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Document signed by John Trenchard, Politician and later Secretary of State [1693-1694], 1649-1695 (Manuscript) 1694-04-02 ADM/A/1806/80
Copy of His Majesty's Warrant concerning the payment to the two Marine Regiments out of the Moneys assigned for the Ordinary of the Navy.
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…
Document signed by John Trenchard, Politician and later Secretary of State [1693-1694], 1649-1695 (Manuscript) 1693-11-01 ADM/A/1801/10
Summoning the Navy Board to attend at the Earl of Nottingham's office to discuss the twenty-five ships detailed for service in the Straits.
Document signed by John Trenchard, Politician and later Secretary of State [1693-1694], 1649-1695 (Manuscript) 1693-11-09 ADM/A/1801/92
A note from John Trenchard, Secretary of State, stating that the King requires the attendance of the Admiralty at a meeting in the Secretary of State's office to discuss the course of payments of the Navy.
Document signed by John Trenchard, Politician and later Secretary of State [1693-1694], 1649-1695 (Manuscript) 1694-10-18 ADM/A/1812/228
Letter form Sir John Trenchard enclosing the extracts referred to in Items 226 and 227 above and urging the tightening of security in English ports.
Document signed by John Trenchard, Politician and later Secretary of State [1693-1694], 1649-1695 (Manuscript) 1694-04-24 ADM/A/1806/251
Copy of a Warrant by His Majesty William R directing that Men serving in the Main Fleet are to be put on short allowance of drink as well as short allowance for Provisions already ordered.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1693-05-30 ADM/A/1796/24
Captain Bibb, Commander of the JAMES GALLY Petitioned that last year he took two French Privateers, one of twenty Guns and one of eighteen.…
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.”…