Edward Haslen

  General Notes:

Be it known to all men by these presents that I Edward Haslyn, sonne unto Thomas Haslyn of Meopham in the countie of Kent hereafter being nowe uppon going into Portugall and as wee are all mortall not knowing whether I shall ever return with life or not I have disposed of which I have left behind and hearafter shall appoint. First a jointure these sixty pounds to be equally divided among my six sisters to every one tene pounds. Twenty pounds to my brother Henry Haslen and tenne pounds to Henry Bristed (not sure of the spelling) my sisters sonne and Twenty pounds to my Father Master (Ms)Arthur Gainsford in consideration of his goodwill and liberalitie ever toward me. In witness whereof I have written this with my own hand and hereunto and set my name and my signature this xxth
of september a thousand five hundred and eighty eight.
Per me Edward Haslen
Will of Edward Haslen proved 1591

The Spanish Armada of 1588

By Wes Ulm
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Summary

The Spanish Armada is the term conventionally applied to a massive fleet dispatched against England by Spain's Catholic King Philip II in 1588, leading to an early and important confrontation in the nearly 20-year Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604 (the "Twenty Years' War"). The Armada had been sent following a rift in Anglo-Spanish relations resulting from commercial competition, religious differences, and disputes over English aid to Protestant Dutch rebels, though its proximate cause was the English execution of the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots in 1587. The flotilla's mission was to serve as an escort for an invading professional army led by Alessandro Farnese, the Duke of Parma, one of the king's generals who had been combating a Protestant uprising in the Spanish-ruled Netherlands. The Spanish fleet was repulsed by English defensive ships, however, and suffered major losses in a September Atlantic storm while rounding the coast of Scotland en route to Spain. The Spaniards were nonetheless able to regroup quickly, and defeated a retaliatory English invasion force dispatched to Spain and Portugal in 1589. The Spanish navy was retooled in the 1590s and effectively solidified Spanish control over the waves, protecting treasure fleets from privateering while vanquishing English opponents on the high seas and on the coasts of Spanish America, and Spain continued as Europe's dominant power into the 1600s. While the Spanish Armada's defeat therefore did not provide England with control over sea lanes or enable settlement of North America, it was still significant in many respects: It helped to thwart Spanish aims on the European continent, assisted Dutch and French Protestant forces, provided English sailors with navigational and military experience, inspired future generations of English mariners, and revolutionized naval warfare. This article discusses the background and causes of the Spanish Armada invasion, Philip's objectives with the Armada, the naval encounters between England and Spain in 1588, and the aftermath of the conflict.
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Edward married Alice Godden. (Alice Godden was born about 1555 and died on 31 Jan 1610 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England ⁵⁴⁵.)