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The Autobiography of Phineas Pett

Phineas Pett

Downs, the, lxxxiv, 116, 123, 126, 133, 135, 169, 170 Drake, Sir Francis, 6 Drown devil, 71 _n._ Dublin, visit to, 5; Divelinge, 5 _n._ Duck, David, shipwright, lviii; friend and neighbour, 19; yard at Gillingham, 24; chooses trees at East Bere, 28; inquiry at Woolwich, 57; mentioned, 93 Duckett, Sir George, possessor of the MS., ix Duller, 94 _n._ Dunkirk, pirate, 16; men-of-war, 130 Dunwich, xlvi Durham, 159, 160, 161 -- Bishop of, xcviii, 160 Dymocke, Thomas, 178, 183 Earl Marshal, xxxvi East Bere, 27, 28 East Country Merchants, xxxvi East India Company, lxxxiii East India Dock, 163 Edisbury, Kenrick, 150; informs against Phineas and Sir H. Palmer, 153, 155; surveyor of navy, 155, 165 Edmondes, Michael, 56 Elizabeth, Princess, mentioned, 76, 81, 162 _n._; visit to Woolwich, 77; marriage and festivities, 102-3; transportation to Holland, 103-10; at Margate, 108; lands at Flushing, 109; at Middelburg, 110 Elizabeth, Queen, 10, 18, 60 Elye, John, 57 England, 177, 178, 179 Erith, 123, 167 Essex, Earl of, Phineas desires to follow, 8 Etherington, Mr., 171 Eye, xliv Fairlight, 126 Fareham, 144 Farnham, 145 Felton, John, 140 Ferne, Sir John, 123 Fleming, Denis, Clerk of the Acts, brown paper stuff, xc, 155 Fleming, Mrs., 152 Flim-flam, 39 Floor, of ship, 37 Flushing, 72, 109, 110, 111 Folly John Park, 143 Foxe, Captain Luke, cii, 159 France, 91 Franklyn, Rev. Mr., 138 Frating, xlviii Frederick, Elector Palatine, marriage to Lady Elizabeth, 102 _n._, 103; transportation to Holland, 103-10; at Margate, 108; lands at Flushing, 109 Freeman, Mr., sues Phineas for debt, lxxxvi, 139, 141 Fryer, Colonel Sir Thomas, 140 Fuller, Rev. Thomas, xlii Fuller, Thomas, 56 Furring, lxviii Gad's Hill, 113 Gawdy, Sir Bassingbourn, xlv Geare (Geere) Captain, 54, 107 Geere, Michael, 54 _n._ Geere, William, 54 _n._ George, Prince of Denmark, xl Gibbons, John, 139 Gibbons, William, mate and purser of _Resistance_, 26; master, 78; North-west Passage, cii, 97 Gibraltar, 123 Giles, Captain Edward, captain of _Spy_, 122; mentioned, 133, 135 Gillingham, lviii, 17, 24, 94, 104, 105, 111, 125, 151, 153 Glemham, Edward, captain, 4 Goddard, Henry, master shipwright, xxvi, xcix, 144, 150; builds _Henrietta Maria_, 149 Gofton, Sir Francis, 119 Gondomar, Count of, 129 Gonson, Benjamin, 3 _n._ Goodale, Edward, master carpenter of _Gallion Constance_, 4 Goodwin, John, master attendant, 150 Goodwin, John, professor of mathematics, 14 Gore, The, 85, 123 Gore End Road, 91 Grantham, 161 Grass, 127 Graves, Thomas. _See_ Greaves, John Gravesend, 21, 26, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 99, 111, 113, 114, 116, 123, 148, 168, 169, 171 -- ferry, 162 Greaves, John, report on _Prince Royal_, lxxv; the Commission of Inquiry, 33; inquiry before James at Woolwich, 55; survey of _Prince_, 124; worm at Portsmouth, 145 _n._; mentioned, 183 Greenhithe, 20, 167, 168 Greenwich, school at, 2; Court at, 14; inquiry at, 68; Park, 126; mentioned, 25, 82, 84, 91, 95, 98, 111, 142, 148, 157, 166 Grene, Ralph atte, xvi Grent, John, 196 Griffin, John, 116 Griffin, Robert, 116 Greville, Sir Fulke (Lord Brooke), treasurer of the navy, lvi, lxv; disfavour of, 11, 15, 17; favour of, 18; chancellor of the exchequer, 117; plots against Phineas, 126 Groyne (Coruña), lx, 25, 26 Guildford, 151 Guisborough, 159 Gunfleet, 111, 126, 169 Gunter, Edmund, xci _n._ Halfway tree, 87 Hamilton, Marquis of, 126, 146 Hamon, Christopher, 116 Hampton Court, 92, 127, 136, 141, 157, 167, 171 Hampton, Thomas, 57 Handcroft, John, boatswain of _Prince Royal_, 136 Harling, xlv Harten, 106 Harwich, xlvii, 151, 152, 153, 154, 158, 172 _n._ Hawkridge, William, cousin, cii, 116; journey to Portsmouth, 151; Arctic exploration and capture by pirates, 151 _n._ Hawkridge (niece), 120 Hawkyns, Sir John, last voyage, 6 Head, John, 178 Hedger, William, 183 Hendon, 28 Henrietta Maria, Queen, transportation to England, 135; launch of ship named after her, 149; attempted launch of _Sovereign_, 165; visits ship, 167 Henry VIII, shipwrights under, xvii; annuity granted, xx Henry, Prince, lxvi; small vessel for, 21; visits ship, 21; receives Phineas as his servant, 23; visit to Chatham, 29; model presented to, 31; visit to Woolwich, 34-6; inquiry before James at Woolwich, 52, 61, 62; encouragement of Phineas, 50, 60; satisfaction at result of inquiry, 66; launch of _Red Lion_, 68; pardons Waymouth, 75; feast and tournament at St. James's, 76; visit to Woolwich, 76, 77; gives Phineas a buck, 78-9; launch of _Prince Royal_, 81-4; visit to, 86; visit to Chatham, 88-90; to Gravesend, 90; dissatisfaction at survey made at Chatham, 92; proposal to build ships in Ireland, 95; pinnace for, 96; his trust in Phineas, 97; intention to provide for him, 98; sickness and death, 100; funeral, 101; mentioned, 25, 27, 63, 72, 73, 75, 87, 174 Hepworth, xlv Herbert, Sir Arnold, 121 Herbert, Philip. _See_ Montgomery Herbert, William. _See_ Pembroke Heyward, Samuel, 122 Heywood, Thomas, xlii Highwood Hill, 9, 10, 17, 19, 20, 28, 117 Hobart, Sir Henry, lxi _n._ Hodierne, John, 164 Hoggekyns, John, xvi Holborn, Robert, shipwright, xxi Holder, xvi, xix Holderness, Earl of, 127 Holding, John, timber keeper at Chatham, 15 Hole Haven, 93, 169 Holland, 110 Holland, Earl of, 146 Holliday, William, 55 _n._ Hollond, John, c Hone, Dr., 14, 16 Hopton, xliv Horsleydown, 178 Howard, Charles. _See_ Nottingham Howard, Henry. _See_ Northampton Howard (Lord) of Effingham. _See_ Nottingham Howard, Lord Thomas, lord chamberlain, requests James to restrain Phineas from quarrelling with the informers, 65; mentioned, 23 Howard, Lord William, Vice-Admiral in _Anne Royal_, 105 Howell, Rev. Mr., assists Phineas to enter Emmanuel College, 2 Hudson, Henry, Hudson's Strait, lxx, ciii; North-west Passage, 95 _n._ Hull, 205 Huntingdon, 161 Income, 9 _n._ Ingram, Sir Arthur, 161 Inquiry, into case of _Prince Royal_ before James I at Woolwich, 52-68; into abuses in the navy at Greenwich, 68-70; _See also_ Commissions of Inquiry Ipswich, 19, 178, 205; Angel Inn, 151; Greyhound Inn, 162; shipwrights of, xxxvi Ireland, building ships in, 95; mentioned, 133, 136 Ireland, George, 55 Isackson, Paul, 207 Isackson, Richard, ship-painter, 142, 151 Jackson, George. _See_ Duckett Jackson, Sir Robert, 142 James I, mentioned, lxvi, 45, 50, 72, 75, 99, 121, 125; proclamation of, 19; at Tower, 21; journey by water to Parliament, 25; visit to ships at Chatham, 24, 29; model of great ship, 32; story of the ravens at Lisbon, 32; Northampton's inquiry, 32; Nottingham delivers Phineas' letter, 42; orders investigation at Woolwich, 42; report, 46; Northampton complains, 47; resolves on personal inquiry, at Woolwich, 47, 51; directions to Phineas, 48; surveys _Prince Royal_ and opens inquiry, 52; conducts the inquiry, lxxxi, 58, 61; speech at conclusion, 62; thanks Northampton, 61; censures the informers, 63; encourages Phineas, 63; clears and commends Nottingham, 64; acknowledges Nottingham's services, 65; charges Phineas not to quarrel with the informers, 66; attitude to Phineas during inquiry, 67; launch of _Red Lion_, 68; inquiry at Greenwich into abuses in the navy, 68-70; launch of East India Co.'s ships, 75-6; feast and tournament at St. James's, 76; visit to _Prince Royal_ at Woolwich, 77; launch of _Prince Royal_, 80-2; imprisons Mansell in Marshalsea, 111; concern at sickness of Phineas, 113; visits Woolwich, 114; commands Phineas to assist Commissioners (1618), 119; gives Phineas blank patent for baronetcy, ciii, 121; names the _Happy Entrance_ and _Reformation_, 121; Phineas takes leave of, 126; visits fleet at Portsmouth, 126; death of, 134 James II, warrant to Shipwrights Co., xxxix Jenkins, Thomas, 57, 85, 86, 183 Jobson, Humfrey, 197 Johnson, Thomas, 56 Jones, William, 56 Jordan, Edward, 56, 57 _n._ Jordon, Edmund, 183 Kech, John, xvi Keling, Edward, xxxviii Kellie, Earl of, 127 Kelm, William de, xvi Kent, 151 Keymer, Mr., mediates between Waymouth and Phineas, 72-3 King, John, master attendant, master of Flemish ship, 9; _Prince Royal_ inquiry, 56; captain of _Mathew_, 85, 86; master of _Prince Royal_, 86, 104; master of _Rainbow_, 130; mentioned, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99, 115 King, William, assists Phineas, 5 King's Bench, Court of, xxxvi Kingston, 127, 171, 172 La Boderie, Sieur de, French Ambassador, visit to _Prince Royal_, 79 Lambeth, 22, 127, 140 Landguard Point, 152 Launching, ceremony at, 81, 83 Lawrence, William, xc Legatt, John, clerk of the check at Chatham, the Commission of Inquiry, 34; inquiry into abuses at Greenwich, 69; Prince Henry stays at his house, 88; dinner at, 99; Nottingham stays at, 105, 111; mentioned, 89, 98 Legatt, Mrs., 122 Leigh, 91 Lennox, Duke of, 167 Levant, voyage to, 5 Leveson, Sir Richard, lx Lewes, 151 Light horseman, 91 _n._ Limehouse, model built at, 7; yard at, 7, 8, 24; house at, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19; mentioned, 21, 27, 178 Lindsey, Earl of, 143 Lisbon, visit in _Resistance_, lix, 25; ravens of St. Vincent, 32 Lizard, 25 London, mentioned, 5, 91, 93, 101, 102, 126, 127, 136, 137, 139, 151, 161, 171; Algiers committee of merchants, lxxxiv, 122; All Hallows, Barking, 16; Birchin lane, 5; Bridge, 21; Compter in the Poultry, 139; Dolphin, 16; Fleet prison, 139, 141; Friday Street, 76; Gresham College, 59; Inns of Court, 103; King's Head, 31, 99, 112; Lord Mayor, 205; Marshalsea, xxxv, lvii, 111; Mincing lane, 144, 154; Paul's wharf, 22; plague, 19; St. Dunstan's church, lxxxvii; St. James's, 50; St. Mary Overy, 103; shipwrights, _vide sub voce_; Somerset House, 114; Three Cranes, 73; Tower, 35; Tower Street, lxxxvii, 79 Long Sand Head, 108 Love, Captain Thomas, 125, 133 Lydiard, Hugh, clerk of the check at Woolwich, xci _n._; Joseph and Phineas lodge with, 9; the Commission of Inquiry, 33; Joseph born in his house, 34; salute in his garden, 35, 36; banquet in parlour, 36; Phineas and friends dine in his parlour, 37; Northampton at his house during inquiry, 51; inquiry before James, 55; Prince Henry at his house, 81 Mainwaring, Sir Arthur, purchase of _Resistance_, 96 Mainwaring, Sir Henry, purchases _Resistance_, 96; pinnace for Lord Zouch, 116, 117; captain of _Prince Royal_, 131 Malaga, lxxxiv, 123