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admiral had discharged many of his Seamen, made Sail directly for Plymouth in hopes of distroying their Ships in Harbour, & Effingham had only time to get out of port, when he saw the Spanish fleet advancing towards him Effingham gave orders not to come to close fight with the Spaniards, but to cannonade them at a distance & to merit the opportunity which winds currents or various accidents must afford him--nor was it long before the erent answered his expectation--As the Armada
