on Defence agamjl Invafan.

Birch MS. 4109. f. 343. Mr. Waad's Remonftrative Remonflrances when the Alarms of the Spaniards approached. To fet as many mips to the feas as may be, although they come not time enough to encounter with the enemy, as they may impeach his landing, yet they will ferve to keep him in awe and fufpenfe, not to adventure to land, when he mail fee our mips at the feas ready to fet upon them upon any advantage. And if moft part of his fhipping be eafterlings, low country, and fuch as are taken up by conftraint to ferve him, he will put no fpecial truft in them to fight by fea ; and if he happen to land his men on more, if they fee our forces on the feas on their back, it is likely thefe mips will, if they can, feek the beft means to fave themfelves. And upon miftruft the enemy hath of them, and for the better ftrengthening of them, he mall leave part of his foldiers in the mips, his ftrength will be the lefs to make any great attempt on land ; and he may be fo waited on with our mips, as after he hath once landed he never will adventure it again. And if he bend his forces towards Calais, there may notable advantage be had againft their Ihips after they have landed their men, confidering there is no harbour for them in all thofe parts. And if the enemy have any meaning to land at Calais, and be- fore he land there, he attempt any thing on our coaft, there will be time enough in all that fpace to have fufficient forces by fea to encounter with him. The order already taken is very fufficient for the empefching his defcent both in the maritime counties, and counties adjoining the forts convenient. Z 2, Martial