Brounker gave as his reason the danger to the duke if the Royal Charles, which was the closest of the English ships to the Dutch, were to find itself alone in an engagement with the Dutch on the coast of Holland.
Brounker disse que seu motivo era o perigo que o duque corria se o Royal Charles, que era o mais próximo dos navios ingleses aos holandeses, se encontrasse sozinho num confronto com os holandeses na costa da Holanda.