[105]After this Fight there remained of the wholeSpanish; Fleet but one hundred and ten, or one hundred and twelve Ships, and those extremely battered and shot through, and having their Rigging much damaged with the Shot.
[106]The next Day,July 30, the Lord Admiral ordered the LordHenry Seymour, and SirWilliam Winterto return back with their Squadron into the narrow Seas, to guard the Coasts; as for himself, he resolved to follow theSpanishFleet, ’till they came as far Northward as theForthinScotland, if they bent their Course that way; and, in the mean time, he thought it best not to attack them any more, ’till he saw what they proposed to do: However, being persuaded that they intended to put into the Firth ofForth, his Lordship had devised Stratagems, and taken Measures to make an utter End of them there.
[107]July 31.This Day theSpaniardswould fain have retreated, early in the Morning, thro’ the Streights ofDover; but the Wind coming up with hard Gales at North West, forced them towards the Coast ofZealand; theEnglishthen gave over the Chace, because they perceived them hastening fast enough to their own Destruction; for with the Wind at West North-West, they could not fail of being driven among the Shallows and Sands of that Coast: But the Wind soon happening to come about to the South-West and by West, theSpaniardstacked, and sailing before the Wind, got out of Danger. In the Evening, they held a Council of War, wherein it was unanimously resolved[108], That seeing they were in want of many Necessaries, especially of Cannon-Ball, that the Ships were very much shattered, their Anchors left inCalais-Road, their Provisions short, their Water spent, a great number of their Soldiers slain, many of their Men sick and wounded, and that there was no hopes of the Duke ofParma’s coming out to join them, they should return toSpain, by the North ofScotland. Pursuant to this Resolution, being now out of Danger, and in the main Ocean, and having thrown all their Horses and Mules over board|General Chart.|to save Water, they steer’d Northward, and theEnglishrenew’d the Chace after them; now and then theSpanishShips slacken’d their Sails, and seem’d to stay for the coming up of theEnglish, so that it was generally thought their Fleet would tack about, but they thought best, after all, to keep on their Course Northward.
Here it will not be improper to leave them for a while, and see what was doing in the mean time inEngland[109].
The 9thofAugustQueenElizabethwas pleased, in order both to comfort her People, and to shew her own Magnanimity, to come and view her Army and Camp atTilbury; the next Morning after her Arrival, she rode with a General’s Truncheon in her Hand, thro’ all the Ranks of the Army, like armedPallas, attended by the Earls ofLeicesterandEssex,Henry Norris, Lord Marshall, and others; having the Sword carried before her by the Earl ofOrmond; and among other kind and obliging Discourses, made the following most excellent Speech to her Army[110]:
My loving People,
WE have been persuaded by some that are careful of our Safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed Multitudes; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving People. Let Tyrants fear; I have always so behaved myself, that underGodI have placed my chiefest Strength and Safeguard in the loyal Hearts and Good-Will of my Subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see at this time, not for my Recreation and Disport, but being resolved, in the Midst and Heat of the Battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down for myGod,and for my Kingdom, and for my People, my Honour and my Blood, even in the Dust. I know I have the Body but of a weak and feeble Woman, but I have the Heart and Stomach of a King, and of a King ofEnglandtoo; and think foul Scorn thatParmaorSpain,or any Prince ofEurope,should dare to invade the Borders of my Realm; to which, rather than any Dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up Arms, I myself will be your General, Judge, and Rewarder of every one of your Virtues in the Field. I know already for your Forwardness, you have deserved Rewards and Crowns; and we do assure you, in the Word of a Prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the mean time, my Lieutenant-General shall be in my stead, than whom never Prince commanded a more noble or worthy Subject; not doubting but by your Obedience to my General, by your Concord in the Camp, and your Valour in the Field, we shall shortly have a famous Victory over those Enemies of myGod,of my Kingdoms, and of my People.
[111]It is scarce to be conceived what a Spirit of Bravery this great Queen’s Presence and noble Behaviour infus’d into the Officers and Soldiers:[112]They saluted her with Cries, with Shouts, with all Tokens of Love, of Obedience, and of Readiness to fight for her; they praised her stately Person and princely Behaviour, prayed for her Life and Happiness, and cursed all her Enemies, both Traitors and Papists, with earnest Desire to venture their Lives for her Safety:[113]One who was an Eye Witness relates moreover, that “the whole Armie in every Quarter, did devoutely, at certaine Times, sing in her hearing, in a very tunable manner, divers Psalmes put into Forme of Prayers in Praise of AlmightyGod, which she greatly commended, and with very earnest Speech thankedGodwith them[114].”
Next, if we look intoFlanders, we shall find,[115]that on the 29thofJuly, the Duke ofParmahaving paid his Addresses to our Lady ofHalle, came toDunkirk, tho’ something of the latest; for which Reason theSpaniardsreceived him in a very reproachful manner; as if, out of some By-Regards to QueenElizabeth, he had designedly slipt so fair an Opportunity of doing Wonders for the Service of his Country. The Duke, to appease this Storm, punish’d those who had the Charge of Victualling his Fleet; but, however, he did not attempt to put to Sea, being still block’d up by the LordHenry Seymour’s and SirWilliam Winter’s Squadron, which were returned from the Chace. In the mean time, he could not but secretly laugh at the saucy and insolent Brags of theSpaniards, whom he had heard talking at this vain rate, “That where ever they turn’d their Sails, a most certain Victory waited upon their Course, and that theEnglishwould not have Courage enough to look them in the Face.”
To return now to the two Fleets. We left theSpaniardssailing Northward, and theEnglishin Pursuit of them:[116]When the latter were come to fifty five Degrees thirteen Minutes North Latitude, and thirty Leagues East ofNewcastle, the Lord High Admiral determined to attack theSpanishFleet again on theFridayfollowing,August 2, but he thought fit to alter his Resolution, chiefly upon these two Accounts: Because he plainly perceived by the Enemies Course, that they had no other Intention but to save themselves, by sailing North, round theBritishIslands; and, because several of his Ships wanted Victuals and other Necessaries; which was not so much owing to any Neglect, as to the Victuallers not knowing where to send to the Fleet; for the Queen had most amply and carefully provided whatever was convenient and necessary.
It was therefore concluded, to leave theSpanishFleet to pursue their Course, and to sail for the Firth ofForth; both to get Refreshment, and to perform some other Business which the Lord Admiral thought necessary to be done; but the Wind coming contrary, that is Westerly, the next Day his Lordship altered his Course, and sending only some Advice-Boats to observe the Enemies farther Motion, he returned with the whole Fleet back toEngland, where they arrived, some atYarmouth, some atHarwich, and others at theDowns, about the 7thofAugust.
TheSpaniardsbeing now got clear of their troublesome Pursuers, resolv’d to make the best of their way forSpain.[117]Some Suspicions there were, that they design’d to betake themselves to the King ofScots, who was provok’d to an high degree for his Mother’s Death; and therefore, the better to keep him in Temper,Ashby, the Queen ofEngland’s Ambassador inScotland, made him very considerable Offers, which, however, were not performed: But theSpaniardshaving now laid aside all Thoughts and Hopes of returning to attack theEnglish; and perceiving their main Safety lay in their Flight, they made no Stop at any Port whatever.[118]About twenty five Ships now remain’d with the Duke ofMedina, and forty withRecalde;[119]these, with the rest of the Fleet, sail’d aboutCathnessfor the Coast ofIreland, and pass’d between theOrcadesandFair-Isle, to the sixty first Degree of North Latitude;[120]an unaccustom’d Place for the young Gallants ofSpain, that had never felt Storms on the Sea, or cold Weather inAugust.
[121]When theEnglishleft off pursuing theSpaniards, the latter wanted of their whole Fleet fifteen or sixteen Ships; and had lost, in the several Engagements, and by Sickness, eight thousand Men at least.
And here their ill Fortune did not stop, but continued to persecute them all the rest of their Voyage;[122]for on the Coast ofScotlandthey lost the two following Ships, which had been so extremely battered by theEnglishShot, that they founder’d at Sea; namely, theSt. Matthew, a Ship of five hundred Tuns, in which four hundred and fifty Men were drowned; and a Biscainer ofSt. Sebastian’s, of four hundred Tuns, in which three hundred and fifty Men perished:[123]Moreover, in these or other Ships, above seven hundred Soldiers were cast on Shore inScotland, who, by the Duke ofParma’s Mediation with the King ofScots, and with QueenElizabeth’s Permission, were sent over, a Year after, into theLow-Countries.
[124]About four Days after theEnglishFleet left theSpaniards, they came to an Island in the North Part ofScotland, where they staid not, nor had any Relief: And at this Place the Duke ofMedinacalling all the Ships together, charged them to make the best of their way for the Coasts ofSpainorPortugal, because they were in the utmost Distress for want of Victuals and other Provisions.
[125]For an Addition to their Misfortunes, about the 23dofAugust, when there were seventy eight Ships of them together sailing in the Ocean, a violent Storm arose at South-South-West, which continued from Four o’ Clock in the Afternoon ’till Ten the next Morning, and separated them so, that not above twenty seven of them were to be seen together: And again, on the 2dofSeptember, they had another violent Storm, with a Mist, which so dispersed them, that of the foresaid twenty seven, only three came together intoDingle-Bay;[126]and during their Passage round the North ofScotland, they had so terrible a Sickness, that their Mariners and Soldiers died daily in great Multitudes.
As for the Particulars of the Ships sunk, and Men drowned, killed, and taken upon the Coast ofIreland, during the Month ofSeptember, they were as follows[127]:
[128]Besides which,Our Lady of the Rosary, the Admiral Ship of theGuypuscoanSquadron, of near a thousand Tuns, and thirty Guns, that had fifty Brass Field-Pieces on board, was lost upon the Rocks inBleskey-Sound; so that of five hundred Men, only one escap’d; and in this perished the Prince ofAscula, a natural Son of KingPhilip,Mighel de Oquendothe Captain, and several other considerable and eminent Persons.
According to other Accounts[129], nineSpanishShips were driven ashore between the Rivers ofLough-FoileandLough-Swilley, many whereof were broken to Pieces, and theSpaniardsforced to shelter among the wildIrish.
[130]As for such of theSpaniardsas had the ill Fortune to be drove upon theIrishShore, they met with the most barbarous Treatment; for some of them were butcher’d by the wildIrish, and the rest put to the Sword by the Lord Deputy SirWilliam Fitz-Williams, who fearing they might join with theIrishMalecontents, and observing thatBingham, Governor ofConnaughttreated them with more Gentleness than he had several times ordered him to do; upon their Surrender, he dispatchedFowle, Deputy Marshal, to execute his Orders; who first dislodg’d them from the Places where they lay conceal’d, and then executed about two hundred of them: But this Rigour the Queen condemn’d, and complain’d of as too extreme: However, the rest being terrified by this way of proceeding, tho’ they were sick and half famish’d, yet chose to trust themselves to their shatter’d Barks, and the Mercy of the Seas; and so became many of them a Sacrifice to the Waves. The Duke ofMedina, with twenty or twenty five Ships, keeping in the Ocean, return’d toSpain.
[131]About forty of theSpanishShips fell in with theIrishCoast, and intended to touch at CapeClear, in hopes of meeting there with some Refreshment; but the Wind proving contrary, and the Weather tempestuous, many of them perish’d on that Coast;[132]of those that got off, some were driven by a strong West Wind into theEnglishChannel, where part of them were attack’d again and taken by theEnglish, others by theRochellers, and some arriv’d atNewhaven(orHavre de Grace) inNormandy.
Such were theSpaniardsLosses of Men and Ships, in their return roundIreland.
The Losses they had suffered before, were thus:
So that by adding their several Losses together, it plainly appears, they lostTHIRTY FIVEShips, and aboveTHIRTEEN THOUSANDMen; besides many others of which no Estimate was or could be made[133]; and above two thousand Prisoners were taken in the Fight inIreland, and theLow-Countries: Those taken inIrelandwere brought toEngland[134], and confined inBridewell’till they were ransomed. The most eminent of the Prisoners were, DonPedro de Valdez, DonVasquez de Silvea, DonAlonzo de Sayes, and others taken in the Channel; inIreland, DonAlonzo de Luzon,Roderigo de Lasso,&c.inZealand, DonDiego Piementelli,&c.In a Word, there was hardly a noble Family in allSpain, that did not lose a Son, a Brother, or a Kinsman; upon which account the Mourning was so universal in that whole Kingdom,[135]that KingPhilipwas obliged by Proclamation to shorten the usual Time; as theRomansof old, upon their great Defeat ofCannæ, found it necessary to limit the publick Mourning to thirty Days.
[136]The shatter’d Remains of theSpanishFleet after having weather’d many Storms, and suffered all the Inconveniences of War and Weather, arriv’d at last, about the End ofSeptember, atSt. Andero, and other Ports ofSpain, laden with nothing but Shame and Dishonour. The Duke ofMedinawas forbid the Court, and ordered to go and live privately;Martinez de Recaldedied immediately after his Return; and two of their Ships were accidentally burnt in the Harbour not long after their Arrival. Surely such a Series of ill Success was hardly ever known in any other Age or Nation.
As for theEnglishthey lost only CaptainCoxe’s Ship abovementioned, and not more than one hundred Men.
Such was the End of the formidableSpanishArmada, that had been three Years fitting out at a vast Expence; and which in less than three Months was shamefully beaten, and put to a most ignominious Flight,[137]without taking at the same time, in several Engagements, and in many Days Fight, anyEnglishShip or Boat, or making one Prisoner; not having so much as fired a Cottage at Land, or taken a Cock-Boat of ours at Sea, as the LordBaconobserves[138], it wandered through the Wilderness of the Northern Seas; and, according to the Curse in Scripture,Came out against us one way, and fled before us seven ways. Well might theSpaniardsmarvel at this, and be heartily vexed, as one of their Friends observes they did;[139]so as some of them to say in their Anguish of Heart, “That in all these Fights,Christshewed himself aLutheran! Surely it is most manifest, as he goes on, That in all this Voiage, from the Armada’s coming out ofLisbon, even to the very last,Godshewed no Favour to theSpaniardsany one Day, as he did continually to theEnglish.”
For this signal Deliverance, the Thanks of all true Lovers of their Country, and of the Protestant Religion, are due to that Almighty Being, by whose Assistance their Ancestors obtained the Victory; and it ought at the same time, to make them love and reverence the Memory of that wise and excellent Queen, by whose Prudence and good Management they were enabled to conquer.
[140]Upon the first News of this wonderful Deliverance and Victory, the Kingdom was filled with Joy, and a Sense of Gratitude toGod. The first Notice given of it in publick, was on the 20thofAugust, whenNowelDean of St.Paul’s preached at the Cross a Thanksgiving Sermon before the Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, and the Companies in their best Liveries. AgainSeptemberthe 8thbeing another and chief Thanksgiving Day, the Preacher at St.Paul’s Cross moved the People to give Thanks for their Enemies Overthrow; and at the same time were set upon the lower Battlements of the Church, eleven Ensigns or Banners taken from theSpanishFleet; one Streamer in particular, on which was represented the VirginMarywith her Son in her Arms, was held in a Man’s Hand over the Pulpit: These Banners were afterwards carried to the Cross inCheapside[141]; and the next Day,September 9, were hanged onLondon-BridgetowardsSouthwark, where the Fair was kept. The 17thofNovember, beingSunday, was another Rejoicing-Day, as well upon account of the Queen’s Accession to the Throne, as for this Victory. Her Majesty intended to have been atPaul’s Cross, to hear a Sermon preach’d by Dr.CooperBishop ofWinchester, and Provision had accordingly been made for her Reception; but upon some Occasion or other, her coming was put off ’till theSundayfollowing: The 19thbeingTuesdaywas a general Thanksgiving-Day throughout the whole Kingdom. The nextSunday, November 24, the Queen, attended by her Privy Council, by the Nobility, and other honourable Persons, as well Spiritual as Temporal, in great number, theFrenchAmbassador, the Judges, the Heralds, and Trumpeters all on Horseback, came in a Chariot supported by four Pillars, and drawn by two white Horses, to St.Paul’s Church; where alighting at the West Door, she fell on her Knees, and audibly praisedGodfor her own and the Nation’s signal Deliverance; and, after a Sermon suitable to the Occasion, preached by Dr.Pierce, Bishop ofSarum, she exhorted the People in a most Royal and Christian manner, to a due Performance of the religious Duty of Thanksgiving; then going to the Bishop ofLondon’s Palace, where she dined, she returned in the same Order as before, by Torch-light, toSomerset-House.
Those brave Men that had ventur’d their Lives in the Defence of their Country, were considered and rewarded by the Queen.[142]She settled a Pension on the Lord High-Admiral for his great Service, and bestow’d a handsome yearly Allowance on the poor and disabled Seamen; and upon all Occasions she distinguish’d the rest of the Officers, Soldiers, and Sailors with particular Marks of her Regard and Esteem; but their Rewards consisted generally more in Words than in Deeds.
Thefirst Plateof the Tapestry andChart I. represent theSpanishFleet coming up theChannel, opposite to theLizard, as it was first discovered. SeeAccount of the Spanish Invasion, p. 12, 13.
Plate II. andChart II. TheSpanishFleet againstFowey, drawn up in the Form of a Half Moon, and theEnglishFleet pursuing them.Account,&c.p. 13.
Plate III. andChart III. At the left Hand Corner is represented the first Engagement between theSpanishandEnglishFleets: After which theEnglishgive Chace to theSpaniards, who draw themselves up into a Roundel.Account,&c.ibid.
Plate IV. andChart IV.De Valdez’s Galleon springs her Foremast, and is taken by SirFrancis Drake. The Lord-Admiral with theBearandMary Rose, pursue the Enemy, who are in the Form of a Half Moon.Account,&c.p. 13, 14.
Plate V. andChart V. The Admiral of theGuypuscoanSquadron being set on Fire, is taken by theEnglish. The rest of theSpanishFleet continue their Course in the Form of a Half Moon: And when both Fleets were against the Isle ofPortland, they come to an Engagement.Account,&c.p. 14.
Plate VI. andChart VI. SomeEnglishShips attack theSpanishFleet to the Westward. TheSpaniardsdraw themselves into a Roundel: And afterwards keeping on their Course, are followed by theEnglish.Account,&c.p. 14, 15.
Plate VII. andChart VII. Represent the sharpest Engagement that happen’d between the two Fleets, onJuly 25, against the Isle ofWight.Account,&c.p. 15.
InPlate VIII. andChart VIII. theSpanishFleet is seen sailing up theChannel, intending to stop atDunkirkorCalais, where they were to be join’d by the Duke ofParma: TheEnglishfollow them close.Account,&c.p. 16.
Plate IX. andChart IX. TheSpaniardscome to an Anchor beforeCalais, from whence they are dislodg’d by the Fireships sent amongst them in the Night: TheEnglishprepare to pursue them.Account,&c.p. 16, 17.
Plate X. andChart X. TheSpaniardsmake the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by theEnglish, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded nearCalais.Account,&c.p. 17, 18, 19.
The Reader is desired to observe, that the Border in PlateII,IV,VI,VIII,X, is an exact Representation of the Border to the Tapestry-Hangings, which is ornamented with the Portraits of the principal Commanders; and is the same in all the Pieces of the Tapestry; only the Heads are differently placed. But for more Variety, and in order to bring in the Heads of SirRobert Carey, the Earl ofNorthumberland, SirRoger Townshend, and SirThomas Gerard, another Border has been contrived, being that which is round PlateI,III,V,VII,IX.
We are inform’d byJoachim de Sandrart[143], that theDesignsof the Tapestry were made byHenry Cornelius Vroom, a famous Painter ofHarlem, eminent for his great Skill in drawing all Sorts of Shipping; and that it wasWovebyFrancis Spiring.
Gen. Chart. On the left SideBritanniais represented darting Thunder and Lightning, uponEnvy,Superstition, and the Kingdom ofSpain, delineated by those ofCastileandLeon, which lye groveling below: On the other Side,True Religion, represented by a Woman sitting, and holding a Bible in one Hand, thunders down uponHypocrisy,Ignorance, andPopery: The Medal at the Top has, on one Side, theSpanishFleet in a Storm, and this Inscription, FLAVIT · יְהֹוָה · ET · DISSIPATI · SVNT· 1588.The Lord blew, and they were dispers’d.On the Reverse is represented a Church founded upon a Rock, (meaning the Protestant Religion,) which the Waves beat against, and the Heavens seem to frown upon; the Inscription is ALLIDOR · NON · LÆDOR,I am beat(by the Waves)but not hurt. That at the Bottom, which is of Silver, and in the Collection of Dr.Mead, has on one Side, the Pope, Cardinals, and Bishops; the Emperor, KingPhilip, and other Princes in their Robes of State, sitting in Consultation, bound about their Eyes with Fillets, the Ends of which are sticking up, and the Floor of the Room they are assembled in all full of Pricks: The Inscription above them, O COECAS · HOMINVM · MENTES · O · PECTORA · COECA.O the blind Understandings of Men! O their blind Hearts!About the Circle, DVRVM · EST · CONTRA · STIMVLOS · CALCITRARE,It is hard to kick against the Pricks: On the Reverse, A Fleet of Ships dash’d against Rocks, and sinking: Above, VENI · VIDE· VIVE, 1588.Come, see, live, 1588: TV · DEVS · MAGNVS · ET · MAGNA · FACIS · TV · SOLVS · DEVS,Thou, o God, art great, and dost great things, thou art God alone.
Chart I. and II.Above is a profile Face of QueenElizabeth(taken from a Minute ofIs. Oliver, in the Collection of Dr.Mead,) before which sitsHistorywith an Olive-Branch, recording her great Actions; and behind her,Famesounding her Praises. On each Side of the Queen are moreover several warlike Instruments taken out of theSpanishFleet, and now preserved in the Tower. From QueenElizabeth’s Picture hangs the Anchor of Hope, the Arms of the Admiralty, surrounded by the Winds; and below standsNeptune, the God of the Sea, in his Chariot, to denote the Queen’s Dominion of the Narrow Seas. At the Corner of the first ChartBritanniasitting upon a Rock in the Sea, and looking scornfully upon theSpanishFleet, has this very pertinent Motto by her,
Maturate fugam,&c.Hence to your Lord my Royal Mandate bear,The Realms of Ocean, and the Fields of Air,Are mine, not his.Virg.Æn. l. I.
Maturate fugam,&c.Hence to your Lord my Royal Mandate bear,The Realms of Ocean, and the Fields of Air,Are mine, not his.Virg.Æn. l. I.
Maturate fugam,&c.
Maturate fugam,&c.
Hence to your Lord my Royal Mandate bear,The Realms of Ocean, and the Fields of Air,Are mine, not his.Virg.Æn. l. I.
Hence to your Lord my Royal Mandate bear,
The Realms of Ocean, and the Fields of Air,
Are mine, not his.
Virg.Æn. l. I.
Chart III. and IV.At the Top is a Picture of the Lord High-Admiral, (taken from an original Painting ofFrederico Zucchero, in Possession of his Grace the Duke ofKent) having on one SidePrudence,Januslike, with a double Face; and on the other,Courage: Among which are intermix’d severalSpanishWeapons, now in the Tower. The Silver Coin, which was struck on this glorious Occasion by theZealanders, has on one side two Ships engag’d, and under CLASSIS · HISP. Round the Circle, VENIT · IVIT · FVIT, 1588.The Spanish Fleet came, went, was, 1588. On the Reverse, the Arms ofZealand, with this Inscription, SOLI · DEO · GLORIA,Glory to God alone: Under the Lord-Admiral,Victoryfitting, holds in her right Hand a Laurel Crown, and his Lordship’s Arms: In her left, a Chain, to which are fastened below the Duke ofMedina, and the other chiefSpanishCommanders.
Chart V. and VI.At the Top is a Portrait of SirFrancis Drake, (taken out of Mr.Knapton’s Collection of illustrious Men,) and adorned on each Side with proper Naval Ornaments. The Coin at the Top has on one Side the Arms ofZealandcrown’d, with this Inscription, NON · NOBIS · DOMINE · NON · NOBIS, 1588.Not to us, o Lord, not to us: Reverse, TheSpanishFleet flying, thus circumscribed, SED · NOMINI · TVO · DA · GLORIAM,But to thy Name give the Praise: That at the Bottom represents on one Side QueenElizabeth, sitting in a triumphal Chariot, holding in her right Hand a Palm Branch, the Emblem of Victory; and in her left a Book open, in which is the Beginning of theLord’sPrayer inDutch, and round the Circle, TANDEM · BONA · CAVSA · TRIVMPHAT, 1588.At last the good Cause triumphs: Upon the Reverse, a Tree in which is a Nest full of small Birds, that jointly defend themselves against a Bird of Prey, by whom they are attack’d: At the Bottom BELLVM · NECESS.A War of Necessity: Round the Circle, SI · NON · VIRIBVS · AT · CAVSA · POTIORES,Superior, if not in Strength, yet in the Goodness of our Cause. At the Bottom of these two Charts is represented SirFrancis Drake, distributing amongst his Officers and Sailors, the Money,&c.that was found in a great Galleon brought toDartmouth, SeeAccount,&c.p. 13, 14. Others are driving the Prisoners before them.
Chart VII. and VIII.At the upper Part are the Portraits of SirM. Forbisher, and SirJ. Hawkins(taken fromHolland’s Herologia Anglicana) with a naval Crown between them, and other suitable Decorations. Below them, upon aColumna Rostrata, (i.e.a Pillar adorned with the Beaks of Ships,) standsVictory, holding a Shield, upon which are the Names of those brave Persons that were knighted by the Lord-Admiral, as is represented at the Bottom. SeeAccount,&c.p. 16. Others are bringing Weapons out of theSpanishShips.
Chart IX. and X.At the Top is a curious Portrait of QueenElizabeth, (taken from a GoldAlto Relievo, in the Collection of Dr.Mead,) thundering down uponPhilipII. King ofSpain, PopeSixtusV. (taken from a Copper Medal in the Collection ofTho. SadlerEsq;) andAlexanderDuke ofParma, whom she holds in Chains. At the two bottom Corners are two Boys weeping, and pointing at theSpanishFleet, which is represented as shipwreck’d, and in the utmost Distress. The Coin at the left Hand Corner of the Top, was struck by theZealanders, and exhibits theSpanishFleet in a violent Storm, the Sun above, breaking out of a thick Cloud; the Inscription is, POST · NVBILA · PHOEBVS,After cloudy Weather Sun-shine; or,After a Storm a Calm. On the Coin at the Right Hand, are four Persons upon their Knees, looking up to Heaven, with this Inscription, HOMO · PROPONIT · DEVS · DISPONIT,Man proposeth, God disposeth: The Reverse, which is not copied here, had this Inscription, HISPANI · FVGIVNT · ET · PEREVNT · NEMINE · SEQVENTE.
The above Medals, excepting those taken from the Collections mentioned, are fromHistoire Metallique des Pays Bas, par G. van Loon.
This Account was drawn up by the Rev. Mr. Philip Morant, M.A. Rector of St. Mary’s, Colchester.