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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-20 ADM/A/1811/200

We refer the Petition of Lieutenant John Luff to you and request you examine into the matter of fact contained therein, and if there be no other objection to the payment of his Wages than what is alleged in his Petition, you should cause these to be paid.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-20 ADM/A/1811/198

In pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of today's date, we direct you to prepare and present to this Board, Estimates in due form, of the Charge of Wages, Victuals, Wear and Tear of thirty five thousand Men for thirteen Lunar months to serve in their Majesties' Fleet, commenc…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-21 ADM/A/1811/213

The Board has been informed that at times there is a shortage of Pilots at Dover and Deal to take Their Majesties' Ships to the River.
We direct you to inquire into this matter and give us your opinion as to what should be done to redress this inconvenience.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-24 ADM/A/1811/236

Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Corbett to be Boatswain of the FALCON.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-24 ADM/A/1811/234

Warrant for the appointment of Edward Wilkinson to be Boatswain of the SOLEBAY.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-28 ADM/A/1811/302

We direct you to order the Victualling Commissioners to send such Credits to the Fleet under Admiral Russell as shall be necessary for paying to the Seamen what money is or shall be due from time to time to them on account of their short allowance of Provisions.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-26 ADM/A/1811/272

You have informed our Secretary that the new 5th Rate Ship building by Mr Ellis at Shoreham is well advanced, and that he is willing to set up a 6th Rate, having materials for it.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-26 ADM/A/1811/270

In obedience to His Majesty's Order in Council of August 15th last we direct you to sign a Bill on the Treasurer of the Navy for paying to Thomas Neal, Master of their Majesties' Mint, the sum of one hundred pounds for enabling him to provide a Medal and chain of that value for Captain St…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-26 ADM/A/1811/268

Captain Tollet, Commander of the Pink TALBOT, has informed us that he is in need of Boatswains and Carpenters Stores. We direct you to supply the necessary Stores for her at Liverpool for her Channel service.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-04 ADM/A/1811/8

You sent us yesterday a Copy of what materials you think necessary to be sent to the Straights for refitting the Fleet, and informed us that four Smiths, forty Caulkers, four Ockam Boys, a Master Caulker, and a Foreman of the Shipwrightry are intended to be sent with the said Stores to assist the Ca…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-05 ADM/A/1811/18

The Muster Master of their Majesties' Ships at Rye has informed us that the Men he sent off in a Sloop to carry a Packet to Lord Berkeley are demanding payment for that Service.
Also, the Charge of cleaning the BASING GALLY at Rye is not yet satisfied.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-05 ADM/A/1811/16

The Duke of Shrewsbury has asked to know in what readiness are the Stores for the Straights.
We direct you to give us an account also, as soon as you can judge, by what time these Stores for the Mediterranean will be shipped.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-04 ADM/A/1811/12

Warrant for the appointment of John Hayward to be Master Boat-maker of the Deptford Yard.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-05 ADM/A/1811/24

We direct you to prepare and present to this Board an Account of what Stores have been furnished to any Ships belonging to the States General of the United Provinces and have not been returned again in specie or paid for, expressing the names of the Ships supplied and the names of the persons to wh…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-05 ADM/A/1811/22

We direct you to send down Provisions without loss of time to the SWEEPSTAKES and PRINCE GEORGE at the Buoy of the Nore, to complete their victualling for three months.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-07 ADM/A/1811/38

We are sending enclosed Copy of a letter received from Charles Ledger, together with the Draught of a Proclamation about Seamen. We direct you to consider this and report your opinion to this Board. …

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-09-07 ADM/A/1811/34

Your letter yesterday to our Secretary informed that the MONTAGUE cannot be refitted at Sheerness. We therefore direct her to be cleaned and refitted at Chatham for service in the Channel, and victualled for three months, with all possible dispatch.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-01-07 ADM/A/1838/413

Warrant appointing John Mosely, Purser of the PLAY Prize, to be Purser of the FOWEY. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-27 ADM/A/1809/237

Two months provisions at whole allowance are to be put aboard the HOPE at Portsmouth for soldiers bound for New York.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-27 ADM/A/1809/233

Mr Pacy, Muster Master at Yarmouth, is to be provided with a Deal Yawl to enable him the better to perform his duties.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-27 ADM/A/1809/231

Orders are to be given to Portsmouth Yard to clean and refit as many Bomb vessels as Admiral Berkeley requires them to attend to without delay.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-27 ADM/A/1809/229

The FUBBS Yacht is to be readied for sea at Deptford with no delay.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-30 ADM/A/1809/243

The wages due to Lord Carmarthen for his time in the RESOLUTION are to be paid; but care is to be taken that any expense incurred by him in carrying Supernumaries unnecessarily is to be deducted from his pay.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-29 ADM/A/1809/241

Details are required of the Ships and their Masters other than the TROY Dogger that have been provided for the three large and twelve small Machine vessels together with the sizes of the of complements they will require. Each vessel is to be provided with six weeks provisions.…