William Monson

The other ambassador sent to the Archduke, was the old earl of hertford who was conveyed over in one of the king's ships by sir william munson in whose passage a dutch man-of-war coming by that ship would not veil as the manor was acknowledging by that our sovereignty over the sea sir william munson gave him a shot to instruct him in manners but instead of learning he taught him by returning another he acknowledged no such sovereignty this was the very first indignity and affront ever offered to the royal ships of england which since have been most frequent.

Sir William Monson desired my lord of Hartford to go into the hold, and he would instruct him by stripes, that refused to be taught by fair means.

But the earl charged him on his allegiance first to land him on whom he was appointed to attend.

So to his great regret he was forced to endure that indignity, for which I have often heard him wish he had been hanged, rather than live that unfortunate commander of the king's ship to be chronicled for the first that ever endured that affront.

The other ambassador sent to the Archduke, was the old earl of hertford who was conveyed over in one of the king's ships by sir william munson in whose passage a dutch man-of-war coming by that ship would not veil as the manor was acknowledging by that our sovereignty over the sea sir william munson gave him a shot to instruct him in manners but instead of learning he taught him by returning another he acknowledged no such sovereignty this was the very first indignity and affront ever offered to the royal ships of england which since have been most frequent.

Sir William Monson desired my lord of Hartford to go into the hold, and he would instruct him by stripes, that refused to be taught by fair means.

But the earl charged him on his allegiance first to land him on whom he was appointed to attend.

So to his great regret he was forced to endure that indignity, for which I have often heard him wish he had been hanged, rather than live that unfortunate commander of the king's ship to be chronicled for the first that ever endured that affront.