Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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1893 text
This person, erroneously called by Pepys Sir C. Herbert, will be best defined by subjoining the inscription on his monument in Westminster Abbey: “Sir Charles Harbord, Knight, third son of Sir Charles Harbord, Knight, Surveyor-General, and First Lieutenant of the Royall James, under the most noble and illustrious Captaine, Edward, Earle of Sandwich, Vice-Admirall of England, which, after a terrible fight, maintained to admiration against a squadron of the Holland fleet, above six hours, neere the Suffolk coast, having put off two fireships; at last, being utterly disabled, and few of her men remaining unhurt, was, by a third, unfortunately set on fire. But he (though he swome well) neglected to save himselfe, as some did, and out of perfect love to that worthy Lord, whom, for many yeares, he had constantly accompanyed, in all his honourable employments, and in all the engagements of the former warre, dyed with him, at the age of xxxii., much bewailed by his father, whom he never offended; and much beloved by all for his knowne piety, vertue, loyalty, fortitude, and fidelity.” — B.
Annotations
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“Sir Charles HARBORD, b. circa 1640, d. 28 May 1672 Southwold Bay bur. at sea circa 28 May 1672 (commemorative monument
at Westminster Abbey)”
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hollyweb/harbord.htm
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SON OF
Harbord, Sir Charles (sen.)
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IN TANGIER
Sandwich brought him to Tangier in 1661, and Harbord was commanding a company of foot there by 1662. At Tangier he looked after Sandwich’s property and did some trading on his own.
— Latham’s Companion volume, p. 167
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HIS AGE
According to Latham’s Companion volume, Harbord was born in 1637 (and died in 1672, when he would have been 34 or 35 years old; or 31/32 if we instead go by the monument in Westminster Abbey).
When first seen in the diary, on 1 April 1662, Harbord was either 25/26 (Latham) or 22/23 years old (monument).
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a relation of the tragic circumstances of his death in battle:
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/library/burial/cottrell.htm
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Note too his brother William with whom Sam will tangle later.
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Updated link to the Westminster Abbey page: