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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-13
ADM/A/1758/301
Warrant for the appointment of Peter Holloway to Purser of the BURFORD.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-19
ADM/A/1758/311
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Morris to be Cook of the Fireship THOMAS & ELIZABETH.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-17
ADM/A/1758/309
Warrant for the appointment of Robert [Plurs] to be Master Cook of the OWNERS LOVE Fireship.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-25
ADM/A/1758/30
Nominated ships for transportation of men for Holland.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-27
ADM/A/1758/329
Nicholas Robert, Cook of the CHARLES GALLEY, requests that in consideration of his present sickness John Felts may act as his deputy during the ship's designed voyage, and no longer.
This shall be your Warrant…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-27
ADM/A/1758/325
Warrant for the appointment of Francis Browne, Carpenter of the Fireship SUPPLY, to be Master Carpenter of the QUAKER Ketch.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-27
ADM/A/1758/331
Warrant for the appointment of Francis Nye, Carpenter of the EXETER, to be appointed Master Carpenter of the NEPTUNE in place of the former lately deceased.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-25
ADM/A/1758/33
Nominated ships for transportation of men for Holland
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-27
ADM/A/1758/321
Warrant for the appointment of Robert Pullin to be Master Carpenter of the EXETER in place of the former moved into the NEPTUNE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-13
ADM/A/1758/109
Francis Lambert, Gunner of the ISABELLA Yacht, is appointed Gunner of the HENRIETTA Yacht in place of William Foreman, removed to the MARY Yacht.
Enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as usual for the Gunner of this Yacht.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-13
ADM/A/1758/113
Direct you to deliver to Admiral Herbert's Secretary sixty Printed Books of the General Fighting and Sailing instructions, and in case you have not such a number, give directions for their being printed by the best Copier any of your members have by you, and forthwith delivered.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-14
ADM/A/1758/111
Direct you to order the ship loading with provisions for Gibraltar to attend HM Fleet now going to sea under the command of Admiral Herbert, and that after she has delivered these she be employed as a Hospital ship, and hired by you for that purpose for the best terms you can for four months certain…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-15
ADM/A/1758/131
+Direct the FIREDRAKE and SALAMANDER to be dispatched with all imaginable speed according to the Orders formerly given to you by Admiral Herbert for that purpose, the said ships being ordered forthwith to sail to Spithead.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-14
ADM/A/1758/121
Direct you to send the twenty thousand pounds ordered by the Treasury Commissioners for paying the turned over seamen of HM Fleet down to Portsmouth tomorrow morning, to be paid to the seamen turned over from the discharged ships now laid up in Harbour, taking care that either Sir John Berry or Sir…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-13
ADM/A/1758/117
Desire you attend us at this place tomorrow at five of the Clock in the afternoon, prepared to give an account what provisions are on board the WARSPIGHT.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-15
ADM/A/1758/15
James Pearse is appointed Surgeon General of the Royal Navy.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-15
ADM/A/1758/133
Give the necessary orders for the speedy fitting to sea of the GREYHOUND now at Deptford, and mustered with the Complement for time of War at Home, victualling her with three months victuals for said Complement.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-16
ADM/A/1758/139
It being necessary that a vessel should be taken up for carrying medicines and necessaries for the use of sick and wounded men in their Majesties Fleet , desire you employ forthwith the ANNE Ketch, Samuel Eldridge,Master, on this service, directing him to receive these items as ordered by Mr Pearse…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-21
ADM/A/1758/157
Warrant appointing Edward Gregory as Purser of the ESSEX, in place of Anthony Berry, removed into the ROYAL PRINCE
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-20
ADM/A/1758/153
Warrant appointing Thomas Naseby Cook of the Fireship CADIZ MERCHANT.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-22
ADM/A/1758/165
Having directed Admiral Herbert to cause many of the men belonging to the ROEBUCK and UNITY to be turned over at Portsmouth into other ships as he shall think fit. We desire you to pay off such men (if any) of the ships' company as he shall not wish to remain.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1688-03-21
ADM/A/1758/161
Direct you hire two vessels (additional to those already taken up by Order) proper for Tenders under the command of Admiral Herbert, to be hastened with all speed to Spithead.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-06
ADM/A/1758/197
The LARKE, commanded by Captain Tollemache, at present at Harwich, is ordered to Deptford to be graved and refitted for Sea.
Order this to be done on her arrival there.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-04-03
ADM/A/1758/185
Direct you to lay up such of the Fireships mentioned in the margin at the Ports expressed, the men belonging to which to be turned over to such ships as you judge best for the service.
Deptford: RICHARD & JOHN, SALLY ROSE, SOPHIA and SUPPLY.…
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