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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-07
ADM/A/1763/95
You are directed to give an account of the tenders taken up for the fleet and how they have been employed. Also, why the fleet has not been supplied with slops and necessaries for sick men as usual.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-07
ADM/A/1763/97
You are directed to have the ELIZABETH, upon her arrival at Chatham, paid off and laid up. You are to solicit the Lords of the Treasury for money to do this. You are also directed to have the HAPPY RETURN girdled at Woolwich.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-07
ADM/A/1763/93
The DIAMOND is ordered to Deptford to be refitted and you are directed to have this put in hand upon her arrival there. She is to be supplied with such proportion of provisions and stores to what she has already, as is thought proper for service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-07
ADM/A/1763/91
You are directed to accommodate Colonel Kendall, who is to be Governor of Barbados, with 10 tons of shipping, in addition to what we have already given you directions to provide.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-01
ADM/A/1763/19
Daniel Hooke is to be appointed Master Caulker of Woolwich Dockyard. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowances, perquisites, privileges, and immunities until further order. His warrant is to be dated 1 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-01
ADM/A/1763/17
Edward Lees is to be appointed Porter of Woolwich dockyard. You are directed to enter him accordingly, together with such salary, wages, allowances, accommodations, perquisites, privileges and immunities appertaining until further order. His warrant is to be dated 1 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-01
ADM/A/1763/31
Joseph Laurence is to be appointed Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such salary, wages, allowances, accommodations, perquisites and immunities appertaining until further order. His warrant is to be dated 1 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-01
ADM/A/1763/33
Jethro Barton is to be appointed Master Rope maker at Woolwich. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such salary, fees, allowances, profits, privileges, perquisites and immunities appertaining until further order. His warrant is to be dated 1 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-02
ADM/A/1763/35
You are directed to have the SWALLOW, upon her arrival at Woolwich, refitted and supplied with victuals and stores for service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-03
ADM/A/1763/43
Anthony Pymm is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the HENRIETTA yacht. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowances of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 3 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-01
ADM/A/1763/9
Thomas Lors is to be appointed Boatswain of His Majesty's yard at Woolwich. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with the wages, privileges, perquisites, profits, accommodation and immunity. His warrant is to be dated 1 October 1699.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-01
ADM/A/1763/7
Having ordered the ANTELOPE up to Woolwich to be cleaned and refitted, you are directed to have this got in hand upon her arrival there. She should be provided with such stores and provisions proper for service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-03
ADM/A/1763/11
Peter Rowley is to be appointed Boatswain of Deptford dockyard. You are directed to enter him accordingly with the wages, privileges, perquisites, profits, accommodation and immunities. His warrant is to be dated 3 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-04-30
ADM/A/1767/144
William Gillet is to be appointed Cook of the HOUND. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as proper. His warrant is to be dated 30 April 1690.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-05-05
ADM/A/1767/156
You are directed to have the FUBBS yacht, immediately refitted at Deptford for service in the Channel and furnished with 3 months victuals.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-04-14
ADM/A/1767/82
You are directed to have the victuals on board the GREYHOUND now in the Downes, to be completed from Dover for 3 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-04-29
ADM/A/1767/117
Admiral Russell has advised us that he has ordered the DEPTFORD into Plymouth to be cleaned and he intends to send the RUPERT to Portsmouth for this purpose.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-04-15
ADM/A/1767/50
John Manning is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the CONCORD hired ship during her time in their Majesties service. 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 15 April 1690.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-05-12
ADM/A/1767/199
We have given consideration to your letter of 9 May, setting out what appears on the books of the Navy Office about allowances made for the loss of clothes of officers and seamen of ships sunk, burnt or taken by the enemy during the last two Dutch wars.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-05-15
ADM/A/1767/205
Your letter of 9 May advised us of the allowances on the books of the Navy Office during the last two Dutch Wars, for the loss of clothes of officers and seamen from ships sunk, burnt or taken by the enemy.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-05-23
ADM/A/1767/217
You are directed to have the CROWN and BONADVENTURE cleaned and refitted at Portsmouth for service in the Channel, and furnished with 4 months victuals or as much as they can conveniently stow.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-04-10
ADM/A/1767/31
Captain Jonathan Grymsditch has applied to be allowed pay as Captain of the KINGFISHER, for the time he was Lieutenant in her voyage to New England when he had command after Captain Hamilton's death.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-05-09
ADM/A/1767/180
You are directed to have the officers and company of the FUBBS yacht paid the wages due to them to 1 August 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1690-04-15
ADM/A/1767/48
Paul Simpson is to be appointed Boatswain of the CONCORD hired ship diring her time in their Majesties service. 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 15 April 1690.
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