Another Thing, less to be accounted for, happen’d to a Gentleman Voluntier who was aboard the same Ship with my self.  He was of known personal Courage, in the vulgar Notion of it, his Sword never having fail’d him in many private Duels.  But notwithstanding all his Land-mettle, it was observ’d of him at Sea, that when ever the Bullets whizz’d over his Head, or any way incommoded his Ears, he immediately quitted the Deck, and ran down into the Hold.  At first he was gently reproach’d; but after many Repetitions he was laugh’d at, and began to be despis’d; sensible of which, as a Testimonial of his Valour, he made it his Request to be ty’d to the Main Mast.  But had it been granted him, I cannot see any Title he could have pleaded from hence, to true Magnanimity; since to be ty’d from running away can import nothing less, than that he would have still continued these Signs of Cowardice, if he had not been prevented.  There is a Bravery of Mind which I fansy few of those Gentlemen Duellists are possess’d of.  True Courage cannot proceed from what Sir Walter Raleigh finely calls the Art or Philosophy of Quarrel.  No!  It must be the Issue of Principle, and can have no other Basis than a steady Tenet of Religion.  This will appear more plain, if those Artists in Murder will give themselves leave cooly to consider, and answer me this Question, Why he that had ran so many Risques at his Sword’s Point, should be so shamefully intimidated at the Whiz of a Cannon Ball?

The Names of those English Gentlemen who lost their Lives, as I remember, in this Engagement.

Commissioner Cox, Captain of the Royal Prince, under the Command of the Admiral; and Mr. Travanian, Gentleman to the Duke of York; Mr. Digby, Captain of the Henry, second Son to the Earl of Bristol; Sir Fletchvile Hollis, Captain of the Cambridge, who lost one of his Arms in the War before, and his Life in this; Captain Saddleton, of the Dartmouth; the Lord Maidstone, Son to the Earl of Winchelsea, a Voluntier on board the Charles, commanded by Sir John Harman, Vice-Admiral of the Red.

Sir Philip Carteret, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Cotterel, Mr. Peyton, Mr. Gose, with several other Gentlemen unknown to me, lost their Lives with the Earl of Sandwich, on board the Royal James; Mr. Vaughan, on board the Katherine, commanded by Sir John Chicheley.

In this Engagement, Sir George Rook was youngest Lieutenant to Sir Edward Sprage; Mr. Russel, afterwards Earl of Orford, was Captain of a small Fifth Rate, called the Phnix; Mr. Herbert, afterwards Earl of Torrington, was Captain of a small Fourth Rate, called the Monck; Sir Harry Dutton Colt, who was on board the Victory, commanded by the Earl of Offery, is the only Man now living that I can remember was in this Engagement.