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| April 6. |
Thomas Canham to Sir Jeremy Smith. I understand from
Hugh Upton that he is willing to serve in 30 tons of Riga rine
hemp and 10 of Quensborough at 33l. 10s. per ton. If you
accept, please cause a contract to be entered for it and I will
see it performed by him. [Ibid. No. 285.] |
| April 7. |
Certificate by George Price and Jonathan Jones, Bailiffs of
Cardiff, that Johan Yeomans, widow, has sworn before them
that, whereas the surveyor has surveyed her house for four
hearths, there are really but three, the fourth having no passage
for the smoke, and that she never attempted to make a fire
thereon. [S.P. Supplementary 135, No. 43.] |
| April 11. |
Matthew Wren to Lord Brouncker. I received from you and
Mr. Pepys a letter enclosing a copy of the bill now depending in
Parliament with some marginal annotations. The method you
have taken is very useful for instructing the members in the subject matter of it and possessing them with the reasons for passing
it, but the method is wholly new, this being the first Act that I
remember ever to have seen printed before it had passed both
Houses and obtained the royal assent. I think you would do
well to provide more copies but I desire you to put them into hands
you may wholly rely on, lest, if they should pass freely and
openly about, they may fall into hands that may take offence
at printing the Act before it be passed. This is my particular
opinion, but perhaps it carries greater caution with it than is
needful. I have attended the House both forenoon and afternoon and pressed (but in vain) to have this bill read the second
time. To-morrow I despair of doing it, there being so much
public business appointed, but, if we cannot get it committed
on Thursday, I expect not that it will pass this session. [S.P.
Supplementary 137, No. 286.] |
| April 13. |
Return of rents in arrear for the manor of Crenawe. [S.P.
Supplementary 135, No. 44.] |
April 13.
St. James'. |
Matthew Wren to the Navy Commissioners. By command of
his Royal Highness desiring them to attend on him there at 9
to-morrow morning. [S.P. Supplementary 137, No. 287.] |
| April 17. |
Joseph Lawrence and John Shish to the Navy Commissioners.
According to their order of the 16th instant reporting on the
timber viewed by them at Eastwell marked by the Earl of
Winchelsea's steward to be felled this spring. The steward
will wait on them next Saturday. [Ibid. No. 288.] |
April 17.
The Greenwich, Alicante Road. |
Capt. Robert Robinson to the Navy Commissioners. At
Messina I sent you an account of the expense of the repairs of
the Assurance's damage at sea. I hope my bill which I drew
on you is accepted. I am sorry that the post going just at our
arrival here to-day would not permit me to render you a perfect
account of the same, but shall the first opportunity. We came
from Leghorn 25th ult. with contrary winds and calms in the Gulf
of Lyons but with no bad weather, and were detained till to-day,
where we with the Assurance and our convoys arrived in safety,
sixteen in number, thirteen of which are English and the other three
Hollanders, who have expected our arrival here this month, so,
when we have accommodated our ship with water and other
necessaries, in three days we intend to sail to Malaga and so
downwards in progression to the latter part of my instructions.
Sir W. Jennens and Capt. Langston, who were at Leghorn with
us, informed that there was no ship at Genoa expecting convoy,
so I thought it needless to hazard our fleet in so bad a mole as
that is on an uncertain occasion. The like information was
rendered us in reference to Naples by the merchants here and
by Capt. Poole also, that there was none there likewise. Hitherto
we have met with no Turks. I suppose you have had intelligence
ere this of Capt. Poole's being at Malaga ten days ago. [Ibid.
No. 289.] |
April 20.
Margam. |
Certificate by Anthony Powell that Philip Powell had a house
under the same roof with Nicholas Powell, under a lease which
expired about Michaelmas last, so that Nicholas Powell ought
not to be charged with arrears of two hearths but only of the one
in his own possession, except from the expiration of the said
lease. [Much damaged. S.P. Supplementary 135, No. 45.] |
April 25.
The Greenwich, Malaga. |
Capt. Robert Robinson to the Navy Commissioners. From
Alicante the 17th and 20th I rendered you an account of our
arrival and departure thence and that we met to sail here eight
English and two Dutch, who had attended us there a month. I
also acquainted you with our taking in three months' provisions
at Leghorn, whence we departed 25 March, and that by contrary
winds and calms we were much retarded in the Gulf of Lyons
though with brave weather. To-day we arrived here with thirty
convoys in safety, where we met with the Milford and Adventure
and several merchant ships, which are now under our convoy,
and, there being hopes of a settled wind (Levant), I intend to sail
to-night towards Cales. [S.P. Supplementary 137, No. 290.] |
April 29.
St. James'. |
Matthew Wren to the Navy Commissioners. I received your
letter. As to the advice given you by the Victualler concerning
the ships being sailed from the Downs, they were all ordered to
come up to the Buoy of the Nore, where they are, I suppose,
arrived, and I am sure the Victualler had notice of some of them
being ordered thither. If there be any mistake, it may be now
rectified, for the ships will be certainly found at the Buoy of the
Nore. |
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His Royal Highness would-have you attend him here a little
before 10 on Monday and that you come prepared to give him
some advice at what ports it will be most proper the ships
be laid up that are lately come home and that are suddenly
expected. [Ibid. No. 291.] |
| Sunday night. [April 30.] |
Matthew Wren to the Navy Commissioners. The Duke, considering that to-morrow is May Day, will not take you from your
recreations, but has put off your attending him till 10 on Tuesday.
[Ibid. No. 292.] |
| April. |
Lord Winchelsea's proposal to the Navy Commissioners. To
deliver 120 oaks and 2 elms to Chatham, Deptford or Woolwich
at 3l. a load, which have been viewed by their deputies. About
200 loads more not yet viewed may be taken at the same price.
Ready money is desired on delivery and 300l. imprest in the
mean time. [Ibid. No. 293.] |
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Notes of the above proposal and draft contract with Coplestone
Bolling for the above oaks and elms and for liberty to choose
what shall be thought fit out of 200 loads more, at 54s. a load
delivered at Chatham, Deptford or Woolwich. [Ibid. No. 294.] |
