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A96360	A memorable sea-fight penned and preserved by Peter VVhite one of the IIII. masters of attendance in Englands navie. (Never before now,) published for the good of Englands common-wealth, by Andrevves Burrell. Gent. Or, a narrative of all the principall passages which were trans-acted in the Downes, in the year, 1639. betweene Antonio Oquendo, Admirall of the Spanish Armado, and Martin Van Tromp, Admirall for the states of Holland. Wherein (by a similary illustration) Englands (present) sluggish navie is proved to be unservicable, and in a like condition with the Spanish fleet.	White, Peter, Master of attendance in the Navy.; Burrell, Andrewes.	1649 (1649)	Wing W1800; Thomason E572_19; ESTC R206172	44,084	61

Spanyards might run away in the night Wednesday 11. to the which Sir Iohn made answer that the Channels were narrow and the nights darke so that hee was verily perswaded they could not nor would not put it to such a hazard as to goe that way yet he sayd that if so be that they did doubt of any such thing they might if they pleased send some of their Ships to ride to the Northwards in the mouth of the Gualls and likewise at the inner Channell betweene the Brakes and Quearns September 1639. and at the North sands head but to ride to the northwards of them in the Road hee would by no meanes condiscend unto it with which answer they return'd but did not send any Ships to the Northwards as aforesaid Towards night the Marquis Hamilton the Earle of Denby and Mr. Some of the Spanish ships missing Indimeon Porter and others came from London abord of Sir John and lodg'd there all the night the wind at W. S w. At day light in the morning the wind continuing wee did misse 13 or 14 sayle of the small Spanish ships that rode to the Northward of ns the which did trouble Sir Iohn Penington exceedingly Thursday 12. after noone the Lord Marquis and his Brother with the Earle of Denby rode away for London the Hollanders sent abord unto Sir Iohn to desire leave that they might ride to the northwards of the Spanyards the which he presently granted with an expression of sorrowfulnesse that the Spanyards had made such an escape 14 Sayle of them past by us and saluted us and birtht themselves to the best advantage to the northwards of the Fleet within lesse then musket shot of the Spany-rds In the morning by sun rising divers of the Rere-admirals of the Spanish fleet put out their Flags it being one of their Holidayes but wee shot a faire shot at the next Ship to us The 8 English ships camein with 2000 Spanish souldiers in them and presently they took in all their Flags after which the Exchange Capt. Wil. Browne and the Peregrene Peter Tatom of London Mr. and the Assur of Ipswich Isaac Bromwell Mr. and 5. other English ships came into the Downes with 2000 spanish souldiers in them the which they should have carried unto Duakirk the wind at W. S W. faire weather They were no sooner at an anchor but the Hollanders sent abord to Sir Iohn to complaine of their comming into the rode Our Admirall sent me presently to stay them all untill they had order from him to depart Friday 13 and he presently wrote a Packet up to the Lord Admirall for directions therein after noone the Admirall of the Spanyards sent unto Admirall Penington September 1639. to defire him to stay the Hollanders in the Rode two tydes after hee was gone with his Fleet who answered that he could not doe the Hollanders that injustice but did advice them to make all the speed that they could and get into Fl●nders before the winds came Easterly otherwaies they would have more enemies come out of Holland then they did expect The wind then blew stiffe at S W. by W. and at night westerly and so continued all night and all the day following this day Sir Iohn sent to invite Admirall Tremp to dinner with him to morrow the which hee modestly denied desiring excuse for his businesse was very great that hee was to looke after Towards night the wind southered and likely to prove foule weather Saturday 14. which caused me to doubt of the safety of the Spanyards they riding so thick and being very badly fitted with ground-tackle Amongst other discourse with Admirall Tromp he said that if the weather should storme up as it doth usually at this time of the yeare Admirall Tromps accompt made up what would become of the Spanish fleet Within short time the King of England would have all the Spanyards Guns the Countrey people would have the Ships and the Divell would have the men Meaning that they would all drive a shore if not worse As yet the 8. English ships with the Souldiers for the most part rode amongst the Hollanders Sir Iohn Penington sent to them to Command them to birth themselves to the Northwards of the Spanyards but some of them could not wey their anchors their men were so feeble with sicknesse and indeed there was many Sea-men sick in all the Spanish fleet Sunday 15. This day came the second Whelp from Dunkirk and Capt. Burley certified our Admirall that there was 13. sayle of the Spanish fleet arived there with 3000 men These were the Ships that ran away to the Northwards in the night which are formerly mentioned the wind being all this day between the SE and S. S E. which caused the Hollanders to rejoyce Monday 16. for with those winds they did expect more ayd Towards day-light on Munday the wind backt againe to S. S W. September 1639. and Three small Hollands men of War came in who were part of a Fleet of 20 sayle most of them great ships 20 Sayle of Hollands men of War more came in who had amongst them besides their Seamen 1000 choise Souldiers to be put into these ships that were heere which Fleet came all in that night and the next morning they being now 50 sayle and the Spanyards as many Before day there came a Packet to our Admirall wherein the Lord Admirall sent word that divers of his Majestis ships were fitting up at Chatham and 6 Merchant ships at London and would very suddenly bee downe with him in the meane time hee gave him order to stay all the English ships that were in the Road and all that should come into the road either outwards or homewards bound to assist him if any occasion should be for it Vpon which our Admirall gave me a warrant to stay all the English in the road if they had 12 Pieces of Ordnance or upwards and I found but 10 of that force the names whereof and the Commanders names were as followeth viz. The William and Ralph Iames Flawes Mr. having 18 Pieces of Ordnance From Zant. The Hope of London William Iope Mr. with 16 Pieces of Ordnance bound to Plimouth The Anne Bonaventure of London William Spencer Mr. 24. Pieces of Ordnance The Speedwell of London Benjamin Peters Mr. with 25 Pieces of Ordnance The Iohn and Thomas of London Diggory Man Mr. with 22 Pieces of Ordnance All 4. bound for Plimouth to load Pilchers Thomas Clarke Mr. of the Leopard of London with 20 Pieces of Ordnance bound to Maligo Iohn Flowers Mr. of the Dorset of London Marchant ships taken up with 18 Pieces of Ordnance bound for Summer Istands Iohn Flowers Mr. of the Golden Eagle of London with 22 Pieces bound for Barbary Richard Deane Mr. September 1639. of the Mary of London with 16 Pieces of Ordnance bound for the Canaries The Martha of London Tho Wiliams Mr. with

to relate false tales after this answer we demanded of him if that he had as yet received any other instructions from the States of Holland then he had formerly he said not one word This day the Earle of Warwick in his Pinnesse called the Penington came down from London to view the two Fleets the Dutch being now about 80 sayle or upwards the wind Easterly and so it continued the next day Sir Iohn received order from the Lord Admirall for the clearing of the Mary of London Richard Dearme Mr. for the Cannaries after which Sir John sent me abord of all the English ships that brought Souldiers and to take them up that I found fitting for his Majesties service but I found but three of them fitting for that service which was the Exchange of London William Browne Captaine with 32 Pieces of Ordnance the Perregreen of Loadon Peter Tattom Mr. with 17 Pieces of Ordnance and the Assurance of London Isaac Bromwell Mr. with 18 Pieces of Ordnance 25th Wendsday in the which ships especially the two last there was divers sick men for the rest of that Fleet they had so many sick men that they were cleared away to go whether they would the winde continued Easterly and more Hollanders came into the Road. A Packet came from London certifying Sir Iohn Pennington there was order for 6 ships more of the Kings to be made ready with all expedition besides those 8 ships and 6 Marchant men formetly mentioned and that they were all ready to set sayle nothing wanting but a wind to bring them to us the wind being st●ll Easterly in the morning Sir Iohn sent me abord of Admirall Trump to invite him to dinner but he desired to be excused Trump invited the second time to dinner the which he did relate unto me that I might give Sir Iohn our Admirall to understand that it was not for want of love and respect unto him for he said in the first place I have so much businesse that I cannot be absent from my ship one half hour muchlesse three houres which is but a vsuall time for a dinner secondly he said that he had a great many of clownish Boars amongst his Captains 26th Thursday that neither understood civillity nor manners and that they would be ready to m●k● the States acquainted with my being absent from my businesse and would not stick to say as they had formerly done by my Predesessor the G●ave Van Dorpt which was cast in his teeth divers times by the States that he did neglect his businesse and lost many oportunities of doing them good services by feasting with our Admirall Sir Iohn Penington to whom he desired to remember his humble service and said that hereafter he was in hope to come hither when he should not have so much businesse and then he would wait upon him This after noone 9 Hollanders more came into the Road also one Mr. Smith of Marget who is Water baily of that Port or deputy unto Mr. Iohn Iacob Serjeant of the Admiralty for the Sinke Ports came abord to Sir Iohn to complaine that this morning a Hollands Frigat came into their road with a Pendant on the main-top-mast-head and a lack on the Bolspit being of his Majesties Colours and an Ancient on his poop of English Colours This Frigat took two Catches full of Spanish Soldiers that rode at anchor close by the Peer-head upon which Mr. 2 Catehes taken by the Mollouders the Souldiers in them Smith my Lord Wardens officer went abord of the Fright and demanded of him how he durst presume to weare his Majesties Colours and under those Colours to come into his Road and take away his subjects and their Vessels the Hollanders answered by Sir Iohn Peningtons order Mr. Smith demanded to see that order upon which they brought out their Admiralls warrant but could not shew none from Sir Iohn where upon he fell a starne of the Vessell and made a figne to the Fort who shot presently at them and shot the Hollander through and through yet he ran thencewith the two Catches and carried them cleere away Sir Iohn hearing this relation was exceedingly vext at it 26. Thursday presently sent Sir Henry Mannering his Vice-admirall and myself abord of Admirall Trump to require satisfaction from him for the misdemeanor of that Captaine that did presume to weare his Majesties Colours and to take those Vessels from under his Fort and likewse for saying that he did it by our Admitalls order to the which he answered that he had given order to Iohn Everson the Vice-admirall of Flushing who had the command of all the Squadron of ships that rode to the Northwards of the Spanyards to send a small Pinnesse that way to look out for two Catches with Souldiers that he had notice of that had taken Soldiers out of one of the English Ships the night before and if so be that they could take them to carry them for Flushing but for the wearing the English Colours or giving him order to take them under the Fort or that they should say they did it by Sir Iohn Peningtons order all these he utterly disclaimed and said that he would give order that none of his Fleet should presume to do the like hereafter after this answer he told us that the Lord Connaway and Colonell Goring desired to be abord with him in his Ship the Colonell alledging that it was his duty to doe the best Service he could for his Masters the States of Holland from whence he did acknowledge to have a great part of his livelihood and the Lord Conaway desired for experience sake to be aboard of him but desired that he might have his great Cabbin and that he might set up a Bed-sted in it but he said that he could not spare his Cabbin and said he I have no other lodging for my self nor any place for my Captains to meet in when I have occasion to call a Councell which is almost every day upon one businesse or other and likewise he told his Lordship that he had neither Cooks nor Cook-rooms to dresse his meat in for said he for my part I can make a meale with a pickled Herring and a Ham of Bacon he likewise told them that they could not doe him any Service they might chance if they stayed with him to lose a Leg or an Arme or it may be their lives Thursday 26th for they would stand but as a mark for the Enemies to shoot at At our return abord Sir Henry Manering did speak as much unto the Lord Conaway and concluded that if he should come to any hurt in that Service he would be laught at and derided for adventuring his person into such danger it not being for his King nor Countries Service In the morning little winde Southerly and so continued most part of the day about noone the Spaniards Masts from Dover was towed into the Downes by a Hollands Frigot who

hearty thanks but withall did complaine of a Hollands Frigot that was amongst their Fleet yesterday towards night and they fearing her to be a Fier-ship shot a Musket at her and demanded whether they would lay him abord or no to which the Hollanders replyed that he would be abord of him in the morning Upon which Sir Iohn sent me abord of the Hollanders to inquire wherefore he should threaten to be abord the Spaniards in the morning I was no sooner come into the Cabbin to Admiral Tromp but he began to complaine of that very busines saying that heand his Vice-Admiral and some other of his Captains before Sun-setting The last night went in one of his Frigots to view the strength of the Spanish Fleet and as they past amongst them one ship shot a Musket shot through the Frigots Misson not far above his Head and his other Captains upon which saith he I sent one of my Captains in my Shallop abord of the Spaniard and at his Ships side told the Captaine that he had broken the liberty of his Majesty of Englands Road by shooting at him and withall threatned that upon that Breach they would be abord of them in the morning but said he I did it but to scare them for he never had any such intent for he would not as he had divers times promised attempt any thing upon them without givingour Admirall notice thereof and said then he hoped that he would doe his best for us to the which I demanded whether that he meant his best and his worst against them ●●th he answered me God forbid that I should say so for that were a kinde of challenging the King of England in his owne Road Monday I pray you said he mistake not my meaning for my English is not very good and I speak in our Dutch phrase to doe the best for us my meaning was that you would shoote over us Admirall Tromp cleareth himself of a miscoustruction of a word that he speak and to hit us to which I replyed that his meaning was otherwise interpreted yesterday by our Vice-admirall for they understood it as a challenge that we should doe our best and our worst and as I thought our Admirall had sent up a packet of it unto his Majesty or the Lord Admiral upon which he did vow and protest that he did never mean any such thing and the Dutch Audient of Callis that was abord with him did averre the same with which Message I returned but Admirall Tromp was very much perplexed at it and desired the Audient above said and some other Gentlemen and Captains that he had abord with him for to come abord unto our Admiral to clear that aspersion which was laid upon him the which they performed and gave Sir Iohn very good satisfaction therein and did according to their request send up an other packet to cleare this mistake or misconstruction of his words After noone the Lord of Suffolk being Lord Warden of the sinck Ports came to our ships side and afterwards Rowed round about all the Fleet and returned to Dover the Winde still continuing Easterly by which meanes those Ships that we expected from London and Chatham could not come unto us October 1639 In the morning the wind at E The Spaniards 〈◊〉 missing b. N. Don Corolus sent one of his Captains abord unto Sir Iohn to complain that his Sattee was taken out of the Road last night Sir Iohn answered him that the fault was their owne for to Ride with such a small Vessell so far from their Fleet for an Adviser as he conceived should ride closse by the Admiral and likewise said that he could not look after every one of their Vessels yet thus much he would doe for them if they could heare that she were put into any Harbour in England he would be a meanes that she should be stayed and kept for them Before noone the Earle of Holland and divers other Lords came abord and dined with Sir Iohn The packet Boat rifled by one of the Hollanders Sir Iohn was advertised from Dover that one of the Hollands Fleet had searched and rifled his Majesties Packet Boat but could not name the Captaine that did it Sir Iohn sent presently unto the Hollands Admiral to know how they durst presume to do it who did utterly disclaim it and presently gave it under his Hand October 1. 1639. that he had given strict order unto all his Fleet in general that no man should interrupt or medle with the Packet-boat and that if so be that we could bring him the Captains name we should see that he would severly punish him Friday with which answer return'd after dinner the Lords went all abord of the Dutch Admiral who entertained them with 11. pieces of Ordnance Teusday gave them 21. pieces of Ordnance at their parting from him after that they went aboard of Don Lopus de Oquendo and had some short conference with him and when they parted from their ships the chief Admiral gave them seaven pieces of Ordnance and the other nine Pieces Afternoone Mr. Vandewalle and Mr. Masse two Dover Merchants came to complaine of a French Frigot that lay off and on the South Forland and did take all Vessels that past too and fro upon which Sir Iohn sent the Ro-bucke to ply too and fro there I have formerly mentioned that our Admirall did divers times invite the Admirall of the Hollanders abord of him but as yet have not mentioned that he had as often invited the Spanish Admirall by Captain Robert Slingsby who had their language very perfect but for certaine he was as often invited as the Dutch and at length came one day abord of us but did not stay half an houre gave our Admirall a Spanish complement and parted from him to whom we gave 11. Pieces of Ordnance and the next day Sir Iohn Penington our Admirall gave him the like visit and he gave him some Ordnance at his parting but how many or on what dayes of the moneth these invitations and visits were I took no certaine notice in my Diurnall In the morning very faire weather the wind at N. E. a packet came from the Lord Admiral to continue the Merchants ships untill farther order albeit that he had formerly given order for their discharge Sir John sent me abord of them all to cause them to birth themselves neere unto their severall Squadrons the which was performed with all expedition 23. October 1639. When the Tyde of flood came likewise all the Hollanders that were to the Southwards of us set faile and stood off and tack't and most part of them Anchored to the Northwards of the Spaniards only some few Birtht themselves a Seabord off us which caused us to doubt that the Hollanders would suddainly fall on upon their Enemies of which Sir Iohn gave the Spaniards notice by Captain Slingsby likewise I was sent abord of the Hollander to