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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.