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A72336	The great victory vvhich God hath giuen vnto eight Holland shippes in their passage toward the East Indies: against 17. great Spanish shippes on the first of Aprill, 1613. Translated out of the Dutch copie, printed at Middleborough, by Symon Mollenaer, 1613.	Mollenaer, Symon.	1613 (1613)	STC 13572; ESTC S125031	3,040	13

THE Great Victory which God hath giuen vnto eight Holland shippes in their passage toward the East Indies Against 17. great Spanish shippes on the first of APRILL 1613. Translated out of the dutch Copie printed at Middleborough by Symon Mollenaer 1613. LONDON Printed by George Eld for Thomas Bushel 1613. The great Victory which God hath giuen vnto 8. Holland ships in their passage towards the East Indies against 17. great Spanish shippes on the first of Aprill 1613. WHereas of late there hath beene a commotion in the vnited Prouinces of the Neatherlands vnder the command of his Princely excellence Count Maurice of Nassaw and the Lords generall states thereof by men of all qualities and conditions vsing the art of nauigation into diuerse and sundrie other maritime parts It is thought fit and conuenient by the sayd most Princely Excellency and Lords states for the generall good of their said gouernments and reformation of abuses concerning the sayd Sea-faring men to enact and decree by these their Edicts or Proclamations as followeth That the sayd most Princely Excellency Count Maurice and the said generall Estates do by these their Edicts or proclamations ordaine and command that in all the prouinces citties towns gouernments or places of their dominions that noe man what-so-ouer vsing the Art of nauigation presume to imploy himselfe in any shippe or shipping appertaining or any way belonging to any forraine prince or potentate whatsoeuer and more ouer that all those that haue heretofore before these our Edicts or proclamations imployed themselues in any forraine seruice at Sea forth of our vnited gouernements do with all speed and dilligence vpon the notice of these our Edicts or proclamations repaire to or tovards our sayd vnited prouinces citties Townes or dominions within the space of three months next ensuing these our Edicts vpon paine of confiscation of life lands goods and moreouer we do by these our Edicts strickly charge the parents kinsfolkes or friends of the said Nauigators imployed in the seruice of any Prince state or potentate forth of our dominions to giue with all possible speed notice to their said parents kinsfolkes or friends imploid in any forrain seruice at sea to make their speedy repaire forth of the said forraigne imployments into the dominions teritories citties or townes of our said vnited provinces within the terme of three months aboue said as they wil be hereafter answerable therevnto And that the world may take notice of the necessity of our iust proceeding herein these are to giue them to vnderstand that it is to preuent as nere as in vs lyeth the imployment of our most expert Pilots and Marriners in other dominions which could not in time to come but proue very preiudiciall to our said vnited prouinces Moreouer hereby we giue notice that his Maiesty the King of great Brittaine hauing giuen leaue to his subiects to send a fleete for the discouery of certaine Ilands depending vpon the Indies where Christians neuer before inhabited and that they his said subiects at their great cost and charges by the prudence valour and Magnanimity of diuers valiant and difcreet commanders haue attained the possession of certaine of the sayd Ilands forcing the Sauage people by their valour and courage to retire farre vp into the Country and withall building fortresses and townes inhabiting them with men women and children of all professions prouiding for them all necessary prouisions for the vse of Man as houses to dwell in oxen kine horses sheepe goates and all other sortes of liuing thinges conuenient with all necessary supplies there-vnto belonging which his Maiesty of Spaine perceiuing being informed that the Countries and Ilands which his maiesties subiects of great Brittaine sought after were like to proue rich fruitfull and florishing and withall that they were a dependency of the Continent of America commonly called the Indies sought by all meanes possible to preuent and hinder the plantation of the English in the sayd countries and Ilands and therefore he caused a great fleete to bee prepared consisting of Caracks Gallyons Hulkes Pynaces and other sorts of shipping to the number of seauenteene sayle well prouided with all store of Munition for warre as ordnance shot and poulder ful stuft with marriners and souldiers all which fleet by the command of his sayd Maiesty of Spaine set sayle at their appointed time out of Spaine for their intended voyage of the Indies hoping to preuent the designes of their enemies but as the sequel sheweth it prooued far otherwise with them IN the yeare 1612. last past there went out of Holland and Zealand for the East Indies eight very fayre great and strong shippes which meeting together at Englands end tooke their course to further their voiage withall speede possible And in shorte time they came vnder the Salt Islandes where they spyed many Sayles shewing to be of great burdens which was the afore sayd Spanish fleete The Hollanders hauing descried them held on still their right course which the Spaniards seeing came with full sayles vpon the Hollanders for they had the winde with them The Hollanders not thinking or hauing any purpose to fight yet seeing they could not beeryd of the Spanish fleete prepared themselues for the fight At the first aproach the Spanish Admirall came so fiercely vpon them shooting with all the terrible fury that could be imagined which the Holland Admirall perceiuing turned his shippe and got aboue the winde the Spaniards still mocking and scoffing at him but the Hollands Admirall with his fore-peeces of greate ordinance shot him quite through from the hinder-part of the Admirall ship through the fore-part and presently discharged all the ordnances of his own ship vp-the said Spanish Admirall and turning his ship discharged like-wise the other whole side vpon him and shot so terribly that the bloud in the Spanish Admirall ran out of the scupper holes At which time another Gallion comming to assist the sayd Spanish Admrall intangled her-selfe in the great tackle of the Admirall so that hee being all on fire did sinke and the Gallion also with him Then the Hollanders Admirall went to assist his Vice-admirall which most valiantly was fighting with two Spanish shippes where after many thundering peales of Ordnance on both sides interchanged the Spaniards hauing many slaine out-right and many sore wounded began to faint and yeeld which the Hollanders perceiuing entred into these two ships and cast them all ouer boord possessing themselues of all that vvas contained in them vvhich amounted to a very great summe they being very richly laden In the meane time the other sixe Holland ships were fighting likewise with the other Spanish ships and most valiantly defended themselues with vehement shooting so as the very Sea seemed to haue been on fire Many of the Spanish shippes were fired and sunke but not one of the Hollanders onely some fewe men slaine and some wounded One of the Holland ships had boorded the Spanish Vice-admirall and cast all ouer boord where they likewise got great store of treasure and riches This terrible fight begunne at nine of the clock in the morning during all that day and the next day vntill euening the Holland ships got for prize and bootie aboue 3. tunnes of golde besides all other costly wares but the honour and praise of this Roman deed is greater in that 8. Holland ships haue ouercome 17. well manned Gallions of the mightie King of Spaine that did so little esteeme and regard the Holland ships and men After this furious and dreadfull fight the Hollanders Admirall with aduise and counsell of all the officers and ship-companie caused the prize bootie and pilledge to be diuided and distributed to euery man according to his ranke and place or merit and desert The pillage was so great that euery ordinary man had to his share whole armefuls of silkes veluets cloathes ready made with diuerse other rich commodities Thus hauing giuen thanks to God who is the giuer of victories relieued their hurt and mayned men and repayred what was most needfull in their shipping with merry hearts for the atchieuement of so great a victory they continued on their former course for the performance of their intended voyage to the East Indies By this you may perceiue that victory consists not in multitudes and therefore with this admonition to all men in generall but more particularly to all those that vse the sea I vvill conclude this relation that they neither glory or presume vpon their numbers or strength but haue recourse to him who doth and euer will spare the humble and beate downe the proud God of his infinite goodnesse and mercy who is the gouernor of land and sea so steare there course and direct their purposes that to his glory the honour and profit of their country the ioy and comfort of their wiues children and friends they may returne to their desired home with prosperous and speedy successe Amen