Papers Relating to Appointments in the Navy

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1637. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1868.

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'Papers Relating to Appointments in the Navy', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1637, (London, 1868) pp. 263-266. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas1/1637/pp263-266 [accessed 19 April 2024]

PAPERS RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY,

To Offices under the Rank of Captain, and dated between 1st January 1636–7 and 30th June 1637.

Date. Office. Nature of Document. Reference to Document.
1636–7.
[Jan. 11.] Master-gunner in one of the pinnaces now building for Sallee. Petition of John Adams to the Lords of the Admiralty. Has been employed 20 years as master-gunner in merchant ships. Prays appointment. Annexed, Vol. cccxliii., No. 69. ¾ p.
i. Certificate of Master, Wardens, and Assistants of the Trinity House in favour of the petitioner. 1st September 1636. [¾ p.]
ii. Officers of the Ordnance to the Lords of the Admiralty. Similar certificate. Office of Ordnance, 10th January 1636–7. [¾ p.]
iii. The same to Nicholas. Enclose the above certificate with a further recommendation. Office of Ordnance, 11th January 1636–7. [¾ p.]
[Jan. 11.] Boatswain in one of the pinnaces building for Sallee. Petition of John Moorecock to the Lords of the Admiralty. Sets forth past services and prays appointment. Annexed, Vol. cccxliii., No. 70. ½ p.
i. Officers of Navy to the same. Certify past services of petitioner and recommend his appointment. 11th January 1636–7. [1 p.]
[Jan. 13.] The like. Petition of William Dawes, boatswain of the King's yard at Deptford, to the same. Similar in character to the last petition. Annexed, Ibid., No. 80. ½ p.
i. Certificate of the Masters and others of the Trinity House that petitioner is every way sufficient as a boatswain. 10th April 1633. [1 p.] Endorsed thereon,
ii. Officers of Navy to the Lords of the Admiralty. Recommend petitioner for appointment. 13th January 1636. [½ p.]
Jan. 13. Boatswain of the Henrietta on the removal of Boatswain Moorecock. Petition of Richard Wills to the same. Similar in character to the last petition. Annexed, Ibid., No. 81. ¾ p.
i. Capt. William Cooke and others to the same. Certificate of the fitness of petitioner. 13th January 1636. [¼ p.] Underwritten,
ii. Officers of the Navy to the same. Recommendation of petitioner. [½ p.]
Jan. 26. Boatswain in one of the two pinnaces shortly to be launched. Francis Smith to Nicholas. Solicits Nicholas's favour for the writer's kinsman, Henry Rhodes. [Seal with arms.] Vol. cccxliv., No. 111. ⅓ p.
Jan. 29. London. Gunner in one of his Majesty's pinnaces. Certificate of Capt. William Rainsborough of the competency of John Adams. Vol. cccxlv., No. 37. ¼ p.
Jan. 30. Mincing Lane. Master-gunner of the Swan frigate. Officers of Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Recommendation of Richard Fluellin, with additional certificate on his behalf of Capt. Henry Dunning. Ibid., No. 49. 1 p.
[Jan. 30.] Whitehall. The same. Lords of the Admiralty to Officers of Navy. Appointment of Richard Fluellin. [Unsigned.] Ibid., No. 50. =½ p.
Jan. 30. Mincing Lane. Boatswain in one of the pinnaces building for Sallee. Officers of Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Recommend Robert Ford. Vol. cccxlv., No. 51. 1 p.
Feb. 6. Boatswain in one of the pinnaces now building. Certificate of Sir John Pennington in recommendation of Robert Ford. Vol. cccxlvi., No. 51. ½ p.
[Feb.] Lieutenant to Sir Beverley Newcomen in the Swallow. Sir Beverley Newcomen to Nicholas. Has chosen William Sidney for his lieutenant, and prays a warrant for him. Vol. cccxlviii., No. 92. ½ p.
[Feb.] Pursers and cooks in the new pinnaces. List of persons recommended, from amongst whom the fiat of the Lord Treasurer indicates William Brissenden and Roger Beale for appointment as pursers in the new pinnaces, and Thomas Canterton in the Third Whelp, and Ambrose Broadbank and Peter Carter for appointment as cooks in the new pinnaces. Besides those appointed, Henry Austen, Thomas Nash, Robert Bishop, and William Snape were also recommended for pursers' places, and William Baker for cook. Ibid., No. 93. ¾ p.
1637. April 15. Office of Ordnance. Master-gunner of the St. George. Officers of Ordnance to Nicholas. Recommend Thomas Yates, late gunner of the Fourth Whelp, to succeed William Bishop, likely to be dismissed from the St. George. Yates is an able man, and lost the greatest part of his estate by the casting away of the Fourth Whelp. Vol. cccliv., No. 10. ¾ p.
April 17. The same. Officers of Navy to the same. Recommend Anthony Young. Ibid., No. 27. ¾ p.
April 20. Master-gunner in the St. George during the present employment. Lords of the Admiralty to Officers of Navy. To enter appointment of Anthony Young, master-gunner of the Defiance, to the same office in the St. George, in place of William Bishop. Vol. cccliii., fol. 3 b. ⅓ p.
April 20. Master-gunner of the Swan frigate. The same to the same. To enter appointment of Richard Llewellen. Ibid. ⅓ p.
April 24. Purser in the Swan frigate. The same to the same. To enter appointment of Henry Austen the younger. Ibid., fol. 7. ⅓ p.
April 29. Purser of the Nicodemus. Lords of the Admiralty to Officers of the Navy. To enter Thomas Nash, appointed by the Lords. Vol. cccliii., fol. 9 b. ⅓ p.
April 29. Master-gunner of the Defiance until the St. George shall return from the present employment. The same to the same. To enter William Bishop, then master-gunner of the St. George. Ibid., fol. 11. ½ p.
May 13. Master-carpenter of the Swallow. Petition of John Short, ship carpenter, to the Lords of the Admiralty. Sets forth past services and prays appointment. Vol. ccclvi., No. 49. ½ p.
May 21. Whitehall. Lieutenant to Capt. Thomas Kettleby in the Swallow. Appointment of Mr. Thomas Kettleby. Vol. cccliii., fol. 25. ½ p.
May 22. Master-carpenter in the Swallow. The like of John Short in place of John Dalton, deceased. Ibid., fol. 23. ⅓ p.
June 3. Master-carpenter in the St. George. The like of Samuel Smith in place of Stephen Danske, who is willing to surrender to Smith. Ibid., fol. 27. ⅓ p.
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