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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-10-03 ADM/A/1777/13
We direct you to cause the Sum of five thousand pounds of the Moneys now in the Treasury's hands appropriated by Act of Parliament for the Navy, to be applied for the current service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-10-03 ADM/A/1777/17
We direct you to sign a Bill on the Treasurer of the Navy unto Sir John Bankes for the sum of ninety two pounds eight shillings and eight pence, out of the five thousand pounds lately advanced by him, for so much paid by him to several inhabitants of Maidstone, for the Quarters of two Companies of t…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-10-07 ADM/A/1777/38
We direct you to make such allowances to the Men that belonged to the MARY ROSE, lately taken by the French, for the loss of their Clothes, as allowed by the Practice of the Navy in similar cases.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-10-07 ADM/A/1777/44
We direct you to cause the HAPPY RETURN at Portsmouth to be furnished with three months victuals, or as much as she can conveniently stow.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-10-07 ADM/A/1777/46
Warrant for the appointment of John Webber to be Boatswain of the HOPE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-10-07 ADM/A/1777/34
By your letter to this Board dated yesterday you have proposed making at the Portsmouth Yard two Wet Docks in addition to the Dry Dock, some time since ordered to be built there, to a design presented by the Surveyor of the Navy when you attended us last Friday.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-29 ADM/A/1783/164
You are directed to have the men lately turned over to the new AFRICA, hired ship, from the SUCCESS, except for the Warrant Officers, to be sent down to the VANGUARD.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-27 ADM/A/1783/152
You are directed to consider the number of Muster Masters to be appointed and what pay is fitting to be allowed them. Also, what alterations should be made to the present instructions.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-30 ADM/A/1783/178
In your letter of 8 April, you advised us that you had contracted with several merchant shipwrights in the River, for building 40 shallops and for their masts, sails, oars and grapnels to be supplied at Deptford.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-29 ADM/A/1783/168
The Commander of the SAMUEL and HENRY, hired ship, informs us in his letter of 28 April from the Downs, that on his return from Ostend he met with bad weather and had to leave the sheet anchor and cable and the main sail is split.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-29 ADM/A/1783/166
The ships DUNKIRK, RUBY, ADVICE, CHESTER, DRAGON, LOYAL MERCHANT, FALCON, EXPERIMENT, MERMAID, QUAKER and HAWK, formerly ordered to be fitted for service in the West Indies, have since been thought fitting for Channel service.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-29 ADM/A/1783/170
Further to our orders to you of 25 April, concerning the entering of men who are volunteers into pay, you are directed to enter all such seamen from the time they respectively listed themselves, upon certificates and upon oath of the officers who listed them.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-20 ADM/A/1783/116
Elias Luny is to be appointed Master Gunner of the ST.MARTIN prize. You are to enter him accordingly together with an allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 20 April 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-22 ADM/A/1783/120
We have considered your report in your letter of 20 April about Captain Bokenham.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-20 ADM/A/1783/106
Richard Chapman is to be appointed Boatswain of the new AFRICA, during her continuing in their Majesty's service. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 20 April 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-20 ADM/A/1783/104
You are directed to have officers of the LEOPARD, lately returned from Cadiz, to be paid their wages and have the ship laid up to be converted to a hulk according to our former orders.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-25 ADM/A/1783/136
You are directed to look for hire of a fitting merchant ship to be employed at the Buoy of the Nore for lodging men procured for the fleet.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-25 ADM/A/1783/132
By her warrant, signet and sign manual [signature] dated 31 March 1692, Her Majesty has been pleased to grant Henry Killigrew a pension of £3 per day, to commence from the time when he was last paid as Admiral of the Blue and to be paid quarterly out of the ordinary establishment of the Navy.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-26 ADM/A/1783/140
We enclose a petition to the Earl of Danby, of several seamen of the WINDSOR CASTLE who were turned over to the VANGUARD. You are directed to consider this and report your opinion to this Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-25 ADM/A/1783/128
In pursuance of Her Majesty's warrant under her signet and sign manual [signature] dated 22 April, you are directed to have all seamen having voluntarily entered themselves to serve this year, to be entered in pay from the time they listed themselves.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-05-01 ADM/A/1774/435
Enclosing some Accounts submitted by Sir John Guise, Vice Admiral of Gloucestershire, for impressing Men for HM Fleet.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-05-29 ADM/A/1774/426
Warrant appointing Thomas Maine to be Master Gunner of the ALDBOROUGH Ketch. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-05-29 ADM/A/1774/428
Confirming a Warrant issued by the Earl of Torrington Admiral of the Fleet dated March 1689 for Robert Harrison to be Master Gunner of the HALFMOON Fireship. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.