15. This Sonday the wind hath bine from north to W.S.W.; little wind till evening. It then blew hard, westerly. This day we had intelligence, by a Hellicar land[h] dogger, that 17 saile of Dutch men of warr were rideing without the Gonflitt. Yesterday he was on bord them. 16. This Monday the wind hath bine at Wᵗ. bloweing fresh. Towards evening the wind came to the S.S.Wᵗ. This day I sent up the Barbabella wᵗʰ our empty caske to London. Tookeing (_sic_) aship of beere about 60 ts. 17. This Tuesday wind at S.E.; faire weather; I sent Bassets hoy up to Chatham againe for stores. 18. This Wedensday morning wind at south and S.Eᵗ. I went into yᵉ Swale, to setle our muster booke of the R. Charles. 19. This Thursday wind at north and N.Wᵗ.; some tyme badd weather. 20. This Fryday we tooke on bord 16 ts. of watter. The wind hath bine at north and back to W.S.Wᵗ.; sometymes badd weather. 21. This Satuarday the wind at S.W. In the afternoone the Prince returned on bord againe. 22. This Sonday wind southerly. The Prince went into Sheerenes. 23. This Monday wind at S.S.W. to W.N.Wᵗ.; sometymes bad weather. This day yᵉ Prince went on shore on Essex side; came on bord againe at noone. This day severall of our fleet came out Sheerenes. 29. To this Sonday we have had the winds southerly to the west; some 3 days badd weather. Have bine dispatching our ships out Sheerenes, and takeing in our provissions. The Dutch fleet rideing in the Slade Way and at the Gonflitt since Wedensday. This night his Highnes yᵉ Prince lay on bord the Monmouth yacht. * * * * * [a] Richard White and Richard Sadlington. [b] Lowestoft Ness. [c] The Shipwash sand-bank off the mouth of the Deben. [d] The King’s Channel or East Swin, running down east of the Gunfleet sands, off the Essex shore. [e] The Middle Ground shoal lies at the mouth of the Thames, some miles below the Nore, on the Kentish side of the river. [f] The Oaze Edge shoal near the Middle Ground, but on the Essex side. [g] The Red Sand lies between the Ooze Edge and the Middle Ground. [h] Heligoland. NAVAL OPERATIONS, 1652-1673; WITH OBSERVATIONS BY CAPTAIN RICHARD HADDOCK.