A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217 to 1688 - David Hannay

Impressment. See [Press].
Isle of Wight, French land on, [61], [62].
Isles, voyages to the, [119].

Jamaica, capture of, [289];
early history of settlement, [290].
James I., King, his love of peace, [147];
protects Pett, [155];
corruption in navy under, [156];
his death, [169].
James II., King, resolves to restore navy, [450];
appoints Commission, ibid.;
increases pay of captains, [454];
sends Prince of Wales to Portsmouth, [462].
See [York], James Duke of.
James's Valley in St. Helena, [442].
John, King of Portugal, harbours Rupert, [202].
John, King, in what sense naval history begins with, [4].
Jordan, Sir Joseph, vice-admiral of Red, [372];
vice-admiral of Blue, [418];
able movement at Solebay, [422].

Keigwen, Richard, at retaking of St. Helena, [442].
Kempthorne, Sir John, rear-admiral of Blue, [372];
his famous action, [400];
rear-admiral of Blue, [418].
Kempthorne, Morgan, captain of Kingfisher, [401].
Kentish Knock, battle of, [243], [245].
King's Letter boy, what was, [304].
Kiriet, French admiral, [22].
Knevet, Sir Thomas, captain of Regent, his death, [49].
Koenders, Dutch admiral, [371].

Lawlessness of sea, [20].
Lawson, Sir John, commands Blue Squadron on June 2, 1653, [259];
rear-admiral with Monk, [261];
early life, adheres to king, [319];
serves against Barbary pirates, [320], [322], [323];
vice-admiral of Red Squadron, [338];
his death, [342].
Legge, George, Lord Dartmouth, withdraws garrison of Tangier, [453];
is appointed to command of fleet at sea, [457];
anchors behind Shipwash, [460];
enters Channel, [461];
anchors at Spithead, ibid.;
resigns command, [462].
Leghorn, conflict of English and Dutch at, [266]-[273].
Leiva, Alonzo de, his advice to Medina Sidonia, [184];
drowned in shipwreck of Rata, [113].
Levison, Sir Richard, commands in Isles and on coast of Ireland and Portugal, [135], [136].
Ley, James, Earl of Marlborough, takes possession of Bombay, [321];
his death, [342].
Lindsey, Earl of, in command at sea, [170].
Line of battle, [218], [221].
Linschoten, John Huighen van, account of loss of Revenge, [123].
Lisle, Lord, afterwards Duke of Northumberland, admiral, [58];
quoted, [64];
his order, [65], [66];
quoted, [67], [70].
Little Victory, fireship at Bougie, [403].
Lloyd, Captain David, his loyalty to King James II., [462].
Longland, Charles, agent of Commonwealth at Florence, [268].
Longsand, Dutch fleet seen at, [258].
Louis XIV., King of France, his relations to Dutch, [353];
why did, not invade England [365];
scheme of aggression on Holland, [383];
attack on Holland, [408], [409].
Louis, Prince, of France, invited over by barons, [5];
defeated at Lincoln, ibid.
Lowestoft, battle of, [340]-[342].
Lynn, lieutenant of Bonaventure, [272].

Mansel, Sir Robert, commands expedition against Algiers, [167].
Marines, first engagement of, [318].
Marlborough, Earl of. See [Ley], James.
Martel, M. de, French admiral, [435].
Martinez de Recalde, Juan, commands squadron of Biscay in Armada, [101].
Mary Rose, her speed, [47];
loss of, [61];
Kempthorne's ship, [400].
Medina Sidonia, Duke of, appointed to command Armada, [96];
sails from Lisbon, [98];
his instructions from king, anchors at Corunna, [99];
leaves Corunna, [100];
refuses to attack at Plymouth, [104];
sends message to Parma, [108];
driven from Calais, [109];
his obstinacy, [110];
Captain General of Andalusia, [130].
Medrado, Diego de, commands galleys in Armada, [101].
Meppel, Dutch vice-admiral, [372].
Modyford, Col. Thomas, assists in reduction of Barbadoes, [212], [213].
Moncada, Hugo de, commands galleasses in Armada, [101];
death of, [109], [110].
Monk, George, Duke of Albemarle, succeeds Popham as admiral and general at sea, [249];
reports condition of wounded, [254];
at Yarmouth, [257];
covers Deane's body, [260];
renews action on 3rd June, [260]; in sole command, [261];
in pursuit of Dutch, [262];
breaks the Dutch, [263];
made Duke of Albemarle, his reasons for war with Holland, [324];
succeeds Sandwich, [353];
divides fleet, [354];
in Four Days' Battle, [354], [360];
takes fleet to sea and defeats Dutch, [369]-[375];
recalled to London, [377];
at Chatham, [391]-[395];
justifies himself to Parliament, [410].
Monson, Sir William, quoted, [127];
service at Zizembre, [136];
admiral in Narrow Seas, [146];
account of service, [148], [149];
his expedition against the pirates, [150]-[154].
Montagu, Edward, afterwards Earl of Sandwich, accompanies Blake, [294];
goes to north, [318];
sails to Mediterranean, [320];
occupies Tangier and brings home queen, [321], [322];
commands Blue Squadron, [338];
succeeds Duke of York in command of fleet, [345];
directs attack on Dutch at Bergen, [346]-[348];
affair of the prize ships, [349], [350];
he is dismissed, [351];
admiral of Blue Squadron, [418];
story of, [419], [420];
his death, [424].
Montagu, Edward, cousin of Earl of Sandwich, killed at Bergen, [348].
Morgan, Sir Pierce. See [Primauguet], [49].
Morley, Colonel, [247].
Munden, Sir Richard, retakes St. Helena, [441], [442].
Muskerry, Lord, killed, [342].
Myngs, Sir Christopher, vice-admiral of White Squadron, [338];
his death and funeral, [362], [363].

Narbrough, Sir John, voyage to South Seas, [404];
services against Barbary pirates, [405]-[408];
Commissioner of Navy, [451].
Nassau, Justinus of, blockades Parma's ships, [107], [108].
Naval stores drawn from Baltic, [265].
Navigation Acts suspended, [336], [416].
Navy, conditions required for formation of, [2];
successful use of, by King John, [4];
mediæval organisation of, [10]-[12];
how manned and officered, [12]-[14];
decline of, at end of reign of Edward III., [26]-[28];
decadence under Henry IV., [29];
and Henry VI., [30];
revival of, under Tudor dynasty, [33]-[36];
organised by Henry VIII., [38];
crews of, [42], [50];
decline of, under Edward VI. and Mary, [71], [72];
state of, under Elizabeth, [73], [74];
employed on coasts of Scotland and France, [88], [89];
efficiency of, in 1588, [97];
growth in reign of Elizabeth, [145];
duties of, in peace time, [154];
corruption under James I., [156];
committee appointed to report on, [157];
condition of, in 1618, [158]-[160];
scheme of reform, [161];
scale of food and pay, [163];
state of navy at death of James I., [169];
elements of, in reign of Charles I., [171];
measures taken to strengthen, [172];
turns against king, [179];
used by Parliament, [181];
share in Civil War, [183];
how administered by Parliament, [184];
force of, employed in 1643, [186];
in second Civil War, [187], [188];
part of, joins Prince Charles, [189], [190];
Parliamentary Committees for, [196];
a real increase of, ibid.;
increased pay, [197];
vigorous use of, by Council of State, [206];
how prepared for first Dutch War, [218]-[225];
unpopularity of service in, [253];
measures taken to improve, by increased pay, [255];
submits to Cromwell, [256], [257];
attention paid to, by Charles II., [299], [300];
beginning of corps of regular officers, [303];
"Laws of War," [306];
orders of Duke of York, [307], [308];
state of, in second Dutch War, [330]-[333];
ships in commission, [335];
gentlemen volunteers in, [338];
pay in arrears, [339];
corrupt administration of, [352], [353], [363];
extended service, and improved organisation of, in reign of Charles II., [443];
decline in king's last years, [445], [446];
restored by James II., [451], [452];
pay of captain increased, [454].
Navy Office, founded by Henry VIII., [36];
rules for, made by Queen Elizabeth, [77];
suspended under James I., [162];
restored, [176];
under Charles II., [309];
economy of, ibid.;
treasurer of, [310];
surveyor, ibid.;
comptroller, [311];
clerk of, or clerk of Acts, ibid.;
storekeeper, [312];
clerk of cheque, ibid.;
master attendant, master shipwright, clerk of ropewalk, porter, boatswain, gunner, purser, [313];
precautions against fraud, [314];
why ineffectual, ibid., and [315], [316];
sick and hurt, and pay office, [317], [318];
defended by Pepys, [410];
Commission of 1679;
new Commission of 1686, [450].
Nes, Van, Dutch lieutenant, [371];
defends Smyrna convoy, [413], [414].
Nore, fleet at, [367].
Norris, Sir John, commands soldiers in expedition of 1589, [117], [118].
Northumberland, Earl of. See [Percy], Algernon.
Nottingham, Earl of. See [Effingham].
Nugent, Lieutenant, tries to fire pirates, [402].

Œconomy of Navy. See [Navy Office].
Old Mucks, what were, [161].
Opdam de Wassanaer, Baron, commands Dutch fleet, [339].
Oquendo, Antonio de, Spanish admiral, attacked by Tromp in Downs, [176], [177].
Oquendo, Miguel de, commands squadron of Guipuzcoa in Armada, [101];
his flagship damaged, [105].
Orange frigate takes French prize, [366].
Orange, Prince of, his invasion of England, [458]-[463].
Orders of Duke of York. See [Navy].
Ossory, Lord, joins fleet, [356];
rear-admiral of Blue, [434].
Overton, Colonel, and the press at Hull, [253].

Papachino, Spanish privateer, [400].
Parliament, increase of power under Charles II., [301];
votes money for war, [335];
money voted by, [378];
discontent of, [379];
Bill for examination of Public Accounts, [381];
turbulence of, in 1667-1669, [410];
refuses money, [411];
grants money for navy in 1677, [445].
Parma, Prince, afterwards Duke of, Spanish commander in Low Countries, [9].
Pay Office. See [Navy Office].
Penn, William, sent with squadron to Mediterranean, [206];
quoted, [219], [220];
recommends increase in number of lieutenants, [225];
urges Cromwell to appoint captains, [234], [235];
serves in Channel, [241], [242];
vice-admiral with Monk, [261];
appointed to command expedition to West Indies, [278];
offers to go over to Royalists, [282];
begs grant of confiscated land from Cromwell, [283];
in attack on San Domingo, [285]-[288];
at taking of Jamaica, [289];
returns home, ibid.;
imprisoned and dismissed, [290];
adviser to Duke of York, [338];
called before House of Commons, [410].
Pennington, Sir John, [165];
serves against Algerines, [168];
hands over ships to French, [170];
fails to protect Spaniards in Downs, [177];
king wishes to name, vice-admiral, [178];
fails to secure fleet for king, [182].
Pepys, Samuel, Clerk of Acts, evidence as to affair of prize ships, [351];
on Four Days' Battle, [361], [362];
attends funeral of Sir C. Myngs, [362];
account of fears of Navy Office, [381];
reports saying of Duke of York, [384], [385];
describes effects of Dutch attack on Chatham, [390]-[392];
his State of the Royal Navy quoted, [446];
imprisoned, [447];
his account of decline of navy, [448]-[450];
of its restoration, James II., [450]-[454];
Secretary of the Admiralty, [451];
goes to Tangier, [453];
his account of squadron in Straits, [453], [454].
Percy, Algernon, Earl of Northumberland, commands ship, money, fleet, [175];
named Lord High Admiral, [176];
anger with king, [177];
opposes him in Long Parliament, ibid.;
appoints Warwick vice-admiral, [178];
dismissed by king, [180].
Perez de Guzman, Alonso. See [Medina Sidonia].
Periods of naval history, [2], [3].
Pett, Peter, Commissioner, complains of Badiley's crew, [274];
report on pressed men, [335];
runs away from Chatham, [393];
his excuse to Parliament, [394];
called before House of Commons, [410].
Pett, Phineas, his family and services, [153];
family of, [197].
Philip II. prepares Armada, [92].
Philipot, John, citizen of London, defeats pirates, [29].
Plantagenet, Arthur, [52].
Plague in fleet at Spithead, [63].
Plunder, why different from prize, [131].
Popham, Colonel Edward, admiral and general at sea, [196];
blockades Rupert, [200];
appointed to pursue, but retained in Channel, [201];
his death, [231].
Portland, action with Spaniards near, [107];
three days' battle begins near, [249].
Porto Longone, English ships at, [270].
Portugal, expedition to, [117], [118].
Pregent, Perye John, Preter John, Pierre Jean le Bidoulx, French admiral, [50];
at Conquet, [53].
Press, early use of, [12];
difficulty of enforcing, [248];
in 1665, [336];
corrupt working of, [364], [365].
Primauguet, French admiral, [49].
Prince flagship surrendered to Dutch, [359].
Privateers in reign of Elizabeth, [79].
Prize, meaning of, [131].
Prosperous Bay in St. Helena, [441].

Rainsborough, Colonel, appointed to command at sea, [188].
Raleigh, Sir Walter, quoted, [75];
voyage to Isles with Essex, [134], [135].
Rawlings, John, his escape from Barbary pirates, [166].
Regent burnt, [49].
Revenge, fight of, at Azores, [120], [121].
Rich, Robert, Earl of Warwick, appointed vice-admiral, [178];
secures place for Parliament, [182];
suppresses revolt of fleet, [189], [190];
refuses to strike flag, [191];
blockades revolted ships at Helvoetsluys, [192];
removed from command, [196].
Richard, bastard son of King John, kills Eustace the Monk, [7].
Rochelle, defeat of English at, [28].
Royal Charles taken by Dutch, [392].
Royal Guinea Company, [325].
Rupert, Prince, appointed to command ships by Prince of Wales, [199];
goes to Kinsale, [199];
blockaded, [200];
escapes, and sails for Lisbon, ibid.;
at Lisbon, and on coast of Spain, [202]-[205];
his cruise in the Atlantic, [207]-[210];
commands White Squadron, [338];
declines to serve with Sandwich, [345];
joined in command with Monk, [352];
detached, [354];
rejoins fleet, [359];
story of Fan-Fan, [373], [374];
in sole command, [377];
succeeds Duke of York, [427];
at battle of Schooneveldt, [430]-[433].
Russell, Edward, his share in Revolution, [456].
Rust, John, of Blakeney, master to Sir John Arundel, [31];
his death, [32].

Sanders, Captain, report to Penn, [242].
San Domingo, unsuccessful attack on [285]-[288].
Sandwich, Earl of. See [Montagu], Edward.
San Juan de Ulloa, Hawkins attacked by Spaniards at, [86], [87].
Sansum, Robert, rear-admiral of White Squadron, [338];
killed, [342].
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Blake attacks Spanish ships at, [295].
Schooneveldt, Dutch fleet at, [249];
battles near, [430]-[433].
Schram, Van, Dutch vice-admiral, [372].
Scotch sailors in Dutch fleet, [336].
Seymour, Lord Henry, commands in Straits, 1588, [97], [107].
Seymour, Sir Edward, stopped by pressmen, [364].
Ship, early mediæval, [8];
improvements in, [9];
growth in 16th century, [38], [39];
money, [172], [173];
money fleets, [175].
Shish, Mr., shipbuilder, [332].
Shoreham, French fleet at, [69].
Schoutbynacht, rank in Dutch Navy, [371].
Shovell, Cloudesley, services with Sir J. Narbrough, [405], [406].
Sluys, battle of, [21], [22].
Sick and Hurt Office. See [Navy Office].
Smith, Sir Jeremy, admiral of Blue, [372];
fights separate action with Tromp, [373]-[375];
commands Light Squadron, [385].
Smyrna convoy attacked by Sir R. Holmes, [412]-[414].
Smyrna convoy, Dutch, Allen captures, [337].
Solebay, fleet leaves; battle of, [419]-[424], [339].
Southerne, Mr., Commissioner of Navy, [450].
Sovereignty of seas, [15]-[17].
Spragge, Sir Edward, vice-admiral of Blue, [372];
commands fort at Sheerness, [393];
action with Dutch ships, [397];
services against Barbary pirates, [401]-[403];
passes Smyrna, [414];
his quarrel with Holmes, ibid.;
vice-admiral of Red, [418];
admiral of Blue, [429];
at battle of Schooneveldt, [432];
his last action with Tromp, and death, [436]-[438].
Stayner, Sir Richard, takes Spanish treasure ships, [295];
letter to, [303].
St. Helena taken and retaken, [440]-[442].
St. Helens, French fleet at, [59], [61].
St. Michael, Mr., on Commission of 1686, [450].
Strickland, Sir Roger, appointed rear-admiral, [457];
his squadron, ibid.
Strozzi, prior of Capua, commanding French galleys, [60].
Surveyor. See [Navy Office].
Sveers, Dutch vice-admiral, [372].