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A13516	A valorous and perillous sea-fight Fought with three Turkish ships, pirats or men of warre, on the coast of Cornewall, (or Westerne part of England) by the good ship named the Elizabeth, of Plimmouth, she being of the Burthen of 200 tuns, which fight was bravely fought, on Wednesday, the 17 of Iune last part. 1640.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1640 (1640)	STC 23809; ESTC S103252	7,755	26

Flesh and the Devill who with their Associates and Vassals the Ocean or Sea of Rome the Schismaticall Gulfe of Separatisme and the rough Lake of Nonconformisme she hath not any Ankering rest or Moareing at all but upon the mountaine of Holynesse the Rocke of righteousnesse the True Corner-stone Christ Iesus Our Saviour himselfe did not onely passe the Sea or Lake of Genezareth but he also did there in the Ship most miraculously command and stil'd the raging windes and Seas and he did grace one Ship so much that he preached out of the said Ship or another to the people that stood on the banke of the Sea Mat. 8.23 Mat. 13.2 Mar. 4.36 Luk. 8.22 And the Apostles for the enlarging and divulging their Ministry which was the meanes of the knowledge of Salvation did make use of Ships as it appeareth in divers places of Scripture A Ship well govern'd at Sea is an Epitomy of a wel guided Church common-wealth on the Land and it is a thing to be wished that the earth were as free from some sinnes as the salt water is For in a Ship at Sea it is a rare matter to see a man play the brutish parts of a Glutton or Drunkard There are no wrangling Lawyers nor wicked Projectors a Vsurer or a Catchpole are as rare to be found there as it is to find Chastity in the Stewes In a Ship is abstinency from swearing and incontinency and twice a day there is or ought to be prayer thanksgiving offered up to God Ships are the impregnable Wooden walls of great Brittaine and Ireland And the winged flying and floating Castles forts fortifications for defence against forraigne invasion domesticall rebellion they were of that serviceable use in the raigne of King Edgar that it is said that he did often sayle round about this Iland with 1000 ships King Solomon had his Cedar brought for the building of the Temple by Sea to Ioppa 2. Chron. 2.16 And he had also brought him in Ships from Ophir 450. Talants of Gold 2. Chron. 8.18 Besides Algummim wood of which Trees there were no more to be seene to this day 1. King 10.12 Besides precious stones and jewels were all brought by such Marriners and Ships as Hiram King of Tyrus lent to King Solomon It is recorded that the warlike Virago Queene Semiramis had 2000. Sayle of Ships and other Vessels when she made warre against Cyrus King of Persia Marke Anthony at the Battel of Actium with Cleopatra his Aegyptian Concubine Queene had 800. sayle of Ships and gallies against Octavius Augustus Caesar and Caesar overcame that great number with 250 Ships read Plutarcks Lives Page 1000. William the Conquerour came out of Normandy and invaded England with 896. ships Read Stowes Chronicle King Charles of France fought with 1200. Ships against King Richard the second King of England in revenge of an overthrow by sea that was given to the French by King Edward the third who was King Richards Grand-father In the yeare 1571. At the Battel of Lepanto which is a gulph or sea neere Corinth in Greece betweene the united Christians and the Turkes on the seventh of October the Christian fleet being of great and small but 206. Sayle The Turkes were in number of Ships and gallies 333. in the 14. yeare of Queene Elizabeths raigne when Selimus the second of that name was Turkish Emperour Then and there aforesaid was a bloody Battel fought where to the great joy and safety of all Christendome the Christians in five houres won a notable and memorable Victory and very few of the miscreant Turkes went home to carry newes to Constantinople Reade Knoles Turkes History or else Reade Stowe page 670. And it ought thankfully ever to be remembred the great and wonderfull Victory that God vouchsafed to give us from the Spanish invasion 1588. in the 31. yeare of the raigne of Queene Elizabeth the Spanish Armado being 128. Vessels for warre besides victuallers the English navie being one with another 104. sayle and there was a supply of 340. ships more which the Prince of Parma Alexander Fernesius was to bring for the Spanish Ayd and Englands ruine But wind weather and the Hollanders kept Parma and his fleet in the havens of Graveling Dunkirke Newport and some other Ports of Flanders so that by Gods assistance the Valour and Valiant service of the English marriners was so prevailing that the Spaniards were beaten battered slaine taken sunke and so shattered tattered and scattered there were not many of them left to make report in Spaine of their entertainment in England Thus having shewed partly the Antiquity of shipping with the services which they doe for and in matters of warre so it is fit to be considered what commodious uses are made of shipping and marriners in time of peace It is manifest that as God hath beene mercifully liberally bountifull to all Nations and people of the world giving to each Climate and Countrey meanes for the maintaining of life yet he hath not given all kinds of commodities to any one place Kingdome or dominion But for the society of mankind he hath ordained negotiation commerce and Traffique The gold and silver jewels of India the honie waxe hempe and furres of Russia the winds oyles spices drugs sugers silkes stuffes Copper cotton mashes yards pitch rosen tarre turpentine fruits fish coales and millions of commodities more I had almost forgotten Tobacco from America and some rattels babyes and Hobby-horses from Holland all these were it not for shipping marriners Marchandize and Traffique we in England were like to want besides millions of commodities more which are endlesse and impossible by me to be named and other Nations would be destitute of our Leade Tinne Leather Cloath Tallow Beere and I know not how many other pretty things which we doe vent venture and spare to all the Realmes and regions almost of the whole World By which meanes customes are encreased and payd peace and unity maintained betweene Nation and Nation Merchants enriched marriners and Sea-men bred and maintained and many thousands of Arts Sciences Trades Crafts Mysteries and occupations doe live well and innumerable numbers of poore labouring people are set on worke True Valour is both invinceable and impregnable and not savouring of dull mortality in spight of death is immortall It knows that the onely life is to live well It shews that happinesse consists in wealth for thieves may steale that wife parents children kindred friends our acquaintance may dye all earthly goods may be spoyled consumed by fire water time or some natural or Accidentall way or other but true valour is onely Long-liv'd for it guids a Christian couragiously all his life from whence it conducts to an honourable Death and Death cannot hold it but delivers it to Fame Fame layes it up in the Register of Time and Time leaves it to everlasting Eternity To which in all my best wishes I doe give both the dead and the living that were in this former related Sea-fight or have dyed or will dare to dye for their Christian Faiths Prince and Country I meane not rashnesse anger fury or desperate madnesse for Lyons Beares Bulls Boares Dogges Tygers Cockes and such unreasonable creatures will fight snarle scratch byte teare rend and destroy one another But if it be ask'd wherefore they doe it they doe neither know or can tell But true Valour indeed doth know that God hath put an immortall soule into a mortall body or transitory tenement to inhabite therein till such time as the Lord of life great Landlord of all things doth at his pleasure command the tennant forth of a poore house of clay to an everlasting Mansion and perpetuall habitation of Happinesse And as God delivered the Israelits out of Aegypt most miraculously as his Almighty power protected David from Saul Absolon Daniel from the hungry fierce Lyons Noah from the almost all devouring flood Ionah from the Whale the three Children from the fiery Furnace Iob from the Dunghill Nebuchadnezzar from Beasts and exile Ioseph from his brethrens malice and Potiphars furie Manasses from the Dungeon Ieremie from captivity England from Spaines invasion and Romes powder plot so did hee most wonderfully preserve this poore Shippe the Elizabeth of Plimmouth and the Valiant men therein from Apparent danger and destruction For the which and all other his infinite undeserved mercies to him alone be given all honour and glorie Amen IOHN TAYLOR FINIS

Tho Iolley Esq. F. S. A. A Valorous and Perillous Sea-fight Fought with three Turkish Ships Pirats or men of Warre on the coast of Cornewall or Westerne part of England by the good Ship named the Elizabeth of Plimmouth She being of the Burthen of 200 Tuns which fight was bravely fought on Wednesday the 17 of Iune last past 1640. London Printed by E. P. for Edward Wright dwelling neer Christs-Church gate 1640. A VALOROVS Sea-fight MAster Hackluit in his well composed booke of Voyages doth truly relate of many brave Attempts and resolute Sea-fights and withall hee doth name the Chiefe Commanders and others who valiantly liv'd and dy'd in the said Atchievements as Sebastian Cabot a Venetian borne brought up in England VVindam VVilloughby Chancelour Grinvill Cavendish Gilbert Chidlie Frobisher Hawkins Clifford Wingfield Devoreux Bascarvill Drake Rawleigh who have all left famous remembrances of their valiant adventurous and fortunate services performed by them for the honour of their Prince and countrey and their owne just commendations to the end of time And in these later times this Kingdome hath produced many brave and able mem that to the admiration of the world have plowed and furrowed the dangerous Ocean and Maugre all oposition bin profitable and victorious for the service and renowne of our Nation such as were and are Pennington Nicholas Maldam Weddell Hyde and many others who doe deserve to have their names enrowl'd in the Booke of Fame So for the continuation of this Kingdomes renowne it pleases God to supply us with valiant and undaundted Spirits such as these of whom I am to make mention in this following discourse On the 17. day of Iune last a Ship of the Port of Plimmouth of 200. in burthen the name of her being the Elizabeth and the owner of her is our Master Abraham Iennings the Ship having binne in a Voyage to New-England and thence to Virginia after some 12. Months time returned Laden from thence and making their best speed for their arrivall at home they were on the day aforesaid about two of the clocke in the morning within two Leagues neere to the Lizzard which is a small Iland a good Sea marke on the West part of the mount in Cornewall between Scilly the main Assaulted furiously by 3 Turkish Pirats or men of war where there was a most Bloody and cruell bickering The accursed Mahometans having gotten the winde of the Elizabeth which was a great advantage for them their Admirall being in burthen 230. Tunnes with 22. Pieces of ordnance in her The Vice Admirall was of a greater burthen about 300. Tunnes with 26. Pieces of ordnance The Reare Admirall was in burthen 200. Tunnes and had but 8. Pieces in her So the Turkes had in their three Ships 56 Pieces of Artillerie the number of their men is unknowne On the other side the Elizabeth had but 30. men and three of that small number were Passengers or as they tearme them planters and they had but ten Pieces of ordnance aboord and of those they could make use of or plye but five Gunnes the Ship was so pestered with packes and other carriage betweene the Decks The Master of the Ships name was Master Doves who dwelt in Plimmouth a Man of an excellent and invincible Spirit as the sequell of the fight and his worthy life and unfortunate death will shew The fight continued about the time betweene seven and eight houres and though the English Ship had but 3. Pieces of ordnance that could be used yet by Gods Assistance the Master Gunner being a skilfull valiant and experienc'd man he so ply'd and play'd upon the miscreants that he kill'd many of them The Gunners of the Ships name is John Whidon And all the while that the Master of the Shippe Master Doves most manfully and couragiously did labour and bestire himselfe and by his Valorous example gave encouragement to all the rest of his Companie that were in the Ship amongst whom the three Passengers which were with us did most worthy deserving service The Master still chear'd them up and told them that by Gods Grace he would not give away his ship and himselfe to those accursed mis-believers but that he was resolved with Christian courage to fight it out so long as his life lasted And indeed hee was as good as his word for being so long a time furiously assaulted with many Ordnance and about 500 Enemies and also being three times boorded and entred by the Turkes who were also thrice beaten out againe their ship being fired and their round house burnt their maine-sayle was likewise consumed in the flames and their rigging and Cordage cut downe and spoyl'd At last the Master was slaine ending his dayes Nobly likewise the Masters-mate and the Pilot and quarter-Master were kild outright they having done as much as men could do against so strong an enemy kept Master Doves company both in life and death and in heavenly happinesse In this terrible turmoyle there were two of the Turkes had got themselves up into the Top and one of the three passengers with a Musket shot at them and kil'd them both one of those slaine Pirats was a man of an extraordinary great stature and for his Corpulency not to be equal'd amongst them all he being kil'd the English did cleave his head and then they divided it from his carkasse they shewed the head and corps to the Turkes and with renewed courages and unwearied Valour they haled to the enemy and in braving manner said come aboord you Dogges if you dare and fetch your countrey-man But the Turkes finding the businesse so hot and the men so resolute that their damnable courages were quel'd that they had no more mind to assault the English Ship any more So they in deriding and showting to the Turkes cast the dead body over-boord on the one side of the Ship and the Cloven head into the Sea on the other There were also three Turkes more slaine that came aboord But how many the number of them that were kil'd is uncertaine therefore let them reckon them But surely their losse must needs be great for the Master Gunner was so diligent warie and expert that it was not perceived that there was a shot lost or spent in vaine and indeed for his skill and courage he is esteemed not to have many fellowes in the West parts of England for his knowledge in that Art The losse on the Christian side were those foure men which were killed outright as is aforesaid there were also eight more of them dangerously wounded whereof one of them is dead since their arrivall at Plimmouth And praise be given to God the other seaven are all on the mending hand and indifferent well so that there is no doubt of their recovery to health and limbs unmaimed onely their scars will remaine as markes of their Valour and badges of famous reputation The Master Gunner being the Chiefe Commander left alive in the Ship did haile to the