From the Castle Rushen Papers.

Document No. 219.

THE PEEL CASTLE GARRISON IN 1659. A PERFECT LIST OF ALL THE OFFICERS AND SOULDIERS IN THE HONOBLF' CAPT JAMES CHALONER HIS COMPANY IN THE ISLE OF MAN.

James Chaloner Governor and Capt Joseph Jones Lef t°

Thomas Harlowe Sarg^t John Knight

Charles Leake Corplu William Burkett

John: Normensham Dru[mmer]

Gregory Andrew
Charles Brusey
Will: Badeley
John Bayley
Paule Bridson
Edw : Broughton
John Bennett
John Calveley
Christo : Crathplace
John Crennell
Will: Christian
David Christian
Will: Carrott
Will: Cooper
Will: Cannell
Addam Dennes
Will - fflaxon
Tho : ffairbrother
John ffinch
John Gouldin
Will: Gill
Henry Goodwin
Peeter Hollinworth
Joseph Hoyle
James Hall
John Hedley
John Hayes Sen
John Hayes Jun
Richard Humston
Addam Hall
John Helsbie
John Heuett
George Hudson
Robert Hubbert
John Iseland
John Kneckell
Tho : Kneckell
Robt : Key
James Kermott Sen
James Kermott Jun
John Killipp
John Moore
Tho : Moore
Munlex Moore
Silvester Moore
Henry Moore
George Mills
John Ottewell Sen
John Ottewell Jun
John Orrehead
John Oker
Will Owens Sen
Will Owens Jun
Will Dawson
Nicholas Quiggen
Thomas Quaile
Richard Roggers
William Smith
Peeter Sumpter
Edward Smith
John Slaughter
Charles Steate
Will: Saintsbury
Mungey Slenen
William Taylor
John Walker
George Woods
John Woods
Lawranc Young
Luke Prenton
John Palmer

Chirurgion Tho : Prenton

Mr Guner and Store Keeper

Tho : Bursey

Guners mate William Cox

William Owens William Hill John Etchells Matrossei

February the 27th : 1659.

Mustered then in the Isle of Man: in Cap" James Chaloner his Company - himselfe as Governor and Cap'tn, one Left, two Sargte, two Corpus, one Drum - sevventie privatt Souldiers, with one Chirurgion, one Mr guner and store keeper, one guners mate and fower Matrosses. WILLIAM OWEN.

NOTES.

This 'Muster List' was made up monthly, and there are eight of them in the Library of the Museum, dated 16 Jan. and 27th Feb., 1659; also the following dates in 1660: 9th April, 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July, 30th July, 27th August.

'Chirurgion,' an old French word for surgeon. The word ' Matross,' according to the Oxford dictionary, first appears in the year 1639, an adoption of the Dutch ' matroos ' sailor, apparently a corruption of French ' matelot.' He was ' a soldier next in rank below the gunner in a train of artillery, who acted as a kind of assistant or mate.' He would probably assist the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.