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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-17 ADM/A/1861/184
By the instructions given to the Commanders in Chief of such Ships as are ordered to be laid up and paid off at Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth, for managing the Guard Boats in these harbours, it is directed that the said Boats shall be commanded nightly by Captains and Lieutenants of the aforesaid…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-30 ADM/A/1773/155
You are directed to have 3 weeks provisions for the MERMAID sent down immediately to the ship at the Buoy of the Nore.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-20 ADM/A/1861/198
Captain Whittaker, Commander of the Chatham at Plymouth, has informed us that he has about six weeks of West India Provisions on board, which not being of the same species with which other Ships in the harbour are victualled, the Men desire their return to the Victualling Office, or distributed to t…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-19 ADM/A/1861/192
Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Hurst to be Master Cook of the DEPTFORD.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-03-25 ADM/A/1828/342
Make Mr. Codner an allowance as a Volunteer during the time he served aboard the TRIDENT PRIZE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-03-22 ADM/A/1828/290
Appoint William Morris, Master Gunner, of the new 5th rate building by Mr Burgess at Shoreham.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-23 ADM/A/1773/339
Richard Port, Carpenter of the ISABELLA yacht, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the ST ALBANS in place of the former Jonathan Martin, made 2nd Lieutenant. 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) 1691-03-24 ADM/A/1773/341
George Brewill is to be appointed Boatswain of the SALAMANDER bomb vessel, in place of the former removed to the ADVENTURE re-building at Chatham. 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) 1697-02-05 ADM/A/1839/51
You sent us a letter you had received from Consul Kecks at Rotterdam, complaining that he is to disburse money for the care of English seamen that have come into those parts and have gone into the Dutch service for want of someone to provide for them and send them home.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/61
The Commissioners of the Victualling in their letter of today, have asked for money to procure shipping to carry victuals for 2000 men for 4 months to the West Indies, and to purchase oil instead of butter and cheese.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/57
We have received a letter from the Ordnance about the 11 coils of cordage, belonging to that office, seized some time since by officers of the Navy on board the SCARBOROUGH merchant ship. We enclose an extract of their letter.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-21 ADM/A/1773/326
Thomas Reynolds is to be appointed Purser of the PHOENIX, in place of the former lately deceased. 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 March 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-23 ADM/A/1773/331
Richard Pouall, Master Gunner of the EXETER, is to be appointed Master Gunner of the ROYAL KATHERINE in place of former Captain Giles Shirley removed to the ROYAL PRINCE.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-19 ADM/A/1773/318
William Plume is to be appointed Master Gunner of the MARY ROSE, in place of the former made Captain of the SALAMANDER bomb vessel. 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) 1691-03-19 ADM/A/1773/322
William Crowboard is to be appointed Boatswain of the ketch building by Mr Snelgrove. You are directed to enter him accordingly as soon as she is ready to receive him, together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 19 March 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-13 ADM/A/1773/271
James Straham is to be appointed Cook of the new 4th Rate ship building at Chatham, as soon as she is ready to receive him. 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 13 March 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-03-13 ADM/A/1773/272
William Langford is to be appointed Cook of the BLAZE fireship. 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 13 March 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-14 ADM/A/1861/278
Warrant for the appointment of George Adney to be Master Gunner of the new third Rate building at Portsmouth.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-01 ADM/A/1862/1
By our order of 12 October 1697, in pursuance of an order from the Lords Justices, we directed you to stop the pay of officers of the two Marine Regiments lately commanded by the Marquis of Carmarthen and Sir Cloudesley Shovell until they had given satisfaction to the Office of Ordnance for arms the…