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A famous fight at sea VVhere foure English ships vnder the command of Captaine Iohn Weddell, and foure Dutch ships fought three dayes in the Gulfe of Persia neere Ormus, against 8. Portugall gallions, and 3. friggots. As also the memorable fight and losse of the good ship called the Lion, with the barbarous crueltie of the enemie truly declared. With a farewell and hearty well-wishing to our English sea and land forces.
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Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
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time comming side by side with each others Fleet they let driue one at another like Thunder in the aire the Iames comming vp with the Admirall the great ship of Damon who the first daies fight lost her maine Mast crept in betwixt the Iames and the Portugall Admirall lying as a Bulwarke to weather of her to receiue all that might be put vpon her and indeed all that was meant to haue been bestowed vpon the Admirall was still plyed vpon that great Hulke as likewise the Iames and Dutch did continue this third daies fight til day-light was shut in the Portugalls edging vp to get neere the Arabian shore in so much that at eight at night both English and Dutch were faire by it chasing them in This night the English and Dutch steered away their course for Surat the Portugalls steering for Swar a place where they haue a Castle The Royall Iames with the rest were forced to giue euen the Chase for these reasons FIrst for that the time of yeare was so farre spent that they should not haue time enough to deliuer their goods at Surat and so to goe cleere off the coast before the Westerly Monsoone which is a wind that blowes at west six moneths together beginning in Aprill would be come and so endanger the ships in getting off againe A second reason was that the Royall Iames had but 31. Barrells and some 500. Cartregos fild with Powder and some 600. shot all which was not aboue three quarters of a dayes fight for her vse for in her former dayes worke the third of February she alone spent 1000. great shot vpon the Enemy so that now through want of Powder she was not able to maintaine such another fight according to that rate And this last dayes fight she lost but one man hauing spent vpon the Enemy more than three hundred great shot To the Lord of hosts the only giuer of victory the mighty God of battels be all honour glory praise and dominion for euer Amen A note of the mens names slaine in these three seuerall fights with the Portugalls out of the English Fleet. Slaine in the Royall Iames. Richard Dauis quarter Masters Nicholas Burton quarter Masters Robert Skalfe Gunners Mate Ioseph Wright Carpenters Thomas Bland Carpenters Iohn Bircham Carpenters Godfrey Howton Carpenters Richard Dauis Iunior Sailers Richard Walker Sailers Iohn Maisters Sailers William Wilcockes Sailers William Clarke dismembred in their legs and died William Surnam dismembred in their legs and died Slaine in the Ionas Robert Nodding Masters Mate John Beedam mid ship-man William Adams Robert Sancie Edward Wilkinson Robert Larke Richard Hergell Francis Blow Thomas Page Thomas Wilkinson Thomas Williams Slaine in Starre Iames Wanderion William Carter Reignold Sanderson Charles Robinson Slaine in the Eagle Iohn Sares. The Dutch lost neere the like number amongst whom their chiefe Commander Albert Beaker slaine the first dayes fight A Relation by Peter Hillion a Frenchman of the force of eight Portugall Gallions which fought with the English and Dutch Fleet in the Gulfe of Persia as also the spoile they receiued by them with their number of men slaine on the 1.3 and 14. of February 1624. himselfe being then in the Admirall which afterwards riding with three more of her fleet at the Riuers mouth of Surat he escaped from her and ran to the English which were then riding in the Barre of Surat THeir Admirall named S. Francisco Sanuer wherein was Generall Non Alua Basellia had 48. peeces of Brasse Ordnance of whose Cannon Demy-Cannon Cannon Pethrow whose Culuering and Demy-Culuering and 350. men of which were slaine 38 whereof three were chiefe Captaines vnder the aforesaid Generall named Lorenzo Luis Ieronimo Botella and Brossa Coze who all three were kild with one shot the ships Fore-mast Bospreer and maine Mast were so torne with shot that they were vnseruiceable her Mizzen-mast Flag and Flag-staffe shot by the boord with the head of her maine top-mast and her Rigging much rent and torne Their Vice-Admirall named likewise S. Francisco wherein was Commander Francisco Burge had 32. peeces of Ordnance as the former and 250. men of which were slaine 31. the aforesaid Commander being one of the number her maine top mast shot by the boord her maine Mast fore-mast and Bospreet so torne that they were vnseruiceable Their Reare-Admirall named S. Sebastian their biggest ship wherein was Commander Don Antonio tela who was lamed of an arme had 40. peeces of Brasse Ordnance as the former and 400. men whereof 20. were slaine her maine Mast fore-top-mast fore-yard and Spritsaile-top-mast shot by the boord and her fore-mast so vnseruiceable that she could beare no more saile but her Sprit-saile Their fourth ship named S. Saluador wherin was Commander Don Francisco de Tuar had 24. peeces of Brasse Ordnance and 250. men 41. whereof were slaine the aforesaid Commander being one of the number his masts were so rent and torne that they were all vnseruiceable Their fifth ship named S. Iago wherein was Commander Simon de Kintalle had 22. peeces of Brasse Ordnance and 200. men whereof were slaine 83. her Masts were all standing but she so leaked betweene wind and water by shot receiued that they had much to doe to free her so that she was cast away vpon the Coast of India seuen daies after Their sixth ship named Trinidada wherein was Commander Pedro Alua Botelia had 22. peeces of Brasse Ordnance and 250. men 243. whereof were slaine his Top-masts were all shot by the boord and her other so torne that she could beare no saile thereon but was towed by the Great Hulke Reare-Admirall from Muscas to Goa Their seuenth ship named S. Antonio wherein was Commander Antonio Burallia had 22. peeces of Brasse Ordnance and 200. men whereof 22. were slaine her Masts were all standing but she very leake by shot receiued betwixt wind and water and the seuenth day after she was cast away vpon the Coast of India Their eighth ship named Miserere-Cordium wherein was Commander Emanuel Rodreeges Chaua had 22. peeces of Brasse Ordnance and 200. men whereof three were slaine her fore-top-mast maine-yard fore-yard and maine-top-saile-yard shot by the boord and her fore-mast so torne that it was vnseruiceable A Table containing the former numbers  Ordnance Men. Men slaine The Admirall had 48 350 38 The Vice-Admirall had 32 250 31 The Reare-Admirall had 40 400 20 The fourth Ship had 24 250 41 The fifth Ship had 22 200 83 The sixth Ship had 22 250 243 The seuenth Ship had 22 200 22 The eighth Ship had 22 200 3 The summe 232 2100 481 Thus it pleased God in mercy that the English and Dutch not being halfe the numbers of the Enemy neither in men or Ordnance that with onely the losse of 58. or 60. men they should kill 481. of the Portugals and with all so to beat them notwithstanding the helpe of 16. Frigots being so torne that they were cast away seuen dayes after and the rest all vnseruiceable and not