The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board H.M.'s ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, 1675-1679 / transcribed from the original manuscript and edited with an introduction and notes by G.E. Manwaring.

  • Henry Teonge
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[1927]
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Credit: The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board H.M.'s ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, 1675-1679 / transcribed from the original manuscript and edited with an introduction and notes by G.E. Manwaring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE KING’S HEALTH all the ships. Here we Slay awhile at the English fadlory, and then all the Aleppines came on board of our ship, and stayed all night there. 23-24 : Nothing but merriment, and preparing for sailing. 25 : About 10 this morning w^e are under sail, but to small purpose, the wind being against us. Nothing but salutes and feasting. 26 : At 3 in the afternoon the Dartmouth goes back with those Aleppines which came only for love; our ship saluting them with fifteen guns, and she answer¬ ing with as many. The Providence and Martin also saluted them. So we three (having left the Dart¬ mouth and the Guinea to come after us) do Sland for Cyprus. 27 : We have passed Cape Porcus, and are against the Bay of Antioch. (28): And now near the EaSl end of Cyprus. I preached a sermon : Matt., vi, 9. 29 : The Birthday and Restoration Day of our sovereign King Charles II. I preached a sermon : text, Psalm, cxviii, 24. After dinner our Captain began the King’s health, and fired eleven guns ; the Providence nine; the Martin seven : the Aleppines give us wines galore. And much about sunsetting we [see] some part of the island of Cyprus. 30: And to-day at sunsetting we weather Cape Andrea.212 31 : The Aleppines feaSled aboard the Martin, and were entertained with abundance of guns at the drink¬ ing of healths. At 9 a-clock a cricket sang very merrily