The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, anno 1675 to 1679 / Now first published from the original MS. with biographical and historical notes.

  • Teonge, Henry, 1621-1690.
Date:
1825
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Credit: The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, anno 1675 to 1679 / Now first published from the original MS. with biographical and historical notes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    23 24 29 26 27 28 preacht a sermon this day: text, Exod. vii. |. And to distinguish this day from the rest, as also to vex the Turks, our ships are all filld with pendents. Wee are still at.anchor, but change our birth now and then. The Trypolees are busy in making nue fortifications. 2 more slaves swim to us to day. And I went on board our Admirall on purpose to see my bro. Mr. Franklen; where Sir John himselfe bad mee very welcom, and used mee very civily. This morn the Sattee returnes to us with som ne- cessarys from Malta. This day wee chased a gallee of 38 oares many leages: not finding her to be a prize, wee only secured the Captaine and the Master for farther tryall. And this morning wee sent them to their vessell againe; but the Tripolees would give her no releife at all. I drank Mall Walker’s bottell. We are in our old posture. The Dartmouth and Swallow goe for Malta. Our ship alone is ordered to cruse westward from Trypoly. Towards evening the last night wee discover a vessell belonging to the Trypolees thrust betweene 2 rocks, and many Moores lying behind the rocks to guard her: at which wee made severall great shott ; but the evening coming suddenly on, caused us to stand off; till, in the morning early, haveing the Roe- Buck, a small ship com to us, which could goe much the Turks, send in our pinnace and long boate, and pull theire vessell in peices, and carry away as much