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         White, Thomas, fl. 1652.
      
       
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             An exact and perfect relation relation [sic] of the terrible, and bloudy fight: between the English and Dutch fleets in the Downs, on Wednesday the 19 of May, 1652. Relating, how Martin Van Trump the Dutch Admiral, upon General Blagues friendly salutation, set forth his bloudy flag of defiance; with the whole particulars of the fight, and the manner of the engagement. Also, a list of our admirals ships that engaged in the aforesaid fight; and the names of those those [sic] that lost men in this service, with the namber [sic] of them that were slain and wounded on both sides; together wth [sic] the sinking of one of the Hollanders, the taking of 3, and the total spoiling of their whole fleet; with their flight to deep in France, and what hapned [sic] to the English in the pursuit. Being the true copy of a letter sent to Mr. Richard Bostock of London, Merchant. Published according to order, and printed for the satisfaction of all that desire to be truly informed,
             White, Thomas, fl. 1652.
          
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             London :
             1652.
          
           
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           An
           Exact
           and
           Perfect
           Relation
           RELATION
           Of
           the
           TERRIBLE
           ,
           and
           BLOUDY
           FIGHT
           :
           BETWEEN
           The
           English
           and
           Dutch
           Fleets
           in
           the
           Downs
           ,
           on
           Wednesday
           the
           19
           of
           May
           ,
           1652.
           
        
         
           RELATING
           ,
           How
           Martin
           Van
           Trump
           the
           Dutch
           Admiral
           ,
           upon
           General
           Blagues
           friendly
           salutation
           ,
           set
           forth
           his
           bloudy
           Flag
           of
           Defiance
           ;
           With
           the
           whole
           particulars
           of
           the
           Fight
           ,
           and
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           Engagement
           .
        
         
           Also
           ,
           A
           List
           of
           our
           Admirals
           ships
           that
           engaged
           in
           the
           aforesaid
           Fight
           ;
           and
           the
           Names
           of
           those
           those
           that
           lost
           men
           in
           this
           service
           ,
           with
           the
           namber
           of
           them
           that
           were
           slain
           and
           wounded
           on
           both
           sides
           ;
           Together
           wth
           the
           sinking
           of
           one
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           the
           taking
           of
           3
           ,
           and
           the
           total
           spoiling
           of
           their
           whole
           Fleet
           ;
           with
           their
           flight
           to
           Deep
           in
           France
           ,
           and
           what
           hapned
           to
           the
           English
           in
           the
           pursuit
           .
        
         
           Being
           the
           true
           Copy
           of
           a
           Letter
           sent
           to
           Mr.
           Richard
           Bostock
           of
           London
           ,
           Merchant
           .
        
         
           Published
           according
           to
           Order
           ,
           and
           Printed
           for
           the
           satisfaction
           of
           all
           that
           desire
           to
           be
           truly
           informed
           ,
        
         
           London
           :
           Printed
           for
           Robert
           Wood
           ,
           1652.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           more
           particular
           and
           exact
           Relation
           of
           the
           bloudy
           fight
           that
           happened
           in
           the
           Downs
           ,
           between
           the
           English
           and
           the
           Hollanders
           .
        
         
           
             Worthy
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           MY
           Service
           to
           you
           ,
           wishing
           all
           happinesse
           ;
           On
           the
           18
           of
           May
           instant
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           Fleet
           consisting
           of
           42
           sayl
           of
           stout
           ships
           ,
           all
           men
           of
           war
           )
           came
           by
           the
           Eastward
           ,
           and
           lay
           by
           the
           Lee
           of
           the
           South-fore-land
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           sent
           two
           of
           their
           Fleet
           into
           the
           Downs
           to
           Major
           Bourn
           ,
           who
           was
           then
           Admiral
           (
           Gen.
           Blague
           being
           absent
           )
           the
           Captains
           of
           those
           ships
           comming
           aboard
           our
           Admirals
           ship
           ,
           desired
           leave
           of
           him
           to
           anchor
           their
           ships
           in
           the
           Downs
           ;
           the
           Admiral
           asked
           them
           why
           they
           came
           into
           our
           seas
           with
           their
           Flags
           up
           ,
           so
           near
           our
           Navy
           ;
           they
           answered
           they
           had
           orders
           not
           to
           strike
           their
           flags
           to
           any
           they
           should
           meet
           with
           ;
           whereupon
           ,
           the
           Major
           answered
           them
           ,
           that
           within
           two
           days
           time
           they
           should
           know
           whether
           there
           was
           room
           enough
           for
           them
           to
           anchor
           in
           or
           
           not
           ;
           yet
           notwithstanding
           this
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           anchored
           in
           Dover
           Road
           ,
           and
           rode
           there
           till
           the
           19th
           .
           About
           two
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           afternoon
           ,
           Major
           Bourn
           came
           out
           of
           the
           Downs
           into
           Dover
           Road
           with
           10
           sail
           ,
           and
           Col.
           Blague
           from
           the
           rest
           with
           13
           sail
           more
           ;
           the
           Dutch
           Fleet
           seeing
           this
           weighe
           anchor
           ,
           and
           stood
           up
           to
           the
           coast
           of
           France
           with
           their
           Flaggs
           up
           ,
           near
           upon
           two
           hours
           ,
           and
           then
           bore
           up
           to
           Gen.
           Blague
           ,
           each
           ship
           having
           a
           man
           at
           the
           top
           mast
           head
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           intended
           to
           have
           struck
           their
           Flags
           ,
           when
           they
           came
           within
           shot
           of
           our
           Admirall
           ,
           he
           made
           one
           shot
           at
           them
           for
           to
           strike
           but
           they
           refused
           still
           coming
           towards
           him
           ,
           whereupon
           he
           made
           two
           shot
           more
           at
           them
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           Hollanders
           gave
           him
           one
           shot
           ,
           still
           making
           nearer
           to
           h●m
           ,
           and
           comming
           up
           to
           him
           ,
           saluted
           our
           Admirall
           with
           a
           whole
           volley
           of
           small
           shot
           and
           a
           broad
           side
           of
           gunshot
           ,
           and
           Col.
           Blague
           returned
           him
           the
           like
           ,
           and
           bearing
           up
           after
           him
           they
           two
           charged
           three
           or
           four
           broadsides
           at
           each
           other
           ,
           1
           ,
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           gave
           our
           Admirall
           each
           of
           them
           a
           broad
           side
           ,
           before
           any
           of
           our
           ships
           came
           up
           to
           second
           him
           ;
           then
           the
           Generall
           of
           Foulston
           came
           up
           between
           the
           Hollanders
           and
           our
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           gave
           them
           a
           breathing
           time
           ;
           and
           in
           an
           hours
           time
           the
           ship
           called
           the
           Triumph
           came
           up
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           fell
           up
           into
           the
           whole
           Fleet
           .
           About
           sixe
           of
           the
           clock
           at
           night
           the
           Dutch
           Admirall
           bore
           away
           ,
           and
           Gen.
           Blague
           after
           him
           ;
           but
           Van
           Trump
           went
           better
           then
           our
           Admirall
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           he
           could
           not
           come
           up
           with
           them
           but
           followed
           them
           within
           shot
           till
           nine
           of
           the
           clock
           ,
           in
           which
           time
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           had
           so
           shattered
           our
           Generals
           sails
           and
           rigging
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           neither
           sheets
           ,
           tacks
           ,
           nor
           brace
           ,
           and
           his
           fore-sail
           was
           all
           torn
           in
           pieces
           ;
           by
           means
           whereof
           Van
           Trump
           sailed
           away
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           Fleet
           after
           him
           ;
           onely
           one
           of
           our
           Frigots
           boarded
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           who
           had
           150
           in
           her
           ;
           whereof
           50
           were
           slain
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           wounded
           
           and
           taken
           :
           we
           also
           shot
           another
           Dutch
           ship
           main
           Mast
           over
           board
           ,
           and
           took
           her
           ,
           she
           having
           37
           guns
           in
           her
           ,
           but
           finding
           sixe
           foot
           of
           water
           in
           her
           hold
           ,
           we
           onely
           took
           out
           the
           Captain
           ,
           and
           two
           more
           and
           left
           her
           not
           able
           to
           swim
           ,
           but
           sunk
           shortly
           afterwards
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           fight
           we
           had
           but
           18
           sail
           engaged
           ,
           because
           some
           could
           not
           get
           up
           time
           enough
           ;
           also
           one
           of
           our
           fleet
           had
           but
           two
           guns
           ,
           the
           Grey-hound
           was
           of
           no
           great
           foree
           ,
           and
           two
           more
           were
           but
           Catches
           would
           do
           no
           good
           .
           Our
           Admirall
           received
           200
           shot
           ,
           some
           of
           which
           did
           execution
           ,
           and
           many
           of
           their
           own
           shot
           ;
           we
           lost
           8
           men
           in
           the
           Admiral
           ,
           five
           slain
           out
           right
           ,
           three
           dead
           since
           ;
           and
           had
           twenty
           wounded
           ;
           In
           the
           Reuben
           there
           was
           three
           men
           slain
           ;
           in
           the
           Centurian
           two
           ;
           in
           the
           Victory
           two
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Fairfax
           one
           ,
           the
           Garland
           Entrance
           ,
           and
           the
           Worcester
           frigot
           lost
           not
           one
           man
           ,
           but
           the
           Dutch
           lost
           four
           times
           our
           number
           in
           the
           two
           ships
           that
           were
           taken
           ;
           besides
           what
           they
           lost
           in
           that
           which
           was
           sunk
           .
           The
           Generall
           saith
           some
           men
           did
           not
           ingage
           at
           all
           ,
           and
           therefore
           deserve
           to
           be
           looked
           upon
           as
           undeserving
           men
           .
        
         
           Our
           ships
           are
           all
           now
           (
           God
           be
           praised
           )
           safe
           in
           the
           Downs
           ,
           and
           have
           brought
           in
           two
           Hollanders
           ,
           one
           of
           them
           thought
           to
           be
           an
           Adviser
           .
           I
           was
           aboard
           our
           fleet
           in
           the
           Downs
           and
           there
           came
           six
           Hollanders
           that
           were
           Marchant
           men
           ,
           within
           a
           league
           of
           our
           fleet
           ,
           whereupon
           a
           Frigot
           of
           ours
           came
           up
           to
           the
           Admiral
           ,
           and
           asked
           leave
           to
           fetch
           them
           in
           ;
           but
           the
           Admirall
           answered
           that
           they
           were
           men
           about
           honest
           occasions
           ,
           and
           he
           had
           no
           order
           from
           the
           Councell
           of
           State
           to
           meddle
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           let
           them
           passe
           about
           their
           occasions
           .
        
         
         
           While
           I
           was
           aboard
           the
           Admiral
           ,
           there
           came
           a
           Dutchman
           of
           War
           ,
           supposing
           it
           to
           be
           Van
           Trump
           ,
           but
           the
           Speaker
           Frigot
           quickly
           fetcht
           him
           up
           ,
           and
           brought
           him
           in
           to
           our
           Fleet
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           36
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ships
           that
           engaged
           with
           our
           Fleet
           in
           the
           aforesaid
           fight
           ,
           that
           ride
           about
           Deep
           ,
           every
           one
           of
           them
           being
           about
           ▪
           1000.
           or
           1500.
           
           Tun
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           pittifully
           torn
           and
           battered
           ,
           and
           many
           of
           them
           without
           either
           Mast
           ,
           Sails
           ,
           or
           Flags
           ;
           having
           lost
           the
           company
           of
           their
           Admiral
           .
        
         
           
             Dover
             ,
             
               May
               ,
               22.
               1652.
               
            
          
           
             Sir
             ,
          
           Your
           assured
           Friend
           ,
           
             Thomas
             White
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           The
           Copy
           of
           another
           Letter
           from
           Dover
           of
           the
           same
           Date
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Cannot
           but
           intimate
           unto
           you
           some
           Particulars
           of
           a
           bloudy
           beginning
           of
           an
           unhappy
           Breach
           between
           the
           English
           and
           the
           Dutch
           Fleet
           ,
           though
           perhaps
           you
           may
           have
           it
           more
           fully
           then
           we
           ,
           yet
           I
           shall
           impart
           what
           I
           have
           seen
           .
           Tuesday
           ,
           Martin
           Vantrump
           came
           before
           this
           Town
           ,
           and
           rode
           in
           the
           
           Road
           at
           anchor
           with
           his
           Fleet
           ,
           being
           41
           sail
           of
           good
           ships
           of
           War
           ,
           not
           a
           small
           ship
           amongst
           them
           till
           Wednesday
           at
           noon
           ,
           with
           his
           Flag
           on
           the
           main
           top
           ,
           at
           which
           time
           some
           shot
           was
           sent
           from
           the
           Castle
           and
           Fort
           ,
           to
           cause
           him
           to
           strike
           (
           as
           is
           the
           custome
           )
           but
           he
           would
           not
           .
           At
           which
           time
           General
           Blake
           with
           his
           Fleet
           appeared
           ,
           being
           in
           all
           25
           good
           ships
           ,
           of
           which
           ,
           7
           of
           the
           old
           Navy
           ships
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           were
           Frigots
           ,
           and
           other
           ships
           of
           good
           defence
           .
           On
           sight
           of
           them
           ,
           the
           Dutch
           tack'd
           about
           ,
           and
           stood
           in
           with
           the
           English
           Fleet
           ,
           and
           Trump
           himself
           very
           boldly
           stood
           up
           with
           Gen.
           Blake
           with
           his
           Flag
           aloft
           ,
           and
           comming
           near
           ,
           the
           Admiral
           shot
           at
           a
           distance
           from
           him
           (
           as
           is
           the
           custome
           )
           to
           make
           him
           strike
           ,
           and
           so
           at
           second
           and
           third
           time
           shot
           at
           him
           and
           hit
           him
           .
           To
           whom
           Trump
           answered
           with
           one
           Gun
           without
           shot
           ;
           then
           our
           Admiral
           shot
           ▪
           3.
           or
           4.
           upon
           which
           ,
           Trump
           came
           up
           and
           gave
           him
           a
           whole
           broad
           side
           ,
           and
           in
           stead
           of
           pulling
           down
           his
           Flag
           ,
           put
           up
           a
           red
           Flag
           under
           the
           former
           ,
           and
           having
           received
           the
           like
           salute
           from
           the
           English
           General
           ,
           the
           Fleets
           on
           both
           sides
           did
           desperately
           engage
           ,
           so
           that
           there
           was
           the
           hottest
           dispute
           for
           the
           time
           ,
           that
           hath
           been
           this
           many
           years
           ,
           between
           two
           such
           Fleets
           ,
           and
           was
           conceived
           by
           knowing
           men
           that
           it
           would
           not
           end
           so
           long
           as
           a
           ship
           on
           both
           sides
           could
           swim
           on
           the
           water
           .
           But
           
           it
           pleased
           God
           better
           to
           dispose
           thereof
           ;
           for
           it
           began
           at
           4
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           afternoon
           ,
           and
           ended
           at
           past
           9
           at
           night
           ,
           it
           being
           dark
           that
           they
           could
           not
           know
           one
           another
           .
           The
           Flemming
           stood
           off
           towards
           the
           French
           Coast
           ,
           and
           our
           ships
           anchored
           about
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           morning
           the
           Dutch
           were
           gone
           .
           Our
           ships
           came
           up
           this
           morning
           with
           their
           whole
           Fleet
           ,
           having
           not
           lost
           one
           ,
           and
           have
           taken
           one
           from
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           have
           sunk
           another
           ;
           It
           was
           thought
           their
           Admiral
           could
           not
           but
           sink
           :
           Just
           now
           is
           come
           a
           collier
           from
           France
           that
           met
           them
           last
           night
           ;
           He
           saith
           ,
           That
           they
           have
           never
           an
           Admiral
           amongst
           thew
           ,
           nor
           any
           Flag
           or
           Ensign
           out
           amongst
           them
           all
           .
        
         
           
             A
             List
             of
             those
             ships
             of
             the
             Parliaments
             side
             that
             chiefly
             engaged
             ,
             and
             the
             number
             of
             men
             that
             were
             slain
             out
             of
             each
             ship
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Admiral
             ,
             20
             wounded
             ,
             and
             8
             slain
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Reuben
             ,
             three
             slain
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Centurion
             ,
             two
             ,
          
           
             In
             the
             Victory
             ,
             two
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Fairfax
             one
             .
          
           
             The
             Garland
             ,
             Entrance
             ,
             and
             Worcester
             Frigots
             lost
             not
             a
             man
             out
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
           What
           loss
           the
           Enemy
           received
           is
           not
           certainly
           known
           ;
           but
           we
           sunk
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           took
           three
           ,
           and
           totally
           shattered
           and
           spoiled
           their
           whole
           Fleet
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

