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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-07-13
ADM/A/1761/180
Appoint George Haslewood, master carpenter, the ANN ketch.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-07-06
ADM/A/1761/109
Appoint George Gardener, master gunner, the ANN.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-07-12
ADM/A/1761/160
Appoint Francis Lane, purser, the ROYAL KATHERINE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-16
ADM/A/1763/180
We enclose a list of their Majesties ships and vessels hired and those in sea pay, not included in the Winter Guard or any service near home, and direct you to prepare an estimate for this Board of the wages due to their companies, and also hire and freight of the hired ships to 15 November next.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-18
ADM/A/1763/193
You are directed to have a survey made of each of their Majesties ships now in ports in England, and to report to this Board the condition of each with all possible expedition.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-18
ADM/A/1763/191
You are directed to order two members of your Board to go to Chatham and Portsmouth, namely Sir Richard Haddock to Portsmouth and Captain Priestman to Chatham, to assist Commissioners there in the dispatch of ships fitting and refitting for sea.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-18
ADM/A/1763/201
Abraham Tilghman is to be appointed Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich, in place of Stephen Bunce, whom we have though fit to remove. You are directed to enter him accordingly, together with such salary, wages, privileges and immunities belonging thereto. His warrant is to be dated 18 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-12
ADM/A/1763/151
Edward Barrett is to be appointed Master Attendant at Portsmouth, in place of Thomas Toms who is discharged. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such salary, wages, allowances, accommodation, perquisites an immunities appertaining. His warrant is to be dated 12 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-12
ADM/A/1763/153
You are directed to have the HAMPSHIRE and JERSEY to be sheathed, the former at Sheerness and the latter at Portsmouth. You are also to turn over the commissioned officers and the company of the DIAMOND into the SWEEPSTAKES at Deptford, and those of the DEFIANCE into the HOPE instead of the ANNE.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-14
ADM/A/1763/159
We have thought fit to appoint other ships for service in the West Indies in place of those mentioned in the margin of this letter. After they have convoyed several merchant ships 50 or 60 leagues west from the Lizard they are directed to go to the Downs for further order.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-15
ADM/A/1763/174
Thomas Pearse is to be appointed Surgeon of the Extraordinary at Chatham. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such salary, wages, allowances, accommodation, perquisites, privileges and immunities belonging. His warrant is to be dated 15 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-15
ADM/A/1763/170
William Elfor is to be appointed Framer at Chatham. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowances, privileges and immunities as is proper and as long as he shall perform such works at reasonable rates. His warrant is to be dated 15 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-15
ADM/A/1763/167
Richard Burton is to be appointed Locksmith to Chatham and Sheerness. You are directed to enter him accordingly to furnish such ironworks as has usually been done by the locksmiths there and to hold the said place as long as he shall serve a good commodity at reasonable rates.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-08
ADM/A/1763/105
John Stedwell is to be appointed Porter at Chatham. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such salary, wages, allowances, accommodation, perquisites, privileges and immunities until further order. His warrant is to be dated 8 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-08
ADM/A/1763/112
John Coney is to be appointed Surgeon of the Ordinary at Chatham. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such fees, profits, allowances, perquisites and immunities until further order. His warrant is to be dated 8 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-08
ADM/A/1763/114
Our letter of yesterday directed you to turn over men of the MONTAGU to the HOPE at Chatham.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-08
ADM/A/1763/118
Your letter of 7 October asked us to explain our letter of 5 October regarding the victualling of ships under sail towards Spithead and others cruising of Scilly. The ships mentioned in our letter have now arrived at Spithead and are to be victualled there.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-09
ADM/A/1763/128
You are directed to have the KINGFISHER ketch refitted at Portsmouth and supplied with such provisions and stores, in addition to what she has already, for service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-18
ADM/A/1763/298
William Cooper is to be appointed Storekeeper at Portsmouth. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such salary, wages, privileges, perquisites, profits, accommodations and immunities belonging thereto until further order. His warrant is to be dated 18 October 1689.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-24
ADM/A/1763/255
You are directed to take up shipping to transport 6 months provisions from Plymouth to the Leeward Islands, for the regiment going there.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-21
ADM/A/1763/227
You are directed to have the ships in service in the Mediterranean supplied with blue colours.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-21
ADM/A/1763/225
You are directed to have the provisions at Plymouth for the squadron of ships on the coast of Ireland, kept in readiness to be transported under convoy.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-21
ADM/A/1763/231
You are directed to complete what stores are now at Gibraltar to 12 months for ships designed for the Mediterranean, and what part of the stores cannot be carried in these ships are to be transported in a ship hired for the purpose and to proceed under their convoy.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-10-22
ADM/A/1763/237
You are directed to have the provisions now on board the squadron at Plymouth, under the command of Lord Berkeley, Rear Admiral of the Red, to be completed to 3 months each for their respective complements.
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