Swordstick, alleged to have belonged to Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1734-1808).

The hilt of the swordstick consists of an ivory fist, clutching a crossbar. The ivory fist unscrews to reveal a compass (card missing) and a telescope with two draw tubes, which is engraved with the words 'Rennoldson, No.5 Cambridge Place, Hackney Road, LONDON'. The steel blade is straight and has been damascened. The wood and brass scabbard, is covered with black material and is bound with wire.

The swordstick is thought to have belonged to Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley and came into the possession of William Goddard who had been his secretary. It was then handed down through the Goddard and Chamberlain Families as a Pasley relic. The telescope bears the name and address of Isaac Rennoldson who had premises at 5, Cambridge Place, Hackney Road, London between 1833-1845. This means that the telescope itself cannot have belonged to Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley and may have replaced an earlier telescope. The swordstick may have belonged to Pasley, but an original relic is unlikely to have been altered, therefore it must be assumed, that the swordstick is only connected to the Goddard or Chamberlain Families and not to Pasley.

Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley was born in 1734 and entered the Royal Navy in 1752. He became a Lieutenant on the 10th October 1757 and was promoted to the rank of Commander on the 9th August 1762. He became a Captain on the 21st January 1771, a Rear-Admiral of the White on the 12th April 1794, a Rear-Admiral of the Red on the 4th July 1794 and a Vice-Admiral of the White on the 1st June 1795. He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Red on the 14th February 1799, to Admiral of the Blue on the 1st January 1801, to Admiral of the White on the 9th November 1805 and he died on the 29th November 1808.