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| April 1. |
Jonas Shish to Samuel Pepys. I have as near as possible
given you an account of the ships mentioned in the book you
sent me. I stayed the longer to inquire if I could have added
any more. If you shall want any ships to make up the list, I
shall inquire with all the care I can. I have a list of about 100 of
his Majesty's ships which was not in your book. If you please
to have their names and dimensions I shall send them immediately.
[Ibid. No. 96.] |
| April 3. |
Jonas Shish to Sir William Penn. Here are thirteen of his
Majesty's ships to be graved and caulked. All the caulkers
except five or six have left the King's service and are now
working for merchants. How I shall answer your expectations
in dispatching the ships I know not. [Ibid. No. 97.] |
| April 4. |
Jonas Shish to the Navy Commissioners. Recommending the
bearer, John Chamberlaine, as a fit person to join with Mr.
Moorehouse in any business for the Navy. [Ibid. No. 98.] |
| April 4. |
Jonas Shish to the Navy Commissioners. Giving the names
and dwellings of the caulkers who have absented themselves from
his Majesty's service.—I understand that five of them are gone
to sea. If you give a warrant for pressing eighteen able caulkers
and shipwrights John Shish and Alexander Sutherland are fit
persons to serve you. [Ibid. No. 99.] |
| April 4. |
Demand for lanthorns, poop lanthorns, etc., for Portsmouth.
[Ibid. No. 100.] |
April 7.
Deptford. |
John Cox to the Navy Commissioners. All possible speed is
given to the taking into the Friezland the stores appointed for
Chatham. I have appointed the master of the Milkmaid to
look after it, who will wait on you to-day for further orders.
We have received on the Royal Charles six cables from Chatham,
two of them not fit to be carried to sea in her, but they may serve
while she is in the river or the Hope. Therefore I desire you
to order the making of two 19 inch cables for present use and
two others of the same size to be in store, if any accident should
happen while she is abroad, for they will not do the service when
laid in the summer as when laid in cooler weather. Mr. Shish's
opinion as well as my own is that for this expedition canvas
cabins may be as serviceable as any others and of less charge.
[Ibid. No. 101.] |
April 9.
Deptford. |
The Officers of the Yard to the Navy Commissioners. In
answer to yours of the 7th concerning the manner of payment
for the canvas of Mr. Pointz, if you should contract with him,
whether we intended present money or time, we set those prices
as judging he might have his money in six months or thereabouts,
but, if present money be paid, we conceive a halfpenny a yard
might be abated. [Ibid. No. 102.] |
April 9.
Deptford. |
The Officers of the Yard to the Navy Commissioners. Offering
as their opinion that, by reason there is no seasoned timber in
the yards, expedition is required and there are few men to go
in hand with any, it will be better to have the longboats that
will be wanting for the ships now ordered out from Deptford
and Woolwich built by contract, and estimating the charge of
the block-maker's work for fitting these ships at 200l. [Ibid.
No. 103.] Enclosed, |
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List of the number of longboats of each length required. [Ibid.
No. 103 i.] |
| April 9. |
Jonas Shish to the Navy Commissioners. Estimating that the
glazing work and plating and poop lanthorns and stores for the
new ship and the ships now fitting for sea at Deptford will
amount to above 300l. [Ibid. No. 104.] |
April 14.
Deptford. |
The Officers of the Yard to the Navy Commissioners. Sending
an estimate of the charges of various tradesmen concerned in
fitting out the ships now going forth from Deptford and Woolwich.
—As for the bricklayer there will be wanting of bricks, etc.,
to the value of about 30l., which sum if you impress to him or
any other, they may be provided sooner and cheaper than usual.
[Ibid. No. 105.] |
April 16.
Deptford. |
The Officers of the Yard to the Navy Commissioners. We have
received the Young Lyon from Mr. Reyner and find her and her
materials lately sold to him to be in as good condition as when he
received them. We shall apply ourselves to speedily fitting her
forth. [Ibid. No. 106.] |
April 18.
Deptford. |
Thomas Harper to Thomas Hayter. Both before and since
Mr. Langrack's death the timber of his purveyance came very
disorderly to this yard, the bargeman bringing no or no true
account thereof. His successor, Mr. Moorehouse, sends no
account either. Pray let me be qualified with a warrant from
whom I am to receive timber from Alsholt and Whittlewood
Forests and let a strict order be sent from the Board to the purveyors for those places, their agents and wharfingers, that no
barge be dispatched without a bill of lading directed to me (if for
these stores), specifying not only the number of the pieces but
the contents of each, by the distinction of straight, compass,
raking or knee timber, Mr. Shish and his instruments being over
hasty to receive and convert some of it before any account can
be taken thereof. Hereby you will keep our accounts from
disorder. [Ibid. No. 107.] |
April 25.
Deptford. |
Jonas Shish and J. Uthwat to the Navy Commissioners. In
our report of the 14th concerning the tradesmen that will be
employed for fitting forth the ships we omitted Mr. Beckford,
smith at Deptford, who fits all caps and masts with iron hoops
and bolts. We estimate his bill may come to 25l. Likewise
Mr. Maplezden's, the tanner, for large leather scuppers for the
Charles and liquored leather for Woolwich may amount to about
50l. [Ibid. No. 108.] |
April 27.
Deptford. |
Abraham Ansley, deputy master attendant, to the Navy
Commissioners. Acquainting them with the inconvenience of
the ships now bound out there (the Speedwell, Victory prize,
Sweepstakes and Fountain) taking in all their provisions with
guns and gunner's stores, which causes their grounding and will
endanger their being leaky, and asking an order for them to fall
down lower. [Ibid. No. 109.] |
April 30.
Deptford. |
Certificate by Abraham Ansley that the Young Lyon is ready
to receive her men. [Ibid. No. 110.] |
