Dear David Curtis,
Both of them are the same person. It is confirmed by going through
various references:
The official biography of Colonel Robert Hammond describes it as:
"Hammond had his quiet backwater suddenly, and dramatically disturbed
by the arrival of the King , who had escaped from Hampden Court. On
the 13th November 1647, Hammond reported to Parliament the whereabouts
of Charles and for the next year had the unenviable task of confining
the King. It would appear that Hammond had a good deal of sympathy
for Charles, shown in the amount of freedom he was allowed, the two
men often dining together. Nonetheless, Hammond foiled several escape
and rescue attempts and two additional Companies of his old Regiment
were detailed to the guard at Carisbrooke Castle."
http://www.portables1.ngfl.gov.uk/jgeldard/hammonds/page2.htm
This is confirmed by:
"Accordingly, on Nov. 5th, 1647, the unhappy Charles fled from Hampton
Court, attended by two confidential servants.
They rode all night in storm and darkness, and found themselves at
daybreak in the New Forest. At first the king thought of going to
Titchfield, a seat of Lord Southampton's, which was in the
neighbourhood ; but reflecting that here it was not possible that he
could remain in safety, they resolved to send a message to Colonel
Hammond, governor of the Isle of Wight, expressing the king's desire
to place himself under his protection, one of his attendants having
told Charles that Hammond had expressed great disapproval of the
conduct of the army, and the king being aware that Hammond was a
nephew of his own chaplain. He hoped, therefore, to find a friend in
the governor; but he was fatally deceived. Colonel Hammond was a
devoted adherent of Cromwell, through whose good offices he had
married a daughter of Hampden, and had obtained the government of the
island.
Thither, however, the king proceeded, and was respectfully received by
the governor, who treated him as a guest rather than a prisoner;
allowed him to ride where he chose, and to receive all who desired
admittance to him.
It was not till after some time that Hammond changed his conduct. Then
he told the king that orders had been sent down for the instant
dismissal of ail his attendants, and they were compelled to leave on
the following day. As soon as they were gone, the unhappy monarch was
told that he was a prisoner, and must remain within the precincts of
the castle, but that he might walk on the ramparts; and Hammond had a
bowling green made that his royal prisoner might enjoy his favourite
game. Books were also supplied to him. He walked on the ramparts in
the morning, and played bowls in the afternoon, and employed much of
his time in reading. Persons desiring to be touched for the king's
evil were permitted to see him, and doubtless many made the pretext to
gain admission to their sovereign. Still Charles was absolutely a
prisoner, and his friends and himself were occupied in planning his
escape. Many attempts were made unsuccessfully for this purpose; the
first on December 29th, which failed through the mismanagement of its
deviser, Captain Burley, the captain of Yarmouth Castle, who not only
failed in his attempt, but was apprehended and put to death for it."
http://www.mspong.org/picturesque/isle_of_wight.html
The death of Colonel Robert Hammond is a mystery - there are claims
that he was executed or died of fever.
There are many other references about Colonel Robert Hammond. His
regiment had occupied Gowran Caste in The reason for Colonel Robert
Hammond's death, described by her cousin DOROTHY OSBORNE is:
"Cousin Hammond" is Colonel Robert Hammond. Ludlow had been Ireton's
second in command and was a lieutenant-general of horse in Ireland,
and one of the Commissioners of the Civil Government of the country.
This latter post he had resigned, and Dorothy is probably correct when
she hears that Hammond is going thither in his place, for Colonel
Robert was appointed a member of the Irish Council on August 27th,
1654. He died of fever in October of the same year.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/osborne/letters/letters.html
The history of Gowran suggests that in 1650 the castle was surrounded
by forces of Cromwell under Sankey and Hewson, to whom, after an
obstinate defence by Col. Hammond, it ultimately surrendered, when the
commander and the garrison were inhumanly massacred and the castle
destroyed by fire.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/KIK/Gowran/
Search strategy:
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=Hammond+Carisbrook
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Colonel+Robert+Hammond%22
Hope that helps! |
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