Papers dated in May and June 1634, Relating to Appointments in the Navy

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1634-5. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1864.

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'Papers dated in May and June 1634, Relating to Appointments in the Navy', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1634-5, (London, 1864) pp. 103-104. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas1/1634-5/pp103-104 [accessed 13 April 2024]

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PAPERS dated in May and June 1634, RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY

To Offices under the Rank of Captain.

Date. Office. Nature of Document. Reference to Document.
1634.
May 2. Cook in the Victory, void by death of John Moule. Petition of Nicholas Henman, of Deptford, to the Lords of the Admiralty. Vol. cclxvii., No. 9. ½ p.
May 3. The same. Appointment of William Fisher. Vol. cclxiv., fol. 10. ¼ p.
" Deputy to Thomas Wilson, boatswain of the Red Lion, temporarily appointed Master of the First Lion's Whelp. The like of Elias Michell. Ibid. ¼ p.
May 13. Cook in the Adventure. Surrender by Robert Giffin to Bartholomew Bridgeman, if the Lords of the Admiralty please. Vol. cclxvii., No. 84. ¾ p.
May 16. Cook in one of the ships now building. Certificate of Officers of the Navy, on the recommendation of the Earl of Denbigh, of the sufficiency of Thomas Blaxton. Vol. cclxviii., No. 7. 1 p.
[May 19.] Cook of the Defiance. Petition of John Williams to the Lords of the Admiralty for permission to surrender the same office to John Brooker. Annexed, Ibid., No. 37. ½ p.
May 19. The same. i. Certificate of Officers of the Navy in favour of John Brooker. Ibid., No. 37. i. 1 p.
May 22. Whitehall. The same. Appointment of John Brooker in place of John Williams. Vol. cclxiv., fol. 15. ½ p
May 22. Cook of the Adventure. Minute of appointment of Bartholomew Bridgeman in place of Robert Giffin resigned. Ibid. 4 lines.
May 26. Mincing Lane. Boatswain of one of the Lion's Whelps. Officers of the Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Recommendation of Benjamin Jackson. Vol. cclxviii., No. 67. 1 p.
[May 30.] Boatswain in one of the ships now building at Deptford and Woolwich. Petition of John Moore, boatswain of the Tenth Whelp, to the same, praying for appointment. Annexed, Ibid., No. 78. ¾ p.
i. Certificate of Sir John Watts and others, recommending John Moore. 24 November 1631. Ibid., No. 78. i. ¾ p.
May 30. ii. The like of Officers of the Navy. Ibid., No. 78. ii. 1 p.
June 4. Master-carpenter in one of the ships now building. Petition of John Chidley, shipcarpenter, to the Lords of the Admiralty. Prays appointment. Annexed, Vol. cclxix., No. 24. ¾ p.
i. Certificate of Officers of Navy recommending John Chidley. Mincing Lane. 30 May 1634. Ibid., No. 24. i. ¾ p.
June 10. Cook in one of the ships now building. Petition of John Tanner to the same. Prays appointment. Annexed, Ibid., No. 62. ½ p.
i. Certificate of Officers of Navy recommending John Tanner. Mincing Lane. Ibid., No. 62. i. 1 p.
June 10. Court at Theobalds. Purser in one of the ships now building. Sir Henry Vane to Nicholas. For William Kifford, purser of the Adventure, to be transferred. [Seal with arms.] Ibid., No. 63. ½ p.
June 18. Boatswain in one of the King's ships. Officers of the Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Recommend David Mitchell. Indorsed, Ibid., No. 101. 1. p.
i. Edward Earl of Dorset to Nicholas. The King, on the intercession of the Queen, is pleased that the petitioner [David Mitchell] should be boatswain in the ship building at Woolwich. Greenwich, 23 June 1634. Ibid., No. 101. i. ½ p.
June 28. Woolwich. Master-carpenter in the new ship at Woolwich. Phineas Pett to Edward Earl of Dorset. Recommends George Parker for appointment. Vol. cclxx., No. 46. 1 p.