Oldman
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Oldman King of the Miskito Nation from c. 1650 until his death in 1687, was the son of a Miskito leader whose name is not recorded. This earlier king went to England, according to a memorial left in Jamaica by one of his descendants, during the reign of Charles I
(1625–49) but during the time when the Providence Island Company
was operating in the region (c. 1631 to 1641). He was followed by another visitor, alleged to be a "prince" of the same group.
According to the testimony of his son Jeremy, as recorded in 1699 by an English witness called W. M., Oldman was taken to England
and received in audience by "his brother king," Charles II
"soon after the conquest of Jamaica" (1655). He was given a lace hat as a sort of crown and a written commission "to kindly use and relieve such straggling Englishment as should chance to come that way."
He was succeeded in 1687 by his son, Jeremy I
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Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
(1625–49) but during the time when the Providence Island Company
Providence Island Company
The Providence Company or Providence Island Company was an English chartered company founded in 1629 by a group of Puritans including Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick in order to settle Providence Island, off the Spanish Mosquito Coast of what became Nicaragua.Besides Lord Warwick, among the twenty...
was operating in the region (c. 1631 to 1641). He was followed by another visitor, alleged to be a "prince" of the same group.
According to the testimony of his son Jeremy, as recorded in 1699 by an English witness called W. M., Oldman was taken to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and received in audience by "his brother king," Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
"soon after the conquest of Jamaica" (1655). He was given a lace hat as a sort of crown and a written commission "to kindly use and relieve such straggling Englishment as should chance to come that way."
He was succeeded in 1687 by his son, Jeremy I
Jeremy I
Jeremy I was king of the Miskito nation, who came to power following the death of his father, Oldman,in 1686 or 1687. according to an English visitor, W. M., in 1699, he was about 60 years old at that time, making his birth year about 1639....
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