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John Creed : The victory over the fleet of the States General ... in the late engagement begun the 25 of July inst., as it came from His Highness Prince Rupert and His Grace the Duke of Albemarle

'Then with Creed, and read over with him the Narrative of the late [fight], which he makes a very poor thing of, as endeed it is, and speaks most slightingly of that whole matter.'

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys      

John Creed : The victory over the fleet of the States General ... in the late engagement begun the 25 of July inst., as it came from His Highness Prince Rupert and His Grace the Duke of Albemarle

'But this morning, getting Sir W. Penn to read over the Narrative with me - he did sparingly, yet plainly, say that we might have intercepted their Zealand squadron coming home, if we had done our parts.'

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys      

John Creed : The victory over the fleet of the States General ... in the late engagement begun the 25 of July inst., as it came from His Highness Prince Rupert and His Grace the Duke of Albemarle

'But this morning, getting Sir W. Penn to read over the Narrative with me - he did sparingly, yet plainly, say that we might have intercepted their Zealand squadron coming home, if we had done our parts.'

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Sir William Penn      

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