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Allen, Robert
Austen, Robert
Blathwayte, William
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Cornwallis, Charles
Delaval, Ralph
Houblon, John
Kendall, James
Killigrew, Henry
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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-21
ADM/A/1784/143
Giving instructions for estimates for building a new Fourth Rate to be obtained from shipbuilders based on the .
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-18
ADM/A/1784/111
Warrant appointing Benjamin Merritt, late Boatswain of the PORTLAND, to be Boatswain of the EXETER. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-18
ADM/A/1784/109
Requiring surveys to be made with costs of refitting and victualling the two Fireships called the ST VINCENT and the RUZEE recently taken from the French and now at Portsmouth together with recommendations for the number of Men and Armaments required to equip them.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-07
ADM/A/1787/45
Francis Marsh, late Gunner of the BONAVENTURE, has lost his eyesight. He is to be born as an Able Seamen in the Hulk at Deptford until further provision can be made for him.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-05
ADM/A/1787/35
Requiring eight months Victuals together with Boatswain's and Carpenter's Stores to be supplied to the MORDANT at Jamaica by the Merchant ships bound there in convoy with the FALCON.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-06
ADM/A/1787/43
Lieutenants of the ST ANDREW have reported that several of the petty officers of that ship on returning to her found that they had been recorded as having deserted and have left the ship again.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-05
ADM/A/1787/33
Ordering the HAWK and CYGNET Fireships to be fitted for a voyage to the West Indies at Sheerness and the OWNER'S LOVE at Portsmouth - all with eight months Victuals.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-05
ADM/A/1787/29
The FALCON is to be supplied with eight months Provisions at the Nore. Her Crew is to be reduced to her Middle Complement and the surplus Men are to be turned over into the BOYNE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-03
ADM/A/1787/19
Ordering Pilots to be sent urgently to meet the First Four Capital Ships off Dover in order to conduct them to Chatham.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-28
ADM/A/1784/257
Instructing the Commissioners for Victualling to pay the Commissioners for Transportation for the cost of feeding the Men detailed to man the Shallops on their passage to Portsmouth; and instructing the fitting out of the three Bomb Vessels recently hired.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-25
ADM/A/1784/255
Giving the names of the Transport ships deemed suitable for towing the Shallops to Portsmouth for forwarding to the Master Attendant at Deptford.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-24
ADM/A/1784/247
The Queen has authorised the hiring of three suitable vessels as Bomb Vessels. The Navy Board is to apply to the Treasury for the money.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-02
ADM/A/1787/11
Ordering the removal of the stop put on the wages of Captain John Leech of the ANN while employed in the West Indies providing an assurance is given regarding the matter concerning Freight.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-01
ADM/A/1787/7
On arrival at Portsmouth the French Privateer taken by the CENTURION is to be surveyed and a Report is to submitted showing whether she would be suitable to serve as a Man-of-War and if so the number of Men and number and nature of guns that would be required to equip her.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-01
ADM/A/1787/5
Ordering the very urgent sheathing of the RESOLUTION for service in the West Indies.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-09-02
ADM/A/1787/15
Requiring Provisions to be sent out to the NORWICH and DIAMOND in the West Indies by some of the Merchant ships going there in Convoy, together with Boatswains' and Carpenters' Stores.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-28
ADM/A/1784/259
Giving urgent instructions to man the three Bomb Vessels named in the margin with fifteen Men each and to supply the ships with three months Victuals.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-29
ADM/A/1784/216
Ordering Men and an Officer to be sent from Plymouth to Falmouth to bring the TARTAN round to Plymouth
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-29
ADM/A/1784/210
Authorising the payment of Wages to Lieutenant John Mitchell late of the WARSPIGHT for his time in that ship with a condition attached.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-29
ADM/A/1784/208
Asking for the Salaries of the Office to be paid.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-27
ADM/A/1784/201
Confirming the number of Men and number and nature of guns for equipping the ST VINCENT and RUZEE Prize Fireships.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-22
ADM/A/1784/232
Enclosing a copy of a letter from the Duke of Leinster and asking for an opinion as to how long it would take to fit the forty Shallops with protective Blinds and whether this would best be done at Portsmouth or at Deptford.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-30
ADM/A/1784/228
A question had arisen over Captain William Harman's observance of his Instructions when serving as Commander of the HAWK Fireship but the Admiralty has decided that he should be paid for his time in that ship provided care is taken concerning the number of Supernummaries born by him.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-06-30
ADM/A/1784/222
Francis Young owner of the SALAM Pink is petitioning for compensation due to the vessel having been sunk in the Thames by HM ship the CAPTAIN. An Order by the Privy Council is enclosed and a request is made for a report.
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