Admiral
Herbert's
LETTER
TO
ALL
Commanders
of
Ships
and
Sea-men
In
His
Majesties
FLEET
.
GENTLEMEN
,
I
Have
little
to
add
to
what
his
Highness
has
express'd
in
general
terms
,
besides
laying
before
you
the
dangerous
way
you
are
at
the
present
in
,
where
Ruine
or
Infamy
must
inevitably
attend
you
if
you
don't
joyn
with
the
PRINCE
in
the
Common
Cause
,
for
the
Defence
of
your
Religion
and
Liberties
;
for
should
it
please
God
,
for
the
Sins
of
the
English
Nation
,
to
suffer
your
Arms
to
prevail
,
to
what
can
you
Victory
serve
you
,
but
to
enslave
you
deeper
,
and
overthrow
the
True
Religion
,
in
which
you
have
liv'd
,
and
your
Fathers
dy'd
?
Of
which
,
I
beg
you
,
as
a
Friend
,
to
consider
the
Consequences
,
and
reflect
on
the
Blot
and
Infamy
it
will
bring
on
you
,
not
only
now
,
but
in
all
After-ages
,
That
by
your
means
the
Protestant
Religion
was
destroy'd
,
and
your
Country
depriv'd
of
its
Ancient
Liberties
:
and
if
it
pleases
God
to
bless
the
PRINCE's
Endeavours
with
Success
,
as
I
don't
doubt
but
he
will
,
consider
then
what
their
Condition
must
be
that
oppose
him
in
this
so
good
a
Design
,
where
the
greatest
Favour
they
can
hope
for
,
is
their
being
suffer'd
to
end
their
days
in
Misery
and
Want
,
detested
and
despised
by
all
good
men
.
It
is
therefore
,
and
for
many
more
reasons
too
long
to
insert
here
,
that
I
as
a
true
Englishman
and
your
Friend
,
exhort
you
to
joyn
your
Arms
to
the
PRINCE
for
the
Defence
of
the
Common
Cause
,
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
the
Liberties
of
your
Countrey
;
it
is
what
I
am
well
assured
the
major
and
best
part
of
the
Army
,
as
well
as
the
Nation
,
will
do
so
soon
as
convenience
is
offered
.
Prevent
them
in
so
good
an
Action
,
whilst
it
is
in
your
power
;
and
make
it
appear
,
That
as
the
Kingdom
hath
always
depended
on
the
Navy
for
its
defence
,
so
you
will
yet
go
further
by
making
it
as
much
as
in
you
lies
,
the
Protection
of
her
Religion
and
Liberties
;
and
then
you
may
assure
your selves
of
all
Marks
of
Favour
and
Honour
suitable
to
the
Merits
of
so
good
and
glorious
an
Action
.
After
this
I
ought
not
to
add
so
inconsiderable
a
thing
,
as
that
it
will
for
ever
engage
me
to
be
in
a
most
particular
manner
,
Your
faithful
Friend
and
humble
Servant
AR.
HERBERT
.
Aboard
the
Leyden
in
the
Goree
.