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| April 27. |
Hamlet Borer to Lord Arlington. Enclosing a copy of the
order in Council of March 14, 1665–6 (calendared in Cal. S.P.
Dom., 1665–66, p. 299), now remaining with Sir W. Coventry, who
assures the petitioner that, as soon as his lordship shall perfect
the instructions in his custody, he will immediately get the
Duke of York's warrant to the Judge of the Court of Admiralty
to grant him commissions thereon, and therefore praying his
lordship to expedite his business. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 441,
No. 7.] Enclosed, |
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The copy of the said order for granting Borer letters of reprizal.
[Ibid. No. 7 i.] |
| [April.] |
Instructions for Sir Gervase Lucas going as Governor to the
island of Bombain. Having fitted yourself to embark on the
Company's ships now bound for the East Indies, to whom we
have recommended you for your passage, you shall address
yourself to the East India Company for the 1,000l. we have
given you a warrant on them for, one half being for your own
preparations and charges in your passage, the other for paying
off the arrears of the soldiers now on the place, which you are
therefore at your arrival to cause to be stated and an account
of what has been already laid out in our service there and
transmit us the same by the first occasion with the number and
condition of the men you shall find remaining that such further
order as shall be found necessary may be given for their recruit
or supply. |
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You shall at the same time receive from the East India Company their letters of recommendation, which we have desired
to their agents and factors in your favour. |
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In your passage you are to draw out of the English factories
and other places where you touch such Englishmen as you shall
find loose and unemployed to take service under you at Bombain,
requiring all our subjects in the service of any foreign prince or
state, especially of the United Provinces, that they forthwith
quit the same according to the Act of Parliament. |
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On your arrival you shall let Mr. Cooke in whose hands you
will find that island know our great satisfaction in his late
services in having with that care taken the management of our
affairs there on Sir Abraham Shipman's death and particularly
in having obtained and taken possession of the island in our
name and, as a mark of our gracious acceptance, you shall, if
you find fit, fill up the blank commission of Deputy Governor
with his name preferably to any other person and, in case of
his death or removal, with that of Henry Gory, whom we more
specially recommend to you for his readiness and good abilities
to serve us, whereof we have received testimony from several
and have ourself observed instances in his care to pass the
musters of men there, and therefore you will do well to use his
help in such occasions as you shall find him useful. |
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You shall likewise let the officers and soldiers understand our
satisfaction in their service there and how sensible we are of what
they have suffered in it, taking more particular notice of such as
you shall understand to have more eminently deserved. |
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You shall send such letters as you will receive herewith from
Dom Francisco de Mello, the Portugal Envoyé here, to the
Governor of Goa and, as you shall have need, solicit him in
consequence of that recommendation to furnish you with recruits
till we can provide them from hence, especially if you shall find
yourself actually pressed or otherwise apparently threatened by
the Dutch, assuring him of our resentment of his seasonable favour
and that we will procure the like good acceptation of it from the
Court of Portugal, and the like you must be ready to do towards
them as you may have occasion, particularly to those Portugueses
remaining on the island, applying yourself more expressly on
your arrival to their magistrates and government with fit
civilities in our name and, when you have understood the frame
and temper as well of them as your other near neighbours and
of the interest of affairs among them, to apply yourself skilfully
to each without offence to any. |
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It will be necessary, so far as you have wherewithal, to set
immediately about the strengthening and fortifying such places
of the port and island as most require it or are best capable of it
and to supply by a close and constant vigilence what you shall
want of other strength and defence against the designs of your
enemies. |
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You shall likewise when well settled there inform yourself
by the best means you can of the true interest of our trade in
those parts, how at present managed and what improvements it is
capable of. |
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We have also delivered you a letter of credit for 1,500l. of
which you shall value yourself if there be occasion for any
emergency with relation to fortifying the place, paying the
garrison, accommodating yourself to return immediately if the
loss of the place should have happened in this interval, not
applying more thereof than shall be necessary, allowing yourself
thereout at the rate of 20s. a day, till on the knowledge of the
condition of the place and sending a considerable recruit thither
we shall make you a more sufficient establishment, the 20s.
per diem beginning from the day of your arrival. [3 pages.
Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 87.] |
| [April ?] |
Robert Gibson to the Navy Commissioners. Petition for
appointment as master. Being recommended by Sir Arthur
Slingsby they directed him to the Trinity House, who certified
his fitness. Has since waited above eight weeks at great charges.
[S.P. Supplementary 136, No. 419.] Annexed, |
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The said certificate dated 17 Feb., 1665[–6]. [Ibid. No. 419 i.] |
