A lamentable relation of a fearfull fight at sea, upon our English coast, between the Spaniard and the Hollander who after their first meeting and fight which was on Friday the sixt of September last past, and the finall fight on Friday being the eleventh of October following, the event whereof you may hear in this following ditty : to the tune of, Let us to the wars againe / by Martin Parkin. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1639 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A08965 STC 19250.7 ESTC S1615 20235983 ocm 20235983 23883 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . 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Netherlands -- History, Naval. 2007-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A lamentable relation of a fearfull fight at sea , upon our English Coast , between the Spaniard and the Hollander , who after their first meeting and fight which was on Friday the sixt of Septembr last past : and the finall fight on Friday being the eleventh of October following : The event whereof you may hear in this following Ditty . To the tune of , Let us to the Wars againe . IN every place where men did meet , The talk was of the Spanish Fleet , Which the stout Dutchmen with great boast , Besieg'd upon our English coast : Now every severall expectation Is satisfi'd by this relation . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate twixt christian men . It was a pittifull conclusion , Of Christian bloud so much effusion , That who the storie reads or hears , If he can scape the shedding tears , T is what the writter could not misse , When he the storie wrote of this . Great pitie this that any pen , Should note such hate twixt Christian men . This Spanish Navie ( as t is said ) To th'Cardinall Infanto's aid , Was carrying men and money store , Hoping to land on Flanders shore : But their intention now is voide , The Dutch hath them almost destroy'd . Great pitie t is that any pen , Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . The Hollender who long hath been Against the Spaniard armde with spléene , Waits all occasions that he may , To circumvent him any way , As now for him he laid a traine To catch him far enough from Spaine . Great pitie t is that any pen , Should note such hate tvvixt Christan men . The Spaniards being pestered sore , With what they could have wisht on shore , Unarmed men for sea unfit , Few of them being preparde for it , And lying long on our cold clime , Many were thrown ore board that time : Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . The Hollender with fresh supply , Insulteth ore his enemie , Vowing the totall overthrow Of th'Spanish Navie at one blow . To say the truth their odds was much ; Fourescore Spaniards , sixscore Dutch. Great pitie t is that any pen , &c. On Friday morning that sad time , This bloudy battell was in prime , The stately Admirall of Spaine , Weigh'd Anchor , and put forth to th' Main , The Hollend Admirall did the like , One did against another strike . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . A certain space they did abide , Fighting all stoutly on each side , So that the Ordinance of the Dutch , Hath Lower Deale spoild very much . Out of the Town the people fled , Yet many cattle were struck dead . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . At last the Spanish Navie stout , ( Orecome with force ) was put to rout , And of their ships full twentie foure , Were gravelled on our English shore , At Dover and at other Ports , Where ships for saftie oft resorts . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate twixt Christian men . Eight of the Spanish ships that day Were burnt and utterly cast away , The Admirall when he did see His ship perforce must taken be , He with a manly resolution , Set it on fire in the conclusion . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note snch hate tvvixt Christian men . It was a spictacle of woe , ( Grant Lord that time the like nere show ) To sée men from a fired ship . How they out of the Port-holes scip , Each one pronouncing this good word , Have mercy on my soule O Lord. Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . What losse the Hollander hath had , Was not in this relation sad , Mentiond at all , but at the last , Will bring to memorie things forepast , But certainly we may coniecture , That Canons preach a bloudy Lecture . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . A thousand men or rather more , Are of the Spaniards swom on shore , At Dover , Deal , and Waymouth , they Are living all this present day , This was the fiercest fight at Sea , That hath been fought this many a day . Great pitie t is that any pen Should note such hate tvvixt Christian men . A multitude the sea cast up , Which all had tasted of deaths cup , Some without heads , some wanting armes , Some legs , all shewing what great harmes Proceed from that inveterate spléene , Which hath long time inventing been . Great pitie t is that any pen , &c. I oft have heard that winters thunder , To us produceth Sommers wonder , The fourteenth of Ianuary last , Thunder and Lightnings made us agast , And now this thundring on the main , Hapt on our coast'twixt Holland and Spain Great pitie t is that any pen , &c. O that all Christians would accord , To fight the battell of our Lord , Against the Infidel and Turke , That upon our dissention worke , He counts it a most politicke matter , Alwayes to fish in troubled water . But God grant peace , and right all vvrongs , By giving right , vvhere right belongs . FINIS . By Martin Parkin . Printed at London by M. F. for Tho. Lambert .