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ship_n weigh_v anchor_n &_o sail_v towards_o the_o haven_n but_o night_n prevent_v they_o the_o sun_n be_v already_o set_v so_o as_o it_o be_v then_o too_o late_o to_o assail_v the_o spanish_a fleet_n that_o lie_v above_o a_o mile_n and_o half_a within_o the_o river_n as_o also_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a matter_n to_o fight_v by_o night_n in_o a_o strait_a on_o this_o consideration_n they_o come_v to_o a_o anchor_n where_o the_o canon_n present_o salute_v they_o from_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n the_o english_a go_v to_o council_n to_o consult_v after_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v best_a to_o assail_v the_o spaniard_n the_o next_o morning_n every_o commander_n strive_v to_o have_v the_o vanguard_n yet_o they_o resolve_v not_o to_o hazard_v the_o queen_n great_a ship_n but_o upon_o urgent_a necessity_n so_o as_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a that_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n with_o eight_o of_o the_o queen_n leslesser_n ship_n six_o hollander_n and_o twelve_o english_a merchant_n ship_n shall_v have_v the_o vanguard_n this_o resolution_n be_v oppugn_v by_o the_o lord_n thomas_n howard_n who_o say_v that_o honour_n belong_v unto_o he_o whereupon_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v together_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v day_n raleigh_n will_v not_o loose_v time_n in_o weigh_v anchor_n but_o do_v let_v they_o slip_v and_o thereby_o have_v the_o advantage_n to_o let_v sail_n first_o the_o spanish_a galley_n discharge_v all_o their_o ordnance_n upon_o he_o but_o he_o make_v not_o one_o shot_n leave_v it_o to_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o and_o so_o go_v direct_o towards_o the_o galleon_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o deep_a part_n of_o the_o river_n viz._n the_o s._n philip_n s._n matthew_n s._n andrew_n and_o s._n thomas_n with_o two_o other_o very_o great_a ship_n which_o together_o take_v up_o all_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o river_n behind_o these_o galleon_n lay_v 6_o other_o and_o behind_o they_o the_o galley_n near_a the_o shore_n where_o the_o water_n be_v shall_v low_a and_o upon_o the_o land_n stand_v the_o castle_n puntall_a which_o flank_v the_o river_n the_o lesser_a english_a ship_n assail_v the_o galley_n who_o thunder_v one_o upon_o another_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o vice-admeral_a the_o l._n thomas_n howard_n come_v up_o to_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n with_o 6_o of_o the_o queen_n ship_n as_o never_o to_o the_o galleon_n as_o they_o can_v possible_o discharge_v all_o their_o ordnance_n and_o fight_v from_o six_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n till_o none_o with_o as_o many_o ship_n as_o the_o channel_n can_v bear_v during_o the_o fight_n a_o unfortunat_a event_n happen_v in_o a_o ship_n of_o rotterdam_n call_v the_o dolphin_n where_o guillaum_n henrick_n be_v captain_n the_o powder_n be_v by_o mischance_n set_v on_o fire_n whereby_o
charles_n Ê‹ander_n noot_n be_v governor_n there_o the_o general_n state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n have_v intelligence_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o ostend_n send_v colonel_n huchtenbrock_n thither_o with_o ten_o company_n and_o entreat_v general_a vere_n to_o go_v thither_o with_o three_o thousand_o man_n which_o be_v expect_v from_o england_n but_o he_o make_v some_o difficulty_n therein_o be_v laoth_o to_o go_v without_o his_o own_o regiment_n and_o that_o of_o his_o brother_n whereupon_o on_o the_o eight_o of_o julie_n eight_o company_n be_v send_v unto_o he_o and_o on_o the_o fourteen_o of_o the_o same_o twelve_o other_o company_n which_o have_v be_v at_o the_o camp_n before_o berck_n make_v up_o in_o all_o one_o and_o twenty_o company_n july_n among_o who_o be_v six_o english_a general_n vere_n come_v thither_o on_o the_o fifteen_o of_o july_n by_o night_n and_o the_o next_o day_n all_o sort_n of_o munition_n be_v bring_v thither_o by_o the_o lord_n of_o warmont_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o enemy_n canon_n the_o report_n where_o of_o be_v hear_v into_o england_n for_o the_o besiege_a make_v counter_a battery_n and_o often_o break_v the_o enemy_n ordnance_n and_o dismount_v it_o whereupon_o two_o double_a canon_n and_o four_o demy_n be_v send_v to_o they_o the_o fifteen_o of_o julie_n nâ—â—t_fw-la two_o of_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n ship_n arrive_v there_o with_o new_a supply_n of_o soldier_n two_o day_n before_o general_n veer_v his_o arrival_n the_o besiege_a have_v make_v a_o furious_a sally_n upon_o the_o enemy_n in_o their_o trench_n kill_v many_o of_o they_o to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o or_o six_o hundred_o who_o be_v not_o well_o entrench_v d._n augustino_n de_fw-fr mexia_n be_v hurt_v there_o and_o d._n hieronimo_n de_fw-fr monroy_n the_o campe-master_n be_v slay_v in_o his_o tent_n the_o besiege_v lose_v some_o 30_o man_n at_o the_o same_o time_n or_o thereabouts_o d._n diego_n d'idiaque_n and_o d._n juan_n bracamonte_n nephew_n to_o 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