The source for the identification of Corstiaen Corstiaenszoon's ship as the Prins te Paard is Michael Robinson's book, The Paintings of the Willem van de Veldes, Vol.I, page 8. In the description of the grisaille of the Battle of Dungeness, Michael Robinson mentions the Prins te Paard as being the ship of "Korstiaen Korstiaenszoon". He has other things in the description that are incorrect, as he gives too much credence to an account in England about the Battle of Dungeness that has totally erroneous information about ship losses in the battle for both sides.
From an English letter in The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, we learn that Witte de With had taken a squadron of 18 ships across to Scarborough, fired off about 20 shots, held a council of war, and then withdrew. There is a letter from the Dutch side that supplies some of the captains' names, that I have mentioned in a recent blog post at Anglo-Dutch Wars about Cornelis de Groot. For whatever reason, Cornelis Cornelisz de Groot is largely unmentioned in the published literature, except in The First Dutch War, Vol.IV. I also have some handwritten manuscripts dating from early 1653 that give his ship's specifications.
The Friesland ship Graaf Hendrick, commanded by Jan Reyndersz Wagenaar, according to Vreugdenhil, was a ship belonging to the Friesland (presumably Harlingen) Directors. Vreugdenhil is the only source that I have seen for that piece of information. The only thing I would say about that is that if it is true, this is another ship that was a Directors' ship that is not included in the "Fifty ships" funded in early 1652. The others that Vreugdenhil lists are:
En-Dir Sampson van Enkhuizen Ho-Dir Sampson van Hoorn Me-Dir? Scheletje, ship of Teunis VechterszoonThe last ship is listed in Hendrick de Raedt's pamphlet and The First Dutch War, vol.I, as being "of Medemblick".
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