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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82541	The ansvver of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, to three papers delivered in to the Councel of State by the lords ambassadors extraordinary of the States General of the United Provinces. As also a narrative of the late engagement between the English fleet under the command of General Blake; and the Holland fleet under the command of Lieutenant Admiral Trump. And likewise severall letters, examinations and testimonies touching the same. Together with the three papers, aforesiad of the said lords ambassadors extraordinary; and the letter of Lieutenant Admiral Trump therein mentioned, translated into English.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Wing E1228; Thomason E668_1; ESTC R206950	20,250	39

presently gave him our broadside not knowing what they intended which for as yet I know not because they did not speak a word to us neither we to them and we fell thereupon to a general fight In mean while came the Commander Bourn out the Downs with twelve of such like Ships and Frigots mounted as he told himself to the said Commander John Thyssen and Captain Peter Alders being aboard of him with sixty to seventy and the Frigots with thirty eight to fifty pieces of Ordnance who in the same while assaulted our Fleet from behinde and we fought thus from half an hour past four till nine of the clock the darkness departing us from another when both the Admirals a little beyond the reach of their Ordnance cast their Sails towards the Lee for to gather their Fleets and to mend what was shot to pieces we floated the whole night with a light on every Ship The thirtieth in the morning we saw the English Fleet driven windward from us who made Sail and went towards Dover We wanted two of our Ships who were in the rear of our Fleet The Captains Tuynmans of Middlebourgh and Siphe Fooks of Amsterdam both Ships of the Direction whereof we found that of Captain Siphe Fooks about noon floating without Mast The Skipper and the Officers declared unto us that they were taken by three Ships of the Parliament two hours after Sunset who took from aboard the Captain and the Lieutenant with fourteen or fifteen men more and putted instead of them many of the English but they fearing that the Ship would sink they took the flight after they had plundred all in Hostile maner They Declared also That they see that the said Tuynmans being with them in the rear of our Fleet an hour before was taken We intend with this Easterly wind to cross to and fro that we may finde out the said Streight fearders if it be possible and with all other Ships with whom we may meet to bring them safe in our Country So ending was subscribed M Harp Trump Dated the 30 of May 1652. from aboard the Ship The Lords Ambassadors second Paper 6 June 1652. To the Councel of State of the Commonwealth of England AS on Monday last the Ambassadors of the States of the United Provinces of the Netherlands have said before the most Illustrious Councel upon their honor and faith and have averred by the Witness of God That the unlook'd for and untimely Sea-fight of the two Fleets happened without the knowledge and the will of the said Lords States and withal treating with the Councel about it with all uprightness delivering them a Copy of Trump's Lettershimself whereby it might the better appear to the Commonwealth that the said Lords States had commanded the said Trump nothing else then to ship about the Coasts and Havens of their Dominions to shun all suspitions and Dissentions even so now again the same Lords Ambassadors assure the most Illustrious Councel That by the Ordinary Messenger they receive yesterday they have received all the Consultations handled by the said Lords States General from the 22th until the 29th day of the last Moneth new stile on which the said Fight happenned whereby it appears yet more clear and the said Lords Commissioners are more assured that their Superiors gave at all no occasion no cause nor counsel but rather they did breathe as it were and further with the same minde care and zeal a more strict Friendship and mutual Alliance betwixt these two Nations as it doth appear more clear then the sun at noon by their said Lordships sentence on the occasion of an Answer to be sent to the Protestant Swissers made on the 23th of the the said Moneth a Copy whereof they now also present and offer to the said most Illustrious Councel Therefore the said Lords Ambassadors intreat again this most ample Councel That yielding due faith to so many Protestations and to so many Testimonies they would now upon their Demands with the Parliament as is understood communicated two days since they would at the soonest give them such an Answer as the said Councel according to their Wisdom and Justice may seem good and necessary to prevent greater harm and already imminent Dangers And that to these Evils a more ready Remedy may be applied the same Lords Ambassadors would not have this Senate ignorant that the Lord Newport sent by the Lords States to deliver to the Lords Ambassadors their Consultations and signifie to them besides their sincere and plain Minde since it now seems things did happen otherwise and against their Hope and Trust to think upon and prepare his Return that so the better he might let them know in what state and condition matters now are and what Remedy there may be applied To which end the said Lords Ambassadors do intreat this Councel to give freedom and leave to the said Lord Newport that he may choose some one of the Lords ●tates General ships now either in the Thames or in other parts of this Commonwealth abiding for his Transportation or by any other means may return home Given at Chelsey 6 June 1652. stilo novo Signed J. Cats G. Schaep Vandeperre An Extract out of the Register of the Resolutions of the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Provinces Thursday the 28. of May 1652. AFter that the Letter of the Evangelical Cantons in Switzerland and there associated in Religion dated the 14. of April last past and yesterday received was this day again produced It is upon deliberation resolved and ordered to send them an Answer and signifie that their Lordships hath received the before mentioned Letter and return great thanks for the Affection which they shew unto this State and for their care for the Conservation of the Reformed Religion as also the Continuation of Peace and Concord amongst this State and the Commonwealth of England with a Declaration That their Lordships will not fail to contribute all things that shall be necessary to promote the one and the other And specially a good Correspondence with the said Common-wealth hoping the same of the said Commonwealth That it is true that some extraordinary preparation of Ships of War was made but to no other intention as to the safety of the Sea and security of the Navigation and Trade of these Countreys That to conclude Their Lordships did wish to the said Evangelical Cantons and their Religion-friends all kinde of Prosperity Peace Safety and mutual Union for the Exaltation of Gods most holy Name Conservation of the true Christian Reformed Religion and Prosperity of both sides States and Subjects The third Paper of the Lords Ambassadors exhibited 13 Iune 1652. To the Councel of State of the Commonwealth of England Most Illustrious Lords EVen as both by vvord of mouth and also by Writing we have signified to this Councel on the third and sixth days of this moneth taking God the searcher of Mans hearts to witness that the most unhappy Fight of the ships of both Commonwealths did happen against the knowledge and will of the Lords States General of the United Netherlands so also are we daily more and more assured both by Messages and Letters witnessing the most sincere hearts of our said Lords and that with grief and astonishment they received the fatal News of that unhappy rash Action and that upon what we thereupon presently sent them word of they did consult and endeavor to finde out what Remedy chiefly may be applied to mitigate that raw and bloody Wound To which end they have written out for to gather a solemn Meeting or Parliament of all the Provinces whereby we do not doubt but there will be provided for these Troubles by Gods favor such a cure and present help whereby not onely the outward cause of all further Evil may be taken away but also by an Intern comfort the mindes may be redressed and reduced again to a better hope of our Treaty in hand Which thing being now most earnestly agitated by our Lords for the common good of both Nations to shun that detestable shedding of Christian blood so much desired and would be dearly bought by their common Enemies of both Nations and of the Reformed Religion we again do crave this most Honorable Councel and beseech you by the Pledges both of the common Religion and Liberty mean while to suffer nothing to be done out of too much heat that afterwards may prove neither revocable nor repairable by too late idle Vows and Wishes but rather that you would let us receive a kinde Answer without further delay upon our last Request Which we do again and again desire so much the more because we understand that the Ships of our Lords and of our Shippers both on the broad Sea as in the Ports of this Commonwealth some by force some by fighting are taken by your men and kept Given at Chelsey 3 13 June 1652. Signed J. Cats G. Schaep Vanderperre