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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-22 ADM/A/1816/256
Warrant appointing Thomas Cowdrey to be Boatswain of the QUEENBOROUGH. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-22 ADM/A/1816/254
Warrant appointing Thomas Martin to be Boatswain of the ANTELOPE Hired Hospital Ship. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-18 ADM/A/1816/184
The SEA HORSE at Rye is to be cleaned and provided with whatever Stores she needs for going to sea.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-18 ADM/A/1816/182
Able Pilots are to be put aboard the PEMBROKE and the GREENWICH at the Nore for passage to the Downs; and instructing that as the ships and Bomb Vessels - including the MONCK - at Spithead will very soon be departing for the Straits, they are to be paid to [..........] last.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-19 ADM/A/1816/190
Ordering Riggers to be hired at Shoreham and Brighton to complete the rigging of the HASTINGS at Shoreham as was done recently for the FALCON.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-18 ADM/A/1816/188
The Navy Board has proposed bringing the HAMPTON COURT either to Woolwich or to Blackwall in order to be docked.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1695-02-20 ADM/A/1816/205
Warrant appointing Robert Scott to be Boatswain of the SOLEBAY in place of the former who has been dismissed for neglect of duty. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-12-17 ADM/A/1837/383
Some time ago two French Ships of War, the CONTENT and TRIDENT, were taken in the Straights and employed in HM's Service and entered in the List of the Royal Navy. …
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-18 ADM/A/1862/173
John Morris, late Carpenter of the LUDLOW, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the MARY galley, in place of the former removed to the DEPTFORD. 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) 1699-02-18 ADM/A/1862/177
William Walker, Carpenter of the DEPTFORD, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the YARMOUTH, in place of George Newby dismissed by Court Martial for embezzling stores.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-11 ADM/A/1839/129
You are directed to make a small allowance to Mr Charles Berrard, for the time he served as a Volunteer on board the LANCASTER by warrant from the Rt. Hon. Mr Russell.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-15 ADM/A/1839/153
Rear Admiral Benbow has given an account in his letter of yesterday, that the ships at Spithead are in want of bread, pease and oatmeal. We send you an extract of his letter and direct you to order the Commissioners of the Victualling to supply those species as soon as possible.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-15 ADM/A/1839/159
You are directed to order the Commissioners of the Victualling to give us an account of how many months, weeks and days provisions for how many men remaining in Ireland, exclusive to the 2000.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-16 ADM/A/1839/162
Captain Barker, Commander of the STERLING CASTLE, has informed us that Robert Molton, William Herring, Jonathan Child, Jonathan Phillips, Sam Swanson, Anthony Horley, Peter Oger and William Calmisten, being absent from the ship when she last went to sea, were made Run on the books by Captain Fowlkes…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-11 ADM/A/1862/83
Captain Laton, Commander of the FLY brigantine, has informed us that in the late storm he so feared for the security of the vessel that he had the main mast cut way which caused the loss of her mizzen mast.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-09 ADM/A/1839/99
The DEPTFORD has been ordered from the Downes to Sheerness to be fitted for Channel service. You are directed to have this done and completed as soon as possible and that the provisions on board be made up to 10 weeks.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-10 ADM/A/1839/105
John Almeadow is to be appointed Boatswain of the BLAST bomb vessel. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 10 February 1696/7.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-13 ADM/A/1862/103
Your letters of 31 January and 3 February advised us that you had perused the petitions about Qs and Rs and sent us the state of each man's case. The Qs and Rs on Samuel Hake and 22 others you advised should be taken off.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-13 ADM/A/1862/105
Richard Boake, late Carpenter of the SOUTHSEA CASTLE, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the BEDFORD galley, in place of the former dismissed by Court Martial. 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) 1697-02-11 ADM/A/1839/123
You are directed to have the DUNKIRK at Chatham, cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel and victualled for 3 months to her highest complement.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-02-14 ADM/A/1862/117
We have considered your letter of 2 February and the enclosure from the Commissioners of the Victualing, about the retrenchments to be made to their office now in time of peace.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-11 ADM/A/1839/121
Your letter of 8 February gives us an account that the Pursers of His Majesty's ships, because they are not paid their necessary money, nor balance bills either for their petty warrant, or sea accounts, cannot supply the ships with necessaries nor of buying the seamen's short provisions, s…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-11 ADM/A/1839/117
The DEPTFORD and SMIRNA MERCHANT, now in Yarmouth Roads, are ordered to convoy the trade from there to Holland, and to stay there 8 days for them.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-02-06 ADM/A/1839/69
You are directed to have two of the ships here mentioned (HUNTER, VULCAN, St PAUL, CRESCENT, ETNA and ST VINCENT) as are in the best condition and can soonest be fitted for a foreign voyage, fitted with all possible dispatch and supplied with 8 months stores and provisions.…