A
true
and
most
exact
relation
of
the
taking
of
the
goodly
Ship
called
the
Saint
Esprit
,
belonging
vnto
the
French
King
,
by
Sir
SACVILE
TREVER
Knight
,
the
28.
of
September
1627.
THe
French
resoluing
to
build
some
Ships
for
the
strengthning
of
their
Nauy
,
and
wanting
materialls
,
and
Shippe-wrights
in
the
Kingdome
,
they
determined
to
build
them
in
Holland
,
at
Amsterdame
and
Enchusen
,
a
thing
which
the
States
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
could
not
deny
them
,
(
it
being
at
their
proper
coste
)
in
respect
of
those
obligements
which
binde
them
to
that
Nation
.
The
notice
whereof
,
together
with
their
supposed
time
of
Launching
,
being
aduertised
into
England
,
His
Maiestie
to
crush
this
Crocodile
in
the
Shell
,
and
to
preuent
the
storme
of
the
danger
before
it
fell
,
sent
out
Sir
Sacville
Treuer
,
after
his
returne
from
the
Riuer
of
Elve
,
where
he
made
the
Haumburgers
come
to
reason
,
and
searched
their
Shipps
in
despight
of
all
opposition
.
He
had
with
him
in
this
last
expedition
a
Fleet
of
eight
Saile
,
whereof
foure
were
of
the
Kings
Nauy
Royall
,
the
rest
were
Merchants
.
His
Commission
inioyned
him
to
ply
vp
and
downe
vpon
the
Coast
of
Holland
,
and
to
take
all
French
Shipps
which
he
could
meete
withall
.
He
obseruing
carefully
these
Orders
,
vsed
al
possible
speede
,
and
on
Friday
the
eight
and
twentieth
of
September
,
he
arriued
at
the
Texell
(
a
great
Roade
in
North-Holland
)
about
8.
of
the
Clocke
at
night
,
with
all
his
Fleete
in
safety
.
The
names
of
his
Ships
were
these
.
The
Kings
good
Ship
called
the
Assurance
,
carrying
38.
Peeces
of
Brasse
Ordnance
,
wherein
Sir
Sackuille
himselfe
went
as
Admirall
.
The
Kings
good
Ship
called
the
Aduenture
,
carrying
26.
Brasse
Peeces
,
wherein
Captain
George
Allen
commanded
as
Vize
Admirall
.
The
good
Shippe
called
the
Ambrose
,
carrying
18.
Peeces
of
Iron
Ordnance
,
wherein
Captaine
Iohn
Pette
the
Reare
Admirall
of
the
Fleete
commanded
.
The
Kings
good
Ship
called
the
St.
Marie
of
Roane
,
carrying
sixteene
great
Peeces
,
besides
murderers
,
the
Captaine
whereof
was
Captaine
Thomas
Bardesey
.
Captaine
Cheineyes
Shippe
called
the
May
flower
of
London
.
Captaine
Hookes
Shippe
called
the
Lyon
of
Ipswich
.
Captaine
Morgans
Ship
called
the
Iacob
.
Captaine
Neadham
a
Pinnace
belonging
to
the
King
,
called
the
Maria
,
carrying
sixe
Peeces
of
Brasse
Ordnance
.
These
foure
latter
Shipps
were
of
no
great
burthen
,
but
were
well
manned
,
and
of
quick
Steerage
,
and
carried
in
all
,
besides
the
Murderers
which
they
had
vpon
their
vpper
decks
,
twenty
pieces
of
Brasse
and
Iron
Ordnance
.
Sir
Sackuille
Treuer
got
a
Dutch
Pilot
vpon
the
Coast
,
who
being
demanded
concerning
the
Ships
that
lay
in
the
Texell
,
tolde
him
,
that
besides
sixteene
Hollandish
men
of
Warre
and
diuerse
other
Vessells
of
good
burthen
,
their
lay
one
goodly
French
Shipp
called
the
Saint
Esprit
,
which
was
of
the
burthen
of
800
Tunnes
,
the
vpper
works
whereof
are
richly
guilt
with
double
Angell
Golde
in
the
inside
and
outside
of
her
,
in
those
places
which
were
fittest
to
expresse
pompe
and
statelinesse
,
as
also
the
very
Port-holes
were
curiously
carued
with
Lyons
heads
gaping
that
were
richly
double
guilt
.
The
Pilot
after
hee
had
bene
fully
questioned
by
Sir
Sackuile
Treuer
concerning
al
particulars
which
might
tend
to
the
Seruice
,
tolde
him
,
that
if
he
would
giue
him
him
Gold
,
he
would
bring
him
to
the
side
of
her
:
whereupon
Sir
Sackuile
gaue
him
a
double
Portugue
in
golde
,
valuing
foure
pounds
sterling
.
We
comming
neere
vnto
their
French
Ship
presently
she
sent
out
her
long
Boat
being
manned
with
French
and
Dutch
to
hale
vs
,
and
to
see
what
we
were
:
But
our
Admirall
commanding
the
men
to
come
aboard
vs
,
wee
surprised
the
Long-boate
,
and
pinioned
the
men
and
put
them
in
the
Hold.
Afterwards
the
Esprit
discouering
vs
to
bee
Enemies
,
began
to
fight
,
and
discharged
(
but
without
any
effects
of
hurt
)
three
great
Shot
and
one
hundred
small
shot
.
Then
sir
Sackuille
Treuer
being
willing
to
take
occasion
by
the
foretop
,
and
to
slacke
no
time
for
feare
of
loosing
aduantage
,
came
vp
close
to
her
,
and
gaue
her
a
whole
broade
side
:
so
likewise
did
our
Vize
Admirall
and
Rere
Admirall
,
and
the
St.
Marie
,
where
Captaine
Thomas
Bardesey
commanded
:
which
Shotte
was
discharged
with
that
quicke
motion
,
and
working
aduantage
,
that
their
maine
Maste
and
Bowe-sprit
being
pierc'd
thorough
,
they
cryed
out
for
Quarter
,
which
for
good
considerations
was
graunted
them
:
so
that
by
ten
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
which
was
two
houres
after
our
comming
into
the
Texel
,
we
became
Masters
of
this
great
and
warlike
Ship
.
Before
wee
came
vp
close
to
her
,
but
after
they
had
discouered
vs
to
be
Enemies
,
those
of
the
St.
Esprit
,
made
a
traine
in
a
Chest
filled
with
Gunpowder
and
other
combustible
materialls
,
to
blowe
vp
the
Ship
and
our
men
that
should
enter
it
.
But
this
resolution
was
again
altered
,
because
their
long
Boat
being
taken
by
our
Admirall
,
they
sawe
no
other
meanes
of
escape
,
but
onely
by
submitting
themselues
vnto
our
mercie
.
That
night
we
disposed
of
her
men
seuerally
in
our
Ships
,
being
one
hundred
French
and
fiftie
Dutch.
We
gaue
all
faire
quarter
to
the
Dutch
,
but
the
French
were
kept
Prisoners
vntil
the
day
before
we
came
out
of
the
Texel
,
and
then
they
were
all
set
on
land
in
North
Holland
.
After
wee
had
taken
this
Ship
,
there
came
vnto
vs
Captaine
Dupper
in
the
true
Loue
of
Ipswich
,
and
Captaine
Wall
in
the
Susan
of
Alborough
,
on
the
Sunday
following
,
whom
we
welcommed
after
the
manner
of
the
sea
.
There
was
another
goodly
French
Shippe
,
which
was
newly
come
ouer
Wearing
Flatts
distant
eight
miles
from
the
Texel
,
who
receiuing
intelligence
of
our
strength
,
and
of
what
we
had
done
,
got
Hoyes
,
Lighters
,
and
other
small
Vessels
of
transportation
;
in
which
hauing
lighted
her selfe
of
her
Ordnance
,
she
got
ouer
the
Flats
to
Enchusen
,
before
our
men
could
come
vp
to
her
.
Wee
came
vp
with
eight
saile
of
Shippes
to
take
her
,
but
loosing
our
labour
,
by
meanes
that
she
was
safely
harboured
in
Enchuisen
,
we
returned
backe
againe
vnto
our
Admirall
,
who
expected
our
comming
in
the
Texel
roade
.
Some
of
the
States
of
the
neighbour
towns
,
came
aboard
vs
,
and
demaunded
peremptorily
,
by
vertue
of
what
commission
we
came
to
fetch
that
Ship
out
of
their
Rode
.
Our
Admirall
tolde
them
,
that
he
had
commission
to
take
all
French
Ships
,
which
hee
could
meete
withall
,
and
hee
was
assured
that
this
was
a
French
Ship
,
and
therefore
hee
aduentured
to
take
her
without
any
further
commission
.
Cap.
George
Allen
our
Vize
Admiral
&
some
others
of
this
Fleete
,
stayes
vpon
the
coast
of
Holland
,
for
the
intercepting
of
this
and
other
French
Ships
:
the
rest
vnder
the
conduct
of
Sir
Sackuill
Treuer
brought
home
the
surprised
Ship
to
Harwich
.
This
goodly
Ship
taken
on
the
28.
of
September
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
had
42.
Peeces
of
Ordnance
mounted
,
twelue
Peeces
vnmounted
in
her
hold
,
2006.
Armours
,
one
hundred
and
fifty
Muskets
,
and
60.
barrels
of
Gunpowder
.
The
specification
of
her
Ordnance
〈…〉
-
ITem
,
vpon
her
lower
Tier
20.
whole
Culnerings
of
Brasse
of
full
size
,
being
in
height
fiue
inches
and
a
quarter
.
20
-
In
her
stearage
two
demie
Culuerings
of
Brasse
,
in
height
foure
inches
,
one
quarter
,
and
better
.
2
-
Item
,
two
Drakes
vpon
the
halfe
decko
,
being
brasse
of
Sacker
bore
.
2
-
24.
Brasse
.
-
Item
,
vpon
her
vpper
Tyer
12.
Dema-Culuerings
of
Iron
in
height
,
foure
inches
and
a
quarter
:
12
-
Item
,
foure
Sackers
of
Iron
vpon
the
halfe
decke
.
2
-
18.
Iron
.
Summe
totall
mounted
is
42.
-
ITem
,
it
is
reported
there
is
in
hold
twelue
Peeces
of
Iron
,
all
whole
Culuerings
,
wee
tooke
the
height
of
two
,
being
fiue
inches
,
the
rest
we
could
not
come
to
.
12
-
The
length
of
the
Shippe
by
the
keele
,
is
105.
foote
:
105
-
The
breadth
by
her
beame
is
35.
foote
.
35
-
From
the
Kilchin
to
the
Deck
in
depth
twelue
foote
.
12
-
Item
,
2006.
Armours
.
-
Item
,
150.
Muskets
:
-
Item
,
60
:
Barrels
of
Gunpowder
:
COncerning
the
proceedings
of
our
Armie
and
Nauie
in
the
Iland
of
Ree
(
commonly
called
Saint
Martins
)
there
hath
happened
no
memorable
accident
,
as
farre
as
we
can
vnderstand
,
since
the
Wednesday
sennight
after
Sir
Iohn
Burrowes
was
slaine
,
vpon
the
night
of
which
day
our
men
surprized
diuers
Boats
as
they
were
passing
to
the
Fort
with
Victualls
:
the
particulars
of
which
exploite
were
related
in
our
last
Iournall
:
but
concerning
the
occurrences
happening
in
the
Maine
,
we
haue
receiued
their
aduertisements
by
Letters
out
of
France
on
Wednesday
last
being
the
third
of
October
.
That
the
French
King
being
fully
bent
to
follow
his
Designes
against
Rochell
,
and
to
plucke
out
that
thorne
,
which
(
as
the
Cardinall
intimated
vnto
him
)
had
so
long
stucke
in
the
sides
of
his
Soueraigntie
,
continues
the
building
of
his
new
Fort
,
of
purpose
to
debar
the
Townes-men
from
all
ingresse
and
egresse
by
water
.
He
followes
this
worke
with
great
charge
and
greater
labour
,
as
well
knowing
how
important
the
finishing
thereof
will
bee
for
his
farther
ends
and
intentions
.
Hee
hath
caused
twelue
whole
Cannons
to
be
mounted
before
the
breast
of
this
Fort
,
with
which
his
Canoniers
make
diuers
randome
shot
into
the
Towne
,
but
with
more
terrour
then
danger
.
Some
Ships
of
our
Fleet
riding
not
farre
from
the
Fort
,
haue
bestowed
diuers
shot
vpon
the
French
,
though
without
point
blanke
distance
.
One
of
which
fell
so
fortunately
for
vs
,
and
so
vnfortunately
for
them
,
that
it
killed
a
base
sonne
of
that
great
Henry
the
fourth
,
which
he
had
by
a
sister
of
the
Duke
of
Orleance
.
The
same
shot
did
likewise
kill
another
Duke
,
of
whose
name
wee
are
not
as
yet
certaine
.
And
the
wind
of
that
bullet
struck
downe
the
Monsieur
(
the
legitimate
Brother
of
the
French
King
)
as
hee
was
conferring
with
the
other
two
.
It
is
further
confirmed
that
two
principall
men
of
the
French
Nobility
were
slaine
by
the
late
Ambush
of
the
Rochellers
.
Which
two
Noblemen
with
diuers
other
braue
Cheualiers
,
were
drawne
within
danger
by
a
stale
made
by
twenty
common
Souldiers
in
the
habite
of
Gentlemen
,
who
sallyed
forth
of
the
Towne
of
Rochell
.
The
Rochellers
are
very
carefull
to
furnish
our
Fleete
and
Armie
,
with
all
necessarie
Prouisions
,
which
their
store
or
procuration
can
afford
:
and
these
they
transport
in
twenty
long
Boates
,
which
in
token
of
the
seruice
that
they
owe
vnto
the
King
of
England
,
carrie
red
crosses
for
the
deuice
of
their
colours
.
Diuers
English
who
haue
beene
either
sicke
or
wounded
are
in
the
Towne
,
amongst
whom
is
that
honourable
Knight
Sir
Charles
Rich
,
who
is
cured
of
his
wound
,
but
hath
not
as
yet
recouered
the
perfect
vse
of
his
arme
.
His
presence
is
much
desired
of
my
Lord
Duke
,
and
is
expected
in
the
Armie
euery
day
.
His
Excellencie
to
auoyde
the
extortion
of
Victuallers
,
who
like
the
milt
in
mans
body
growe
fat
by
the
leanenesse
of
others
,
hath
out
of
his
Noble
disposition
published
a
Proclamation
for
the
price
of
Bread
,
Wine
,
and
other
necessaries
,
according
to
the
rates
of
which
Proclamation
,
the
Ilanders
and
others
from
the
Continent
doe
bring
in
Victualls
.
There
is
a
confident
report
in
all
those
parts
of
France
,
that
there
are
appointed
forty
Ships
of
Warre
to
come
from
Spaine
,
and
twenty
from
Dunkerke
,
who
are
to
ioyne
with
the
French
Fleete
for
the
succours
of
the
Iland
,
and
the
beating
off
of
the
English
.
The
Randeuowe
of
all
these
Shippes
was
appointed
at
Blawet
,
a
famous
Port
Towne
in
Brittanie
,
on
the
tenth
of
this
present
moneth
.
FINIS
.