William Borough (1536–1599) was an English naval officer who was Comptroller of the Navy and the younger brother of

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. He participated in the British attack on

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in 1587. He was responsible for the drawing of several early maps including one of Russia.University of Toronto Press – Journal Article
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Early life

Borough was born at Borough House, Northam Burrows, Northam,

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, and his childhood experiences of voyages were those accompanying his older brother Stephen Borough and their uncle John Borough.R. C. D. Baldwin, 'Borough, William (bap. 1536, d. 1598)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
Retrieved 27 June 2008 In 1580 Borough was appointed Comptroller of the Navy, which post he shared initially with William Holstocke. In June 1583 he took ten pirate ships into custody and ensured that all ten masters were hanged at

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. In 1587 he sailed with Sir

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and was indicted for mutiny and cowardice but later acquitted and given command of the galley ''Bonavolia''.

Family

In 1571 he married Judith Jones; they had one son and one daughter. He later married Lady Jane Wentworth.

Works

* ''A Discourse of the Variation of the Cumpas or Magneticall Needle'' (1581) �
Internet Archive
(bound with ''New Attractive'' by Robert Norman)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borough, William 16th-century Royal Navy personnel 1536 births 1599 deaths

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Military personnel from Devon Royal Navy officers