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Several of our Captains have done ill.
The great ships are the ships do the business, they quite,
deadening the enemy. They run away upon sight of the Prince. It
is strange to see how people do already slight Sir William
Barkeley, [Killed in the sea-fight the following year. Vide June
16, 1666.] my Lord FitzHarding's brother, who, three months
since, was the delight of the Court. Captain Smith of the Mary
the Duke talks mightily of; and some great thing will be done for
him. Strange to hear how the Dutch do relate, as the Duke says,
that they are the conquerors; and bonfires are made in Dunkirke
in their behalf; though a clearer victory can never be expected.
Mr. Coventry thinks they cannot have lost less than 6000 men, and
we not dead above 200, and wounded about 400; in all about 600.
Captain Grove, the Duke told us this day, hath done the basest
thing at Lowestoffe, in hearing of the guns, and could not (as
others) be got out, but staid there; for which he will be tried;
and is reckoned a prating coxcombe, and of no courage.


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