A
VALOROVS
Sea-fight
.
MAster
Hackluit
,
in
his
well
composed
booke
of
Voyages
,
doth
truly
relate
of
many
brave
Attempts
,
and
resolute
Sea-fights
,
and
withall
hee
doth
name
the
Chiefe
Commanders
and
others
who
valiantly
liv'd
and
dy'd
in
the
said
Atchievements
;
as
Sebastian
Cabot
a
Venetian
borne
,
brought
up
in
England
,
Windam
,
Willoughby
,
Chancelour
,
Grinvill
,
Cavendish
,
Gilbert
,
Chidlie
,
Frobisher
,
Hawkins
,
Clifford
,
Wingfield
,
Devoreux
,
Bascarvill
,
Drake
,
Rawleigh
,
who
have
all
left
famous
remembrances
of
their
valiant
adventurous
and
fortunate
services
performed
by
them
for
the
honour
of
their
Prince
and
countrey
,
and
their
owne
just
commendations
to
the
end
of
time
.
And
in
these
later
times
this
Kingdome
hath
produced
many
brave
and
able
mem
,
that
(
to
the
admiration
of
the
world
)
have
plowed
and
furrowed
the
dangerous
Ocean
,
and
(
Maugre
all
oposition
)
bin
profitable
and
victorious
,
for
the
service
and
renowne
of
our
Nation
,
such
as
were
and
are
Pennington
,
Nicholas
,
Maldam
,
Weddell
,
Hyde
,
and
many
others
,
who
doe
deserve
to
have
their
names
enrowl'd
in
the
Booke
of
Fame
.
So
(
for
the
continuation
of
this
Kingdomes
renowne
)
it
pleases
God
to
supply
us
with
valiant
and
undaundted
Spirits
,
such
as
these
of
whom
I
am
to
make
mention
in
this
following
discourse
.
On
the
17.
day
of
Iune
last
,
a
Ship
of
the
Port
of
Plimmouth
,
of
200.
in
burthen
,
(
the
name
of
her
being
the
Elizabeth
,
and
the
owner
of
her
is
our
Master
Abraham
Iennings
,
the
Ship
having
binne
in
a
Voyage
to
New-England
,
and
thence
to
Virginia
,
after
some
12.
Months
time
returned
Laden
from
thence
,
and
making
their
best
speed
for
their
arrivall
at
home
,
they
were
(
on
the
day
aforesaid
)
about
two
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
within
two
Leagues
neere
to
the
Lizzard
,
which
is
a
small
Iland
,
a
good
Sea
marke
on
the
West
part
of
the
mount
in
Cornewall
between
Scilly
&
the
main
,
Assaulted
furiously
by
3
Turkish
Pirats
(
or
men
of
war
)
where
there
was
a
most
Bloody
and
cruell
bickering
.
The
accursed
Mahometans
,
having
gotten
the
winde
of
the
Elizabeth
,
which
was
a
great
advantage
for
them
,
their
Admirall
being
in
burthen
230.
Tunnes
,
with
22.
Pieces
of
ordnance
in
her
.
The
Vice
Admirall
was
of
a
greater
burthen
,
about
300.
Tunnes
,
with
26.
Pieces
of
ordnance
:
The
Reare
Admirall
was
in
burthen
200.
Tunnes
,
and
had
but
8.
Pieces
in
her
.
So
the
Turkes
had
in
their
three
Ships
56
:
Pieces
of
Artillerie
,
the
number
of
their
men
is
unknowne
.
On
the
other
side
the
Elizabeth
had
but
30.
men
,
and
three
of
that
small
number
were
Passengers
,
or
(
as
they
tearme
them
planters
)
and
they
had
but
ten
Pieces
of
ordnance
aboord
,
and
of
those
,
they
could
make
use
of
,
or
plye
but
five
Gunnes
,
the
Ship
was
so
pestered
with
packes
,
and
other
carriage
betweene
the
Decks
.
The
Master
of
the
Ships
name
was
Master
Doves
,
(
who
dwelt
in
Plimmouth
)
a
Man
of
an
excellent
and
invincible
Spirit
,
as
the
sequell
of
the
fight
,
and
his
worthy
life
,
and
unfortunate
death
will
shew
.
The
fight
continued
about
the
time
betweene
seven
and
eight
houres
,
and
though
the
English
Ship
had
but
3.
Pieces
of
ordnance
(
that
could
be
used
)
yet
by
Gods
Assistance
the
Master
Gunner
(
being
a
skilfull
valiant
and
experienc'd
man
,
he
so
ply'd
and
play'd
upon
the
miscreants
,
that
he
kill'd
many
of
them
.
The
Gunners
of
the
Ships
name
is
John
Whidon
.
And
all
the
while
that
the
Master
of
the
Shippe
(
Master
Doves
)
most
manfully
and
couragiously
,
did
labour
and
bestire
himselfe
,
and
by
his
Valorous
example
gave
encouragement
to
all
the
rest
of
his
Companie
that
were
in
the
Ship
,
amongst
whom
the
three
Passengers
which
were
with
us
,
did
most
worthy
deserving
service
.
The
Master
still
chear'd
them
up
,
and
told
them
,
that
(
by
Gods
Grace
)
he
would
not
give
away
his
ship
and
himselfe
to
those
accursed
mis-believers
,
but
that
he
was
resolved
with
Christian
courage
to
fight
it
out
so
long
as
his
life
lasted
.
And
indeed
hee
was
as
good
as
his
word
,
for
being
so
long
a
time
furiously
assaulted
with
many
Ordnance
,
and
about
500
Enemies
,
and
also
being
three
times
boorded
,
and
entred
by
the
Turkes
(
who
were
also
thrice
beaten
out
againe
)
their
ship
being
fired
,
and
their
round
house
burnt
,
their
maine-sayle
was
likewise
consumed
in
the
flames
,
and
their
rigging
and
Cordage
cut
downe
and
spoyl'd
.
At
last
the
Master
was
slaine
,
ending
his
dayes
Nobly
,
likewise
the
Masters-mate
,
and
the
Pilot
,
and
quarter-Master
were
kild
outright
,
they
having
done
as
much
as
men
could
do
against
so
strong
an
enemy
,
kept
Master
Doves
company
,
both
in
life
and
death
,
and
in
heavenly
happinesse
.
In
this
terrible
turmoyle
,
there
were
two
of
the
Turkes
had
got
themselves
up
into
the
Top
,
and
one
of
the
three
passengers
(
with
a
Musket
)
shot
at
them
,
and
kil'd
them
both
:
one
of
those
slaine
Pirats
,
was
a
man
of
an
extraordinary
great
stature
,
and
for
his
Corpulency
,
not
to
be
equal'd
amongst
them
all
;
he
being
kil'd
,
the
English
did
cleave
his
head
,
and
then
they
divided
it
from
his
carkasse
,
they
shewed
the
head
and
corps
to
the
Turkes
,
and
with
renewed
courages
and
unwearied
Valour
they
haled
to
the
enemy
,
and
in
braving
manner
said
,
come
aboord
you
Dogges
if
you
dare
,
and
fetch
your
countrey-man
;
But
the
Turkes
finding
the
businesse
so
hot
,
and
the
men
so
resolute
,
that
their
damnable
courages
were
quel'd
,
that
they
had
no
more
mind
to
assault
the
English
Ship
any
more
.
So
they
in
deriding
and
showting
to
the
Turkes
,
cast
the
dead
body
over-boord
,
on
the
one
side
of
the
Ship
,
and
the
Cloven
head
into
the
Sea
,
on
the
other
.
There
were
also
three
Turkes
more
slaine
that
came
aboord
.
But
how
many
the
number
of
them
that
were
kil'd
is
uncertaine
,
therefore
let
them
reckon
them
.
But
surely
their
losse
must
needs
be
great
,
for
the
Master
Gunner
was
so
diligent
,
warie
and
expert
,
that
it
was
not
perceived
that
there
was
a
shot
lost
or
spent
in
vaine
,
and
indeed
for
his
skill
and
courage
,
he
is
esteemed
not
to
have
many
fellowes
in
the
West
parts
of
England
,
for
his
knowledge
in
that
Art
.
The
losse
on
the
Christian
side
,
were
those
foure
men
,
which
were
killed
outright
(
as
is
aforesaid
)
there
were
also
eight
more
of
them
dangerously
wounded
,
whereof
one
of
them
is
dead
,
since
their
arrivall
at
Plimmouth
;
And
(
praise
be
given
to
God
)
the
other
seaven
are
all
on
the
mending
hand
and
indifferent
well
,
so
that
there
is
no
doubt
of
their
recovery
,
to
health
and
limbs
unmaimed
,
onely
their
scars
will
remaine
,
as
markes
of
their
Valour
,
and
badges
of
famous
reputation
.
The
Master
Gunner
,
being
the
Chiefe
Commander
left
alive
in
the
Ship
,
did
haile
to
the
Turks
againe
,
and
dared
them
to
come
on
againe
and
try
the
other
bowt
.
But
they
had
had
such
proofe
of
his
courage
and
knowledge
before
in
the
fight
,
being
so
shattered
,
torne
,
and
gauled
;
That
they
could
neither
boast
of
Victory
,
nor
durst
then
venture
any
more
to
gaine
it
,
for
they
perceived
the
Gunners
resolution
was
never
to
yeeld
,
and
so
they
fell
to
their
sayles
,
and
tacklin
,
and
very
much
discontented
slunk
away
,
making
their
moanes
to
Mahomet
.
There
were
certaine
Hogges
,
and
Powltrey
,
in
the
Elizabeth
;
And
in
the
heat
of
the
fight
,
(
the
Ship
being
much
rent
and
torne
with
the
Shot
of
the
enemy
)
the
poore
Swine
and
Pullen
were
killed
,
partly
with
the
Bullets
,
but
most
with
the
shatters
and
splinters
of
shivered
Planks
,
and
timber
of
the
Ship
.
Wherefore
(
in
derision
and
scorne
of
the
Turkes
,
who
doe
abhorre
and
hold
all
manner
of
Swines
flesh
in
abhomination
)
The
English
marriners
lifted
up
the
Hogges
,
and
shewed
them
to
the
Turke
,
as
it
were
in
a
merry
or
jeeringway
,
to
invite
them
to
come
aboord
of
their
Ship
to
eate
some
Porke
.
Thus
(
by
the
mercifull
assistance
of
God
)
this
one
poore
Ship
,
so
weakely
man'd
,
and
so
meanely
furnished
with
Artillery
or
Ordnance
,
against
so
many
,
and
so
great
a
multitude
,
(
as
were
3.
Ships
,
500.
Men
,
and
56.
Peeces
,
maintaine
a
fight
almost
8.
houres
,
and
(
with
the
losse
of
3.
Men
)
not
onely
kill
and
spoyle
a
great
number
of
their
enemies
,
but
also
to
escape
them
,
and
come
off
with
reputation
,
(
as
it
were
with
Conquest
,
Tryumph
,
and
Victory
.
It
is
almost
to
be
thought
miraculous
and
beyond
beliefe
,
but
that
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
so
plainly
manifested
that
all
oposing
unbelief
is
vaine
and
frivolous
.
For
after
the
Turkes
had
quite
left
them
,
they
began
every
man
to
worke
hard
,
some
to
lay
the
dead
corps
as
decently
and
coole
as
time
and
place
would
give
them
leave
,
some
others
(
who
had
escaped
hurts
,
or
had
not
received
great
harmes
in
the
fight
)
did
their
best
to
helpe
,
dresse
and
comfort
their
wounded
men
:
And
some
of
them
(
with
all
speed
and
diligence
)
fell
to
mending
their
Ropes
,
Cordage
,
Rigging
,
and
Sayles
,
which
were
cut
,
broken
,
spoyl'd
,
and
burnt
in
the
fight
;
So
that
no
one
was
Idle
,
every
man
imployed
in
doing
something
necessary
,
that
(
by
Gods
guidance
)
the
Ship
and
goods
arrived
safe
in
the
harbour
,
or
port
of
Plimmouth
.
The
next
morning
,
which
was
Thursday
,
the
eighteenth
day
of
Iune
last
1640.
The
bodies
of
the
foure
men
that
were
slaine
aboord
the
Elizabeth
,
were
brought
on
shore
,
and
in
seemely
manner
buried
.
And
at
their
funeralls
they
had
two
Learned
,
Accute
,
and
Gratulatorie
Sermons
,
the
one
of
them
was
preached
at
the
Master
of
the
Ships
funerall
,
by
the
Arch-deacon
of
Exeter
,
who
is
Vicar
of
Plimmouth
,
and
the
other
was
preached
(
at
the
Masters-mates
funerall
)
by
Master
Thomas
Bedfourd
,
Batchelour
in
divinity
,
and
Lecturer
of
Plimmouth
,
and
this
may
suffice
for
sufficient
testimonie
of
the
certainty
of
this
former
Relation
.
But
if
there
be
any
that
be
yet
doubtful
or
diffident
in
this
case
,
let
them
(
for
their
further
satisfaction
)
read
this
following
examination
,
of
John
Whiddon
,
the
valiant
and
well
deserving
Gunner
,
whom
my
Pen
cannot
praise
enough
,
nor
these
ingratefull
times
gratifie
him
;
Read
but
his
examination
as
followeth
,
and
be
confirmed
in
the
Truth
,
for
this
is
a
true
Copie
of
it
,
which
was
sent
up
from
Plimmouth
,
to
London
,
to
the
right
Honourable
the
Lords
of
his
Majesties
most
Honourable
privie
Counsell
.
The
examination
of
Iohn
Whiddon
of
Plimmouth
,
in
the
County
of
Devon
,
Gunner
,
had
and
taken
at
Plimmouth
aforesaid
,
before
Robert
Gubbs
,
Merchant
,
Major
of
the
Borough
of
Plimmouth
aforesaid
,
and
one
of
his
Majesties
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
within
the
said
Borough
,
the
nineteenth
day
of
Iune
,
1640.
THe
said
Examinant
saith
,
that
on
Wednesday
last
about
two
of
clocke
in
the
morening
,
being
the
17
of
this
instant
Iune
,
hee
being
Gunner
of
a
Ship
called
the
Elizabeth
,
of
Plimmouth
,
of
two
hundred
Tuns
burthen
,
or
thereabouts
,
having
ten
pieces
of
Ordnance
aboard
her
,
and
comming
from
Virginia
,
bound
for
Plimmouth
,
two
leagues
off
of
the
Lizard
,
they
met
three
Turkish
men
of
Warre
,
who
weathred
and
kept
the
said
Elizabeth
from
the
shoar
,
and
gave
her
chase
,
and
saith
,
that
the
Admirall
was
a
ship
of
250
Tuns
burthen
or
therabouts
:
and
had
22
pieces
of
Ordnance
aboard
her
,
and
the
Vice-Admirall
was
a
shippe
of
300
Tuns
,
and
had
26
pieces
of
Ordnance
;
and
the
Rere-Admirall
was
a
ship
of
200
tuns
,
and
had
eight
pieces
of
Ordnance
aboard
her
,
and
believeth
that
heretofore
shee
was
a
prize
,
and
at
first
they
all
shewed
both
Dutch
and
English
colours
,
and
had
at
least
500
men
aboard
them
,
who
betweene
three
and
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
came
up
with
them
and
boarded
them
,
and
continued
fight
with
them
,
untill
eleven
or
twelve
of
the
clock
that
day
;
during
which
time
,
the
company
of
each
of
the
said
Turkish
men
of
warre
,
boarded
them
three
times
,
and
fired
their
round
House
,
killed
their
Master
,
Masters
Mate
,
the
Pylate
,
and
Quarter-Master
,
and
hurt
eight
other
of
their
Company
,
fired
their
maine
sayle
,
cut
downe
all
their
riggin
,
and
with
their
great
Shot
did
them
and
their
Shippe
a
great
deale
of
hurt
and
dammage
,
and
afterwards
did
leave
them
;
presently
after
within
two
Leagues
,
or
thereabouts
off
of
the
shoare
,
this
Examinant
,
and
the
Company
of
the
said
Elizabeth
,
discovered
eleven
small
Vessels
floating
on
the
streame
,
without
sayles
,
or
any
men
in
them
at
all
,
which
this
Examinant
,
the
Gunner
of
the
Shippe
,
doth
very
certainely
believe
were
taken
by
the
said
Turkish
men
of
Warre
,
and
their
Company
carried
away
by
them
,
and
doth
say
,
that
upon
the
eighteenth
of
this
instant
moneth
of
Iune
,
about
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
they
came
into
the
harbour
of
Plimmouth
.
A
Friendly
,
true
,
deserv'd
Commendation
and
encouragement
of
all
Mariners
,
and
the
noble
Art
of
Navigation
with
the
most
excellent
and
necessary
use
of
Shipping
.
THe
use
of
Shippes
and
shipping
,
is
of
most
worthy
and
memorable
Antiquitie
.
For
the
blessed
Patriarke
Noah
,
built
an
Arke
,
(
by
the
Commandement
of
God
)
of
which
Arke
,
Noah
was
Admirall
,
Master
,
and
Pilot.
That
Arke
was
then
the
Militant
Church
,
the
whole
Congregation
being
but
8
persons
,
and
yet
though
they
were
but
few
,
they
were
not
all
sound
in
Religious
Piety
,
there
was
a
Cham
amongst
them
:
All
the
people
of
the
world
,
that
had
not
grace
to
come
aboord
of
the
Arke
were
drowned
,
wherein
was
prefigured
that
as
many
as
will
not
come
,
and
be
of
Gods
Church
,
are
like
to
be
cast
away
.
And
as
the
Arke
was
tost
and
weather-beaten
upon
the
troublesome
waves
of
the
All-Sea
World
(
or
Universall
deluge
)
till
such
time
as
she
happily
grounded
on
the
mountain
of
Ararat
in
Armenia
,
Gen.
8.4
.
And
so
shall
the
Church
be
continually
turmoyl'd
with
tempests
of
tribulations
,
Seas
of
sorrow
,
stormes
of
strife
,
she
being
like
a
good
peaceable
Ship
most
inestimably
richly
laden
,
is
daily
assaulted
by
3.
wicked
Pirats
,
(
the
World
,
the
Flesh
,
and
the
Devill
)
who
with
their
Associates
and
Vassals
,
(
the
Ocean
or
Sea
of
Rome
,
the
Schismaticall
Gulfe
of
Separatisme
,
and
the
rough
Lake
of
Nonconformisme
,
)
she
hath
not
any
Ankering
,
rest
,
or
Moareing
at
all
,
but
upon
the
mountaine
of
Holynesse
,
the
Rocke
of
righteousnesse
,
the
True
Corner-stone
,
Christ
Iesus
.
Our
Saviour
himselfe
,
did
not
onely
passe
the
Sea
or
Lake
of
Genezareth
,
but
he
also
did
there
(
in
the
Ship
)
most
miraculously
command
,
and
stil'd
the
raging
windes
and
Seas
,
and
he
did
grace
one
Ship
so
much
,
that
he
preached
out
of
the
said
Ship
,
or
another
,
to
the
people
that
stood
on
the
banke
of
the
Sea
.
Mat.
8.23
.
Mat.
13.2
.
Mar.
4.36
.
Luk.
8.22
.
And
the
Apostles
(
for
the
enlarging
and
divulging
their
Ministry
,
which
was
the
meanes
of
the
knowledge
of
Salvation
)
did
make
use
of
Ships
,
as
it
appeareth
in
divers
places
of
Scripture
.
A
Ship
well
govern'd
at
Sea
,
is
an
Epitomy
of
a
wel
guided
Church
,
&
common-wealth
on
the
Land
,
and
it
is
a
thing
to
be
wished
,
that
the
earth
were
as
free
from
some
sinnes
,
as
the
salt
water
is
.
For
in
a
Ship
at
Sea
,
it
is
a
rare
matter
,
to
see
a
man
play
the
brutish
parts
of
a
Glutton
,
or
Drunkard
.
There
are
no
wrangling
Lawyers
,
nor
wicked
Projectors
,
a
Vsurer
or
a
Catchpole
are
as
rare
to
be
found
there
,
as
it
is
to
find
Chastity
in
the
Stewes
.
In
a
Ship
is
abstinency
from
swearing
,
and
incontinency
,
and
twice
a
day
there
is
(
or
ought
to
be
)
prayer
&
thanksgiving
offered
up
to
God
.
Ships
,
are
the
impregnable
Wooden
walls
of
great
Brittaine
and
Ireland
.
And
the
winged
flying
and
floating
Castles
,
forts
,
&
fortifications
for
defence
against
forraigne
invasion
&
domesticall
rebellion
:
they
were
of
that
serviceable
use
in
the
raigne
of
King
Edgar
,
that
it
is
said
that
he
did
often
sayle
round
about
this
Iland
with
1000
ships
.
King
Solomon
had
his
Cedar
brought
(
for
the
building
of
the
Temple
,
by
Sea
to
Ioppa
.
2.
Chron.
2.16
.
And
he
had
also
brought
him
in
Ships
from
Ophir
,
450.
Talants
of
Gold
.
2.
Chron.
8.18
.
Besides
Algummim
wood
,
(
of
which
Trees
there
were
no
more
to
be
seene
to
this
day
)
1.
King
.
10.12
.
Besides
,
precious
stones
and
jewels
,
were
all
brought
by
such
Marriners
and
Ships
as
Hiram
King
of
Tyrus
lent
to
King
Solomon
.
It
is
recorded
that
the
warlike
Virago
Queene
Semiramis
,
had
2000.
Sayle
of
Ships
and
other
Vessels
,
when
she
made
warre
against
Cyrus
King
of
Persia
,
Marke
Anthony
(
at
the
Battel
of
Actium
)
with
Cleopatra
his
Aegyptian
Concubine
Queene
,
had
800.
sayle
of
Ships
and
gallies
,
against
Octavius
Augustus
Caesar
,
and
Caesar
overcame
that
great
number
with
250
Ships
;
read
Plutarcks
Lives
,
Page
1000.
William
the
Conquerour
came
out
of
Normandy
,
and
invaded
England
with
896.
ships
.
Read
Stowes
Chronicle
:
King
Charles
of
France
,
fought
with
1200.
Ships
against
King
Richard
the
second
,
King
of
England
;
in
revenge
of
an
overthrow
by
sea
that
was
given
to
the
French
by
King
Edward
the
third
,
who
was
King
Richards
Grand-father
.
In
the
yeare
1571.
At
the
Battel
of
Lepanto
(
which
is
a
gulph
or
sea
neere
Corinth
,
in
Greece
)
betweene
the
united
Christians
and
the
Turkes
,
on
the
seventh
of
October
,
the
Christian
fleet
being
of
great
and
small
,
but
206.
Sayle
.
The
Turkes
were
in
number
of
Ships
and
gallies
333.
in
the
14.
yeare
of
Queene
Elizabeths
raigne
,
when
Selimus
the
second
of
that
name
was
Turkish
Emperour
.
Then
and
there
(
aforesaid
)
was
a
bloody
Battel
fought
where
(
to
the
great
joy
and
safety
of
all
Christendome
)
the
Christians
in
five
houres
won
a
notable
and
memorable
Victory
,
and
very
few
of
the
miscreant
Turkes
,
went
home
to
carry
newes
to
Constantinople
.
Reade
Knoles
Turkes
History
,
or
else
Reade
Stowe
,
page
670.
And
it
ought
thankfully
ever
to
be
remembred
,
the
great
and
wonderfull
Victory
that
God
vouchsafed
to
give
us
,
from
the
Spanish
invasion
1588.
in
the
31.
yeare
of
the
raigne
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
the
Spanish
Armado
being
128.
Vessels
for
warre
(
besides
victuallers
)
the
English
navie
being
(
one
with
another
)
104.
sayle
,
and
there
was
a
supply
of
340.
ships
more
which
the
Prince
of
Parma
(
Alexander
Fernesius
)
was
to
bring
for
the
Spanish
Ayd
,
and
Englands
ruine
.
But
wind
,
weather
,
and
the
Hollanders
kept
Parma
and
his
fleet
in
the
havens
of
Graveling
,
Dunkirke
,
Newport
,
and
some
other
Ports
of
Flanders
,
so
that
by
Gods
assistance
,
the
Valour
and
Valiant
service
of
the
English
marriners
was
so
prevailing
,
that
the
Spaniards
,
were
beaten
,
battered
,
slaine
,
taken
,
sunke
,
and
so
shattered
,
tattered
,
and
scattered
,
there
were
not
many
of
them
left
to
make
report
in
Spaine
,
of
their
entertainment
in
England
.
Thus
having
shewed
partly
the
Antiquity
of
shipping
,
with
the
services
which
they
doe
for
,
and
in
matters
of
warre
,
so
it
is
fit
to
be
considered
what
commodious
uses
are
made
of
shipping
,
and
marriners
in
time
of
peace
.
It
is
manifest
that
as
God
hath
beene
mercifully
,
liberally
,
bountifull
,
to
all
Nations
and
people
of
the
world
,
giving
to
each
Climate
and
Countrey
meanes
for
the
maintaining
of
life
,
yet
he
hath
not
given
all
kinds
of
commodities
to
any
one
place
,
Kingdome
or
dominion
.
But
for
the
society
of
mankind
he
hath
ordained
negotiation
commerce
and
Traffique
.
The
gold
and
silver
jewels
of
India
,
the
honie
,
waxe
,
hempe
,
and
furres
of
Russia
;
the
winds
,
oyles
,
spices
,
drugs
,
sugers
,
silkes
,
stuffes
,
Copper
,
cotton
,
mashes
,
yards
,
pitch
,
rosen
,
tarre
,
turpentine
,
fruits
,
fish
,
coales
,
and
millions
of
commodities
more
(
I
had
almost
forgotten
Tobacco
)
from
America
,
and
some
rattels
,
babyes
,
and
Hobby-horses
from
Holland
)
all
these
,
were
it
not
for
shipping
,
marriners
,
Marchandize
,
and
Traffique
,
we
(
in
England
)
were
like
to
want
,
besides
millions
of
commodities
more
,
which
are
endlesse
and
impossible
by
me
to
be
named
;
and
other
Nations
would
be
destitute
of
our
Leade
,
Tinne
,
Leather
,
Cloath
,
Tallow
,
Beere
,
and
I
know
not
how
many
other
pretty
things
which
we
doe
vent
,
venture
,
and
spare
,
to
all
the
Realmes
and
regions
almost
of
the
whole
World
.
By
which
meanes
customes
are
encreased
and
payd
,
peace
and
unity
maintained
betweene
Nation
and
Nation
,
Merchants
enriched
,
marriners
and
Sea-men
bred
and
maintained
,
and
many
thousands
of
Arts
,
Sciences
,
Trades
,
Crafts
,
Mysteries
,
and
occupations
,
doe
live
well
,
and
innumerable
numbers
of
poore
labouring
people
are
set
on
worke
.
True
Valour
is
both
invinceable
and
impregnable
,
and
(
not
savouring
of
dull
mortality
)
in
spight
of
death
is
immortall
.
It
knows
that
the
onely
life
is
to
live
well
.
It
shews
that
happinesse
consists
in
wealth
,
for
thieves
may
steale
that
,
wife
,
parents
,
children
,
kindred
,
friends
,
&
our
acquaintance
may
dye
,
&
all
earthly
goods
may
be
spoyled
&
consumed
by
fire
,
water
,
time
,
or
some
natural
or
Accidentall
way
or
other
;
but
true
valour
is
onely
Long-liv'd
,
for
it
guids
a
Christian
couragiously
all
his
life
from
whence
it
conducts
to
an
honourable
Death
,
and
Death
cannot
hold
it
,
but
delivers
it
to
Fame
,
Fame
,
layes
it
up
in
the
Register
of
Time
,
and
Time
leaves
it
to
everlasting
Eternity
.
To
which
in
all
my
best
wishes
I
doe
give
both
the
dead
and
the
living
that
were
in
this
former
related
Sea-fight
;
or
have
dyed
or
will
dare
to
dye
for
their
Christian
Faiths
,
Prince
,
and
Country
:
I
meane
not
rashnesse
,
anger
,
fury
,
or
desperate
madnesse
,
for
Lyons
,
Beares
,
Bulls
,
Boares
,
Dogges
,
Tygers
,
Cockes
,
and
such
unreasonable
creatures
,
will
fight
,
snarle
,
scratch
,
byte
,
teare
,
rend
,
and
destroy
one
another
.
But
if
it
be
ask'd
wherefore
they
doe
it
,
they
doe
neither
know
or
can
tell
.
But
true
Valour
indeed
doth
know
that
God
hath
put
an
immortall
soule
into
a
mortall
body
(
or
transitory
tenement
;
to
inhabite
therein
till
such
time
as
the
(
Lord
of
life
)
great
Landlord
of
all
things
,
doth
(
at
his
pleasure
)
command
the
tennant
forth
of
a
poore
house
of
clay
,
to
an
everlasting
Mansion
and
perpetuall
habitation
of
Happinesse
.
And
as
God
delivered
the
Israelits
out
of
Aegypt
,
most
miraculously
,
as
his
Almighty
power
protected
David
,
from
Saul
&
Absolon
,
Daniel
from
the
hungry
fierce
Lyons
,
Noah
from
the
almost
all
devouring
flood
,
Ionah
from
the
Whale
,
the
three
Children
from
the
fiery
Furnace
,
Iob
from
the
Dunghill
,
Nebuchadnezzar
from
Beasts
and
exile
;
Ioseph
from
his
brethrens
malice
,
and
Potiphars
furie
,
Manasses
from
the
Dungeon
,
Ieremie
from
captivity
,
England
from
Spaines
invasion
,
and
Romes
powder
plot
,
so
did
hee
most
wonderfully
preserve
this
poore
Shippe
(
the
Elizabeth
of
Plimmouth
)
and
the
Valiant
men
therein
from
Apparent
danger
and
destruction
.
For
the
which
,
and
all
other
,
his
infinite
undeserved
mercies
,
to
him
alone
be
given
all
honour
,
and
glorie
,
Amen
.
IOHN
TAYLOR
.
FINIS
.