English Captain: Edward Cotterell

In 1661, Edward Cotterel was captain of the Cygnet. He became captain of the Paradox in 1662. Sir Thomas Allin reported seeing him in the Paradox in September 1673, when his ship supplied the Paradox with provisions. By 1664, he was appointed as captain of the 5th Rate Forester (28 guns). He fought in the Battle of Lowestoft, where he was assigned to Thomas Teddiman's division. In 1666, he was appointed to command the Dutch prize Delft. In 1669, he was appointed as lieutenant on the Warwick. Sir Thomas Allin told of Edward Cotterell being Sir Edward Spragge's lieutenant in September 1669. In 1670, he was First Lieutenant on the 3rd Rate Revenge. Sir Edward Spragge appointed him to command the Argier in 1670. Prince Rupert appointed him to command the Augustine in 1672. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, The Journals of Sir Thomas Allin, Vol.I 1660-1666, 1939.
2. R. C. Anderson, The Journals of Sir Thomas Allin, Vol.II 1667-1678, 1940.
3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
4. J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.