THE Daily Proceed OF HIS MAJESTY'S Fleet on the Narrow Seas, from the 17. of October to the 15. day of November, since the departure of the EARL OF WARWICK, Lord Admiral of the Navy, being now under the conduct of the Vice-admiral Captain Battie.  
Wherein is declared the Journal and passages of every particular day, what Ships and Ammunition they tock, and what special places they coasted during the foresaid time, 
 From the 17. of October to the 15. of November.  
LONKON, Novemb. 18. Printed for Jon. Wright. 1642.   

A PERFECT DIURNAL of all such Passages as have happened in the English Fleet on the narrow Seas, since the departure of the Lord Admiral: From the 17. of October to the 13. of November.  
October 17. ON this day about 10. of the clock the Lord Admiral with a number of Captains and Gentlemen landed at Dover, at whose landing there was a great triumph in token of our love to his renowned actions, our Fleet of Ships being about 32. discharged three times on all sides, so that there were near 200. Pieces of Ordnance discharged at that time, with many expressions of joy and hearty wishes for our Admiral's good success upon the land; at whose departure all Masters and Mariners much lamented, though they had Malago Sack of the best to cherish their comfortless hearts, that afterward there was health upon health drunk that day in abundance, as also to the Vice-admiral Captain Battie, who hath the whole charge of the Navy in the Earl of Warwick's absence.  
Octob. 18. We weighed our anchors, and the greater Ships bore for the King's Channel, where they anchored that night, and some of the lesser Ships kept their course through the Channel next the Downs, by 8. of the clock in the evening they were welcomed by the Rear Admiral, and the S. George, which were newly come into the Downs from Portsmouth, but our Vice-admiral with the rest of the great ships came not until the next day at noon, at whose arrival we met with three French Men of War which refused to do their obeisance to His Majesty's ships, whereupon our Admiral gave them a broad side, who straightway struck their top sails.  
Octob. 19 Our Vice-admiral came ashore at S. Margaret's with divers Captains, where he was welcomed by the expression of divers pieces of ordnance shot from several places.  
Octob. 20. We road still at anchor, the Vice-admiral neither visiting any of the ships, nor going ashore, but placed and displaced certain Captains, whose names for the present I forbear to speak of, till the next opportunity.  
Octob. 21. We had a muster, and road still in the Downs, the Whelps being employed unto Holland, and weighed anchor with a Westerly wind; about 5. of the clock in the evening the Antilope came into our Fleet, who had been at the Brill, and bronght us news that there were 17. sail of Flemish Hoys as then going to the Brill with French soldiers: another ship being full of French Commanders, would not strike sail unto His Majesty's ships, upon which Captain Fox discharged two or three pieces of Ordnance upon them, and then, and not before, he struck the topsail down upon the cape.  
Octob. 22. We lay still at anchor, and the Vice-admiral going ashore was again welcomed as before.  
Octob. 23. We were divided into Squadrons of 3. and to each Squadron were annexed 5. Merchant's ships, and so by consent were dispersed about several places.  
Octob. 24. The Leopard and the Samson with two Whelps weighed anchor very early in the morning, and coasted about Calais Road, and came in to the rest of the Fleet on the Downs that evening.  
Octob. 25. The Lion, the Freeman, with two Whelps, weighed anchor and left the Fleet, the Whelps came in the next day about noon, and the other two about night; at whose return we had news of a fight betwixt a Hollander and 2. Dunkirks Slopes on our seas near Dover road, the Hollander, having 10. pieces of ordnance, was taken by the Slopes, his men all hurt but 4. and the Gunner killed; but an English ship, called the Blessing, rescued him, and gave the Hollander his ship again.  
Octob. 26. About twelve of the clock we met the King of Denmark's Man of War, chase of a Merchant's ship of London, which came from the East Indies, but she was constrained to put in for Ireland, where this Man of War had fetched her out: he saluted our Vice-admiral with many pieces of ordnance, which were answered again with the like: at the last we boarded her, and took therein armour for 5000. men going to Newcastle, which we made stay of, and intent to send her with a safe convoy to London.  
Octob. 27, 28, 29. We lay at anchor, wanting provision of biscuit, but we were supplied in Sussex.  
Octob. 30. The wind being calm at W. and by S. we weighed anchor, and sailed to and fro, praying for a fair gale of wind to course the sea; for our Vice-admiral had notice given him of 14. Flemins and 14. French which kept nigh Portland, but since we heard they were parted, nevertheless we discharged a piece of ordnance, and put out a red flag in the Meson shroud: immediately the Captains and Masters of every ship made their repair aboard, where we called a Council of War, in which it was ordered, that if in case we met with the Hollanders and French Fleet together, and that the French would not do their obeisance, to send to the Hollanders to tell them, we did not think they would any ways come against the King and Parliament, so according to their answers to deal with them, who sent us a fair answer, that they never had any intent to come against the King or Parliament, the King being their only Protector.  
Novemb. 1. We came to Dannase, which is the Easterly part of the Isle of Wight, and about 11. a clock we came to anchor 2. or 3. leagues from the Isle, where we lay till 4. of the clock the next morning.  
Novemb. 2. We came to S. Ellen near the Iste of Wight, where we road until the 5. of this month, and weighing anchor we descried 40. and odd sail, whom we thought to be the Dutch and French Fleet; but when we came up to them, we found them to be Flemish Merchants which came out of France with salt, except some 3. or 4. men of war: we spoke with some of them, and after some small view of them, we parted.  
Novemb. 5. We came into Plymouth Sound, all the way not past any thing of note, save that we seized on two Dunkirks laden with Ammunition for Ireland: but since our coming here, and before, we heard that the Flemins have sworn never to lift up their hands against the King or Parliament of England, and that they are not in company with the French, who have been about our coasts, but are now gone; we only stay for a fair wind to carry us to the Lands end, and as fare as Silly, and so I think we shall return hither again, whence what may pass hereafter of more consequence I shall be glad to advise you, and should joy to see some sport if any durst meet us; but I fear that labour will be saved; but we shall not rest till we have met with the King of France his Army, which is about 10000 soldiers, but we shall narrowly watch their landing upon any of our coasts.  
Novemb. 6. We weighed anchor out of Plymouth Sound, and came near the Isle of Silly, and on the same day we came into the Sound again, where we found one of the King of France his Dragons, being such a ship as one of His Majesty's Whelps, having with her two small Barks, the one he had relieved out of the hands of Dunkirks; the Captain of the ship went aboard our Admiral, but stayed not long, but was discharged, he told our Vice-admiral that 12. sail of Dutch, and 14. sail of French which lay about our coast, waiting for purchase.  
Novemb. 7. We coasted up and down, and within shot of Poole there were three French Barks laid at anchor driven in through tempestuous weather, our ships were too great a burden to follow them, but we sent our shallops well man'd to board them, and there was found therein 1000 men's armour, going for Ireland, all which we seized on, and have stayed the Barks till further order of Parliament.  
Novemb. 8. Within 3. leagues of Dartmouth we seized on a Flemish ship who had landed divers commanders, as by the examination of the Master of the ship it appeared, that they were sent into Cornwall with Letters from Colonel Goring to Sir Ralph Hopton, the ship we gave in charge to the Mayor of Dartmouth, the Captain and soldiers sent to London.  
Novem. 9, 10. We spied a Fleet of Dunkirks coming from the Southward, suspecting Colonel Goring and others to be therein, but the swiftness of their small vessels out-sailed our Fleet.  
Novemb. 11. We took the Dutch man of war that landed Prince Robert in England, who was laden with store of ammunition, and going for Lyme in Dorsetshire, we have distrained both ship and ammunition till the Prince shall reprieve them.  
Novemb. 12. We had order to come for Portsmouth, and what further order as yet I know not, but we hope we shall make a good voyage, and take all the scouts roving up and down our coasts; for we have laid diligent wait in all creeks, to stop the passage of the Cavaliers from coming out or going in, in the interim if any thing pass, you shall hear from me, but believe no report contrary to this journal, which is the truth of our proceed.   
FINIS.