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| March. |
Charter party of the Eagle to the Navy Commissioners for
six months certain and twelve months uncertain at 8s. per ton
per calendar month, her full value to be paid the owners if sunk,
taken or burnt by the enemy. [2 copies. Ibid. Nos. 313, 314.] |
| [March ?] |
Lists of boatswain's and carpenter's stores to be delivered
to the boatswain and carpenter of the Eagle. [Ibid. Nos. 315,
316.] |
| March 1. |
Jonas Shish to Mr. Robertson. Requesting him to prefer the
bearer, Edward Lowance, to be master carpenter of the ketch
Shish is building at Deptford. [Ibid. No. 317.] |
| March 2. |
Capt. W. Badiley and J. Uthwat to the Navy Commissioners.
Certifying what anchors, cables, sails, etc., they found on the hired
ship, George. [Ibid. No. 318.] |
| March 6. |
Certificate by Robert Hay Tubbe that the bearer John Plumb
with nine more watermen helped to carry the George hired ship to
the Long Reach. [Ibid. No. 319.] |
| [March 6 ?] |
Lists of boatswain's stores to be delivered to the Madras and
the King Ferdinand and of carpenter's stores to be delivered to
the King Ferdinand. (See Cal. S.P. Dom., 1664–65, p. 240.)
[Ibid. Nos. 320–322.] |
| [March ?] |
Note of the distribution of the 250 landsmen on the Guinea
ships. With memorandum that after the signing of this letter by
the committee of the Royal Company this note was concluded and
given to Capt. Strachan, surveyor of the Company, to be delivered
to the Prince. [Ibid. No. 323.] |
| [March 6.] |
Commission to Col. Jonathan Atkins to be Governor of Guernsey
during Lord Hatton's absence. (Calendared in Cal. S.P.
Dom., 1670, p. 700.) [Draft. S.P. Channel Islands 1, No. 145.] |
March 6.
Whitehall. |
Instructions for Col. Jonathan Atkins going Commissioner to
Guernsey. You shall repair thither with all convenient speed
and deliver to Lord Hatton our letter requiring his present repair
hither and receive from him an account of his government,
possessing it yourself according to our commission of even date
herewith, and of Castle Cornet especially, with all the arms, etc.,
on account taken in the presence of Capt. Sheldon, the Lieut.Governor, whom we have commanded to be obedient to you in all
things during your abode there. |
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You shall likewise expose your commission to the Bayliff,
jurats and magistrates, requiring their obedience to it, and inform
yourself very particularly of the condition of the civil government
and dispatch a speedy account of it, making no innovation
till our further pleasure be signified but assuring them that our
intention is inviolably to preserve all their privileges and
immunities and to redress all wrongs as soon as we have clear
information thereof from yourself. |
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For the preservation of the island you shall immediately put
in execution the things represented to us of immediate use and
security thereto in a report lately made to us, which shall be
delivered to you, and dispose of the moneys put into your hands
for the present payment of the soldiers as you are directed
thereby and the general's orders which he will deliver to you. |
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Immediately on your arrival you shall secure Marchand
even without Lord Hatton's privity, if cause be given you to
suspect his partiality towards him. |
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You shall take care to secure Col. Lambert, yet treating him
with all fair courtesy and informing yourself particularly whether
he has given any grounds during his imprisonment there to make
himself less worthy of our grace to him. |
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You shall advertize us weekly or as often as you have opportunity of all your proceedings, not admitting any delays or
excuses from Lord Hatton in the prosecution thereof. [1½ pages.
Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 57.] |
| March 7. |
Charter of the Prudent Mary to the Navy Commissioners for six
months certain and twelve months uncertain at 9s. per ton per
month, her full value to be paid to the owners if sunk, taken or
burnt by the enemy. [S.P. Supplementary 136, No. 324.] |
| March 7. |
Warrant of the Navy Commissioners to the Treasurer of the
Navy for payment of 2,000l. to Sir John Lawson out of the
four pences usually defalked out of the monthly wages of seamen
towards the maintenance of a minister on each ship which remain
unpaid to the said use in pursuance of an order of the Lord High
Admiral of 2 Feb., 1664[–5], grounded on a warrant of his Majesty
of 8 Nov. last. [Ibid. No. 325.] Annexed, |
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Copies of the said order and warrant. [Ibid. Nos. 325 I, II.] |
| March 7. |
Invoice of the boatswain's, carpenter's and gunner's stores on
board the Madras Merchant. [Ibid. No. 326.] |
| March 14. |
Robert Smyth to Samuel Pepys. Certifying the sufficiency of
the sureties proposed by William Crumpe, purser of the Katherine.
[Ibid. No. 327.] |
| March 16. |
List of stores to be sent from Chatham by the Augustine to
Dover for the use of the fleet. [Ibid. No. 328.] |
| March 18. |
Robert Smyth to Samuel Pepys. Certifying the sufficiency of
the sureties proposed by Jacob Bryan, purser of the Prudent Mary.
[Ibid. No. 329.] |
| March 20. |
Robert Magors to [the Navy Commissioners]. Reporting on
Mr. Blackborough's timber at Willesden with the names of three
Justices of Middlesex. With note that a warrant was sent 4 April
to them to provide carriages from Willesden to the water side at
the Horse Ferry, Westminster. [Ibid. No. 330.] |
March 21.
London. |
Agreement by William Wildeye and William Wood, part owners
of the Madras, that she shall be valued and measured by Col.
Middleton and John Tippetts. [Ibid. No. 331.] |
| March 22. |
General instructions to his Royal Highness going to sea.
(Calendared in Cal. S.P. Dom., 1664–65, p. 266.) [1½ pages.
Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 59.] |
| March 22. |
Account of the hemp now in town and unsold. [S.P.
Supplementary 136, No. 332.] |
March 22.
Gosport. |
William Dale to Thomas Hayter. Requesting him to assist
the bearer, Nathaniel Ridge, to the purser's employment of the
Fox. [Ibid. No. 333.] Annexed, |
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Certificate by St. John Steventon and two others in Ridge's
favour. [Ibid. No. 333 i.] |
| March 23. |
Account of the men on board the ships therein mentioned,
with what gunner's stores are wanting in each, and how long each
has been off the ground. [2½ pages. Ibid. No. 334.] |
| March 23. |
Account of the short delivery by Sir William Warren of deals
contracted to be delivered between 1 Jan., 1663–4, and 4 Dec.
following. [Ibid. No. 335.] |
| March 24. |
Charter party to the Navy Commissioners of the Angel of
London to go to Gothenburg, freight 164l. a month. On the back, |
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Request by Sir W. Warren for a bill for the freight, she having
been employed from 1 April, 1665, to 2 Feb. following. [Ibid.
No. 336.] |
[March 28–]
April 7. St. Malo. |
The English merchants resident at St. Malo and divers masters
whose vessels are laden there for his Majesty's account with a very
great quantity of sail canvas and other things besides a very
considerable interest for merchants in the West of England, the
fleet consisting of fifteen sail, to the Navy Commissioners at Portsmouth. The said vessels are here under the conduct of the
Lizard frigate, but having received intelligence of four Flushing
men-of-war who by advice of some pernicious person are come
from Brest on this coast to attend the motion of the said fleet, we
find the said frigate not of force to safeguard the fleet from the
said four enemies. Wherefore we have sent this shallop express
to represent the eminent danger of the fleet, entreating you to send
over another frigate or more if you think fit to assist the Lizard
in the conduct home of the said vessels, having entreated the
stay of the Lizard for safeguard in the road of the said fleet
till the arrival of more strength for their putting to sea again,
whence by contrary winds they were forced to return. [Ibid.
No. 337.] |
| March. |
Dr. W. Frazier to Sir William Coventry. Conceiving that 50l.
is a reasonable sum for the expense and charge Mignon has been
at in composing his remedies. [Ibid. No. 338.] |
| March. |
Note of Capt. Pyend's time for the expedition, being 437 days
from 18 Nov., 1663, to 27 Jan., 1664[–5], which at 7s. 6d. a day
amounts to 163l. 17s. 6d. [Ibid. No. 339.] |
