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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-07
ADM/A/1773/247
John Webber, Boatswain of the FOX fireship, is to be appointed Boatswain of the new 4th Rate building at Woolwich, as soon as she is ready to receive him. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-26
ADM/A/1828/346
To cause the Wages of Captain Charles Cornwall to be payed for the time he commanded the ADVENTURE, notwithstanding his not complying with the order to deliver his books and papers to his successor.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-27
ADM/A/1828/352
Pay the officers and crew, the DRAKE, Captain John Stapleton, the wages due to them up to the 20th December when it is believed the ship foundered off the Irish Coast.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-06
ADM/A/1773/179
Petition of Francis Turner stating that he has served many years in the Navy and has been in command of the ORANGE TREE prize and the JASON fireship, has been Gunner of the ST GEORGE for 13 years and late Gunner of the VANGUARD for 2 years.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-27
ADM/A/1828/358
Appoint Thomas Griffin, Master Gunner, of the St MALO.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-01-21
ADM/A/1861/212
A list of the decisions made in respect of the Petitions for taking of Q's and R's.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-27
ADM/A/1828/356
The WINCHELSEY to be cleaned and refitted upon her arrival at Sheerness. To be victualled for three months service in the channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-28
ADM/A/1828/364
The Lord Berkeley having by his letter of the 27th instant to this board acquainted us that Mr Gerey and others have Clothed his Regiment for the year 1694, and that there is due to them £6395.6s.6d, which his Lordship desires may be imprested to them, and charged on the Soldiers Wages, without whic…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-03
ADM/A/1773/207
The sum of £11,000 has been appointed for victualling and you are directed to have this applied accordingly.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-07
ADM/A/1773/211
Their Majesties Consuls at Genoa and Leghorn have advised us that there are several seamen, their Majesties' subjects, arrived there who were prisoners at Toulon and Marseilles and are lately released. They are in a very poor condition and more are daily expected.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-01-23
ADM/A/1861/230
We direct you to cause the Yacht FUBBS to be forthwith cleaned and refitted at Deptford, and put in a condition for Sea.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-28
ADM/A/1828/370
From time to time, victual the TERRIBLE fireship, guardship at Plymouth.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-01-23
ADM/A/1861/223
We have received information upon Oath of Charles Jones of some embezzlement of Stores by the Officers of several of HM's Ships, a Copy of which information comes enclosed. This Board has resolved that the Officers who sold these Stores shall be tried at a Court Martial.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-28
ADM/A/1828/368
Cause the ARUNDELL to be victualled and stored at the Nore for her voyage to New England.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-28
ADM/A/1828/374
The damage to the SAINT PAUL Fireship to be repaired at Sheerness, and put into condition for the Sea.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-31
ADM/A/1773/199
You are directed to have the FROG dogger at Deptford, to be discharged from their Majesties' service and her company (beside the commissioned and the warrant officers) turned over to the ELIZABETH.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-30
ADM/A/1828/380
The Bomb Vessels BLAST, GRANADO, CARCASS, FURNACE, and TERROR are ordered to Woolwich to take on board their Mortars.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-28
ADM/A/1828/376
Cause the MARTIN to be cleaned and refitted at Sheerness, for service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1698-11-15
ADM/A/1861/166
Warrant for the appointment of Edward Cole to be Master Cook of the MARGATE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-24
ADM/A/1828/310
Appoint Anthony Bennet, Master Carpenter, of the LYNN.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-25
ADM/A/1828/326
Cause Lieutenant Robert Dround, formally the KATHERINE, to be payed the wages due to him as Lieutenant the SUNDERLAND.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-26
ADM/A/1828/334
Appoint Edward Woollett, Carpenter, of the MERCURY advice boat.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1696-03-25
ADM/A/1828/330
The TERRIBLE fireship to be fitted at Plymouth for a Man of War, the same sort of size as the DOLPHIN, the SPEEDWELL, and the ROEBUCK, and to have the same number of men and number and nature of guns established for her.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-30
ADM/A/1773/159
You are directed to prepare an estimate and present it as soon as may be, of what money is due for wages on 1 November for each ship of the 1st and 2nd Rates, and 20 of the biggest 3rd Rate now in pay.…
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