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1625. ship’s own Ship, did, or might, at hisReturn, have given him an Account.How it came we know not, but onlyfive of the Dutch Squadron battered up-on the Fort that Night; Yet, this Even-ing, my Lord of Essex had twice Ordersto batter the Fort with his Squadron, andtwice countermanded, (y)

The twenty-third of Oblober, earlyin the Morning, My Lord of Essex hadOrders, with his Squadron, to go up,and shoot upon the Fort, which waslikewise done by many of the otherSquadrons, to little Effect:. That Morn-ing, my Lord Marshal came on Boardmy Lord of Effex, whither, among o-thers who came of themselves (for theirwas no Council called) (r) came SirJohn Burgh, to whom my Lord Mar-shal said he had a Resolution to landsome Men, and that he should have theCommand os about eight Hundred or aThousand that should land first, and> willed him to prepare, that the Ship hewas in should fall up as near my Lord ofEssex as he could.

When Colonel Burgh came on Boardhim again, my Lord Marshal told him,he was to command those Men thatshould land, and try if they could takethe Fort by Scalado -, Because we hadSome Troops so long upon it to no Effect : Colo-landed. nel Burgh went to Land, with thoseMen his Lordship sent him; But, be-fore he went, required of his Lordshipparticular Directions, both for disposinghis Men in Landing, and for governinghimself after he was landed ; But coulddraw little from him, all being referredto his Direction, (r)

Co lo nhl Burgh required to havewith him such Things as were fit for

such an Enterprise, as Ladders and Ora- 162L-nadoes, which his Lordship promisedpresently to send him : The Ladderscame to him, but so late and unseason-ably, as they could not conveniently bedistributed: But the Granadoes camenot at all; (t) Tho’there was a greatQuantity provided in the Low Countries ,and Conductors with them, which putthe King to great Charge, and were inthe Fleet, but not then to be found.

Our Men were landed near the Fort,without Hinderance from the Place theylanded at; Tho’ from the Fort we re-ceived some small Hurt, as likewisewhen we advanced into the Downs, fromsome scattered Shot, who covered them-selves in the Sand Hills. When ourMen were put in Order, Colonel Burghgoing to view the Fort, found it of thatStrength, that it was not likely to beeasily gained by Force, yet conceiving,by the Countenance of those in it, thatif they were summoned, they wouldperhaps hearken to it, presently sent 3,

Drum to tell them, if they would giveit over, the Soldiers should have safeand honourable Conditions, which theyhearkened to; And, after Interchangeof Hostages, Sir William St. Leger came The Forton Land, and with him the Governour surrendersof the Fort agreed, so as, that Evening,the Fort was render’d.

This Day my Lord Marshal continu-ing aboard my Lord of Essex, he waspressed by the said Earl, Colonel Har-wood, Sir John Prowd, and others who Thg Gene rdcame, upcalled, on Board him, to set againprefi^upon the Shipping: His general Answer to attackwas: Ele would not hunt two Hares at shipping-once ; meaning the Fort and the Ship-ping, (m) to which was replied, he had

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(jjTiiE Reason was, that then my Lord of EJfexwas at Anchor, and that other Ships were floating,and coming in, and therefore fitter to go to Pun-tal: Wherefore I changed that Resolution, andsent Sir Michael Gore to those Ships, to let themknow, that they should go up to my Lord ofEjjex 's Ships, to whom I would send Orders togive those Ships Directions, which I sent by SirThomas Tork.

(r) It is true ; Neither was their any Need ofa Council ; For I was executing the Resolution ofthe Council, and in Fight and Action. If I shouldever and anon ask Council, it had been a greatShame, having profess'd the War so long as I haddone.

(s) I GAVE him direct Orders to land his Menas safely as possible he could, and withal directedwith my Hand to the Place ; Whereupon he toldme, that, in his Opinion, directly to the Sconce,was the best ; So then I told him, I held him dis-creet enough, and that he was to act it - therefore,

after I had told him my Opinion, I left it to hisDiscretion. Upon this he sent the Boat in whichCaptain Bremigem commanded, and LieutenantProwd, and other Soldiers, to the S.conce , andfinding they went not so safe, went himself thatWay which I had directed ; But Bremigem andProwd, following his former Directions, wereslain.

(■ t) SiR John Burgh cannot deny, but that Isent divers Messengers for him, but he could notbe found; And since every Thing must be myFault, and every one must accuse me, I hope itshall be a Precedent to those that come after me.

(V) I DO not remember, I was press'd for anysuch Thing ; For the Service of the Fort, andthe Difficulties made me have but little Leisure'todiscourse with any ; I was so troubled to fee theShips so untoward to come up, that I had enoughto do to try them, and to send to them. It maybe there was much talking ; But I saw but few tohelp me, excepting Sir Thomas Love.