1st Edition

The Life and Works of Sir Henry Mainwaring Vol. II

By G.E. Manwaring, W.G. Perrin Copyright 1922
    314 Pages
    by Routledge

    314 Pages
    by Routledge

    After an early career in piracy, Mainwaring became one of the most prominent senior officers under James I and Charles I. He took part in most of the naval operations of the period, and during and after the Civil War served with the Royalist Navy.

    In this volume are printed Mainwaring’s essay ‘Of the Beginnings, Practices and Suppression of Pirates’ (a subject on which he could write with authority), his Seaman’s Dictionary, and a number of other papers by or about him.

    OF THE BEGINNINGS, PRACTICES, AND SUPPRESSION OF
    PIRATES

    A SHORT DISCOURSE, OR PROPOSITION, CONCERNING THE
    FRENCH FISHING UPON THE SOWE

    THE SEAMAN'S DICTIONARY

    DOCUMENTS RELATING TO MAINWARING'S NEGOTIATIONS
    ON BEHALF OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC

    AN ESTIMATE FOR CONSTANT GUARD OF THE NARROW
    SEAS

    JEAN CHEVALIER'S SKETCH OF SIR HENRY MAINWARING

    GENTLEMEN AND TARPAULIN COMMANDERS

    NOTE ON THE FAMILY OF SIR GEORGE MAINWARING OF
    IGHTFIELD

    Biography

    William Perrin was born on 10 February 1874, and lost his father at a very early age. His education was thus limited, and he progressed through hard work and industry. He entered the Civil Service by examination and was posted to the Admiralty on 2 August 1893, serving first in the Record Office, where he acquired an aptitude for original research, and later in the legal branch, where he developed an interest in flag questions, upon which he became a recognised authority, and wrote the standard work. In December 1900 he became private secretary to Sir Evan MacGregor, Secretary to the Admiralty, and then to his successor, Sir Inigo Thomas. His services here were recognised by the First Sea Lord, Jackie Fisher, with a glowing tribute.