Map 8: The Pursuit to Calais
The Lord High Admiral, Lord Howard of Effingham spent the day knighting a number of men, among them John Hawkins.
The map shows several ships leaving English ports, in order to join in the action; the participation of these ‘voluntary ships’ in the campaign was clearly worthy of note.
The English decided to anchor off the Calais cliffs and wait for Seymour, whose squadron can be seen making its way from the Downs, where it had been stationed in case the Duke of Parma set sail from the Low Countries.