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Parliament Fleet Catalogue and Orders at the Downes
A 1648 document recounts the Parliament fleet at the Dawnes with Captainal lists, officers, and ships named. It notes repairs to the Dawnes Castles to protect trade and pay, calls for funds for advances to treat with the King, and reports surrender news of Sandown Castle with conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downes
Eles
Warwick
St. Geors
Unicorne
Lion
Phenix
Tigre
Mary Rose
Helter
Lilly
Hart
Robert
de Greshemm
Husbands
Sandown Castle
Kent
Cafferon