[1] The Charles captained by David Murray was employed in 1617 to carry the baggage of James VI and I to Scotland.
To save money in idle times, some of the artillery was to be kept on-board and some stored in Edinburgh Castle, while the ship was to be left at anchor at St Margaret's Hope at Rosyth on the River Forth.
[3] Captain David Murray was sent with the ship to Orkney and Shetland, and to collect the assize duty of the Holland fishing fleet.
The work was finished in May 1622 and the Charles was sent back to England to rejoin the navy.
Gunpowder was supplied to the Charles from Edinburgh Castle by James Murray.