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Sir ArthurGorges’jJ^-'count.

The Dutchconcur.

The Dijpe-fiticn of thewhole Fleet.

Elix, Naval Expeditions, & c t of the Engliih, Book 11*

These fifteen Ships were undoub-tedly the Queen’s, and either all shehad in the Fleet, or Part of the seven-teen mentioned by other Authors. SirWilliam Monfon , here, as well as in hisother Relations, makes no particularMention of these smaller Ships.

Sir Arthur Gorges, in his large Ac-count of this Expedition, fays; " The" whole Fleet (which was divided in-

" to three Squadrons, the Admiral’s* 1597*" the Vice-Admiral’s, and the Rear-" Admiral’s) consisted of one Hundred" and twenty Sail, or thereabouts,

" whereof sixty were good Men of* f War, and gallant Ships, the Rest,

" Victualers, and Ships for Transpor-ts ration. Of Her Majesty’s own Ships" the Number was eighteen or nine-" teen, as follows: (c)

ERS.

T he Earl of EJsex, and un-der hi m Sir Robert Mans-field.

The Lord Thomas Howard,Vice-Admiral, and underhim, Capt. Middleton.

Sir Walter Raleigh, Rear-Admiral, and under him,Sir Arthur Gorges.

Earl of Southampton.

Lord Mont joy , on Board, buttheShip commanded by SirAmi as Prefion.

Sir George Carew , Master ofthe Ordnance.

Sir Francis Fere , Marshal ,and under him. CaptainJohn Winter.

Capt. William Brooke.

Sir Richard Levison.

Sir William Harvey.

Sir Thomas Vavasor.

Sir William Monfon.

Sir Gilly Merrick.

Was sent after as a Supply.

Ships.

The Mary-Ho nor a, (d)

Due Repulse,

Warspight, ,

Garland,

Defance,

St. Matthew,Mary-Rose,

Dreadnought* -Non-pareil,Bonaventure ,Antelope ,

Rainbow,

Swiftsure,

Golden Lion,

Hope,

Forefght,

St. Andrew,Tramontana,

Mooni

Sir Carew Reignal.

Capt. Throgmorton.

Capt. Fennar, Jun.

Sir Edward Michelboorn.

“ Besides which, some of Her Maje-" sty’s small Pinnaces attended theFleet.

The States, who concurred in thisExpedition, added ten Men of War,under Myn Heer Van Duvenvord. Thewhole Fleet was divided into three Squa-drons, the first under the Command ofthe Earl of EJsex, who was, Generaland Commander in Chief, in this Expe-

dition, the second was commanded bythe Lord Thomas Howard, and the thirdby Sir Walter Raleigh ; Charles Blount,Lord Montjoy, commanded the Land-Forces, under the Earl of EJsex, SirFrancis Vere was Marshal de Camp,Sir George Carezv, Lieutenant of theOrdnance, and Sir Christopher Blount,first Colonel. With these went, likewise,the Earls of Rutland and Southampton,

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(c) Tho’ the Disagreement of these two Lists,may, at first Sight, seem great, it will not appearso, if the Reader consider, that here are threeShips, with their Commanders, not mentioned inthe former; that Sir William Monfon has omit-ted the Names of the Under-Commanders ot the

Vice- and Rear-Admirals, and some others; And

that upon the General's changing his Ship, it isprobable some of the other Commanders might dothe fame.

(d) This Ship is called here the Mer Ho-nour, and I have seen it elsewhere called theHonneur de la Mer, which, not improbably, mayhave been her right Name,.