[144] The third of June, famous for two victories by the English fleet over the Dutch in 1653 and 1665. On the last occasion, the fleets met on the third, though the Dutch avoided fighting till the fourth of the month.
Quum medii nexus, extremæque agmina caudæ
Solvuntur; tardosque trahit sinus ultima orbes.
Virgil.
[148] Corruptly for flax; her down or fur.
——Quos opimus,