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 and statements seems to indicate that the naval portion of the fleet was composed and officered as follows: —

"Some of her Majesty's small pinnaces" also "attended the fleet."

To the whole force was added a Dutch squadron of ten men-of-war under the command of Admiral van Duijvenvoorde.

The fleet sailed on July 9th, 1597, from Plymouth, but it met