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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-07-18 ADM/A/1797/127

Informing that Joseph Nay is to be sacked from the Yard at Portsmouth.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-07-18 ADM/A/1797/125

Pursuant to an Order in Council Dry, Provisions are to be supplied for five hundred Men for three months consisting of Biscuit, Cheshire cheese and Salt, in the proportions usual for Men of the Fleet - all to be shipped to Jersey.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-26 ADM/A/1781/160

You are directed to have one month's victuals sent down to the RICHMOND at the Buoy of the Nore with all dispatch.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-07-18 ADM/A/1797/129

Ordering the Smacks which previously attended the WOLF to attend the EAGLE at the Nore.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-07-18 ADM/A/1797/131

Mr Barrett is offering a ship for use as a Man-of-War. An Order is given for her to be surveyed and if found suitable what Crew and what armaments are to be advised.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-16 ADM/A/1782/142

Warrant appointing David Pondry, late Master Cook of the DRAKE, to be Master Cook of the PRINCE of ORANGE Hired ship for the duration of her service in HM Navy. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-07 ADM/A/1798/79

You are directed to have provisions for the PRUDENCE hired ship at the Buoy of the Nore, completed to 2 months, she being ordered on immediate service.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-07 ADM/A/1798/77

Your letter of 4 August desired to know whether the EAGLE at the Buoy of the Nore should be put on Petty Warrant for provisions as the commander had informed you that he had been directed not to spend his sea provisions.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-08 ADM/A/1798/89

You are directed to have the company of the JOSEPH fireship, at Portsmouth, except commissioned and warrant officers, turned over to the CAMBRIDGE.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-22 ADM/A/1785/203

We direct you to cause the CROWN upon her arrival at Portsmouth, where she is ordered to be cleaned and refitted for Channel service, to be victualled for three months, or as much as she can conveniently stow.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-08 ADM/A/1798/85

You are directed, upon the arrival of the DOVER at Portsmouth, to have her cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel and victualled for 3 months with all possible dispatch.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/126

Warrant appointing Captain Gyles Shelley, Master Gunner of the PRINCE, to be Master Gunner of the ST GEORGE in place of the former who has been moved to the LONDON. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/124

Warrant appointing John Tilly, late Master Gunner of the CONSTANT WARWICK, to be Master Gunner of the ADVICE in place of the former who has been moved to a new Third Rate building in a Private Yard. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-07 ADM/A/1798/63

Several Hamburg merchants, having been with us this afternoon, desired that one of their ships appointed convoy to go to the East Country, may proceed before that convoy as far as the River Elbe, and then on to Elsinore to join the other ships.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-07 ADM/A/1798/73

Your letter of 4 August advised us that you had treated with several merchant shipwrights on the Thames, for building two small 6th Rate frigates for their Majesties, and that they insist on upwards of 4 months time and £8 per ton for building, alleging the dearness of timber.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-17 ADM/A/1782/148

Requiring the WOLF Hired ship to be supplied with eight months Victuals for a voyage to New York and Virginia.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-11 ADM/A/1782/95

Warrant appointing William Bond to be Master Shipwright's Assistant at Woolwich. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-11 ADM/A/1782/85

Warrant appointing Christopher Lovelace, Purser of the new Third Rate building at Portsmouth, to be Purser of the DUKE in place of the former who has been discharged for neglect of duty. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/122

The Commander of the MONCK has reported that the rudder is unsafe. A survey of the ship is ordered at the Nore with a recommendation as to which Yard she is to be sent for repair.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/120

Increasing the Salary of the Clerk of the Survey at Sheerness to sixty pounds per annum.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/111

The Petition of Matthew Wood who has served as a Purser more than twenty years but due to age is no longer able to discharge his duties. On the reverse is a note referring the Petition to the Navy Board for opinion and report.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/109

Warrant appointing Thomas Adams, Master Gunner of the LONDON, to be Master Gunner of the PRINCE in place of the former who has been moved to the ST GEORGE. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-14 ADM/A/1782/107

Warrant appointing William Hodges, Master Gunner of the ST GEORGE, to be Master Gunner of the LONDON in place of the former who has been moved to the PRINCE. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-03 ADM/A/1798/24

We are informed that Robert Wardill and Nich Pamphilion, Shipwrights, who are impressed to serve in the yard at Portsmouth, are Yardkeepers, and the several persons mentioned in this letter who are likewise impressed to serve at that yard are Foremen to Yardkeepers in the River Thames.…