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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-25 ADM/A/1780/230
Warrant for the appointment of Henry Wynell to be Master Carpenter of the HAMPTON COURT.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-22 ADM/A/1780/199
We direct you to cause the four Hospital Ships ordered to be hired for the service of their Majesties' Fleet designed for this next Summer's Expedition, to be made fitting to accommodate one hundred and fifty Men in each Ship, and fitted out to Sea with all possible dispatch, and furnished…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-22 ADM/A/1780/195
Warrant for the appointment of Cloudisly Jenkins to be Purser of the ROYAL CHARLES.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-25 ADM/A/1780/227
It has been proposed to this Board that the Fireships fitting in this River to attend the Fleet this year should be fitted out and manned as soon as may be without cleaning and sent down to the Buoy of the Nore, and be afterwards cleaned and have their Fireworks put on board at Sheerness when the Fl…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-25 ADM/A/1780/223
Warrant for the appointment of Bowden Nightingale to be Master Gunner of the new third Rate Ship building in a Merchant Yard at Southampton
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-25 ADM/A/1780/217
Warrant for the appointment of Edward Jones to be Master Gunner of the DRAGON.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1691-01-25 ADM/A/1780/213
Lieutenant Hartnell of the SOVEREIGN has informed us that he is sending a vessel to Plymouth to procure Men, and that there are several Seamen at Barnstable and thereabouts that are willing to serve if they might have Conduct Money to travel to Plymouth.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-17 ADM/A/1781/107
In consideration of your letter of 1 February about the greater allowance of water casks to the fleet, we direct you to have the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Rate ships to have half as much more water casks as is presently allowed.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-17 ADM/A/1781/101
You are directed to have the HOUND fireship at Deptford, fitted for sea in the Channel and victualled for 3 months with all possible dispatch.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-17 ADM/A/1781/99
Thomas Bear, Boatswain of the TIGER PRIZE, is to be appointed to the new 3rd Rate building at Bursledon. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 17 February 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-16 ADM/A/1781/95
Edward Bishop, Master Carpenter of the NONSUCH, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the WARSPITE, in place of former removed to the ST ANDREW.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-20 ADM/A/1781/129
You are directed to hasten to this Board, the general survey of stores in the several yards taken by you this last year.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-19 ADM/A/1781/124
Robert Clothier, late Master Caulker at Chatham, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-18 ADM/A/1781/116
John Blisset, late Boatswain of the DUNBARTON, is to be appointed Boatswain of the new 3rd Rate building at Portsmouth. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 18 February 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-18 ADM/A/1781/114
You are directed to have the victuals for the LION, MONTAGUE, MONMOUTH, SWIFTSURE, DREADNOUGHT, RUPERT and EDGAR, hastened down to them at the Buoy of the Nore with all dispatch.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-13 ADM/A/1781/66
You are directed to have the ships of the 3rd Rate now in sea pay, as well as ships of inferior ranks, paid the wages due them to 31 March 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-15 ADM/A/1781/71
Thomas Kirk, Master Carpenter of the SOVEREIGN, is to be appointed Second Assistant to the Master Shipwright at Chatham, in place of Robert Shortis appointed Master Caulker of the yard.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-16 ADM/A/1781/89
Michael Lee, Master Carpenter of the WARSPITE, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the ST ANDREW in place of the former removed to the SOVEREIGN. You are directed to enter him accordingly together wit an allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-15 ADM/A/1781/87
We have considered your report of 1 February, about the allowance to be made for five merchant ships taken up and employed by Captain Laurence Wright, late Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies viz.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-15 ADM/A/1781/83
Robert Shortis, Second Assistant to the Master Shipwright, is to be appointed Master Caulker at Chatham, in place of Robert Clothier who by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-16 ADM/A/1781/91
Joseph Allin, Master Carpenter of the ST ANDREW, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the SOVEREIGN in place of the former made Second Assistant Shipwright at Chatham. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with an allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-15 ADM/A/1781/77
George Newton is to be appointed Boatswain of the BRISTOW hired hospital ship, You are directed to enter him accordingly together with an allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 15 February 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-15 ADM/A/1781/73
You are directed to have the SHEERNESS supplied with one month's victuals at Leith, and that orders be given by the next post.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1692-02-08 ADM/A/1781/56
Our order of 29 January directed that the [leave?] granted to the seamen by the Commanders of their Majesties' ships until 9 February be continued for 10 days because of extreme weather. You are directed to give public notice accordingly.