THE SEA-MENS REMONSTRANCE; CONCERNING The present Engagement between England, and Holland, &c.
WHen We look upon the Records of the Ages past, to find out the greatest blessings that God hath bestowed on our Native Countrey, the Isle of England, we cannot but acknowledge, that next to the Christian Faith, the Union of the Nation, under the immediate Power and Government, doth exceed all former Presidents: [Page 4]What apprehension the enemies of our Religion have had at our peaceable conjunction, and with what eye of jealousie the neighbour states did look upon us and envy our happiness, these latter dayes can bear record. For they have not only attempted to violate our freedom and birth-rights, and to offer for a sacrifice our Religion and Liberties in a cruel and bloudy War, but have also endeavoured to make us a broken reed, a rock of offence and a shipwrack unto those who formerly sought unto Us for shelter from the storms: Now against this high & extream insolency of our adversaries, which swelleth every day to a greater bigness and exulceration, and is to break out imperiously at their pleasure, we do unanimously declare, in the presence of God, Angels, and Men, to live and die together, in this present engagement, according to our Oath and protestation: And as We seek earnestly to the Lord for a blessing in the behalf of our selves and the whole Nation; so [Page 5]we desire not to go forth in our own strength but in the power of the most high God; By which we hope the Gospel of Christ shall be inlarged, the Nation freed from danger, and the Commonwealth made more great and glorious then any; which, as it is the end, so shal it be the faithful endeavors, and unfeigned prayers of us all.
Men | Guns | |
The Royal Soveraign | 750 | 88 |
Resolution | 500 | 72 |
Saint George | 350 | 62 |
Saint Andrew | 300 | 60 |
Unicorn | 300 | 60 |
Victory | 300 | 62 |
Happy Entrance | 260 | 46 |
Lawrel Frigat | 260 | 46 |
[Page 6] Worcester Frigat | 370 | 46 |
Prefident Frigat | 260 | 42 |
Kentish Frigat | 370 | 46 |
Sussex Frigat | 370 | 46 |
Ruby | 160 | 40 |
Diamond | 160 | 40 |
Assistance | 160 | 40 |
Advice | 160 | 40 |
Convertine | 260 | 46 |
Non-such Frigat | 160 | 40 |
Adventure | 160 | 40 |
Tryumph | 160 | 40 |
Assurance | 160 | 40 |
Advantage | 160 | 40 |
Oak frigat | 160 | 46 |
Amity frigat | 160 | 40 |
Fore-sight frigat | 160 | 40 |
Centurian frigat | 160 | 40 |
Pelican frigat | 160 | 40 |
Fairfax frigat | 300 | 46 |
Vantguard | 200 | 40 |
Water-Hound | 200 | 40 |
Honour frigot | 200 | 40 |
Speaker frigat | 300 | 64 |
French frigat | 200 | 64 |
[Page 7] Old Warwick | 150 | 28 |
Signet frigat | 150 | 27 |
Star frigat | 150 | 27 |
Convert frigat | 150 | 27 |
Swan-frigat | 150 | 27 |
Primrose frigat | 150 | 32 |
Nightingale frigat | 200 | 28 |
Pearl-frigat | 150 | 28 |
Mairmaid frigat | 320 | 32 |
Gilly-Flower | 320 | 32 |
Lyon | 300 | 30 |
Middleborough | 200 | 30 |
Rotterdam | 150 | 27 |
True-Love | 100 | 18 |
Merling | 100 | 18 |
Drake | 100 | 18 |
Greyhound | 100 | 14 |
Hair | 70 | 14 |
Lilly | 70 | 14 |
Lady | 70 | 14 |
Elizabeth | 70 | 14 |
Paradox frigat | 70 | 14 |
Eagle frigat | 70 | 14 |
Galliot frigat | 70 | 14 |
Bloud-hound | 70 | 14 |
Men | Guns | |
Hanniball | 300 | 40 |
Hambrough | 300 | 40 |
Society | 300 | 40 |
Will: and Jane | 300 | 40 |
America | 210 | 36 |
With 15 other ships, each carrying | 300 | 40 |
The whole Fleet is to consist of 250 sayl; besides 14 Fireships: 30 sayl are to go forthwith to the West Ch [...]el to clear the seas: 30 for the Straights: 20 for the North; and the rest to fight the Enemy.