Papers Relating to Appointments in the Navy

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1636-7. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1867.

'Papers Relating to Appointments in the Navy', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1636-7, (London, 1867) pp. 326-329. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas1/1636-7/pp326-329 [accessed 19 April 2024]

PAPERS RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY, To Offices under the Rank of Captain, and dated between 1st July and 31st December 1636.


Date.	Office.	Nature of Document.	Reference to Document.

1636. July 6.	Pursership in a ship of the second rank or cook in the great ship.	Officers of the Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Recommend Thomas Canterton. [Answer endorsed under date of 21 November1636.—"The Lords use not to give order as is desired."]	Vol. cccxxviii, No. 36. 1 p.
Aug. 17. Rochester.	Cook of the Anne Royal and pursership of the great ship.	Philip Warde to Nicholas. Recommends the bearer, his neighbour, for cook of the Anne Royal, and reminds Nicholas of the writer's claim to the pursership of the great ship, respecting which the King had given him, some time before, a reference to the Lords of the Admiralty. Capt. Pett had been lately with the King, and at his return boasted that his Majesty had promised him the place, which the writer conceives was only said to frighten him, being reasonably acquainted with Pett's brags.	Vol. cccxxx., No. 46. 1 p.
Aug. 25. Chatham.	Boatswain's deputy in the Merhonour until the St. Andrew's return, in which the Merhonour's boat-swain was then at sea.	Kenrick Edisbury to Nicholas. Recommends John Browne, appointed to the Fourth Whelp, which had been cast away through boatswain Jackson's neglect. Will write to the Lords for a remove on Hollyman's death.	Ibid., No. 68. ¾ p.
Aug. 25. Rochester.	Boatswain's places in the Seven Stars, the St. Andrew, the Garland, and the Third Lion's Whelp.	Officers of the Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Oliver Hollyman, boatswain of the Seven Stars, being part of the chain at Upnor Castle, died of the plague yesterday, and it being stated to be the intention of the Lords to displace Benjamin Woolner, boatswain of the St. Andrew, for embezzlement of stores, the Officers recommend for the offices which will thereby become vacant, William Bird to the Seven Stars, Thomas Cooke to the St. Andrew, Thomas Severn to the Garland, and Elias Mitchell to the Third Whelp.	Vol. cccxxx., No. 69. 1 p.
Aug. 29.	Pursership of the St. Andrew.	Kenrick Edisbury to the same. On death of Henry Holt that day at Rochester, recommends John Davies to succeed him.	Ibid., No. 84. ¾ p.
Aug. 31. The St. Andrew, in the Downs.	Boatswain of the St. Andrew.	Sir John Pennington to Nicholas. Recommends William Parker, coxswain of the St. Andrew, to succeed Benjamin Woolner as boatswain, he having resigned. Enclosed,	Ibid., No. 89. 2 pp.
Aug. 31. The St. Andrew, in the Downs.	Boatswain of the St. Andrew.	i. Resignation of Thomas Woolner. 31st August 1636. [½ p. Seal with arms.]	Ibid., No. 89. 2 pp.
Sept. 19. Oatlands.	Boatswain in the Seven Stars that holds up the chain at Chatham.	Note of appointment of William Bird in place of Oliver Hollyman deceased.	Vol. cccxxxi., No.90. ¼ p.
Oct. 11. Chatham.	Boatswain in the Red Lion.	Kenrick Edisbury to Nicholas. Thomas Wilson, boatswain of the Red Lion, having died of the plague, Edisbury recommends the preferment of the boatswain of the Third Whelp, the Second Whelp, the Mary Rose, the Adventure, the Tenth Whelp, or the Henrietta pinnace. The Anne Royal and the Rainbow are served by deputies; recommends one of them to be placed in his room that shall have the Red Lion.	Vol. cccxxxiii., No. 66. ¾ p.
Nov. 1. A board the Triumph, at Woolwich.	Boatswain in the Lion or the St. Andrew.	Capt. William Cooke to Lord Treasurer Juxon. Has conferred with Thomas Haywood and finds him a fit man to be a boatswain in one of his Majesty's ships. States what boatswainships are vacant.	Vol. cccxxxv., No. 3. 1 p.
Nov. 6.	Boatswain of the Lion	Petition of Nicholas Spearman, boatswain of the Mary Rose, to the Lords of the Admiralty. Sets forth past services and prays preferment.	Vol. cccxxxv., No. 24. 1p.
Nov. 21.	Cook's place in the great ship now building at Woolwich or some purser's place either in present or reversion.	Petition of Thomas Canterton, to the same. Prays appointment in consideration of past services, in the enumeration of which he mentions his having served under Sir Walter Rawleigh in the voyage to Guiana; he served also in the voyage to Algiers, in transporting Count Mansfield to Flushing, and on various other important occasions.	Vol. cccxxxvi., No. 32. 1 p.
Nov. 21.	The like.	Copy thereof.	Ibid., No. 33. 1 p.
Dec. 9. Rochester.	Purser of the Antelope	Henry Clerke to Nicholas. Recommends the bearer, who has agreed with Mr. Dallison, the present purser. Will procure a certificate from the Comptroller and Surveyor of the Navy, but the former is at his house in East Kent and the latter is gone to Portsmouth. [Seal with arms.]	Vol. cccxxxvii., No 22. ¾ p.
Dec. 17.	Purser of the Antelope	Officers of Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Philip Dallison having prayed the Lords to discharge him on account of debility of body, the Officers recommend Maurice Eady as his successor.	Ibid., No. 59. 1 p.
[Dec. 19.]	Deputy-purser of the Fifth Whelp.	The same to the same. Recommend Henry Butler as deputy during the absence of the purser in his Majesty's service in Ireland.	Ibid., No. 73. 1 p.
Dec. 21.	Purser of the Antelope	Petition of Philip Dallison to the same. Prays to be discharged of his place on account of ill health.	Ibid., No. 79. 1 p.
Dec. 31. Deptford.	Sailmaker to the Navy-	John Holland to Nicholas. Hildebrand Prusen having lately died of the sickness, the writer recommends Thomas Robins, who had for seven years been Prusen's foreman at Chatham. Highly praises his ability. Some of the Officers of the Navy are favourable to continuing the business in the management of the widow Prusen. Hopes the Lord General is sick of his complaint against the writer.	Vol. cccxxxviii., No. 34. 1 p.
1636 [?]	Boatswain of the St. Andrew.	Petition of William Parker to the Lords of the Admiralty. Sets forth his former services. Is now coxswain under Sir John Pennington who, as also the Officers of the Navy, will certify to his competency. The place void, the former boatswain having gone to sea master of a merchant ship. Prays the appointment, and the rather that he had suffered great losses by the sinking of the Anne Royal.	Vol. cccxlii., No. 102. ½ p.
1636 [?]	Gunner in one of his Majesty's ships.	Petition of Richard Seawell to the same. Refers to certificates and prays appointment. Annexed,	Ibid., No. 103. ½ p.
		i. Certificate of John Reynolds, Master Gunner of England, as to Seawell's competency. [¾ p.]
		ii. Similar certificate from the Officers of the Ordnance. [¾ p.]