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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.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-05 ADM/A/1782/50
The RUPERT, ADVICE, DRAGON and FALCON are to be urgently supplied with Stores for service in the West Indies, victualled for eight months and their Companies reduced to the Middle Complement.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-05 ADM/A/1782/48
Requiring all Third Rates required for active service this year to be urgently paid until June 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-01 ADM/A/1798/6
We think it necessary for the EAGLE, appointed to lie at the Buoy of the Nore to procure men for the fleet, should have such quantity of provisions, both wet and dry, constantly on board so that ships and vessels coming to the Buoy of the Nore and in want of provisions, may receive them more speedil…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-07-11 ADM/A/1797/255
Settling a Pension on Captain Captain Christopher Mason of the LONDON now discharged.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-07-11 ADM/A/1785/95
Admiral Russell has in a late letter informed us that the most part of the Surgeons now in the Fleet are not much better than Barbers Boys.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-11 ADM/A/1780/285
Her Majesty has by her Order in Council dated the 4th June 1691 referred to this Board the Petition of the late Company of Shipwrights in Redrith in the County of Surrey, and other Master Shipwrights of England and Wales, together with some additional heads thereunto annexed, proposed by the Petiti…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-29 ADM/A/1780/283
Warrant for the appointment of William Marline to be Master Carpenter of the Fireship FOX.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-29 ADM/A/1780/279
The Court Martial which lately enquired into the loss of the MARY ROSE and CONSTANT WARWICK, having adjudged that the Commanders and Officers of these Ships did their duty in the fight which they had with the French Men of War, which took the Ships, we direct you to cause the Commanders and Officers…