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| Oct. 3. |
Receipt to Francis Walsall by James Wandall of New York for
27l. 6s. 8d. for butter, beef and pease. [Ibid. No. 191.] |
| Oct. 3. |
Capt. William Badiley and J. Uthwat to the Navy Commissioners. Certifying the anchors, cables, cordage and sails on
board the Barbados Merchant. [Ibid. No. 192.] |
Oct. 4.
Fort James, New York. |
Certificate by Richard Nicolls that the rates for the particulars
under written were given by Francis Walsall, purser of the
Martin, as the common price for such provisions both at Boston
and New York. At foot, |
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Affidavit by Walsall that the annexed receipts are a true
account of so much by him disbursed in Boston and New
York. 23 March, 1664[–5]. [Ibid. No. 193.] |
Wednesday,
Oct. 5. |
Certificate by Simon Nichols, Deputy Master, and twelve Elder
Brethren of the Trinity House that in pursuance of the Duke of
York's command to appoint a number of skilful and diligent
mariners fit to be masters of ships for this present expedition
they present as fit men for such a charge the 21 persons therein
named to be masters of the ships therein named. [Ibid.
No. 194.] |
| Oct. 11. |
Certificate by Capt. W. Badiley and J. Uthwat that John
Earle, boatswain of the Dover, has passed a fair account of the
stores committed to his charge in her during her last voyage
except 12 yards of French canvas short. [Ibid. No. 195.] |
| Oct. 13. |
List of coopers pressed. [Ibid. No. 196.] |
| Oct. 17. |
Pass for the Patience of Hull bound for London with 25 pressed
men and 5 volunteers according to the annexed list for the Royal
James in the Hope. [Ibid. No. 197.] Annexed, |
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The said list. [Ibid. No. 197 I.] |
| Oct. 20. |
Pass for the Blessing of York carrying 11 pressed men to the
Royal James in the Hope. [Ibid. No. 198.] |
| Oct. 22. |
John Hall to Mr. Robson. Three letters desiring him to pay
4s. a week to George Swadell, master of the Constant of Newcastle, George Letherington, master of the Trial of Whitby,
and Edward Carr, master of the Providence of Shields, for each of
the 9, 4 and 10 pressed seamen on board each of them from that
day till the date of their delivery on board the Royal James. [Ibid.
Nos. 199–201.] |
| Oct. 22. |
Pass by Sir Ralph Delaval for the Trial of Whitby with
receipt at foot for the four men conveyed by her. [Ibid. No. 202.] |
| Oct. 23. |
Passes for the Charity's Increase and the Patience of Hull
carrying 20 and 23 men to the Royal James. [Ibid. Nos. 203, 204.] |
Oct. 24.
Hull. |
Pass for the Friendship of Hull conveying pressed men to the
Royal James. [Ibid. No. 205.] |
Oct. 25.
Hull. |
Pass for the Increase of Hull conveying three pressed men to
the Royal James. [Ibid. No. 206.] |
Oct. 26.
The Martin at sea. |
Certificate by Capt. William Hill and Edward Grove that,
the Elias miscarrying at sea in her voyage to England from New
York, himself and twenty of his company were saved in the
Martin. Meeting Capt. David Lambert, commander of the
Hopeful, they requested him to spare them 3 cwt. of bread and
a barrel of beef, for which Mr. Walsall paid him 7l. 5s. [Ibid.
No. 207.] |
| Oct. 28. |
Receipt to George Smith, conductor from Newcastle, for the
nine men therein named delivered on board the Royal James.
[Ibid. No. 208.] |
| Oct. 29. |
Bill of the Stationers for goods supplied to the Navy Commissioners from 26 March to 12 Sept., 1664, amounting to
15l. 3s. 1d. [Ibid. No. 209.] |
Oct. 29.
Portsmouth. |
Certificate by Hugh Salisbury that Alexander Ramsay, late chief
boatswain of the Anne, has passed a fair account of all stores
committed to him for the rigging of the said ship. [Ibid.
No. 210.] |
Oct. 29.
Navy Office. |
Warrant to the clerk of the ropeyard at Woolwich. Though
we do not suspect any one person now belonging to the ropeyard of stealing or embezzling any of the stores therein, yet
remembering the miscarriages of some late in the dockyard, for
which they have been punished the last sessions at Maidstone,
we order you to declare to all ropemakers, etc., and persons
whatever frequenting the said yard that, if any of them have
known or shall know of any theft or embezzlement of any of the
stores appertaining thereto, they forthwith discover the same and
we promise them a reward for the same. If any person seduced
by others into matters of petty pilfering, etc., shall timely discover his complices, he shall have indemnity. You are carefully
to regard what persons you employ in watching and warding,
and shall fix this up in some convenient place in the yard that all
persons may take notice thereof. [Draft. Ibid. No. 211.] |
| Oct. 29. |
List of goods on board the Kingfisher. [Ibid. No. 212.] |
| Sept. and Oct. |
Lists of masters recommended for the ships appointed to sea.
[Ibid. No. 213.] |
Sept.
[and Oct.]. |
List of more masters but not certified for from the Trinity
House. [Ibid. No. 214.] |
[1664 ?]
[Oct. ?] |
Samuel Pepys to Mr. Reynolds, Clerk of the Barber-Surgeons'
Company. You will inform the Wardens that, whoever goes into
the Royal James, it ought to be with a condition that, in case
Prince Rupert or the Earl of Sandwich should remove into her,
then this person be contented to give up to their chirurgeons
to come in and he to remove to the ship from which Prince
Rupert or the Earl of Sandwich shall come. [Ibid. No. 215.] |
