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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-22 ADM/A/1839/230

The NONSUCH and POOL are ordered on immediate service and you are directed to have them victualled to 10 weeks each, the former in the Downes and the other at Portsmouth. If the POOL cannot be victualled at Portsmouth you are to have it done in the Downes.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-23 ADM/A/1862/237

John Knell, Boatswain of the FALKLAND is to be appointed Boatswain of the NORTHUMBERLAND in place of John Renett dismissed by Court Martial for embezzlement. You are to enter him accordingly and his warrant is to be dated 23 February 1699.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-17 ADM/A/1839/181

The commissioners appointed for the registering of seamen have proposed some methods for securing such Land Men as shall register themselves from the Press. We send you a copy of their letter and other papers relating to this and direct you to consider this.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-17 ADM/A/1839/179

The Rt. Hon. Lord Berkeley granted a commission to Captain Thomas Jennings on 6 June 1696 to be Second Captain of the BRITANNIA. You are directed to have the wages due to him for the time he served to be paid, if you have no other objection than his commission not being renewed by this Board.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-19 ADM/A/1862/179

Your letter of 13 February informed us that the Officers of Sheerness have advised that there are several small works to be done to complete the OXFORD, which were not done after her return to Woolwich in 1697. You are directed to have these works put in hand and completed as soon as may be.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-20 ADM/A/1862/186

You are directed to prepare an account of what quantity of naval stores of every species are now in His Majesty's magazines, and for what length of time they may be sufficient for the whole Navy at sea.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-26 ADM/A/1861/256

Warrant for the appointment of Anthony Philips to be Boatswain of the CORNWALL.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-24 ADM/A/1861/237

We direct you to cause the Men belonging to the BEDFORD GALLEY (lately returned from Newfoundland and now in Longreach) to be reduced to the lowest Complement of Men established on her, and whereas there is now aboard her two boys, Edward Bigley and Daniel Parker, who are evidences against one John …

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-14 ADM/A/1861/163

In your letter of yesterday's date you opined that it will be for the Service to send the MEDWAY PRIZE to Sheerness and cut her down there, fit her, and employ her as a Hulk in place of the LEOPARD, which is worn out.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-14 ADM/A/1861/165

Warrant for the appointment of Benjamin Warren to be Master Carpenter of the LIZARD.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-17 ADM/A/1861/182

We have considered your letter of the 10th inst; together with the Copy of one to your Board from the Victualling Commissioners, concerning the furnishing the East Indies Squadron with Credits.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-17 ADM/A/1861/184

By the instructions given to the Commanders in Chief of such Ships as are ordered to be laid up and paid off at Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth, for managing the Guard Boats in these harbours, it is directed that the said Boats shall be commanded nightly by Captains and Lieutenants of the aforesaid…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-19 ADM/A/1861/192

Warrant for the appointment of Thomas Hurst to be Master Cook of the DEPTFORD.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-05 ADM/A/1839/51

You sent us a letter you had received from Consul Kecks at Rotterdam, complaining that he is to disburse money for the care of English seamen that have come into those parts and have gone into the Dutch service for want of someone to provide for them and send them home.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/61

The Commissioners of the Victualling in their letter of today, have asked for money to procure shipping to carry victuals for 2000 men for 4 months to the West Indies, and to purchase oil instead of butter and cheese.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/57

We have received a letter from the Ordnance about the 11 coils of cordage, belonging to that office, seized some time since by officers of the Navy on board the SCARBOROUGH merchant ship. We enclose an extract of their letter.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-08 ADM/A/1862/69

Captain Thomas Bryan, formerly Commander of the FALCON which was taken by the enemy in the West Indies in May 1694, was lately tried at a court martial for the loss of the ship and acquitted. A copy of the trial is enclosed.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-01-14 ADM/A/1861/278

Warrant for the appointment of George Adney to be Master Gunner of the new third Rate building at Portsmouth.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-01 ADM/A/1862/1

By our order of 12 October 1697, in pursuance of an order from the Lords Justices, we directed you to stop the pay of officers of the two Marine Regiments lately commanded by the Marquis of Carmarthen and Sir Cloudesley Shovell until they had given satisfaction to the Office of Ordnance for arms the…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-02 ADM/A/1839/13

The ANGLESEA has brought into Kinsale a ship re-taken from the French the SWALLOW prize. You are directed to have her fitted out for Channel service, to be manned with the same number as was formerly allowed her and furnished with 10 weeks provisions.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-02 ADM/A/1839/7

At the Court Martial held on board the LONDON on 25 January 1696/7, Captain Munden, Commander-in-Chief of the Thames and Medway President, Captain Grayden of the VANGUARD, complained of several irregularities committed by Lieutenant John Trehearne, First Lieutenant.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-04 ADM/A/1862/29

James Small, late Gunner's Mate of the ADVENTURE, has sent a petition stating that in 1694 he was ordered by this Board to attend to give evidence in town against some Irish prisoners.…

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-03 ADM/A/1839/27

You are directed to have the KINGSTON furnished with a tender for the better manning of the ship and to give orders for entering men on board her.

In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-03 ADM/A/1839/25

Captain John Fletcher, Commander of the HAMPSHIRE, is to be furnished with a tender to enable him to procure men to serve in the ship.