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6 unusual facts about Streynsham Master


Codnor Castle

Sir Streynsham Master, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, who bought the Codnor Castle estate in 1692, is reported as the last resident of the castle.

Stransham family

Streynsham Master (1640-1724), pioneer in the British East India Company

Streynsham Master

Watchmen were appointed to guard the settlement at night.

In August 1678, the Maratha Emperor Shivaji sent an army of 1,500 horse to capture Poonamallee.

William Gyfford

The trade in slaves was made punishable by law and a Court of Admiralty was established to try offenders on 10 July 1684 thereby replacing the Court of Judicature that had been established by Streynsham Master in which the Agent passed judgement over interlopers and slave traders.

On the removal of Streynsham Master on charges of private trade in the year 1681, William Gyfford was made the Agent of Madras.



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