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| June 1. |
Account of the caulkers that went to Portsmouth that day on
his Majesty's service. [Ibid. No. 137.] |
June 7.
Whitehall. |
Instructions for Col. John Fitz-Gerald, going to Tangier as
lieut.-governor. 1. You are to take with you copies of the
late Earl of Teviot's commission and instructions of 27 April
and 21 Dec., 1663, for the government of Tangier and command
of the forces there till we dispose of the government otherwise
and direct yourself thereby except as varied by these instructions. |
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2. You shall embark with the men, arms, etc., now ready at
Portsmouth for the recruit of that place in the ship appointed by
the Duke of York. |
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3. On arrival you are to take a perfect survey and review of
the men, provisions and arms and all other things relating to
the garrison with the assistance of Col. Bullen Reymes and by
him give us an account thereof. |
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4. You are to take particular notice of the 4th, 5th and 6th
articles of the said instructions of 27 April, viz., concerning the
proclamation declaring Tangier a free port, the administration of
justice and the worship of God. |
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5. As for what relates to exportation and importation of
goods, restraint of trade with Tetuan and Sallee, making peace or
war with Gayland or anything of the like nature, we cannot well
prescribe rules at present for want of necessary information
and therefore leave you full power to act according to the best of
your understanding what shall be most for our service and the
benefit of the place, keeping correspondence with the Saint
and other potentates there, and on any offer for the surrender
of the castle of Sallee you shall govern yourself according to the
instructions already or hereafter given you. |
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6. You shall be very careful in seeing the peace with Algiers,
Tunis and Tripoli maintained but be wary of doing or suffering
any thing to be done in favour of the Turkish government to
the offence and scandal of our Christian allies and confederates,
remembering always that the said peace is to be observed so
far only as you shall understand they have given Sir John
Lawson satisfaction in the present dispute with them. |
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7. As to the directions we gave for making an estimate and
valuation of the houses in Tangier, you shall direct yourself by
the instruction and commission we shall give, remembering that
the garrison is first to be provided for and that the houses
bought by the Earl of Sandwich and some officers of his fleet
and likewise the house of Simon Lopez de Mendoza granted to the
Earl of Peterborough be reserved to them and that no more
strangers be suffered to inhabit there than will consist with the
security of the place; especially you must have a watchful eye
over the Jews, if you suffer any. As for the Portuguese, no cause
being given by them to make you jealous of their fidelity, you are
to give them a more avowed encouragement, preserving those
that are of any religious order in all the privileges and immunities
promised them by the first articles but not suffering new ones
to be admitted in the place of those dying nor making any scruple
of ejecting those yet living if you find them tampering or guilty
of any dangerous correspondence nor allowing them nor the Roman
Catholics there the use of any of the churches more than what
shall be requisite to the proportion of their number. |
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8. Having mustered and reviewed the remaining soldiers, you
shall as before put them into two foot regiments to be commanded by yourself and Col. Norwood, allotting nine companies
to your regiment and eight to his, each of 100 men, besides officers.
The two companies of horse to be commanded by Sir Tobias
Bridge, from whom you are to receive a more express account of
the condition of the garrison, delivering him our letter and thanking him in our name for his care on the Earl of Teviot's loss and
availing yourself of his advice and assistance, we having a very
particular esteem for him. We think it needless to repeat the
same of Col. Norwood. You shall generally confirm the officers
appointed by Sir T. Bridge, if you find them fit, keeping entire
the two companies from Portsmouth with their own officers
and disposing of the rest of the recruits into the companies now
at Tangier as you shall see cause, abolishing as much as you can
that national distinction of English, Irish and Scotch. |
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9. In making the review of the men, stores and provisions of all
kinds you are to call to your assistance Col. Bullen Reymes,
with whose assistance, joining therein Col. Norwood, Sir T.
Bridge, Hugh Cholmley and Capt. Simon Hewet or any three of
them you are likewise to examine all the Earl of Teviot's papers
relating to the garrison. |
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10. You shall dispose of the 14,000l. as you have been directed
by the Committee for Tangier, passing the piece of eight at 4s. 9d.,
not suffering any to be issued but by your orders, the like to be
observed in the disposing of all stores, the profit of dead places
to be added to the fund for contingencies. |
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11. We warn you by the unhappy example of what has lately
happened there not to affect making inroads into the country nor
extending the limits of the garrison further than you are secure
of maintaining them, endeavouring only for the present to
preserve the redoubts. You shall with special care promote
all things conducing to the advance of the trade and commerce,
intending principally the progress of the mole by encouraging
those laborious therein and punishing those remiss and disobedient
to their officers. You are to thank in our name all our officers
and soldiers for their good behaviour in the actions with the
Moors and their sober comportment after this last misfortune. |
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12. In any occasion of more than ordinary importance while
the city shall want a governor and remain under your command
you are to consult with Col. Norwood and Sir Tobias Bridge
and also with Col. Bullen Reymes as long as he shall continue
there. [5½ pages. Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 34.] |
| June 8. |
Order by the King in Council exempting all the gunners and
artificers belonging to the Tower from watching, warding, serving
on juries or executing any other office civil or military, made on
the petition of the Ordnance Officers, which set forth that contrary
to their ancient privileges sundry of their ministers and artificers
have been troubled by the imposition of sundry offices and have
been threatened with imprisonment by the Lord Mayor and
Aldermen and fined if they refused. [On parchment. S.P. Dom.,
Car. II., Case G.] |
| June 9. |
Report by the three City Surveyors that they have viewed a
brick wall, part at the East and part at the North side of the Navy
Office garden, and find an ancient porch belonging to the Navy
Office built wholly on and of the same materials and built at the
same time as the wall and find another ancient brick wall belonging to the Earl of Rivers, which butts on the East side of the
said wall and is not bonded into it, so it is evident they were not
built at the same time, and find the wall towards the North extending westward from the said wall on the East and find a certain
brick building belonging to the Navy Office built more lately
which stands ranged with the North side of the said wall, for all
which reasons they conceive that the said wall belongs to his
Majesty; yet they find that the said Earl or his tenants have
built several houses a small distance from the East end of the
said wall and left yards between them and the said wall, which
yards are raised against the said wall with earth about 8 feet high,
by reason whereof the wall overhangs towards the Navy Office
garden to the endangering of all walking that way, and they
have also built sheds and houses of office against the said wall.
[S.P. Supplementary 136, No. 138.] |
June 9.
Whitehall. |
Instructions to Col. Bullen Reymes going to Tangier. When
arrived you are with the advice and assistance of Col. FitzGerald, Col. Norwood, Sir Tobias Bridge, Hugh Cholmley and
Capt. Simon Hewet or any three of them or by that of the governor,
if we name one during your abode there, to take a full view of the
condition of the city and garrison with relation both to the civil
and military part thereof and by letter or in person give us a full
account, viz., of the effective numbers of horse and foot, whereof
you shall cause an exact muster to be made at your arrival and
departure, and of their arrears. You shall likewise inspect the
provisions and stores of all kinds and view the progress of the
building of the mole and encourage the finishing of it and
represent to us all the impediments thereto. Also you shall view
the works and fortifications outside the town, and you shall
enable yourself to represent to us the state and condition of the
houses, how they are at present possessed, by what rates, and
what may be further ordered therein for the advantage of the
place. You shall demand a view of all papers relating to all these
things left by the Earl of Teviot with that respect and good
manners to the Countess, if she remain there, as is due to her
quality and the wife of one we had that value for which you are to
express to her. You shall expressly inform yourself of the disposition of Gayland and other neighbouring potentates towards
a further peace or truce with the advantages or disadvantages
thereof and you shall return to give us an account with all
convenient speed. [1½ pages. Foreign Entry Book 174B, p. 32.] |
| June 13. |
Instructions for Lord Culpeper, Captain and Governor of the
Isle of Wight. (Calendared in Cal. S.P. Dom., 1663–64, p. 616.)
[5 pages. Ibid. p. 37.] |
| June 15. |
Bill for rope sold by Edward Wood and Co. to Sir William
Rider and delivered by his order into the King's stores. [S.P.
Supplementary 136, No. 139.] |
| June 16. |
List of ropemakers pressed by Peter Russell to be sent to
Portsmouth ropeyard. [Ibid. No. 140.] |
| June 17–29. |
Receipts by several persons for sums paid them by the direction
of the Attorney General for attending the judges on the Northern
circuit. [Very much damaged. S.P. Supplementary 134, No. 337.] |
| June 22. |
Account of men borne on seven ships at Woolwich whose
works are now finished. [S.P. Supplementary 136, No. 141.] |
| June 23. |
Sir W. Batten's account of the masts at Chatham, Portsmouth,
Deptford and Woolwich on the last survey in March. [Ibid.
No. 142.] |
| June 25. |
List of men pressed by Peter Russell, master of the Woolwich
Ropeyard, for Chatham. [Ibid. No. 143.] |
| June 29. |
List of ropemakers pressed by Russell for Portsmouth [Ibid.
No. 144.] |
| [June 30.] |
The King to the Earl of St. Albans, Governor of Jersey.
Draft of the letter to Lord Hatton, Governor of Guernsey,
calendared in Cal. S.P. Dom., 1670, p. 693, addressed by mistake
to the Governor of Jersey. [S.P. Channel Islands 1, No. 143.] |
| June. |
Note of abatements on Mr. Mitchell's bill for bewpers. [S.P.
Supplementary 136, No. 145.] |
