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Richard Swanley, Captain (1594/5 - 1650)

Naval officer, achieving the rank of admiral, serving under John Weddell as captain of the Sun, the James, and the Jonas. Not to be confused with a Captain Richard Swanley who was captain in the East India Company and hailing from Framilode, Gloucestershire. This is probably the "Captain Swanley" who is a named benefactor of the Tradescant collection. Leith-Ross goes a step further and says this is the same Captain Swanley who commanded the Diana on which Tradescant sailed to Archangel with Dudley Digges in 1617 (173). According to the OED, however, Swanley was not promoted to Captain until 1628. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/26821 Relevant locations: Visited Archangel, Russia
Visited China, Asia
 Relationships: Richard Swanley was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Dudley Digges (19 May 1583-18 Mar 1639)
Richard Swanley was a benefactor of John, the Elder Tradescant (c.1570s-c.15 Apr 1638)
Richard Swanley was a source of object(s) for Tradescanti (-)

John Weddell (c.1583-1639/40) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Richard Swanley
Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - The John Tradescants: Gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen .
as Subject of/in a document - Richard Swanley (c. 1592-1650), Admiral of the Fleet of the Irish Coast.
 References in Documents:
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) Principall Benefactors to the precedent Collection. {King Charles.} {Queen Mary.} George Duke of Buckingham. Lady Katharine Dutchess of Buck: William Laud Archbishop of Cant: Robert Earle of Salisbury. William Earle of Salisbury. Earle of Carlisle. Lord Viscount Dorchester. Lord Viscount Faulkland. Lord Strange. Lord Goring. Lord Cambden. Countesse of Arundell. Lady Matrevers. Lady Denbeigh. Lady Wootton. 180Musæum Tradescantianum. Lady Mary Villers. Lady Goring. Lady Killegray. Lady Christian Leviston. Sir Thomas Roe. Sir Christopher Hatton. Sir Henry VVootonWooton. Sir Kenelme Digby. Sir Nathanael Bacon. Sir Butts Bacon. Sir Dudly Diggs. Sir Henry Vane. Sir Henry Palmer. Sir Robert Heath. Sir Peter Manwood. Sir John Trever. Sir William Boswell. Sir Clipsby Crew. Sir Alexander Gourdon. Sir James Bagg. Sir David Kirke. Sir Richard Wiseman. Sir John Smith. Sir John Wieldes. Sir Henry Meldree. Musæum Tradescantianum.181 Sir John Aemoote. Lady Roe. Lady Graimes. Doctor Owin. Doctor John Hill. Doctor Thomas Wharton. Doctor William Broad. Doctor Bugg. William Murray Esq. William Curteene Esq. Elias Ashmole Esq. Captain Weddell. Captain Plumbey. Captain Ireland. Captain Cleborne. Captain Prim. Captain Wood. Captain West. Captain Swanley. Captain Adam Denton. Captain Trenchfield. Captain David Atchinson. Mr. Nicolas, Secretary to the Navy. Mr. John Slany Merchant. Mr. Charleton Merchant. 182Musæum Tradescantianum. Mr. James Boovy Merchant. Mr. John Millen. Mr. Thomas Howard. Mr. White of Burntwood. Mr. Ofield. Mr. Ofley. Mr. Greene. Mr. Munke. Mr. Sadler. Mr. Bushell. Mr. Liggon. Mr. George Tomasin. In EEBO copy: Scratched out in original document and has "Thomason" written beside it in ink. Mr. Dells. Mr. Gage. Mr. Pergins. Mr. Robert Martyn. Mr. Trion. Mr. Woolfe. Mr. Browne. Mr. Martin Masters. Mr. Butler. Mr. Phillips. Mr. Harison. Mr. Pette. Mr. Short. Musæum Tradescantianum.183 Mr. Bound. Mr. Stone. Mr. Bartholomew Hagatt. Mr. Reeve. Mr. Francis Cline. Mr. Thomas Herbert. Mr. Rowland Bucket. Mr. Snelling. Mr. Rowe. Mr. Smith. Mr. Butterworth. Mr. le Goulz. Mr. William Martyn. Mr. Lanyon. Mr. Gasper Calthoofe. Mr. William Lambert. Mr. John Benson.
Peter Mundy's description of the Tradescants' Ark in his travel diary (1634) [6] Among the "Principall Benefactors" to the Tradescant collection are the names of William "Curteene" Esqr., Captain Weddell and Captain Swanley. Musæum Tradescantianum, by J. T.