Boon Island - Kenneth Roberts [12]
Deane, Captain John, A Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Nottingham Galley, in her Voyage from England to Boston, with an account of the miraculous escape of the captain and the crew, on a rock, called Boon-Island, the hardships they endured there, and their happy deliverance. By Captain John Deane, then commander of the said galley and for many years after His Majesty's Consul for the ports of Flanders, residing at Ostend. Published by Mr. Miles Whitworth, son of Mr. Whitworth. Boston, 1762.
WILLIAM ABBATT, EDITION, 1917
Dean(e), Captain John, A Narrative of the Sufferings, Preservation, and Deliverance of Capt. John Dean and Company, in the Nottingham Galley of London, cast away on Boon-Island, Near New England, December 11, 1710. Published with an introductory note by Jasper Dean(e), dated August 2, 1711, Horsly-Down. Printed by R. Tookey, London and folded by S. Popping at the Raven in Paternoster-Row, and at the Printing Press under the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, 1711. Reprinted by William Abbatt as an extra number of The Magazine of History and Biography with Notes and Queries 59:2 (1917): 199215.
MASON SMITH EDITION, 1968
Deane, John, A Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Nottingham Galley, in her Voyage from England to Boston with an Account of the Miraculous Escape of the Captain and his Crew, on a Rock called Boon-Island, the Haraships they endured there, and their happy Deliverance. By Captain John Deane, then Commander of the said Galley; but for many years after His Majesty's Consul for the Ports of Flanders, residing at Ostend. Introduction by Mason Philip Smith. Portland, 1968.
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The Wreck of the Nottingham Galley. Stemma of Accounts by R. H. Warner
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The Jasper Deane Account
A Narrative of the Sufferings, Preservation and
Deliverance of Capt. John Dean and Company: in the
Nottingham Galley of London, Cast Away on Boon-
Island, Near New England, December 11, 1710.
The Publisher to the Reader
A few months past, I little expected to appear in Print (especially on such Occasion) but the frequent Enquiries of many curious Persons (as also the Design of others, to publish the Account without us) seem to lay me under an absolute Necessity, least others less acquainted, prejudice the Truth with an imperfect Relation. Therefore, finding myself oblig'd to expose this small Treatise to publick View and Censure, I perswade my self, that what's here recorded will be entirely credited, by all
Published with an introductory note by Jasper Dean(e), dated August 2, 1711, Horsly-Down. Printed by R. Tookey, London and folded by S. Popping at the Raven in Paternoster-Row, and at the Printing Press under the Royal-Exchange, Cornhill, 1711. Conveniently, reprinted by William Abbatt, Tarrytown, New York, 1917, being an extra number of the Magazine of History with Notes and Queries 59:2 (1917): 199215.
This is the first published version of Captain John Deane's narrative. It was brought out in 1711 by the Captain's brother, Jasper, who owned the Nottingham Galley and, with Charles Whitworth, the cargo. Jasper rushed it to press in order to protect his interests and to counter the first mate, Christopher Langman, who brought out his own version (which follows) later in the year. None of the manuscripts has survived.
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candid, ingenious Spirits; for whose kind Opinion I am really sollicitous.
I presume any Person acquainted with my Brother will readily believe the Truth hereof. And for the Satisfaction of others, I would hope need only offer, that both his Character and my own may be easily gain'd by Enquiry. Likewise several of his Fellow Sufferers being now in Town, their Attestations might be procur'd, if saw a real Necessity.
I have in the whole endeavour'd a plain smooth, unaffected stile; suitable to the Occasion, carefully avoiding unnecessary Enlargements, and relating only Matters of Fact.
I must acknowledge to have (in composing from my Brother's Copy) omitted many lesser Circumstances, least shou'd