[107]_July 31._ This Day the _Spaniards_ would fain have retreated, early in the Morning, thro’ the Streights of _Dover_; but the Wind coming up with hard Gales at North West, forced them towards the Coast of _Zealand_; the _English_ then gave over the Chace, because they perceived them hastening fast enough to their own Destruction; for with the Wind at West North-West, they could not fail of being driven among the Shallows and Sands of that Coast: But the Wind soon happening to come about to the South-West and by West, the _Spaniards_ tacked, and sailing before the Wind, got out of Danger. In the Evening, they held a Council of War, wherein it was unanimously resolved[108], That seeing they were in want of many Necessaries, especially of Cannon-Ball, that the Ships were very much shattered, their Anchors left in _Calais-Road_, their Provisions short, their Water spent, a great number of their Soldiers slain, many of their Men sick and wounded, and that there was no hopes of the Duke of _Parma_’s coming out to join them, they should return to _Spain_, by the North of _Scotland_. Pursuant to this Resolution, being now out of Danger, and in the main Ocean, and having thrown all their Horses and Mules over board [Sidenote: GENERAL CHART.]to save Water, they steer’d Northward, and the _English_ renew’d the Chace after them; now and then the _Spanish_ Ships slacken’d their Sails, and seem’d to stay for the coming up of the _English_, so that it was generally thought their Fleet would tack about, but they thought best, after all, to keep on their Course Northward. * * * * * Here it will not be improper to leave them for a while, and see what was doing in the mean time in _England_[109]. The 9th of _August_ Queen _Elizabeth_ was pleased, in order both to comfort her People, and to shew her own Magnanimity, to come and view her Army and Camp at _Tilbury_; the next Morning after her Arrival, she rode with a General’s Truncheon in her Hand, thro’ all the Ranks of the Army, like armed _Pallas_, attended by the Earls of _Leicester_ and _Essex_, _Henry Norris_, Lord Marshall, and others; having the Sword carried before her by the Earl of _Ormond_; and among other kind and obliging Discourses, made the following most excellent Speech to her Army[110]: MY LOVING PEOPLE,