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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-10 ADM/A/1839/105

John Almeadow is to be appointed Boatswain of the BLAST bomb vessel. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 10 February 1696/7.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-13 ADM/A/1862/103

Your letters of 31 January and 3 February advised us that you had perused the petitions about Qs and Rs and sent us the state of each man's case. The Qs and Rs on Samuel Hake and 22 others you advised should be taken off.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-13 ADM/A/1862/105

Richard Boake, late Carpenter of the SOUTHSEA CASTLE, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the BEDFORD galley, in place of the former dismissed by Court Martial. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-14 ADM/A/1862/117

We have considered your letter of 2 February and the enclosure from the Commissioners of the Victualing, about the retrenchments to be made to their office now in time of peace.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/69

You are directed to have two of the ships here mentioned (HUNTER, VULCAN, St PAUL, CRESCENT, ETNA and ST VINCENT) as are in the best condition and can soonest be fitted for a foreign voyage, fitted with all possible dispatch and supplied with 8 months stores and provisions.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/65

We have received a letter from Vice Admiral Mitchell and another from Mr Branden about the want of victuals at Portsmouth. Captain Munden also writes about the want of provisions for the ships at the Nore.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-07 ADM/A/1839/74

The LINCOLN, one of the ships in the squadron to go to the West Indies under the command of Captain Meese, is arrived at Spithead and under orders to proceed to the Downes.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-08 ADM/A/1839/78

We have received a letter from Israel Browne, Master of the MARGARET yacht of London, giving an account of an anchor at Margate which has the King's mark. You are directed to have the anchor returned to His Majesty's stores.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-23 ADM/A/1862/245

You received direction to have a stop put on any wages assigned by Rice Lloyd to others without order from this Board on information received that he had been forging letters of attorney assigning wages to others.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-23 ADM/A/1839/257

At a Court Martial held on board the DREADNOUGHT in Hamoze on 17 February, Captain Whetstone, Commander of the PRESIDENT. Enquiry was made into the PENDENNIS being run aground in Rye Bay and it being found to be the omission of Richard Brincknell, Master, he was mulcted 6 months pay.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-23 ADM/A/1839/255

We have received a petition from James Lordeau, lately belonging to the VICTORY, that by a fall he broke his back but could not get a certificate from the Surgeon. He is unable to get a pension from the Chest at Chatham and prays to be received as a cripple on board one of His Majesty's ships.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-23 ADM/A/1839/261

The CENTURION at the Nore being in want of provisions, you are directed to have her victualling completed to 10 weeks with all dispatch.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-18 ADM/A/1839/203

Advice has come from Cadiz by letters dated 11/21 January, that the Turkey convoy has arrived there and is in want of all sorts of provisions, for which it was feared they would have to remain until credits came from England.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-18 ADM/A/1839/205

Samuel Roberts is to be appointed Master Cook of the BLAST bomb vessel, in place of the former removed to the ST PAUL fireship. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 18 February 1696/7.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-20 ADM/A/1839/213

John Daniel is to be appointed Master Gunner of the MILFORD. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 20 February 1696/7.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-21 ADM/A/1862/217

We have considered your letter of 13 February, with the copy of one from the Commissioner at Plymouth, asking whether the WINCHELSEA guardship should be rigged and have a Purser. She should be completely rigged, but in because of the small number of men we do not think she should have a Purser.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-22 ADM/A/1839/232

In pursuance of His Majesty's pleasure signified to William Blathwayte Esq., Secretary at War, you are directed to have allowed on the accounts of the Purser of the NONSUCH, the sea provisions which the Scots officers and soldiers were supplied with from the time they came on board to that of t…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-22 ADM/A/1862/225

The Commissioners for the Victualing have recommended that Mr Robert Westbrooke and Mr Harvey serve as their agent in the Straits, they having been there in 1695. They also think a clerk should be sent there to assist them. The former agent was allowed £200 per annum and his clerk £60 per annum.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-21 ADM/A/1839/226

William Powell is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the BLAST bomb vessel. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 21 February 1696/7.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-17 ADM/A/1839/181

The commissioners appointed for the registering of seamen have proposed some methods for securing such Land Men as shall register themselves from the Press. We send you a copy of their letter and other papers relating to this and direct you to consider this.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-19 ADM/A/1862/179

Your letter of 13 February informed us that the Officers of Sheerness have advised that there are several small works to be done to complete the OXFORD, which were not done after her return to Woolwich in 1697. You are directed to have these works put in hand and completed as soon as may be.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-20 ADM/A/1862/186

You are directed to prepare an account of what quantity of naval stores of every species are now in His Majesty's magazines, and for what length of time they may be sufficient for the whole Navy at sea.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-26 ADM/A/1861/256

Warrant for the appointment of Anthony Philips to be Boatswain of the CORNWALL.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-20 ADM/A/1861/202

We have considered your letter of the 18th inst; to our Secretary, together with the Account from the Victualling Commissioners of the Officers and Clerks employed in their Office, with the respective Duties they perform, and what Salaries are allowed them yearly.…