Mipps

Captain Collyer

Collyer views Mipps as a key accomplice of Doctor Syn and a dangerous smuggler, leading to frequent confrontations.

Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn and Mipps share a deep, long-standing friendship rooted in their shared history as pirates and current smuggling partnership.

Mrs. Waggetts

Mipps and Mrs. Waggetts are allies in the smuggling network, with Mrs. Waggetts running the inn that serves as a hub for their activities.

Sir Antony Cobtree

Mipps and Sir Antony have a wary acquaintance, as Sir Antony is a magistrate who suspects Mipps of criminal involvement.

Clegg

Clegg and Mipps are former pirate shipmates and now fellow smugglers, bound by loyalty and shared secrets.

Captain Collyer

Collyer views Mipps as a key accomplice of Doctor Syn and a dangerous smuggler, leading to frequent confrontations.

Captain Collyer

Collyer views Mipps as a key accomplice of Doctor Syn and a dangerous smuggler, leading to frequent confrontations.

Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn and Mipps share a deep, long-standing friendship rooted in their shared history as pirates and current smuggling partnership.

Sir Antony Cobtree

Mipps and Sir Antony have a wary acquaintance, as Sir Antony is a magistrate who suspects Mipps of criminal involvement.

Mrs. Waggetts

Mipps and Mrs. Waggetts are allies in the smuggling network, with Mrs. Waggetts running the inn that serves as a hub for their activities.

Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn and Mipps share a deep, long-standing friendship rooted in their shared history as pirates and current smuggling partnership.

Clegg

Clegg and Mipps are former pirate shipmates and now fellow smugglers, bound by loyalty and shared secrets.

Dymchurch-Under-the-Wall

The sexton and former ship's carpenter, who holds court at the Ship Inn with tales of horror and adventure, enjoying rum and the admiration of the villagers.

The Coming of the King's Frigate

The sexton and undertaker rebuffs Mrs. Waggetts's advances, then meets Doctor Syn and identifies the King's ship, hurrying off to lock up the church.

III: The Coming of the King's Men

Arrives breathless at the inn, urgently sends for Mr. Rash, and shows his secretive and commanding nature.

The Captain

The sexton and coffin-maker; engages in witty banter with Captain Collyer, deliberately confusing him about the landlord's whereabouts.

A Bottle of Alsace Lorraine

Threatens to report the captain to the squire and is caught eavesdropping twice.

Dogging the Schoolmaster

The sexton; prepares a potion, leads Rash to the vicarage, and is startled by the yellow-faced intruder who steals Clegg's harpoon.

XII: The Captain Objects

The undertaker, summoned from viewing the body, enters with a footrule in hand, reviving the tragedy of the murder.

The End of the Inquiry

Gives a disruptive and insolent testimony, refusing to cooperate with the lawyers and causing laughter among the villagers.

XV: A Landed Proprietor Sets Up a Gallows Tree

Discusses a night haul with Mrs. Waggetts; agrees to build a gallows for Jerk at a price.

The Captain's Nightmare

Assists in carrying the captain to bed and accompanies Syn to alert him.

XX: A Terrible Investigation

Suffers from fits of silent, uncontrollable giggling during the investigation, which unnerves the captain.

XXI: The Bo'sun's Story

Listens to the narrative from the door, defends the village, and measures the corpse of Bill Spiker.

A Young Recruit

Recruits Jerry Jerk, recounts his pirate past under Clegg, and explains the smuggling operation.

The Coffin-Maker Has a Visitor

Found sitting inside a coffin, hammering and singing; shares stories of his near-death experience and travels, and deflects accusations of piracy.

XXV: The Sexton Speaks

The sexton is under suspicion by Captain Collyer for his involvement in smuggling, his hypocritical nature, and his possession of eleven extra coffins. He then tells a lengthy tale about a Chinese funeral, showcasing his cunning and storytelling ability.

XXVI: The Devil’s Tiring House

Leads the gathering with authority, wearing a mask and cloak; orchestrates the disguises and initiates Jerk.

The Fight at Mill House Farm

Sexton Mipps's extreme vigilance allows the smugglers to know the King's men's position and plans.

Captain Collyer Entertains an Attorney from Rye

Assists in the crypt, sorting money and locking up the chest, then observes Doctor Syn at the courthouse.

A Certain Tree Bears Fruit

Helped Jerry set up the gallows, mentioned by Jerry.

The Captain's Experiment

Arrests Morgan Walters at the vicarage with a blunderbuss; later acts as the bo'sun during the experiment.

Holding the Pulpit

Assists Syn by aiming a blunderbuss at Captain Collyer and later disappears after the decoy is discovered.

The Dead Man's Throttle

Confronts Captain Collyer on the lugger, feigns death, and escapes by swimming away.

Echoes

Now living in a Chinese monastery on Penang, dressed in a dirty blue robe, throwing sacred crackers into the God of Plenty and smoking opium by the turtle pool.