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A History of the County of Berkshire
… directed that these knights should be lieutenants in the navy, chosen by the Commissioners of the Navy, the lord high admiral and the king. 583 This foundation …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the younger son. 82 On his retirement from the Navy Swaine continued to reside at Fencroft, and became a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Baxter (1793), of all his property in the funds (£1,220 in Navy 5 per cent. stock), was for the benefit of disabled …
A History of the County of Essex
… 42 Thirty loads of oaken planks were supplied to the navy in 1666 during the Dutch wars. 43 There is evidence of … Bay Co. 99 He and others also built many ships for the navy, especially during the Dutch wars in the later 17th …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… for the identification of Gilbert Heathcote, see also Navy Lists, 1825. Sar. Dioc. Regy., extracts from court …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of which are kept in readiness for supplying the royal navy. There are two Dry-docks, one of which is double, for …
The Environs of London
… missioner, but is under the immediate inspection of the Navy Board. The resident officers are, a clerk of the … of a clerk, for making cables of all dimensions for the Navy. The great ship called Harry, Grace de Dieu, already … is the grand dept of the ordnance belonging to the Navy; the guns of most of our men of war being laid up there …
A History of the County of Essex
… neighbouring parishes to provide three men to serve in the navy. 33 In the later 18th century regular cash doles were …