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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-08-01 ADM/A/1810/11
Warrant for the appointment of Leonard Buck to be Boatswain of the new Yacht now building at Chatham.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-18 ADM/A/1783/79
In pursuance of an Order in Council of 14 April, you are directed to contract with the masters of the ships BEAVER and RESOLUTION, lying near Tower Wharf, which are to proceed to New York for transporting 40 tons of goods and 19 servants for Colonel Fletcher, Governor of New York.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-16 ADM/A/1783/75
The CHESTER is sheathed and graved with black stuff and you are directed to have the ship tallowed.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-08-03 ADM/A/1833/5
Ordering the MONCK to Chatham for cleaning and refitting together with three months victuals for service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-08-04 ADM/A/1833/11
Warrant appointing Francis Kentcham to be Master Carpenter of the KATHERINE Yacht in place of the former who has been dismissed for bringing Merchant Goods over from Holland. Countersigned by Josiah Burchett, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-08-04 ADM/A/1833/9
Authorising the payments of the wages of Captain Richard Pugh for his time in the St.Paul Fireship despite no Papers or Accounts being available.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-04 ADM/A/1783/22
Elias Long is to be appointed Carpenter of the PRINCE OF ORANGE hired ship , during her continuing in their Majesties service. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 4 April 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-04 ADM/A/1783/30
In consideration of your letter of 14 March, you are directed to have the LOYAL MERCHANT to be established with 215 men in war at home and 190 men in war abroad, and to carry 50 guns of the kind you propose.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-29 ADM/A/1798/240
You are directed to have the wages due to the late Lieutenant Hayes for his service as First Lieutenant of the MARY in the West Indies, to be paid to such person who shall be lawfully empowered to receive them.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-22 ADM/A/1798/248
Thomas Garland is to be appointed Purser of the new 5th Rate building by Mr Barrett at Shoreham. 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. His warrant is to be dated 22 August 1693.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-07-14 ADM/A/1832/330
Francis Lorrain is to be appointed Master Cook of the NAVY yacht. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 14 July 1696.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-07-29 ADM/A/1832/332
You are directed to have Rear Admiral Benbow in the Downes, furnished with a vessel of burthen for carrying water to the ships under his command.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-08-01 ADM/A/1810/1
We direct you to cause the DOVER (now at Sheerness) to be cleaned and refitted there for Channel service, manned with her highest complement of Men, and victualled for three months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-06 ADM/A/1783/42
The commanders in the fleet have lately made representation to this Board to remove the stop put on part of their pay, on account of their failure in performing Admiral Russell's instructions annexed to their commissions.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-26 ADM/A/1798/224
The Admirals have advised us that there is a general want of slop clothes in the fleet and especially for such ships as are to continue out in winter. You are directed to have a fitting quantity supplied as soon as possible.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-05 ADM/A/1783/38
We have considered your letter of 2 April concerning the ESSEX, which is offered by her owners as a man-of-war. You are directed to treat further with the owners and to hire the ship if she is found fitting, without any consideration of whether her master Captain Hudson is to command her.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-05 ADM/A/1783/32
Nicholas Forvor, Master Cook of the SALAMANDER bomb vessel, is to be appointed Master Cook of the PORTSMOUTH, in place of the former removed to the MONTAGUE. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-04-06 ADM/A/1783/40
The ship now named the PRINCE, shall upon her launching be named the ROYAL WILLIAM. You are directed to have this ship borne in the Navy by that name.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-30 ADM/A/1782/256
Wanting to know how many Men have been discharged from the EXPERIMENT since she arrived in the Thames to refit, and the reasons for their discharge; and requiring the LION now in the Downs to have her Provisions made up from Dover.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-03-07 ADM/A/1782/268
Requiring fifteen Ketches to be hired in addition to the number necessary to attend the Fleet, to be employed as H.M. directs. Forty Shallops are also to be built in Merchant Yards to designs provided by Captain Phillips. An Estimate of the cost of building all of these ships is to be submitted.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-08-13 ADM/A/1786/101
The DEFIANCE, WARSPIGHT, MONMOUTH, CAMBRIDGE, and LYON, to be provisioned immediately.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-08-10 ADM/A/1786/73
To pay the Commanders and Officers of the Merchant Ships taken up by Captain Lawrence Wright in the West Indies, their Wages.