A letter from Fabian Padder on the plan to capture ships in Ireland.
Letter to Prince Rupert from Fabian Padder dated 1648 (1649 new style) reporting the 4 vessels in the harbour at Baltimore, Cork and wishes to capture them.
Administrative / biographical background
On 11 January 1649 Prince Rupert of the Rhine led eight undermanned ships to Kinsale in Ireland in an attempt to prevent the Parliamentarians taking Ireland from the Royalists. Blake blockaded Rupert's fleet in Kinsale from 22 May, allowing Oliver Cromwell to land at Dublin on 15 August. Blake was driven off by a storm in October and Rupert escaped via Spain to Lisbon, where he had expanded his fleet to 13 ships.
Administrative / biographical background
On 11 January 1649 Prince Rupert of the Rhine led eight undermanned ships to Kinsale in Ireland in an attempt to prevent the Parliamentarians taking Ireland from the Royalists. Blake blockaded Rupert's fleet in Kinsale from 22 May, allowing Oliver Cromwell to land at Dublin on 15 August. Blake was driven off by a storm in October and Rupert escaped via Spain to Lisbon, where he had expanded his fleet to 13 ships.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/54/1; MSS/76/029.1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | letter |
| Date made: | 1649-01-26 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- A letter from Fabian Padder on the plan to capture ships in Ireland. (Manuscript) (AGC/54/1)
- Report from Captain Godfrey. (Manuscript) (AGC/54/2)
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