Northumberland, Duke of, Lord High Admiral, xxxv; Phineas and Peter visit, xcix, 172
North-west Passage, Waymouth, lxx, ciii, 71; Button, 95, 97, 112
Nottingham, Earl of, Lord High Admiral, xlix, lvi, lix; commission of inquiry, lxi; house at Deptford, 7; expedition to Cadiz, 7; Phineas becomes his servant, 8; gives employment, 10; gives appointment at Chatham, 15; order to build small vessel for Prince, 20; visits ship, 22; christens it as _Disdain_, 23; presents Phineas to Prince Henry, 23; grants Phineas reversion of master shipwright, 23; supports Phineas against Baker and Bright, 24; journey to Spain, 25; makes Phineas master shipwright on death of Joseph, 27; model for Prince Henry, lxvi, 31; the Commission of Inquiry, 33; plot revealed to, 41; delivers Phineas' letter to James, 42; inquiry at Woolwich, lxxiv, 42; ordered to arrange for inquiry before James at Woolwich, 48; consults on course to be taken, 49; inquiry at Woolwich, 51, 57; receives James there, 52; cleared and commended by James, 64; speech in reply, 64; brings Phineas to take leave of James, 66; returns to Whitehall, 67; appointment of master shipwrights to survey the materials for _Prince Royal_, 68; orders for apprehension of Waymouth, 72; pardons him, 75; launch of _Prince Royal_, 81-3; survey at Chatham, 92; arrangements for transport of Lady Elizabeth, 101-3; sham fight, 102; commands fleet, 103; visits Chatham, 104-5; favour to Phineas during voyage, 105; _Anne Royal_ aground, 106; at Margate, 108; at Flushing, 110; Middelburg, 110; at Chatham, 111; deputation of shipwrights, 112; concern at sickness of Phineas, 113; visits Woolwich and Chatham with King of Denmark, 114; Phineas takes leave, 127; mentioned, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, 40, 50, 70, 73, 103, 112, 116, 176
Nunn, Rev. Thomas, xlviii; marries mother of Phineas, 2; sisters and brother left in his care, 11; manslaughter of Abigail and trial, 11; conviction and pardon, 12; death, 12
Palmer, Sir Henry, comptroller of navy, mentioned, liv, lvii, lxiii, 15, 27; the Commission of Inquiry, 34; launch of _Prince Royal_, 80, 83, 84; captain of _Rainbow_, 130; journey to Portsmouth, 151; brown paper stuff, lxxxix, 153, 155; release of Phineas from arrest, 154; Phineas visits, 170