English Captain: Isias Blowfield

Isias Blowfield served in the Commonwealth navy. From 1652 to 1653, he commanded the Lily (12 guns and a crew of 50 men). Early in 1652, Edmund Barrett still commanded the Lily. On 3 September 1653, Isias Blowfield was still in command of the Lily. From 1653 to 1654, he commanded the prize Convert (32 guns and a crew of 120 men). On 17 December 1653, he was in command of the Convert, lying in the Thames. A letter from Robert Blake from 15 October says that "Esias Blowfield" was commander of the Convert. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
2. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.
3. J. R. Powell, Ed., The Letters of Robert Blake, 1937.