sooner had the General espied his Highness Yacht but he went out in his Barge to meet him the Royal Banner being all the while vailed till he was aboard When his Highness came into the Ship the Soldiers gave three several shouts and all the great Guns in the Royal Charles which from that time to the Queens entrance had been silent proclaimed his Welcome After which several ships of the Fleet paid him their salutes Being conducted to her Majesties Cabbin he was placed in a Chair on her right hand where after several expressions of Joy for her Majesties happy Arrival on the Coast of England and having presented his Majesties high Respects to as exceeding Affection to her his Royal Highness took his leave to retire himself to his Yacht for that night and the next morning Sir Joseph Douglas was agoin dispatcht to the King in the illustrious company of the said Duke of Ormond and the Earls but was forced to Tide it thence and sometimes lay at Anchor and could not reach Portsmouth till the Evening Anno 1663. At the beginning of November the DUKE of YORK Lord High-Admiral of England going towards his Charge at Portsmouth having received a Gracious farwel from his Majesty in a short while after he went aboard and joyned with the Prince Rupert and Earl of Sandwich so that it was no easie thing to unlock the Narrow Seas But the Action beween the English and Dutch Fleets at home being but little the DUKE of YORK finding that the Netherlands had laid up their Ships and that there was no need of keeping so great a Navy abroad with all his Train on the seventh of September arrived at White-hall leaving a considerable number of stout Vessels under the Conduct of the Earl of Sandwich having before his departure by a Speech which he made them inspired the Seamen with Resolution chearfully to obey the commands of their Admiral in whatever Enterprize he should have further Order to prosecute In the same and following year the Hollanders preparations for War being open and publick therefore the King journied from Port to Port to hasten out his Fleet as also by his presence to to encourage the Seamen that by the 25th of March ending the year 1664. The Fleet was magnificently prepared with all necessary Provision being ready to receive their Admiral the DUKE of YORK who some days before went very early in the Morning to his Charge attended with divers eminent and honourable Voluntiers Anno 1665. In the War with Holland the DUKE of YORK impatient of their stay resolved to give 'um a visit upon their own Coasts and accordingly with 114 Sail made for the Texel within five Leagues whereof he came to an Anchor some of the Fleet venturing within two Leagues of the Shore where the DUKE took a full View of the Dutch Ships Some few days after they shewed themselves just before the mouth of the Harbour to the great amazement of the People ashore Nor did the English forsake their Stations for a long Season being now encreased to 120 Sail which made the Hollanders erect Beacons all along the Coast of Holland from the Texel to the Maes to give notice upon any Attempt of Landing The DUKE did stay longer than he intended partly in expectation to draw the Dutch to an Engagement partly by reason of cross winds and harie weather Among many Fogs there happened one for the Hollanders good for the DUKE having commanded three Frigats out of his own Squadron and four out of the White and Blew to try if they could meet with any Holland Merchant men returning toward the Vly the Fog was so great that only the three first could Sail. Had not this Fog prevented the whole Fleet had fallen into the hands of the English however ten Sail were taken laden with Wine and Brandy only one West-India-ship of good value another from Lisbon and the last English Vessel taken by them before in the Soundings there were afterwards at times fourteen or sixteen more taken and eight or nine run aground which was the fatal account the Hollanders had of their Burdeaux-Fleet this year Anno 1672. Then the DUKE returning from the Fleet to London put an end to all expectations of any considerable Actions at Sea in this aforesaid year Anno 1673. The DUKE met the Dutchess of Modena about the latter end of November in that year the arriving at Dover in order to her intermarriage with his Highness and some few days after coming from Gravesend to London by water was by his Majesty and divers of the Nobility met in Barges upon the River and so conducted to White-Hall where after her Royal Highness had been received in the most obliging and kind manner by her Majesty she was Conducted to St. James's within few days after their Royal Highnesses gave Audience to the French Portugal Swedish and Danish Embassadors as likewise to the Residents of Venice and Newburg who all went to Compliment them upon their late Marriage Since the Discovery of the Popish-Plot his Highness hath resided much in Scotland Further Fitz-Harris going to take his leave of Father Gough an English-Priest at Paris the said Gough affirming in Discourse that the DUKE of YORK was a Catholick Fitz Harris requiring of him how long the DUKE had been a Catholick he Answered the Queen-Mother had made him so Mr. Dugdale in his Information given before the House of Commons relateth that one Francis Evers a Jesuite telling him it might not be long before they might expect good times for that the DUKE of YORK having declared himself a Roman-Catholick had given a good assurance to the Pope besides being a Prince of that Resolution c. that if ever he made any engagement he would never revoke it which gave them great hopes of dispersing the dark Clouds of Heresy as by them called He not only having engaged himself solemnly to them for the establishing of their Religion but also that he would restore them to all their Church-Lands and other priviledges taken from their Church formerly But from several private Gentlemen as well as Priests he gives an account that he heard it debated at several of their private Meetings what the DUKE of YORKS pleasure was that as he had given them an assurance of his part they should not be negligent to do theirs and that they should be in all readiness with all necessaries when the King should dye to assist him against the Protestants Again the aforesaid person relateth that he being in Company with Mr. Evers pressed of him to know the Reason why they should kill Sir Edmundbury Godfrey Mr. Evers told him that the DUKE of YORK had sent a Message to Coleman after he was taken that he should not Confess any thing he returned the DUKE an Answer back that it had been his misfortune to declare all that he knew of the matter to Sir Edmundbury Godfrey and he heard that Sir
MEMOIRS Of the most Remarkable ENTERPRISES AND ACTIONS OF James Duke of York ALBANY and VLSTER LONDON Printed for Richard Janeway in Queens-Head-Alley in Pater-Noster-Row 1681. MEMOIRS OF The most Remarkable Enterprises and Actions OF James Duke of York ALBANY and VLSTER JAMES Duke of YORK Brother to our Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second King of England c. descending from James the Sixth King of Scotland who bore an unquestionable Title to the Crown of England from James the Fourth King of Scotland who married Margaret Eldest Daughter of Henry the Seventh King of England by whom he had James the Fifth who had one only Child Mary Queen of Scots who had also one only Son James the Sixth who from James the Fourth had undoubted Right to the Kingdom of Scotland and from Margaret King Henry the Sevenths Eldest Daughter the Male Line being quite extinct a certain Title to the Crown of England from whose Line descended our late Sovereign Lord King Charles the First and in the same our present Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second whom God preserve Also out of the aforesaid Royal Lines came James Duke of YORK Brother to our King Omitting any further Discourse of his Birth or Education we proceed to the most memorable Occurrences of his Life in his Manhood In the Time of his Fathers and his Brothers our Gracious Sovereigns late Troubles Anno 1648. on July the 27th when the Parliament having gotten the Fleet but perceiving their own insufficiency rendred themselves to the Prince viz. our present King then made Captain General of his Father's Forces The Parliament having some inkling thereof Commissioned Colonel Rainsborough formerly a Seaman to the Command thereof whom the Marriners of the Kings Party fairly put on Shore having posed him with this Question of Engaging for their Sovereign With this Naval Force the Prince departed from Holland and came into Yarmouth Road where it was deliberated whether he should land and attempt the Relief of Colchester there were then in Company with him at this adverse Season his Brother the DUKE of YORK 1648. On Apr. the 23d The DUKE of YORK in the Time of the late Troubles being disguised in Womens Apparel made his escape from St. James's by Water and landed at Dort in Holland by the help of one Mr. Bamfield who was purposely sent over on that Design by the Queen Also Anno 1652. In the encounter of Estampes in in France the DUKE of YORK then on the Kings side so valiantly behaved himself that the Marshal De Turenne his General gave a very obliging Character of him as highly meriting in that Service which procured him special regard and honour from that Court and all the Grandees of that Nation Anno 1657. The DUKE of YORK commanding a part of the Spanish Army was marching to joyn with other Forces to the Relief of Montmedy Castle in Lorrain besieged by the French Marshal De Ferte while the English Forces joyned with four Regiments of Horse were advancing from Vervins part of them to the number of 300 quartered in a Castle somewhat distant from the Body the DUKE with a Brigade attaqued and thereupon they presently yielded and took up Arms with him In the same year Mardike being taken September 23th and put into English hands the taking whereof was very grievous to the Dunkirkers and Spanish side and therefore it was resolved by Don John to hazard a Scalado and assault by night the DUKE of YORK and the Marquess of Caracene ordered and were present in the business and the King our Soveraign and the Duke of Gloucester had conveyed themselves to Dunkirk to see the management of this Attempt On the 22d of Octob. at night some 4000 English Scotch and Irish and some Spaniards about ten a Clock at night began the Storm with Hand Granadoes and all sorts of Assaulting Engines and were got into the Trenches and mounted their Scaling Ladders but the English within being in readiness and Reynolds Morgan and Lillingstone being at that same time there the Assailants were with great Slaughter repelled and beaten down the great Guns from the English Fleet Riding at the Splinter Firing their Broad-sides being directed by four great Links set up in the Corners of the Fort how to miss it nevertheless about four a Clock the Duke commanded the Assault to be renewed again which was done with greater Fury but to as little Advantage which Event with the approaching Day-light caused a Retreat the dead being most of them carried off in Waggons In the following year 1658 when the Dunkirk Fight was managed chiefly on the Spanish-side by the DUKE of YORK accompanied with the Duke of Gloucester the Military renown of whose Actions was raised in the French Kings Service he did not only maintain the Fight till the irrestible daring Gallantry of the honour seeking Red-Coats made the Spaniard abandon his Punctilio's and mend his Retreating Pace but sustained the Impression upon the Flight and at least saved the day Anno 1660 About the time of his Majesties Restitution the King being entertained at the Hague in Holland and entreated by several Commissioners in the Name of his Majesties People to return and resume the Scepter and Government The King preparing to depart before which departure the Dutch magnificently treated him But on Sunday the 20th of May the King heard De Hardy Preach before him the place intended was the Erench-Church after their Sermon but they knowing of it being greedy to see the King would not come out of their Seats so it was done in the Princesses Lodgings here the King touched many of the Evil. In the mean while the DUKE of YORK took the Oath of Allegiance of the Fleet having gone aboard the Naseby where the General treated him which Ship at his departure he called the Charles as afterwards the whole Fleet was new Christened in their way homewards Anno 1662. The Queen sailing for England but through the untowardness of the Wind being protracted of her desires in meeting the King and her Arrival being in England expected every day a fortnight before caused the King to send down his Brother the DUKE of YORK Lord high-Admiral to attend on her upon the Coast and to compliment her in his Name whereupon his Highness hasted to Portsmouth and on the eleventh of May attended by the Duke of Ormond the Earl of Suffolk and Chesterfield the Lord Berkley and other persons of Honour went aboard the stately Yacht with which the City of Amsterdam presented the King to Coast about the Isle of Wight to meet her Majesty On the same day Sir Joseph Douglas making towards Portsmouth with an Express from her Majesty to the King was met by his Highness the DUKE of YORK five Leagues off the Isle of Wight who commanded him back with him to the Fleet. On Sunday Morning about ten a Clock they discovered the Royal James but there was so great a Calm that they could not reach the Royal