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Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-10 ADM/A/1862/75
Their Lordships having directed that Captain Peter Pickard be paid one half of the wages due him and for pay for passage in a merchant ships to the SAUDADOES prize in the West Indies, that notwithstanding this order you should not do so.…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-10 ADM/A/1862/77
I am commanded to send you herewith 53 petitions from several seamen for taking off the Qs and Rs and to examine these petitions and their cases and to state the matter of facts to their Lordships.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-01 ADM/A/1862/3
Several questions have been sent to us from the House of Commons, some of which we have to answer by tomorrow morning. I thought it necessary to send you a copy of these.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-01 ADM/A/1862/5
Ordered that the Admiralty lay before the House tomorrow morning an answer on the increase in salaries; an account of the order from the Commissions of the Navy on the passing of accounts; an account of the condition of the RESOLUTION; a copy of the warrant making an allowance to Mr Priestman; an ac…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1697-02-03 ADM/A/1839/21
Your letter of 2 February and the extract from one from the Commissioners of the Victualling has been sent to their Lordships. They direct that you give orders to the Commissioners of the Victualling to have the beer money for the ships going to the West Indies paid immediately to the Pursers.…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-04 ADM/A/1862/19
Their Lordships have your letter of 1 February and the opinion of the Master Shipwright and his assistant at Portsmouth about the RESTORATION, and you are to give your opinion whether the RESTORATION should be re-built.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-07 ADM/A/1862/40
Admiral Aylmer has written asking to keep the Carpenters and Caulkers that belong to the hulks at Cadiz, as the squadron went out very bare of those sort of artificers. You are to let their Lordships know if you have any objection to this.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-05 ADM/A/1862/31
Their Lordships wish to know what day the BONADVENTURE was paid off when she came from the Straits in 1686, and that you will let them have an answer by tomorrow morning.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-02-06 ADM/A/1862/33
In answer to your letter of 27 January about the men and guns for the WINCHELSEA, we approve the numbers of men and guns you propose for her as a guardship and you have already received orders to man her accordingly. The Earl of Romney wrote that he furnished her with guns and gunners likewise.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-01-09 ADM/A/1861/274
Mr Ford has informed the Admiralty Commissioners that he can give an account of the selling of some of the King's Provisions from the TERRIBLE at Plymouth, and that the Carpenter and his mate have been a considerable time at work on shore for private persons.…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1697-02-01 ADM/A/1839/1
Captain Munden has written concerning the great want of provisions for ships at the Nore and I am sending you the enclosed extract of his letter.…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1698-12-22 ADM/A/1860/233
Forwarding an account presented by Sir Cloudesley Shovell for expenses and requiring an opinion.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1698-12-22 ADM/A/1860/231
Summoning the Navy Board to attend on the following day with proposals as to how they intend to answer questions posed by the House of Commons.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1698-12-22 ADM/A/1860/237
Enclosing a copy of further requests for information received from the House of Commons and stressing the urgency of providing the Admiralty with answers.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-04-01 ADM/A/1864/9
Urgently ordering the PENZANCE and the LYME at Spithead to convoy the ship with Provisions bound for the Squadron in the Straits and to see her safely into Cadiz; and directing the Commissioners for Victualing to instruct her Master to proceed to Spithead without delay where he is to report to Capta…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1698-12-24 ADM/A/1860/257
The Master Mastmaker at Chatham has died. A list of suitable persons to succeed him is required.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-04-08 ADM/A/1864/24
Wishing to know where the CENTURION can be cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel. She is now in the Hope in the Thames.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-04-04 ADM/A/1864/28
Enclosing the Petition of Captain Smith former Commander of the DUNWICH appealing for the lifting of a stop placed on his pay in that ship and asking to be re-imbursed for victualing the WILD Prize and for paying her Men short allowance money.…
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-03-31 ADM/A/1863/250
Challenging the Navy Board's findings as regards the case of Stephen Ransford and requesting it be further investigated.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1698-12-20 ADM/A/1860/209
Ordering three Clerks to be released from service with the Navy Board for further service with the Registry for sick and wounded seamen.
Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742) (Manuscript) 1699-03-20 ADM/A/1863/260
Wishing to receive an Estimate of the Debt of the Navy and Victualling to Lady Day next; and enquiring as to what money is still in the possession of the treasurer of the Navy.