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sufficiently indicate them to be relics of Governor Button's 

 work. 



Stone No. I. 



CAPT IOHN BUTTON 



GOVERNOR OF THIS ISLE 



FIRST ERECTED THIS FORTIFICATION 



FOR THE ENGLISH EAST 



INDIA COMPY IVNE YE AN : DOM. 1659 



OPERA TESTANTUR DE ME. 



Stone No. II. 

 The above stone alludes 



TO A 

 FORT BUILT IN 1659. TAKEN DOWN 



AND 



THE PRESENT CASTLE BUILT 

 BY GOVERNOUR ROBERTS IN 1708. 

 THE HONBLE BRIGD GENERAL DALLAS 

 THE LAST GOVERNOR 



OF THE 



HONBLE UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY. 



In clearing away found it upside down in part of the foundations 

 of this Castle and restored it as now placed A.D. 1854. 



Stone No. III. 



THO COLEMAN, workman in chief of this fortifica- 

 tion FOR THE USE OF THE ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPY. 

 I CAME ON THE MARMIDUCK MAN OF WARE 



MAY ye 5 1659. 



Stone No. IV. 



IOHN IEFREYS THE MASTERS MATE 



OF THE ADVICE. OCTO- 



-BER ye 16 1659. 



The Castle contains a suite of furnished rooms intended 

 for the use of the Governor when in town. In the base- 

 ment are stored all the record books of the island, the con- 

 tents of which are very interesting, and extracts from which 

 will be found on pages 169-80. 



Over the portcullised gateway, parallel with the sea and 

 moat, is a spacious walk called the " Terrace." From 

 this terrace, entrance is gained to the upper floor of the 

 Castle ; from it also there is access to the Government 

 garden, and to the paths cut on the hill sides, which were 

 planted with trees by Governor Dallas as a promenade for 

 his two daughters, and which still retains the name of 

 " The Sisters' Walk." 



