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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-30 ADM/A/1771/160
Having reported to us the failures of William Stone of HM Fireship FOX and Captain Thomas Punnett of HM Hired Ketch the WILLIAM AND THOMAS during their Service on these ships. They have acknowledged their failures to this Board, and we direct you to pay the Wages due to them.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-04-11 ADM/A/1794/89
Abraham Goodwin is to be appointed Purser of the PRINCE OF ORANGE hired ship, in place of the former deceased. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 11 April 1693.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-19 ADM/A/1771/110
Admiral Edward Russell has sent us 2 papers from a Council of War held on HMS St. Michael on 8 January one of them containing several Rules and Methods they judge necessary to be established in future in the Royal Navy in time of war.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-20 ADM/A/1771/117
We refer the petition to their Lordships for consideration. (Obverse) Petition for Thomas Monk Master Carpenter to be Superannuated as he is about 62 years of age.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-19 ADM/A/1771/102
We require you to consider the Compliment of the Galleys MARY, CHARLES and JAMES now serving in the Channel (where their Oars are of little use) compared with 4th Rate ships of similar dimensions. On the 26th Nov.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-19 ADM/A/1771/98
HMS MERMAID is at Leith is in need of provisions, we require you to provide Captain Ashby immediately to be provided with credit there for one months victuals.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-04-12 ADM/A/1794/101
Your letter of today gave your opinion that the two new brigantines the DILIGENT at Deptford and the SPY at Woolwich, should be allowed 35 men each for their complements. You are directed to have them established accordingly and fitted for service in the Channel and victualled for 2 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-20 ADM/A/1771/124
We refer the petition to their Lordships for consideration. (Obverse) Petition for Stephen Bunce to be Superannuated as he is unable to perform his duties do to ill health.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-20 ADM/A/1771/127
We direct you to have HMS ROYAL KATHERINE cleaned and graved as soon as maybe.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-16 ADM/A/1771/89
We require you to cause HM Fireships FOX, HOPEWELL, GRIFFIN, VULTURE, HOUND, ROEBUCK, WOOLFE, HUNTER and SPY to be fitted for sea service in the Channel, manned and provisioned for 4 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-17 ADM/A/1771/91
We require you transfer the ships company of HMS ELIZABETH to HMS BRITANNIA.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-17 ADM/A/1771/93
Re. your letter of the 13th, we require you to hire the ship at Bristol on the same terms as used to hire 2 ships there last year. The owners to bear the cost of wear and tare and the victualling and manning. Captain Prier of Bristol in Command.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-17 ADM/A/1771/96
We refer the petition to their Lordships for consideration. (Obverse) Petition for Thomas Austen Master Gunner to be Superannuated as he is about 66 years of age.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-16 ADM/A/1771/87
We require HMS CROWN now at Portsmouth to be refitted there for Channel service and provisioned with 3 months stores.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-04-10 ADM/A/1794/73
You are directed to have the men on board the CARLISLE, lately belonged to the SMIRNA MERCHANT hired ship, to be paid their wages to Michaelmas last.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-04-10 ADM/A/1794/71
Samuel Meddowes, late Pilot of the SWEEPSTAKES, having been tried at a Court Martial for running her on shore near Harwich on 26 August 1692, and being cleared by the Court Martial, you are directed to pay the wages due him.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) ADM/A/1794/87
You are directed to have the men belonging to the DEFIANCE, except the commission and warrant officers and their servants, and so many of the EAGLE's men as her Commander cannot depend on keeping when she comes to Chatham, to be turned over into such ships of the line as the Admirals of the Fle…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-10-07 ADM/A/1824/85
Furnish the ROYAL KATHERINE at the Nore, with Bedding and Slop clothes, as her Captain shall demand for the Prest men put on board his ship. He states several men have fallen sick for the want of.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-10-07 ADM/A/1824/81
Commissioner St.Lo at Plymouth acquaints us that there is a scarcity of Provisions there, they did not have sufficient to furnish the Lyon. Send a quantity of provisions immediately.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-10-08 ADM/A/1824/95
Discharge the present surgeons of the HARWICH and NEWARK, and appoint George Dundass to the former and Mr. Forbes to the latter.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-05-02 ADM/A/1795/25
Warrant appointing Robert Sheppard, Master Carpenter of the ASSURANCE, to be Master Carpenter of the SOUTHAMPTON in place of Richard Castell who has resigned.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-10-05 ADM/A/1824/67
Appoint Thomas Everden, master carpenter, the ROYAL SOVEREIGN.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-10-05 ADM/A/1824/61
The ELIZABETH and the MONTAGUE not to be fitted out this Winter.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-10-05 ADM/A/1824/59
Mr Hopson reports that several ships under his command have lost their topmasts, by stress of weather. The YARMOUTH, COVENTRY, SAUDADOS, and the NEWARK to be supplied with topmasts upon their arrival at Spithead.