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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… after which he sent his boat and rifled her and set her on fire and returned with a very good booty. From Portsmouth on … some bombs in a magazine and 300 barrels of powder took fire and blew up, but the damage is inconsiderable and will …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Sir Martin Beckman, chief engineer and comptroller of the fire works, the arrears of his salary of 200 l. per annum. [ …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Colonel Wolseley, to get his men together, was forced to fire the town and burnt provision for 10,000 men for six …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Browne, showing that he was employed as engineer and chief fire-master at the sieges of the castle of Edinburgh, Cork … of arms in Ireland, both for the army and militia, 20,000 fire arms should be brought from Holland. [ Ibid., No. 46.] …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… with cloth, &c. to the West Indies, value 5,000 l., took fire on the river and was driven to sea and sunk near Hole … refining sugars and all other things that are done with fire, with less charge and greater expedition than is now …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… small fort in the island off St. Matthew's Point, and they fire at all ships if they have any suspicion, not even the … of Col. Buchan's regiment and for giving that regiment 260 fire-locks out of the stores. [ Ibid., p. 211.] Feb. 14. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… that Monsieur de Lucenay, who was captain of a French fire ship, should be sent home with the first. [ Ibid., p. … the fall two hundred and eighteen barrels of powder took fire, many people were killed and wounded, and all the houses …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… who have not taken the benefit of our indemnity, "by fire and sword and all manner of hostility, to burn their …