George Monck, the Duke of Albemarle gave him commissions for the Little Mary in February,[3] and HMS Guinea on 16 August, a command he retained until 1 November.

Berry blockaded the allied fleet as they were preparing to themselves attack the English, and on 20 May 1667 the French and the Dutch were defeated in an engagement that lasted for many hours.

As captain of the annual convoy, Berry was the representative of royal authority in the island and it was his duty to inform the settlers of this decision.

His attempts to present their case in a favourable light and his views ultimately resulted in the settlers becoming permanently established on the island, and British policy being reversed.

[3] By 1680 Charles II had threatened to give up Tangier, which costly for parliament to maintain and difficult to defend, as in order to protect the town and harbour from attack, the perimeter had to be increased.

[10] In 1683, after Berry was appointed to command HMS Henrietta, a 50-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate, he became the vice-admiral of the fleet sent to the Mediterranean to evacuate the garrison and destroy the harbour and defensive works.

[3][11][12] James intended to settle his affairs as Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, and collect his pregnant wife Mary of Modena (along with his daughter Anne from his previous marriage), before returning from Edinburgh to London and taking up residence at his brother Charles’s court.

[13] Gloucester, together with the Ruby, Happy Return, Lark, Dartmouth and Pearl, and the royal yachts Mary, Katherine, Charlotte and Kitchen,[14] convened on 3 May.

[17] On the night of 5/6 May 1682, Gloucester struck the Leman and Ower sandbank at low tide, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) off Great Yarmouth.

[20] In 1688, after the defection of Lord Dartmouth, Berry commanded the fleet deployed against William of Orange when he moved against the Stuart king, James II.

"Lest thou should not know, O reader, the famed Sir John Berry of Devon, with dignity of a knight, not just ruler of the sea (as well know too the Barbaries) having gained from King and Country well-deserved great glory on account of matters happily conducted, satiated with the glory of fame, after many victories brought home, as with others, was not able to defeat the Fates.

He died 14 February 1689, was baptised 7 January 1635"The monument survives, but no longer the pristine white of Prince's description but covered with a yellowish-brown patina.