At Tuesday, 31 August 1999, you wrote: > Please help me to find information on the ship called the Crown which >sunk at the Orkney Islands, Scotland in 1679. This ship sunk while >transporting prisoners from Scotland to America. These were prisoners taken >at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. > I would like to know just how many people were aboard that ship, >passengers, if any, crew members and prisoners. Also, I assume, that there >must have been a list of the names of the prisoners who were being >transported aboard that ship. Please help me find these ansewers. > Also, from where did the ship take on it's precious, human cargo? (What >was it's port of departure)? How long had the ship been at sea? What was >the size of the Ship? Who were the owners of the ship? Who was the ships >captain? What was the exact date of sinkage and where was the exact location? > Please help me on this one, I will be very grateful. Please enter the >subject as The Sinking of the Crown. I have full details of the Covenanter's ship, including an article I wrote on the subject a while back. Unfortunately I won't be at home for a few days yet (we're finally getting heating installed!!) but will post it when I get home. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: http://www.orkneyjar.com ============================================================ EASY and FREE access to your email anywhere: http://Mailreader.com/ ============================================================