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england_n	earl_n	lord_n	warwick_n	3,681	5	12.0313	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89821	The navall expedition, of the Right Honourable, Robert, Earle of Warwick, (Lord High Admiral of England) against the revolted ships: being a true and perfect relation of the whole expedition, from their first setting out from Chatham, to their returne againe into the Downes. Also a narrative or briefe relation of the severall acts of Gods providence to the Parliaments fleete, under his Lordships command in the said expedition: together with a detestation of that scandalous pamphlet of joyning or adhearing to the Prince his fleete. All which is published by the severall and respective commanders under his Lordship in vindication of his honour, and themselves: to which they have all set their hands.	Hadock, Richard.	1649 (1649)	Wing N255; Thomason E536_32; ESTC R202978	8,508	15

The Navall Expedition OF The Right Honourable ROBERT Earle of WARWICK Lord High Admiral of ENGLAND against the Revolted SHIPS Being a true and perfect Relation of the whole Expedition from their first setting out from Chatham to their returne againe into the Downes ALSO A Narrative or briefe Relation of the seyerall Acts of Gods Providence to the Parliaments Fleete under his Lordships Command in the said Expedition Together with a detestation of that Scandalous Pamphlet of Joyning or Adhearing to the PRINCE his Fleete All which is Published by the severall and Respective Commanders under his Lordship in Vindication of his Honour and themselves To which they have all set their Hands LONDON Printed by Matthew Simons for Hannah Allen and are to be sould at her Shop at the Crowne in Popes-head Ally 1648. THE Navall Expedition OF The Right Honourable Robert Earl of Warwicke Lord High Admirall of ENGLAND against the revolted Ships WHen wee call to minde those many acts of Gods providence and goodnesse which was manifested from time to time to the Parliaments Fleet under the Command of the Right Honourable Robert Earl of Warwicke Lord High Admirall of England in the late expedition against the revolted ships who had most perfidiously betrayed their trust as also their owne consciences in violating and breaking those Oaths and Protestations which the Officers and Marriners of the said ship had formerly taken to be true to the Parliament and Kingdomes Therefore wee say having had much experience of Gods love and goodnesse in the said just undertakings for the Kingdomes We thought our selves obliged from that duty wee owe unto Almighty God the Author of this great mercy and to all Christian good men who are lovers of truth and righteousnesse and also their Countreyes liberties not to be altogether silent in this but to speake and publish sorth something of it to the World that all such who feare the Lord may praise his Name with us who have been eye-witnesses of Gods power and goodnesse in owning of us and wee doe verily believe it may convince many who were then great Enemies to our late proceedings if they shall seriously lay to heart the following particulars As first when our Lord Admirall went to Chatham to order the setting out of ships appointed for that service It is not unknown to many that his Lordship had many Enemies who laboured night and day as much as in them lay to obstruct the setting forth the said Fleet and yet many of these would be accounted faithfull Members to the Parliament and Kingdome but they at that time proved themselves to be the Kingdomes greatest Enemies Secondly There was great endeavouring in all places to hinder the Sea-men from engaging those wicked Revolters and to accomplish this if it had beene possible there were great and large promises made to severall Marriners in case they would forbeare Engaging in that Cause of God which they themselves and many thousands had long served in and so long as they continued faithfull to their Engagements Gods blessing and favour was still upon them in their undertakings Thirdly The falling off of the Sea-men was as it were universall in all places for that a mighty spirit of Errour and Delusion had possest them insomuch as they were for a time given over to strong delusions to believe lyes and so farre blinded in their judgements that many or most of them went against their owne Interest in standing for those who resolved to joyne with the Irish or any Sea-rover whatsoever to accomplish and bring to passe their wikced designes And certainly this was the very roade to have destroyed all Trade and that sailing Marriners with their Families in a short time might beg their bread and to confirme the truth of this we doe believe many can speak by sad experience who have suffered in the losse of their ships and goods which were surprized by the Revolters and since that what a Harvest hath the Irish had upon the Merchant and owner even unto the undoing of some and all this principally occasioned by the revolt of the said ships Fourthly The malice rage and madnesse of many was so high against all who engaged under his Lordship that their mouths were filled with cursings railings and revilings saying many of them that our going forth would prove our destruction And this our Enemies were confident of though blessed be God we were perswaded to the contrary knowing the Cause to be Gods Cause wee engaged in But notwithstanding all this Opposition and Malignant working there were a number of faithfull and cordiall men whose hearts God drew forth to engage with his Lordship and for others who were unstable in their mindes as the Apostle saith wanting principles to cary them out in such a time when so much difficulty appeared and for these many of them as they were taught did often say that they would never engage against their Brothers as they called them But when the Prince his Fleet came up into the River with a full assurance of having most or all the ships which then were with his Lordship Wee say at that time of their comming up Almighty God was pleased then to shew his power in changing the hearts of many who were unstable insomuch that they immediately resolved as one man to live and dye with his Lordship against the Revolters though then they in number for shipping and men were more then his Lordship the Portsmouth Fleete not then being joyned with him and this great worke of setting the hearts of the men right was immediately done at the very time they had first fight of the Enemy and wee must acknowledge this to be Gods owne worke for none hath power over the hearts of the Sonnes of men but himselfe being able to change them as he pleasesh At that time his Lordship called a Councell of Warre finding much gallantry and resolution amongst his men that it was then resolved to fight the Revolters which accordingly had been done had not the Almighty prevented the same by a suddaine gust of winde which came downe upon them and us and in this was a speciall hand of Providence For had there beene an Engagement at that time in the place wee and they were in being amongst the Sands in all probability it would have hazarded all or the losse of the greatest part of both the Fleetes but this was prevented by the hand of Heaven Fifthly As his Lordship had much experience of the Counter-workings of Enemies so wee the respective Commanders of Portsmouth and Harwich ships under his Lordships command had sufficient Experience of Malignant Agents working amongst our men as they had opportunity to meete them ashore filling their heads with lyes and falsities as telling them the Prince had forty States-men of Warre with him many Danes ships and the like but this was not all for they had variety of lyes which they daily spread amongst them purposely to distract them and breake our Designe of