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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-05 ADM/A/1798/59
You are directed to proceed to hire a merchant ship the ENGLAND frigate from her owners at easiest rate that may be, to serve as a man-of-war, and to let us know your opinion as to what number of men and number and nature of guns will be fitting.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-05 ADM/A/1798/55
Your letter of yesterday informed us that two merchant ships, the CORONATION and the RUSSELL galley, now in the Thames, are the most fitting to be employed as men-of-war in their Majesties' service.…
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) 1693-08-03 ADM/A/1798/46
We have seen your letter of today, together with that enclosed from the Commissioners of the Victualling to your Board, about the provisions issued which exceed the Declaration, An additional Declaration for 3,000 men will be sent to you , but so that we may know what quantity of provisions have bee…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-05 ADM/A/1798/53
Her Majesty by her Order in Council dated 3 August, has declared that provision of victuals should be made for 3,010 men for 13 lunar months, commencing 1 January 1693, in addition to the 30,000 men already declared for serving in their Majesties' ships.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-03 ADM/A/1798/28
We have received a complaint against Captain Hardy, Commander of the SWALLOW prize, of irregular proceedings in keeping men on the books who were never on board. We send you the enclosed and direct you to make inquiry into the particulars and to report how you find this matter.
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.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-19 ADM/A/1785/170
We direct you to cause the RUPERT to be cleaned and refitted at Portsmouth for service in the Channel, and victualled for four months or as much as she can conveniently stow.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-19 ADM/A/1785/174
Upon consideration of your letter of the 15th inst; concerning the Disbursements made by Captain Hughes, Commander of the PEARL, at Bilbao, in converting the St.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-19 ADM/A/1785/178
We direct you to make an allowance of House Rent to John Hill, one of the Principal Officers and Commissioners of their Majesties' Navy, according as has been usually allowed to Commissioners who have not had houses in the Navy Office.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-20 ADM/A/1785/182
We are informed by the Commissioners of Transportation in their letter of today that two of the Transport Ships now at Portsmouth, namely the SPOTTED CALF of Bristol, John Knight Master, and the PELICAN of Bideford, Peter Trings Master, having by accidents, the former lost the Bowsprit, and the othe…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-20 ADM/A/1785/184
In your letter of the 16th inst; you informed us that for the better dispatch of the Works In the Deptford Yard there is occasion for building a Storehouse there of one hundred foot long and and twenty foot broad on the back side of the Rigging House, and also a House Crane on the new Wharf befo…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-15 ADM/A/1785/148
Understanding by the letter of July 13th from Admiral Russell that the Fleet under his command in Torbay is in need of Beer, Butter and Cheese, and considering the wind hanging out of the way so that the Ships loaded with Provisions for them cannot be expected to reach the Fleet, we direct you to …
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-15 ADM/A/1785/150
Our Orders to you of the 6th April last directed you to remove the Stop on some part of the Pay of several Commanders of their Majesties Ships on account of their failure in preforming the Instructions annexed to their Commissions.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-15 ADM/A/1785/158
Warrant for the appointment of John Hutchinson to be Purser of the hired Ship PRINCESS ANN
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-14 ADM/A/1785/126
For preventing any loss of time in the dispatching of such Ships of the Fleet sent in to be cleaned and refitted, we direct you to send Orders to their Majesties' several Yards that such Ships of the Fleet ordered into Port by Admiral Russell be cleaned, refitted and victualled according to suc…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-02 ADM/A/1798/20
John Ford is to be appointed Master Cook of the new 4th Rate building by Mr Snelgrove in his yard on the Thames. You are to enter him accordingly, as soon as she is ready to receive him, together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-02 ADM/A/1798/18
William Fitzhugh is to be appointed Purser of the DELAVALL hired ship. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 2 August 1693.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-15 ADM/A/1785/144
Warrant for the appointment of John Taylor to be Master Carpenter of the hired Ship LUMLEY CASTLE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-14 ADM/A/1785/138
Upon consideration of what you have reported to us in your letter of April 6th last in the examination of Captain Jedediah Barker's Papers, concerning his observance of his Instructions during his late Command of the SHARK Brigantine, we direct you to cause him to be paid his Wages notwithstand…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-14 ADM/A/1785/140
We direct you to hire upon the best terms you can, five of those Merchant Ships mentioned in your letter to us of the 11th July, which are the best sailors and can be got ready soonest, to be employed as Men of War of the 5th Rate, and sending us an account of your proceedings, together with your o…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-01 ADM/A/1798/2
Captain Thomas Holman has sent us an account of the charge incurred in equipping the THOMAS & ELIZABETH ketch, and maintaining her on the service to which she was appointed by His Majesty in 1690.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-07-20 ADM/A/1797/259
Lieutenant Willoughby Tyrwhit late of the JAMES Galley is to be paid his wages following the loss of his journal and other things when in a Ketch belonging to Plymouth
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-13 ADM/A/1785/122
We direct you to contract for building in Merchant Yards either in this River or in the Out Ports two Frigates of the 4th Rate of the like dimensions with those last ordered to be built in their Majesties' Yards.…