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Nov. 1.
Edinburgh. |
Capt. John Strachan to the Navy Commissioners. I answered
yours of 23 Oct., and therein sent the party seller's letters of the
timber in answer to your four propositions. If you provide me
with provisions the King's business shall not stand long in my
hands, for King Charles I honoured me with that name of honest
Strachan. I hope in God He will assist me to perform the duty
of honesty in my last days. |
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The news here is that one of the King of Denmark's ships of
28 guns with the last great tempest spent all her masts and,
driving about Buchan Ness and Peterhead as a wreck, the Earl
Marischal sent off his vassals in boats well provided. The captain
and 150 seamen at their approach called for quarter, which was
accordingly done, and the men sent ashore and she is now in the
Earl Marischal's possession in Peterhead Road. Two prizes are
likewise brought into Glasgow, one a Dutch caper of 6 guns, the
other a prize of French salt. Every day prizes are expected from
sixteen capers now out and, if there be not provision of bills for
money, if the market be neglected, blame me not. [Ibid. No. 428.] |
Nov. 3.
The Princess at the Nore. |
Capt. Henry Dawes to the Navy Commissioners. His master
being struck blind and desiring to be discharged, requesting
them to appoint the bearer, Richard Brunton. [Ibid. No. 429.]
Enclosed, |
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Trinity House certificate of Brunton's fitness. 31 Oct., 1666.
[Ibid. No. 429 i.] |
Nov. 22.
Edinburgh. |
Capt. John Strachan to the Navy Commissioners. Since my
last of the 13th I had little to write, only of a company of fanatic
Whigs which are risen in the West of Scotland with clubs and
staves, appearing as it were all armed men, which have horses
and these of their brethren out of England, just like a north-west
cloud which suddenly disperses itself. Lieut.-General D[alz]iell
with seven troops and 4,000 foot besides seven lords with 1,500
horse of the country to keel haul them. I hope in my next to give
a very good account of the dissolution of that north-west cloud.
Saving my advice you might think fit that his Highness give
order for two small frigates to lie at Strangford and the passage
of Donaghadee to interrupt the passage betwixt the Scots, Irish
Whigs and ours in Scotland and all will be squissed in a sudden.
The 20th came in a prize to Leith of 100 tuns of brandy, wine and
Bayonne wools. Capt. Hamilton came likewise into the harbour
but his prize of potash and Moscow leather and, as they say, of
betwixt 80 and 100 last of hemp drawing deep is forced to lie
in the road till the next stream. If the King have occasion for
the hemp, I have written to Lord Lauderdale to deal with the
Commissioner the Earl of Rothes to secure it and you may
have it according to course of Admiralty at the outroup, not that
the merchants shall buy it beforehand as formerly and then
exact on the King. What I shall do, I will do above board or
nothing. [Ibid., No. 430.] |
| Nov. 23. |
Instructions for the Earl of Carlisle going to his lieutenancy.
(Calendared in Cal. S.P. Dom., 1666–67, p. 282.) [Foreign Entry
Book 174B, p. 112.] |
[1666 ?]
Nov. 27. Dover. |
War[ham] J[emmett] to Joseph Williamson. The mail from
Nieuport arrived at Deal last night. The expresses came to
Dover this morning and were then sent from here by me. I
could wish these expresses were sent me under cover. [S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 441, No. 15.] |
Nov. 29.
Edinburgh. |
Capt. John Strachan to the Navy Commissioners. In answer
to yours of the 22nd in the distractions of this little hubbub my
correspondent Falconer about the timber has been out on a
party against the Whigs and therefore am forced to refer you to
his former letters and the condition of his bargain. When I
meet with him, I shall have his last answer. The enclosed will
inform you betwixt Mr. Lyell and George Strachan. I did not
imagine that any other contracts should be but that the galliot
should be as well provided by the victualling officers in any
place she came to as any other of his Majesty's vessels. It is no
encouragement to me if my credit (cryded) shall be cracked and
bear the odium of telling you the truth as you may perceive by
my letters at several times informing you anent the selling of our
prizes that come here, being rated and bought before they come
to the harbour. Concerning the hemp (see his last letter), it is
bought before the ship is come to harbour, which will not be
these four days yet. After the whole rout of these traitorous
Whigs which was yesternight killed, routed and ran away, I
shall humbly write to his Royal Highness what he may be
pleased to bestow on his old servant, soliciting you to present
it to him with your good word. [S.P. Supplementary 136, No.
431.] |
