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The royal victory obtained (with the providence of Almighty God) against the Dutch-fleet, June the 2d and 3d, 1665 ... to the tune of Packingtons pound.
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The Royal Victory Obtained with the providence of Almighty God against the Dutch-Fleet Iune the 2d and 3d. 1665. a Fight as bloody for the time and number as ever was performed upon the Narrow-Seas giving a particular Account of 17. Men of Warr taken 14 Sunk and Fir'd But 40. that could escape of their whole Fleet whâ—ch at this time are hotly persued by the Earl of Sandwitch Their Admiral Opdam slain by the Duke of Yorkes own Frigat Van Trump Sunk by Captain Holmes with the gallant deportment of Prince Rupert Capt. Minns and Capt. Smith All the Seven Dutch Admiralls but Iohn Evertson killed On our side onely one single Ship the Charity lost Sir Iohn Lawson received a slight hurt in the knee the Lord Marlborough the Lord of Portland the Lord of Falmouth the Lord of Muskerry Mr. Boyle the Earl of Corks Son Captain Athelton of the Guiny Captain Kirby of the Breda and Rear Admiral Sanson were slain and about 383 Seamen and Souldiers The number of the Dutch that were kill'd amounts to 10000 and 2200 Prisoners which we have taken To the Tune of Packingtons pound LEt England and Ireland and Scotland rejoyce render thanksgivings w th heart w th voice That surley Fanatick that now will not sing As false to the Kingdom and Foe to the King For he that will grutch Our Fortune is such doth deal for the Devil as well as the Dutch For why should my nature or conscience repine At taking of his life that fain would have mine So high a Victory we could not command Had it not béen gain'd by an Almighty hand The great Lord of Battels did perfect this work For God the King and the good Duke of York Whose Courage was such Against the Low-Dutch that vapour'd swager'd like Lords in a hutch But let the bold Hollanders burn sink or swim They have honour enough to be beaten by him Fire aire earth water it séemes were imploy'd To strive for the Conquest which we have injoy'd No honour or profit or safety can spring To those that do fight against God the King The Battel was hot And bloudily Fought the Fire was like Rain like Hail was the Shot For in this Ingagement ten thousand did bléed Of Flemmings who now are the Low-Dutch indéed In this cruel Conflict stout Opdam was slain By the great Duke of York lyes sunk in the Main T was from the Dukes Frigat that he had his doomâ— And by the Dukes valour he was overcome It was his good Fate To fall at that Rate who sink under Princes are buried in State Since valour and courage in one grave must lye It is a great honour by great hands to dye The second part to the same Tune THat daring bold fellow the Son of Vantrump Whose brains were beat out by the head of the Rump Ingageing w th brave Capt Holmes hand to hand His Ship sunk to 'th bottom yet he got to Land His Fate looked grim 'T was well he could swim Else he that caught Fishes the Fish had caught him They eat up our Fish without Reason or Lawes But now they are going to pay for the Sauce To mock at mens misery is not my aime It never can add to an English-mans fame But I may rejoyce that the Battel is wonn Because in the victory Gods will is done Whose Iustice appears In such great Affairs who will for Amboina plague them their Heirs For he that doth combat his conscience with gilt In shedding of blood his own shall be spilt In this cruel Contest our fortune was such We tooke seventéen Men of War from the Dutch And likewise as then the occasion requir'd as God would have it fourtéen more were fir'd At Amboina when They Tortur'd our Men they look'd not to have the same paid them agen With fire with water their Sinews they crackt In fire and in water they dy'd for the Fact According as our God of Battel commanded The best of their Vessels were Fir'd Stranded All ships Men of War for what power hath man To fight with that Army where God leads the Van They Stéere and theâ— Stem But 't was so extream our men were neer dying with killing of them They lost when the muskets cannon so thunder'd Twice so many thousand as we have lost hundr'd 'T would make a brave Englishmans heart leap to séet But forty ships made an escape of their Fléet which our men persue w th much courage strenght 'T is doubtless but we shall surprize them at lenght If God be our guide And stand by our side we shall be be frinded with fair Wind Tide If Providence prosper us with a good Gale The Dutch nor the Devil shall ever provaile Prince Rupert like lightning flew thorrough their Fléet Like flame mixt w th powder their Army did méet Ten thousand slain bodies the Ocean orespread That in few hours distance were living dead Their Admirals all Save one there did fall and death had command like a chief General Brabe Smith in the Mary did shave out his way As Reapers do Wheat or as Mowers cut Hay Stout Lawson and Minn there did both play their parts who emptied their Guns in their Enemies hearts The burly fat Dutchmen being cut out in Slips The Vessels did looke more like Shambles then Ships God prosper the Fléet And send they may méet Du Ruiter to make up the Conquest compleat God bless all the Princes and every thing That Fights for the Kingdom prayes for the King FINIS A List of the Names of the Dutch Ships which were taken fired and sunk by his Majesties Fleet under his Highness the Duke of Yorke Iune the 3. Ships taken The Helderston taken by the Bristol Guns 60. The Mars taken by the Assurance Guns 50. The Clove-tree taken by the Colchester Guns 62. Charles the 5th taken by the Plymoutht Guns 45. The Delft taken by the Breda Leopard Guns 40. The Young Prince taken by the Martin Guns 36. The Zeland taken by the Centurrion Guns 36. The Black Bull by the Anne Ruby Guns 56. The Ruiter taken by the Dolphin Guns 18. Divers more takeh since whose names we have on t yet A thousand Manacles found aboard one of their Ships which they had provided to Hand-cuff the English O! Rogues in grain Ships burnt and sunk Opdams Ship blown up Guns 84. The Merceven Guns 78. The Steden burnt Guns 40. The Tergoes burnt by the Dolphin Guns 34. The Orange tree burnt Guns 76. Capt. Cuypers Ship sunk Guns 30. One sunk by the Advice Guns 46. One Fire-Ship blown up the night before the Fight Another the night after Another great Fire-Ship sunk going off Others sunk and run aground Not above 30. of our Ships that did Ingage in the heat of the Battel wherein we lost 1 Ship 383 men With Alowance London Printed for F. Coles T. Vere R. Gilbertson and J. Wright