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Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696. (Manuscript) 1696-12-10 ADM/A/1837/175
A Certificate detailing the Service of Captain John Fletcher in conducting the Ships that sailed from the Nore to the Coast of France at the beginning of the year.
Also a Certification of the Ships involved in this operation by Captain John Fletcher.…
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696. (Manuscript) 1696-01-20 ADM/A/1838/222
Enclosure: Copy of the findings of a Court Martial held aboard the QUEEN at Spithead on the 18th January 1697.
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696. (Manuscript) 1695-08-20 ADM/A/1822/232
Captain Greenway has given in his weekly account that a great part of the false keel of the ELIZABETH is broke off and the remainder is jagged, which is dangerous for the ship in riding as the jaggedness of the keel is apt to cut her cable as she swings to and fro over it.
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696 (Manuscript) 1694-09-26 ADM/A/1811/295
Extract of a letter from Sir Cloudesley Shovell (on board the CAPTAIN in the Downs, as commander) requesting Stores for the ROEBUCK and the OWNERS LOVE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1699-04-24 ADM/A/1864/208
Confirming that the writers have been at Portsmouth in conformity with Orders and that they now enclose the survey of Docks and Buildings that they were ordered to undertake.
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696. (Manuscript) 1696-03-12 ADM/A/1828/193
Copy letter from Sir Cloudesley Shovell request cables and anchors. He sends his weekly account by the CENTURION who is out of victuals and water.
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696. (Manuscript) 1695-06-20 ADM/A/1820/186
Extract of a letter from Sir Cloudesley Shovell on board the CAMBRIDGE at Saint Helen's concerning a complaint made by some men originally from the HOPE who were lent to the YARMOUTH to bring her from Harwich and who, in consequence, were not on board the HOPE when she was paid and did not rece…
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696 (Manuscript) 1694-05-09 ADM/A/1807/116
Copy of demand to William Brandon, vitualling agent Portsmouth, to provision ships of the line pursuant to Admiral Russell's order.
Manuscript retained copy out-going letter and orderbook, kept by Cloudisley Shovell, as Rear Admiral of the Blue, on board the MONK, LONDON and KENT frigates. (Manuscript) 1690-1693 ROM/6
Manuscript retained copy out-going letter and orderbook, as Rear Admiral of the Blue, on board the MONK, LONDON and KENT Frigates, between September 1690 and 1693, as Rear-Admiral in the opening years of the Nine Years' War.
Manuscript letter & orderbook. Copies of Admiralty letters & orders to Shovell, Vice-Admiral of the Red and Admiral of the Blue. (Manuscript) 1694-05-04 - 1696-06-04 ROM/10
The manuscript covers Shovell's assault on Cameret Bay, the burning of Dieppe and attacks on the French coast, voyage to Gothenberg, blockading of Dunkirk and Calais; and also William Meester's 'machine vessels' from the 4 May 1694 to 4 June 1696.
Account book for a trading voyage to Smyrna. (Manuscript) 1675-1676 ROM/11
The account book opens at Calles [Cadiz] on 25 June, continues at Alicante on 23 July, Livorno [Leghorn] 19 August, Micono [Mykonos] 9 Sept., Smyrna 20 Oct, and then returns via Zante 30 December 1675, Malta 15 January 1675/6, Livorno 9 February, Alicante 25 February, Tangier March, Cadiz 9 April 16…
Out-going letter and orderbook on board the JAMES GALLEY frigate. (Manuscript) 1683 ROM/3
Manuscript retained copy outgoing order & letterbook on board the JAMES GALLEY frigate by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 29 June 1683 to 8 September 1683. Accounts for caulking and refitting his squadron at Lisbon in April 1684.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) ADM/A/1839/362
It is our opinion that all our low masts are too little in size and the low masts of the 1st and 2nd Rates are too taut as are those of the 70 gun ships. The bowsprits of all are also too long which occasions their fetching away in a sea.…
Document signed by Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650-1707, rear-admiral, and promoted Admiral of the Blue in 1696. (Manuscript) 1696-12-10 ADM/A/1837/176
A letter concerning the Service of Captain John Fletcher in piloting seven Ships from the Nore to the Coast of France in the absence of Pilots who would have had to come from London. …
Leave chit for Robert Paulett , ordinary seaman, HMS DEFYANCE, signed by Admiral Sir Clowdesley Shovell. (Manuscript) circa 1689-1694 ADL/B/13
The chit is for leave from the 18 to the 25 of February but is undated. It refers to 'their Majesties Ship', presumably William and Mary, who ruled jointly between 1689 and 1694. Robert Paulett appears to have been an ordinary seaman.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-08-29 ADM/A/1798/229
Defects listed of the ships ROYAL OAK, LION, DREADNOUGHT, BREDAH, MONMOUTH, LUMLEY CASTLEWOOLWICH, MARY, PLYMOUTH, PORTSMOUTH, SWIFT prize, SPEEDWELL fireship and GREENWICH
Manuscript copy of Arthur Herbert, Earl Torrington’s speech to the House of Commons. (Manuscript) 1690-11-12 ROM/5
Manuscript Copy of Arthur Herbert, Earl Torrington’s speech to the House of Commons on 12 November 1690.
Manuscript letterbook kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell, with copies of correspondence covering the Smyrna Fleet Disaster 1693. (Manuscript) 1693 ROM/7
Manuscript letterbook with copies of correspondence between Sir John Trenchard (1649-95), Secretary of State for the North with responsibility for the Navy, and Admirals Henry Killigrew (c. 1652-1712), Sir Ralph Delaval (c.…
Manuscript letter and orderbook to the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell). (Manuscript) 1693-01-26 - 1693-09-28 ROM/8
Manuscript letter and orderbooks to the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell), joint commanders of the Fleet. Covering the period 26 January 1693 to 28 September 1693. Some of the orders and letters concern the Smyrna Convoy Disaster of 1693.
Manuscript orderbook kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell. Copies of orders from the three Admirals (Killigrew, Delaval and Shovell), joint commanders, to the Captains and Officers in their Fleet, and to Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Blue (Manuscript) 1693-01-27 - 1693-09-28 ROM/9
Copies of orders from the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell), joint commanders, to the Captains and Officers in their Fleet, and to Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Blue, from 27 January 1693 to 28 September 1693.
Debit and Credit Cash Book covering Captain John Hill’s transactions, for his own voyages, and investments in other ships. (Manuscript) 1676-09-30 - 1688-03 ROM/12
Debit and Credit Cash Book covering Captain John Hill’s transactions, for his own voyages, and investments in other ships, 30 September 1676 to March 1688.

The front cover is lettered in ink with Hill’s cipher and a later note beneath: “Monogram of JOHN HILL.”…
Outgoing and incoming letterbook (contemporary copies) on board kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell on board the ANNE, DOVER and MONK frigates. (Manuscript) 1687-1690 ROM/4
Manuscript retained copy outgoing & incoming letterbook (with some Journal “Abstracts”) on board the ANNE, DOVER and MONK frigates, for the period May 1687 to July 1690. Copies of letters sent to and from the Secretary to the Admiralty: Samuel Pepys and his successor Phineas Bowles