English ship Charles (1620)

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English ship Charles (1620)

A royal ship or pinnace called the Charles was used to carry guns to the siege of Dunyvaig Castle in October 1615. [1] The Charles captained by David Murray was employed in 1617 to carry the baggage of James VI and I to Scotland. [2] The Charles was again sent to Scotland on royal service in 1619. To save money in idle times, some of the artillery was to be kept on-board and some stored in Edinburgh Castle, while the ship was to be left at anchor at St Margaret's Hope at Rosyth on the River Forth. [3]

Dunyvaig Castle castle

Dunyvaig Castle, is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. It was held by the chiefs of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.

James VI and I 16th/17th-century king of England, Ireland and Scotland

James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union.

Edinburgh Castle castle in Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world".

Captain David Murray was sent with the ship to Orkney and Shetland, and to collect the assize duty of the Holland fishing fleet. [4] It was found to be in need of extensive repairs and brought to the harbour of Leith for a refit in 1621. The work was finished in May 1622 and the Charles was sent back to England to rejoin the navy. Gunpowder was supplied to the Charles from Edinburgh Castle by James Murray. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ The Melros Papers, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1837), pp. 241.
  2. ↑ Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1894), p. 60.
  3. ↑ The Melros Papers, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1837), pp. 329-30.
  4. ↑ Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1894), pp. 593-4, 602-3.
  5. ↑ Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, vol. 12 (Edinburgh, 1895), p. 530, 606-7, 712-3.
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