Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Stayner (d. 1662)
A naval commander, he distinguished himself in the First Dutch War (1652-54) and was rear-admiral of the fleet in early 1660, and on the voyage with Mountagu early that year.
Stayner was a friend and confidant of Mountagu, and in 1660 helped him in some electioneering in Dover.
He was knighted by both Cromwell and again by Charles II (a situation similar to Mountagu’s brother-in-law, Henry Wright).
In 1662 he died in Lisbon.
Source for the previous annotation:
Latham and Matthews edition of the diary, Vols. 10 (Companion) and 11 (Index)
The Wheatley footnotes are as follows: “Sir Richard Stayner, knighted and made a Vice-Admiral by Cromwell, 1657, and after the Restoration sent to command at Tangier till the Governor arrived.”
Warrington adds the following: “He was buried at Greenwich”.