Pepys mentions being very touched at Myngs's funeral when some of the dead admiral's seamen stopped Sir William Coventry, who was walking with Pepys and asked if he would get His Royal Highness to give them a fireship to have revenge for their dead commander.
Iinkcazelo zikaPepys owaye echukumiseke kakhulu emngcwabeni kaMyngs xa abanye oomatiloshe balo mphathi oswelekileyo bemisa uSir William Coventry, owaye ehamba noPepys kwaye babuza okokuba bangayifumana na iRoyal Highness yakhe ukubanika inqanawa yomlilo ukuziphindezela ngokubulawa kwenkumanda yabo.