6 December 1652

In The First Dutch War, Vol.III, page 227, there is an entry in Jan Evertsen's journal saying that Witte took his sick men to Lijbe. I looked at the handwritten copy of Jan Evertsen's journal and found the entry. The copy of the journal is hard to read, as in the actual journal, the ink from the other side has bled through the page. The place name does actually seem to be Lijbe (the published text says Lybe). I had hoped to find which ship Witte de With used as his flagship on Friday, 6 December 1652. A usually unreliable source, Dr. Ballhausen says it was Jan Evertsz de Liefde's ship, the Jonas (36 guns). We know that cannot be true, as on 7 December 1652, Jan Evertsz de Liefde was Jan Evertsen's Schout-bij-Nacht. Michiel De Ruyter was appointed to command Witte de With's squadron in his absence.