Nevves from the narrovv seas being a certain relation of a mighty and fearfull fight in those seas upon the coast of Frizeland : between a navy of Danes of a hundred sayle under the command of the grave van Erfurt
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             Nevves from the narrovv seas being a certain relation of a mighty and fearfull fight in those seas upon the coast of Frizeland : between a navy of Danes of a hundred sayle under the command of the grave van Erfurt
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           NEVVES
           
             From
             the
          
           Narrovv
           Seas
           ,
           Being
           a
           certain
           Relation
           of
           a
           mighty
           and
           fearfull
           fight
           in
           those
           Seas
           ,
           upon
           the
           Coast
           of
           Frizeland
           ,
           Between
           a
           Navy
           of
           Danes
           of
           a
           hundred
           Sayle
           ,
           under
           the
           Command
           of
           the
           Grave
           van
           
             Erfurt
             ,
          
           the
           Danish
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           mine
           Here
           van
           
             Trump
             ,
          
           Admirall
           to
           the
           States
           of
           the
           united
           PROVINCES
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           the
           said
           
             Van
             Trump
          
           obtained
           a
           glorious
           victory
           by
           the
           utter
           overthrow
           of
           the
           Danish
           Navy
           ,
           which
           was
           (
           as
           is
           probably
           supposed
           )
           intended
           for
           England
           to
           assist
           His
           Majesty
           against
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           The
           Battell
           hapning
           on
           Tuesday
           last
           ,
           the
           first
           of
           
             November
             ,
          
           old
           stile
           .
        
         
           The
           Relation
           of
           it
           was
           sent
           over
           from
           
             Amsterdam
          
           in
           a
           Letter
           by
           a
           Merchant
           of
           good
           quality
           to
           a
           Gentleman
           in
           this
           City
           ,
           and
           by
           him
           published
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Francis
             Wright
             .
          
           1642
           ,
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           
             Worthy
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           ACcording
           to
           the
           mutuall
           correspondence
           long
           time
           held
           betweene
           us
           ,
           understanding
           by
           your
           last
           expresse
           of
           the
           20.
           of
           
             October
             ,
          
           the
           old
           stile
           of
           the
           affairs
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           I
           found
           my selfe
           ingag'd
           to
           make
           you
           a
           retribution
           by
           acquainting
           you
           with
           the
           last
           passages
           here
           ;
           I
           believe
           it
           is
           not
           unknowne
           to
           you
           that
           there
           has
           beene
           open
           hostility
           between
           the
           King
           of
           
             Denmarke
          
           and
           the
           State
           ,
           which
           yet
           continuing
           in
           full
           heat
           and
           violence
           ;
           all
           the
           discourse
           for
           some
           weeks
           past
           here
           ,
           has
           beene
           of
           a
           strange
           and
           new
           appointed
           Navie
           ,
           which
           the
           said
           King
           has
           beene
           all
           this
           last
           Summer
           a
           rigging
           in
           all
           the
           considerable
           ports
           of
           the
           balticke
           ,
           for
           what
           end
           we
           certainly
           could
           not
           understand
           ;
           the
           best
           intelligence
           from
           thence
           ,
           giving
           information
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           bound
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           procur'd
           hither
           by
           the
           solicitation
           of
           the
           malignant
           party
           there
           to
           assist
           his
           Majesty
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           others
           affirming
           ,
           and
           probably
           ,
           enough
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           to
           infest
           the
           Netherlandish
           Coasts
           and
           to
           make
           some
           attempts
           upon
           
             Hilford
          
           sluce
           ,
           the
           
             Brill
             ,
          
           or
           some
           other
           part
           of
           
             Zeland
             ,
          
           being
           assisted
           by
           another
           fleet
           of
           our
           old
           and
           implacable
           enemies
           ,
           the
           
             Dunkirks
             ,
          
           whithersoever
           it
           was
           bound
           ,
           or
           for
           what
           purpose
           rais'd
           ,
           I
           can
           not
           determine
           ,
           but
           certaine
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           about
           Saint
           
             Lukes
          
           tide
           last
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           
             English
          
           account
           ,
           there
           arrived
           out
           of
           the
           same
           into
           
             Copenhagen
             ,
          
           neere
           an
           hundred
           able
           ships
           ,
           part
           
           
             Lubeckers
             ,
          
           part
           stoud
           Merchants
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           
             Danes
             ,
          
           which
           taking
           in
           there
           some
           twelve
           or
           fourteene
           thousand
           landsouldiers
           ,
           besides
           abundance
           of
           amunition
           ,
           even
           to
           supefluity
           ;
           under
           the
           comand
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Holstein
             ;
          
           and
           then
           joyn'd
           with
           the
           grave
           
             Van
             Erfurt
          
           a
           Germane
           ,
           the
           Admirall
           of
           
             Denmark
          
           and
           his
           fleet
           of
           twenty
           ships
           ;
           they
           put
           to
           sea
           that
           weeke
           ,
           keeping
           along
           the
           coast
           ,
           the
           State
           here
           having
           daily
           avisoes
           from
           sea
           of
           their
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           consant
           and
           continuall
           wrestling
           with
           military
           dangers
           ,
           inur'd
           to
           a
           care
           of
           their
           safeties
           ,
           they
           sent
           an
           expresse
           to
           that
           famous
           
             Van
             Trump
          
           their
           Admirall
           (
           being
           with
           his
           fleet
           of
           threescore
           saile
           of
           good
           and
           valiant
           ships
           not
           farre
           from
           the
           coast
           
             Zeland
             )
          
           to
           intimate
           the
           approaching
           of
           the
           
             Danish
          
           Armado
           ,
           charging
           him
           to
           wait
           diligently
           on
           those
           unwelcome
           guests
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           watch
           their
           movings
           ;
           that
           if
           he
           saw
           occasion
           ,
           hee
           might
           bid
           them
           to
           a
           bloody
           entertainment
           ;
           for
           whatsoever
           were
           their
           pretentons
           ,
           or
           whithersoever
           they
           were
           bound
           .
           It
           was
           cause
           and
           quarrell
           enough
           to
           give
           him
           battell
           ,
           being
           profest
           enemies
           to
           that
           State
           .
           
             Van
             Trump
          
           having
           received
           that
           charge
           quickly
           hoys'd
           his
           sailes
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           cheerfull
           and
           pleasant
           gale
           of
           wind
           ,
           did
           run
           along
           the
           coasts
           of
           
             Zeland
             ,
             Holland
          
           and
           
             F●●zl●nd
             ,
          
           being
           as
           farre
           as
           the
           States
           clame
           any
           jurisdiction
           in
           those
           seas
           ,
           without
           having
           any
           notice
           of
           this
           talk'd-of
           navie
           ,
           till
           the
           eve
           before
           the
           battell
           ,
           which
           was
           on
           
             Munday
          
           the
           last
           of
           
             October
             Old
             style
          
           he
           had
           notice
           by
           a
           light
           Catch
           ,
           that
           scouted
           out
           to
           sea
           ward
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           a
           mighty
           and
           stupendious
           fleet
           to
           the
           number
           of
           at
           least
           sixscore
           bottomes
           ,
           bearing
           to
           sea-ward
           from
           the
           coast
           of
           
             Humburg
             ,
          
           and
           that
           in
           all
           probability
           ,
           if
           he
           would
           make
           out
           to
           sea
           ,
           he
           might
           encounter
           them
           ere
           morning
           ;
           
             Ven
             Trump
          
           exceedingly
           joyfull
           at
           this
           tiding
           unamaz'd
           at
           the
           number
           of
           their
           fleet
           ,
           made
           toward
           them
           ,
           by
           the
           directions
           of
           that
           Catch
           ,
           but
           the
           wind
           at
           evening
           being
           something
           scant
           ,
           and
           not
           sufficient
           to
           trim
           the
           sailes
           of
           his
           greater
           ships
           ,
           his
           Admirall
           and
           some
           other
           of
           his
           fleet
           ,
           being
           vessells
           of
           twelve
           hundred
           and
           a
           
           thousand
           tun
           was
           forc'd
           to
           laver
           about
           ,
           till
           in
           the
           night
           the
           wind
           comming
           about
           ,
           and
           blowing
           a
           stiffe
           gale
           in
           his
           sterne
           ,
           he
           spoond
           before
           the
           waves
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           it
           was
           cleare
           day
           light
           ,
           ours
           had
           a
           view
           of
           the
           Danish
           Armado
           ,
           who
           fail'd
           on
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           notice
           ,
           intended
           to
           fall
           over
           for
           the
           North
           coast
           of
           England
           ,
           then
           to
           trouble
           the
           Coast
           of
           Holland
           .
           But
           on
           the
           descriall
           of
           our
           fleet
           ,
           without
           delay
           they
           prepar'd
           for
           fight
           ,
           their
           admirall
           
             Erfurt
          
           dividing
           his
           navy
           into
           three
           squadrons
           ,
           two
           wings
           himselfe
           in
           the
           midle
           with
           his
           musters
           Royall
           ships
           ,
           making
           as
           it
           were
           the
           body
           of
           his
           battell
           .
           
             Van
             Trumpe
          
           came
           on
           almost
           in
           the
           selfe
           same
           forme
           ,
           onely
           his
           wings
           keepe
           closer
           to
           the
           maine
           of
           his
           Armado
           ,
           and
           so
           with
           fearfull
           shouts
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           the
           Danes
           as
           is
           their
           custome
           ,
           drinking
           large
           carrowces
           to
           make
           them
           more
           couragious
           ,
           they
           sent
           loud
           messages
           of
           death
           to
           each
           other
           ,
           by
           those
           fatall
           imbassadors
           ,
           their
           great
           Ordnance
           ,
           the
           Constables
           of
           our
           ships
           being
           far
           more
           experienc't
           markesmen
           than
           the
           Danish
           gunners
           ,
           none
           of
           those
           fire-bals
           were
           sent
           in
           raigne
           ,
           but
           went
           either
           through
           and
           through
           the
           sides
           of
           their
           vessels
           ,
           or
           light
           upon
           their
           masts
           ,
           splitting
           them
           ,
           and
           shearing
           asunder
           their
           tacklings
           ,
           our
           light
           and
           nimble
           ships
           turning
           dexterously
           about
           ,
           saluteng
           them
           with
           two
           broad
           sides
           and
           sinking
           some
           six
           of
           the
           right
           wing
           ,
           the
           rest
           shockt
           up
           to
           their
           Admirall
           .
           Who
           was
           not
           unmindfull
           neither
           of
           his
           honour
           ,
           nor
           to
           invade
           our
           navy
           ,
           upon
           which
           he
           sent
           out
           not
           in
           vaine
           ,
           his
           great
           Artillery
           ,
           which
           seemed
           to
           change
           the
           sea
           into
           a
           flame
           ,
           at
           last
           finding
           our
           Ordnance
           from
           our
           vice
           admirall
           
             Hans
             Hiem
          
           the
           son
           of
           that
           Peere
           
             Hiem
          
           that
           tooke
           in
           29
           the
           Spanish
           plate-fleete
           in
           the
           
             Iames
             .
          
           to
           gall
           him
           shrowdly
           twixt
           his
           decks
           ,
           trusting
           to
           the
           multitude
           of
           his
           men
           ,
           they
           being
           now
           within
           halfe
           musket
           shot
           he
           ran
           his
           sword
           with
           much
           violence
           upon
           his
           sterne
           ,
           and
           grapling
           after
           a
           turne
           or
           two
           ,
           his
           ship
           to
           that
           of
           
             Hans
             Hiem
             ,
          
           he
           laid
           him
           abord
           with
           some
           kindred
           of
           his
           resolutest
           Souldiers
           .
           When
           suddainly
           the
           murderers
           from
           the
           great
           Cabbine
           going
           off
           ,
           and
           fire
           being
           given
           to
           the
           
           traine
           under
           the
           false
           Decks
           ,
           up
           flew
           those
           Danes
           into
           the
           ayre
           dismembred
           ,
           and
           others
           by
           the
           Admirall
           being
           clapt
           on
           in
           their
           roomes
           ,
           were
           with
           the
           Murderers
           from
           the
           Cooke-roome
           straight
           cleared
           the
           Decks
           ,
           and
           sent
           those
           Danes
           to
           drinke
           an
           everlasting
           health
           with
           their
           companions
           .
           The
           Admirall
           perceiving
           that
           there
           was
           likelyhood
           of
           taking
           that
           strait
           ship
           ,
           deserted
           her
           ,
           and
           tooke
           about
           to
           the
           ayd
           of
           his
           right
           wing
           ,
           which
           under
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           Holstein
           was
           undertaken
           by
           
             Van
             Trump
          
           himselfe
           ,
           who
           like
           a
           right
           Neptune
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           only
           would
           be
           Lord
           of
           those
           waters
           ,
           bestirs
           himselfe
           among
           the
           Danes
           ,
           powring
           into
           their
           bosomes
           showres
           of
           lead
           like
           hailestones
           ,
           and
           throwing
           over
           pots
           of
           wilde
           fire
           and
           hard
           Granado's
           into
           their
           quarters
           and
           tacklings
           .
           You
           might
           have
           in
           an
           instant
           seen
           as
           it
           were
           a
           fiery
           contention
           for
           priority
           between
           those
           two
           opposite
           Elements
           ,
           fire
           and
           water
           ,
           the
           burning
           ships
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           striving
           to
           set
           fire
           upon
           the
           roomes
           :
           Which
           in
           scorne
           to
           be
           vanquished
           in
           their
           proper
           dwellings
           ,
           as
           the
           vessels
           should
           have
           suffered
           a
           double
           death
           ,
           insinuated
           into
           their
           holds
           ,
           and
           sinking
           them
           extinguished
           the
           audacious
           flames
           ;
           the
           same
           ships
           at
           one
           instant
           (
           strange
           yet
           true
           )
           being
           burned
           and
           drowned
           ,
           
             Van
             Trumpe
          
           boarding
           the
           Duke
           of
           Holstein
           ,
           was
           twice
           repulsed
           ,
           rather
           by
           multitude
           then
           valour
           ;
           those
           Bacon-eating
           Danes
           wishing
           themselves
           at
           home
           againe
           carowsing
           strong
           waters
           ;
           On
           the
           sudden
           ,
           were
           sent
           to
           their
           long
           home
           ,
           where
           they
           had
           plenty
           of
           liquor
           ;
           destiny
           seeming
           to
           be
           courteous
           to
           them
           in
           affourding
           them
           plenty
           of
           that
           in
           their
           deaths
           which
           they
           had
           so
           doted
           on
           in
           their
           lives
           .
           
             Hans
             Hiem
          
           with
           the
           Rere-Admirall
           and
           his
           squadron
           ,
           in
           the
           interim
           falling
           in
           upon
           
             Erfurts
          
           left
           wing
           ,
           which
           consisted
           of
           Lubecke
           mariners
           ,
           they
           instantly
           cryed
           out
           for
           quarter
           ,
           yeelding
           themselves
           without
           striking
           one
           stroake
           ,
           with
           their
           sluggish
           ships
           ,
           to
           the
           number
           of
           six
           and
           thirty
           ,
           a
           large
           thirst
           of
           the
           Fleet
           ;
           with
           which
           cowardly
           treachery
           of
           theirs
           ,
           
             Erfurt
          
           amazed
           and
           discouraged
           would
           have
           provided
           for
           his
           safety
           by
           fight
           ;
           but
           he
           was
           as
           well
           surrounded
           
           with
           enemies
           as
           waves
           ,
           and
           therefore
           impossibilitated
           of
           his
           purpose
           ,
           like
           a
           valiant
           souldier
           resolves
           to
           fight
           it
           out
           ,
           and
           set
           his
           life
           at
           as
           deare
           rate
           as
           possible
           ,
           rather
           ,
           then
           betray
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           him
           by
           his
           King
           ,
           by
           betraying
           the
           ships
           Royall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           his
           enemies
           ,
           cheerfully
           therefore
           and
           suddenly
           hee
           made
           upon
           
             Van
             Trump
          
           charging
           his
           Ordnance
           great
           and
           small
           ;
           you
           might
           have
           seen
           there
           all
           the
           horrours
           incident
           to
           mortality
           ,
           men
           leaping
           there
           from
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           death
           ,
           fire
           ,
           water
           ,
           and
           sword
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Elements
           and
           Engines
           of
           destruction
           contriving
           their
           ruine
           .
           At
           last
           ,
           by
           the
           singular
           skill
           and
           directions
           of
           
             Van
             Trump
             ,
          
           and
           the
           valour
           of
           
             Hiem
          
           and
           others
           ,
           most
           of
           the
           Fleet
           that
           before
           threatened
           the
           Seas
           was
           sunk
           or
           taken
           .
           The
           Duke
           of
           Holstein
           seeing
           us
           goe
           to
           wracke
           ,
           as
           
             Hiem
          
           informed
           ,
           being
           in
           a
           good
           and
           strong
           ship
           ,
           valiantly
           cut
           his
           passage
           through
           our
           Fleet
           ,
           and
           escaped
           old
           
             Erfurt
             ,
          
           after
           he
           and
           his
           souldiers
           had
           shewed
           as
           much
           valour
           as
           ever
           was
           expressed
           ,
           that
           Nation
           beholding
           his
           ship
           boarded
           ,
           on
           all
           sides
           ready
           to
           be
           taken
           ,
           and
           himselfe
           led
           into
           captivity
           ,
           more
           desperately
           then
           Christianly
           getting
           downe
           into
           the
           Gun-roome
           ,
           gave
           fire
           to
           those
           vessels
           of
           powder
           which
           were
           there
           ;
           he
           blew
           himselfe
           ,
           souldiers
           and
           enemies
           that
           were
           then
           aboard
           ,
           with
           his
           ship
           into
           pieces
           ;
           that
           old
           Commander
           like
           
             Aiax
             ,
          
           disdaining
           that
           any
           should
           conquer
           him
           but
           himselfe
           ;
           after
           which
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           ships
           crying
           out
           for
           quarter
           ,
           were
           received
           into
           the
           possession
           of
           
             Van
             Trump
             ,
          
           who
           now
           had
           a
           competent
           victory
           .
           Of
           all
           that
           great
           fleet
           not
           one
           escaped
           that
           I
           can
           heare
           of
           but
           the
           Duke
           of
           Holstein
           ,
           there
           being
           thirty
           sixe
           sunke
           and
           torne
           a
           pieces
           in
           the
           fight
           ,
           and
           some
           sixty
           taken
           and
           made
           prize
           of
           ,
           we
           having
           not
           lost
           above
           three
           ships
           ,
           and
           those
           not
           very
           considerable
           ,
           and
           not
           above
           three
           hundred
           men
           ,
           they
           foure
           thousand
           ,
           there
           being
           of
           mariners
           and
           souldiers
           betweene
           sixe
           and
           seven
           thousand
           prisoners
           .
           This
           is
           the
           true
           Relation
           of
           that
           great
           and
           fearefull
           battell
           ,
           then
           which
           has
           not
           been
           fought
           a
           more
           considerable
           one
           to
           this
           State
           .
           The
           
           King
           of
           Denmarke
           by
           this
           meanes
           being
           deprived
           of
           all
           his
           maritime
           forces
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           were
           intended
           for
           England
           ,
           they
           were
           happily
           diverted
           thence
           :
           Where
           Sir
           I
           wish
           you
           a
           sudden
           and
           happy
           tranquility
           ,
           and
           rest
           ,
        
         
           
             Your
             humble
             servant
             ,
             and
             true
             Friend
             ,
             Em.
             D.
             
          
           
             Amsterdam
             this
             present
             
               
                 Wednsday
                 ,
              
               the
               11.
               of
               Novemb.
               
            
             
               stylo
               novo
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             I
             could
             have
             written
             you
             other
             Occurrences
             ,
             but
             the
             Post
             being
             ready
             to
             goe
             aboard
             ,
             I
             had
             enough
             to
             doe
             to
             noticifie
             this
             to
             you
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             certaine
             truth
             .
             Farwell
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .