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 Rh, and advanced rapidly in the social and political world; first, being made a Knight, then a Naval Commissioner, and, finally, M. P., where he sat at one time with Pepys.

In 1675 the King allowed Deane to visit France for the purpose of building two yachts for King Louis XIV. Here he attracted the favorable notice of Colbert, the King's minister, who made him valuable presents.

In 1670 William Castle built the yacht Kitchin, of 103 tons, at Rotherhithe. In 1671 were built two yachts, the Queensborough, 29 tons, by Phineas Pett the younger, at Chatham, and the Cleveland, 107 tons, by Sir Anthony Deane, at Portsmouth. In 1672 the yacht Richmond, 64 tons, was bought. In 1673 the yacht Deal, 28 tons, was built by Phineas Pett, at Woolwich; Isle of Wight, 25 tons, by Daniel Furzer, at Portsmouth; and the Navy, 74 tons, by Sir Anthony Deane, at Portsmouth.

These were all royal yachts, and their dimensions show no material departure from those already given of yachts of similar tonnage. Their measurements are therefore omitted.

Of the yachts built during the reign of King Charles, so far as can be traced, the Mary, presented to Charles by the Dutch, was lost off Holyhead in 1675; the Anne, sold in 1686; and the Katherine, captured by the Dutch in 1673. The Charles was exchanged with the Ordnance office for the Tower smack in 1668; the Henrietta was sunk in battle by the Dutch in 1673; the