The castle's captain, William Byng, sent numerous complaints about this to his superiors.[26] By 1634, surveys were suggesting that the repairs would now cost £1,243; a suggestion was put forward by the George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, that nearby Camber Castle should be demolished to help provide materiel for the work at Deal.[27][lower-alpha 1] Most of the garrison were now living in the town of Deal and complaints were made by the Lord Warden in 1618 that only a small guard force was being left to secure the castle at night.[28] As the condition of the castle waned, fighting between Dutch, French and Spanish ships in the Downs became common.[29] Some repairs were probably finally carried out in the late 1630s.[30]