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various types of artillery, but no brass guns of any kind. A 

 second complaint by the Governor as to the deficiencies at 

 the castle proves that the statesman-soldier had then been 

 succeeded by his brother, Carew Raleigh, who wrote a letter 

 as captain in 1596 to the effect that his garrison had been 

 employed for other services, and that he wished for 100 men 

 to be held in readiness in the country near to Portland. 



When speaking of Sandsfoot I alluded to a report by Sir 

 Richard Morryson on the condition of that fort in 1623 ; the 

 corresponding inspection of Portland furnished similar details 

 as to the latter castle at the same date 



The Institution. 



Sir Carew Rawleigh, captain, and the reversioner is Gilbert Rawley. 

 John Bone, lieutenant, 12d. the day. 



Robert Westrom and William Williams, the outer and inner porters, 

 Sd. each. 



Robert Hone, master gunner, 8d. 



The men (names omitted) 6d. each. 



Iron ordnance, &c., serviceable. 



3 culverings, 9 demi-culverings, 1 saker,; total 13. 



1 field carriage for culvering, and 3 for demi-culverings. 

 7 ladles complete, for cannon. 



Round shot of iron, 899. 



Also powder, match, muskets, bandeleers, moulds, long pikes, black 

 bills, crowes, heads and rammers, cressets, 20 bedds and 40 coynes 

 <( wedges). 



Unserviceable ordnance, &c. 



2 sakers of iron, valued at 33 12s., and 9 field carriages for cannon, 

 valued at 70 13s. 4d. 



Also sponges, muskets, flasks and touch boxes. 



Reparations. 



In this castle, on the upper platform are several defects and leaks in 

 the lead by which the " seeling " and joists under the same are decayed 

 and ready to drop down. The joists must be supported with stone 

 "" cartowses " and timber along the wall of freestone, but this cannot 

 prevent the further rottenness of the woodwork. Alternatively, the 

 lead may be sold and a sloping roof of sufficiently strong tiles provided, 

 as no ordnance was used on that roof, which was only a covering of 

 the house. By estimation this would cost 110 4s. 



Uopn the second battery the platform is very good, but it must 

 foe removed to repair the leaks of the lead 4 10s. 



