The Diary Of Henry Teonge, Chaplain On Board His Majesty’s Ships Assistance, Bristol And Royal Oak 1675 to 1679, From The Original Manuscript. An Uncommon Original Article From The Quarterly Review – Circa 1825

In the year 1675 the assistance frigate, commanded by Captain Houlding, sailed from teh Thames to reinforce Sir John Narborough, who had been dispatched some months before on an expedition against the Barbary States. The Assistance carried out as her chaplain, Henry Teonge, whose notes on this and a subsequent voyage compose the present volume. His manucript, we are told, “had been in the possession of a respectable Warwickshire family for more than a century” and had descended as part of an old library, from one generation to another, without attracting any particular observation. It was at length accidentally offered to the publisher for sale, as a curious volume that might interest some collector; and we are thankful for the chance which as brought into notice a very amusing work of its kind.’ An uncommon original article (1825) – Octavo, 13 pages H:22.5 x W:14.5cm