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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… the cartel made for the exchange of prisoners taken at sea. [ Ibid. 100, p. 217.] Mar. 16. Whitehall. The same to … certificate in behalf of John Guerin, a Frenchman taken at sea, now a prisoner in Portsmouth gaol, to the effect that he … his left arm shot off in an engagement with the Dutch at sea, for a share of his Majesty's bounty as one of the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… by Mr. William Robinson, deputy receiver of Ireland, for sea provisions supplied to the fleet there. [ Ibid. and again … commander, by firing a few gun-shots, as is the custom at sea. Not only would the captain give her no assistance during … return with a cargo of wine, etc. to Ostend, the Elbe or Baltic [ Ibid., p. 38]; for John Pourceau and Simon …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… should be but 10,000 men entertained this year for the sea, and the like number at land, and this was called an … of them; that we had found great disadvantages at sea for want of men bred to the use of fire-arms, and that … it was proposed that these men should be applied only to sea service by being employed 2,000 on board at a time by …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… its great extent and its situation in a remote part on the sea coast; which, in case of a foreign war, would give the … of 17, entered his Majesty's service and served 4 years at sea and 3 years in Flanders, under maj.-general Lumley, to …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… in all the king's magazins. They press men for the sea service. There were never seen such preparations in that … provisions have been put on board the ships ordered to sea; what ships are now in the Mediterranean; upon what … p. 12.] Mar. 9. Admiralty. An account of H.M. ships now in sea pay, with the places where they are, their middle …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… to John Mosier, of St. Margaret's, Westminster, wounded at sea. [ S.P.44. 237. p. 293.] Warrant to apprehend Wm. Hay, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… possession thereof, having ever since been in the King's sea service in the West Indies. He has now returned, weakened … out, unless a speedy supply be sent him. Another son is at sea. She is unable to provide for them and prays the King's … of Thomas Hutchins. The petitioner shows that he was at sea in the merchant service, since he was twelve years of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… a new invention for preserving ships from foundering at sea or in harbour by reason of leaks from great shot, worms, … sent away before the fleet is in a condition to go to sea, which they cannot do at present for want of provisions, … told that they are making preparations likewise on their sea coasts; their design is kept secret. The enclosed tells …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… Bridgeman, sending advices received from Paris concerning sea preparations made in divers ports of France, to be laid … for us to let a ship winter or take shelter in that sea. As to Ceuta and Oran, these fortified places barely … by H.R.H. the Prince of Denmark, for his leave to go to sea on board some of H.M. ships now bound to the …