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Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1690-09-04 ADM/A/1769/15
To quicken the Victualling and sending on Board of Provisions ordered by the Admiralty.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1691-11-09 ADM/A/1778/57
Ordering the Navy Board to attend a Parliamentary Committee tomorrow to justify the budgets for the maintenance of the Navy at Sea.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1692-06-24 ADM/A/1784/186
Returning an Estimate of Cost for buying and fitting the SUCCESS to serve as a Hulk at Deptford.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1692-06-22 ADM/A/1784/154
Orders have been sent to the Commander of the DUNKIRK to convoy ships to Holland. An instruction is given for a Pilot to be sent down to her as a matter of urgency.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1692-06-21 ADM/A/1784/149
Informing that the VIRGIN Prize, FALCON and PRINCE of ORANGE have been ordered to proceed to the Sound with the ships designated for fetching hemp. Pilots are urgently required to attend them and other Merchant ships not already at the Nore.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-02-28 ADM/A/1765/365
In answer to your letter of the 27th inst; asking to be informed of the names of such Ships as are at present in the Irish Seas or going there, these are as follows.
Ships now in the Irish Sea
Fourteen, commencing with the CHARLES GALLEY.
Ships going to the Irish Sea…
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1691-10-27 ADM/A/1777/176
I send you enclosed a Press Warrant for fifty Shipwrights for work at Chatham which you desired in your letter of yesterday's date, and direct you to send me the name of the Person to whom it shall be directed. …
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-02-25 ADM/A/1765/313
The GREYHOUND and ANNE Ketch have been ordered to sail to Shoreham and convoy from there to this River, the two Vessels mentioned in your letter to me of the 10th February, to be loaded there by Mr Ellis and Mr Barrett with Timber, Plank and Treenails for the service of the Navy.…
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-02-24 ADM/A/1765/324
At the meeting at the Robe last night, the King was pleased to direct that the Navy Board should propose an account of the condition of the Fleet now going out in the particular following (as detailed in ADM/A 1765/324)
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-02-04 ADM/A/1765/333
Lieutenant Charles Brittiffe lost in the Prize ship BLADE OF WHEAT, since cast away at Plymouth, the Journals which he kept when he was Lieutenant of the WOOLWICH and ST. ALBANS.…
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-03-18 ADM/A/1766/86
A further 200 tickets to be sent to Captain Cotesworth, who is at Newcastle recruiting men for the fleet and for the Duke of Grafton.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1692-09-03 ADM/A/1787/27
Urgently chasing progress with the Report concerning the state of readiness of the West Indies Squadron.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-03-12 ADM/A/1766/45
1. Captain Hicks, commanding the ARCHANGEL, Hired Ship, is unable to proceed to sea for want of an anchor, two cables and some cordage. The vessels owners to be pressed to provide these and she is also to be provisioned as required.
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Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-03-17 ADM/A/1766/62
Rather than take up the post of Master Attendant at Sheerness in place of Mr Bourn, Captain Shelley to be allowed to continue as Commander of the EDGAR. Another person to be appointed to Sheerness instead.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-03-15 ADM/A/1766/60
To survey the CONTEST, Victualling Vessel; following a report by John Addis at Plymouth that her master, John Hogg, would not join the convoy for Carrick Fergus because his ship was not in seaworthy condition.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1691-11-12 ADM/A/1778/79
Requiring the attendance of the Navy Board at the House of Commons tomorrow in order to justify the Ordinary Estimates of the Navy.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-03-05 ADM/A/1766/8
Are sending, by hand of Mr Murden, one of the signatories thereon, a letter alleging that several commissioned officers have been embezzling stores from Woolwich, Deptford, Blackwall and other yards. Murden to be interviewed and action taken to investigate the matter.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1693-01-02 ADM/A/1791/15
I am by command of the Admiralty Commissioners to desire you will let them know the time the three Shipwrights of Shoreham named in the margin were imprested for their Majesties' service at Portsmouth.
James Bartlett
Thomas Dominch
Gabriel Gifford…
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1689-01-21 ADM/A/1765/89
The contents of your letters of the 17th and 18th inst; concerning the supply of cables to the CONSTANT WARWICK have well satisfied the Admiralty Commissioners, as also the Victuals placed on the Merchant Ship DIAMOND which the SAMUEL& HENRY and SCEPTRE could not carry.…
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1690-10-18 ADM/A/1769/265
Is the ship bound to Spithead with Provisions for the ARCHANGLE arrived there. Write to Captain Hicks of his abusing his Master.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1690-10-14 ADM/A/1769/259
To hasten the ships in victualling and stores for the West Indies into the Downes where their Convoy is. To send Captain Cotton down the River to check their state. No stores yet on board Mr George Man's Ships.
Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694. (Manuscript) 1690-10-20 ADM/A/1769/273
Captain James Wishart of the MARY GALLEY requests his Victuals. Captain Hicks the ARCHANGLE requests his stores urgently.