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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… with the book he printed [ Enclosures]. (i) Two French ships were lately seized at Kinsale because there were found … Cleveland, shewing that since 1692 he has commanded four ships of war, and took 16 French privateers: when commander … night at the cabinet council considered the account of ships and seamen presented by the earl of Bridgewater, dated …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… Benbow to Secretary Vernon. There is now in the Downs H.M. ships in the margin, with the state of their guns and men now … large). [ Signed] Benbow. [In the margin the following ships are mentioned, with their men and guns respectively.] … expected every hour a list of the officers to command the ships fitting out there. The crews begun to come thither, and …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… fit for service will be their entering themselves on H.M. ships now in the Downs: the rest ought to be put on shore. … bestowed: but should they enter immediately into H.M. ships, in their present circumstances, it is to be feared it … to them, but of ill consequence to the health of the ships' companies. [ S.P.44. 102. pp. 3289.] The same to Mr. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… with much expense, to the said Sir Paul Rycaut, of several ships trading with contraband goods from Hamburg and the Elbe … petitioned to be paid a third part of the value of such ships and their cargo, but only received 127 l. 10 s., which … the King to order a third part of the value of the said ships and their cargo to be paid to them, as also 60 l. more …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… and the King's pleasure known, whether any Dutch ships are to act in conjunction with them; or, if the Dutch ships are to act apart, that it be settled how they shall … and that his Majesty be desired to hasten away the Dutch ships which are to join the main fleet. Mention made that the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… of Spain of troops for the defence of Ceuta and Oran, of ships for their transport, or anything else necessary for the … Denmark, for his leave to go to sea on board some of H.M. ships now bound to the Mediterranean, the necessary orders … the Newfoundland squadron is to agree with the masters of ships going under his convoy, at the best rates he can, for …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… of the Admiralty, who desire to know whether merchant ships belonging to the islands or plantations, or that trade … divers packs and parcels of wool were seized in French ships, they should be delivered to the owners thereof: Mr. … cavalierly on the Scotch account, that they take all our ships they meet with and treat us all like pirates. And yet I …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… of Good Hope from capt. Lowth, commander of one of their ships, the Loyal Merchant, who by virtue of your Majesty's … the coasts of France and Ireland, and safely piloted 30 ships; his son, who died on the Britannia [ abord de la Bretagne], piloted 15 ships: the petitioner was in all the expeditions, from that …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… from Toulon for the Straits, with a fleet of 18 large ships [etc.], but later advices say that all the 18 are not … say that the day before M. de Nesmond put to sea with 6 ships. The Thebaid sailed some days before, so the Count d'Estrees will have but 11 ships. He lay on board the 28th, which makes people believe …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary, 1695
… to Captain William Ricard to search such houses and ships as he shall think fit, and apprehend persons suspected … within eighteen months past, lost several great and rich ships to a very great value, and notwithstanding these great losses, they have now fitted out four ships, and are further preparing four more, all which will …