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Statutes of the Realm
… ninety three for or towards maintenance of their Majesties Fleet for the yeare One thousand six hundred ninety foure And …
William and Mary, 1694: An Act for granting to his Majestie an Aide of Four shillings in the Pound for One Yeare and for applying the yearely summe of [£300,000] for Five yeares out of the Dutyes of Tunnage and Poundage and other summes of money payable upon Merchandizes exported and imported for carrying on the Warr against France with vigour [Chapter III Rot. Parl. pt. 2.]
Statutes of the Realm
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… readiness, they sail immediately and endeavour to join the fleet, under the command of Admiral Herbert; and his Majesty … here, which may easily be done. Some ships of the Virginia Fleet drop in here daily. Lord Howard of Effingham and that part of the fleet bound for London are believed to have passed. [ Ibid., …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Kendal and, I suppose, our Admiral, of the dangers the fleet, that has come in hither, has gone through. The Jersey, … and blowing a storm we put back, hoping to recover our fleet, but only saw one bound to Jamaica. On the 23rd, we … sail of the Dutch but they could give us no account of our fleet. On the 28th, we took a French ship bound for …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… payment of the seamen has been almost all issued, and the fleet, I believe, is ready to go out to sea whenever there is … Malo it was discovered that the French had a very great fleet at Brest ready to put to sea, waiting only for sailing … for Brest with 600 seamen to put on board the French fleet. This evening came into the port an Ostend privateer, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Portsmouth Harbour. A. den Boer, commander of the Dutch Fleet, to . Acknowledges the receipt of his letter from … being about to return thither, to serve in their main fleet this summer. Next month, three of the new ships will be … commander of the ship Newcastle, convoy to the last Turkey fleet, he took two small prizes, which he publicly sold. By …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… 4. Whitehall. Sir John Trenchard to the Admirals of the Fleet; enclosing for their consideration Mr. Bushnell's … Council of the present state of the victualling of the fleet, with the cost of the same. [ H.O. Admiralty 6, No. … 18. Whitehall. Sir John Trenchard to the Admirals of the Fleet directing them to call together a council of the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… first, second and third rate ships designed for the main fleet, with an account of their complements. [ H.O. Admiralty … representation to the King touching the state of the fleet which is designed to be this summer in a body. If the … the number should be sixty. This takes from the Dutch fleet one half, and from the English thirty-five, so that …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… boat in the Mediterranean, so long, at least, as the fleet shall continue in those seas. [ H.O. Letter Book ( … Pearl, that the French intended not to set out their grand fleet this year, but would have many cruisers abroad, of much …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… and guns. There are guns sufficient for the whole fleet, except for 10 ships; these consist of 220 demy cannon, … not necessary here and may be employed for victualling the fleet which will soon need supplies. As for ourselves, … news. From France we learn that a fortnight ago the French fleet had orders to look for ours and to give it battle; the …