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[Feb. ?] |
James Dry to the Navy Commissioners. Petition to be put
in as master in one of his Majesty's own ships and not in one of the
hired ships. Has served sixteen years and is fit for the charge of
master. [Ibid. No. 281.] Annexed, |
Feb. 1. |
Trinity House certificate of Dry's competency to be master.
[Ibid. No. 281 I.] |
Feb. 2. |
Certificate at the request of Isaac Stockman that the Angel,
one of the Gottenburg ships, had as much dispatch in her unlading
at Deptford as the other urgent occasions of the yard would permit and that on this 2 Feb. all provisions will be out of her as
also out of the Wood merchant, a prize ship. [Ibid. No. 282.] |
Feb. 4. |
List of ropemakers pressed for the yard at Chatham and
what was paid them for their conduct money by Peter Russell.
[Ibid. No. 283.] |
Feb. 8. |
List of persons recommended from the Trinity House for
masters between 9 Nov., 1664, and 8 Feb., 1664[–5]. [Ibid.
No. 284.] |
[Feb. ?] |
List of masters appointed to twenty ships fitting out. [Ibid.
No. 285.] |
Feb. 10. |
Commission to Christopher Hatton to be Governor of Guernsey
during his father's absence. (Calendared in Cal. S.P. Dom., 1670,
p. 699.) [Draft. S.P. Channel Islands 1, No. 144.] |
Feb. 11. |
Thomas Lewis to Samuel Pepys. I dispatched three of the
ketches to-day. The Sarah pink, had she been ready to
receive her provisions, had likewise been victualled, which shall
be put on board Monday. The John is at Chatham and shall have
her victuals sent thither. These are all the ketches for which the
Victualler has warrants. The provisions shall be sent the ships
as fast as they are capable of taking them in. [S.P. Supplementary 136, No. 286.] |
Feb. 11. |
Articles or instructions for merchants and others who shall
have commissions or letters of marque. (Calendared in Cal. S.P.
Dom., 1664–65, p. 199.) [3½ pages. Foreign Entry Book 174B,
p. 48.] |
Feb. 14. |
Robert Magors to [the Navy Commissioners]. Giving particulars of several barges taken up for his Majesty's service.
[S.P. Supplementary 136, Nos. 287–291.] |
Feb. 14. Wivenhoe. |
Certificate by James Locke that the Roe ketch is so far built
as to be ready for the third payment. [Ibid. No. 292.] |
Feb. 15. |
Request by the farmers of the pre-emption of tin for a convoy
for the Angel, laden with tin from Portsmouth to London.
[Ibid. No. 293.] |
Feb. 16. |
Lord Ashley to Viscount Fanshawe, Remembrancer of the
Exchequer. Warrant for a commission for taking the accounts
of George Newton, deputy to Thomas Leigh of Adlington, late
Sheriff of Cheshire and receiver-general of the hearth money
there, for the half year ended Michaelmas, 1662. [S.P. Supplementary 135, No. 1.] |
Feb. 18. |
William Wildey to Sir John Mennes. Requesting him to put
into some employment the bearer, George Churchey, who was
mate of several ships in the late Holland wars and has since
gone as master of some merchant ships. [S.P. Supplementary
136, No. 294.] |
Feb. 18. |
Account of the defects of the Fairfax, Gloucester, Dreadnought,
Henrietta and Eagle in the Downs. With note dated 18 Feb.
that Sir W. Penn was written to to Chatham to supply them, and
that he answered, he will. [Ibid. No. 295.] |
Feb. 18. |
Certificate of the weights of the 44 guns on board the Eagle
when let. [Ibid. No. 296.] |
Feb. 20. |
Lambert Wood to [the Navy Commissioners]. Informing
them that his pink at Wapping is now ready to take in pressed
men and that wood, candle and lanthorns are wanting and also
four soldiers for a guard as he has no very great confidence in
the fidelity of some of his crew to keep the pressed men on
board. [Ibid. No. 297.] |
Feb. 22. |
Trinity House certificate of the competency of William Marshall
to be master of any fourth-rate. With note that he was appointed
to the Charles 13 Jan., '71[–2]. [Ibid. No. 298.] |
Feb. 24. |
Instructions for John, Lord Belasyse, commander-in-chief of
the forces in Africa and Governor of Tangier. |
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1. You shall embark yourself and the men for the recruit of
the garrison on the ships appointed by the Duke of York and
receive his orders for disposing them on board the ships and for
the government of them and yourself in the whole navigation. |
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2. Arrived at Tangier you shall deliver our letter to Col.
Fitzgerald, the Lieut.-Governor, for delivering to you the government and receive his information on all things concerning the
present state of that city and garrison with relation to the strength
of it and the improvement of trade and let all the garrison know
how well satisfied we are with their behaviour in the late actions,
encouraging them to continue doing their duty on the assurance
that nothing shall be wanting to reward them, and you shall
particularize in your letters the merits of every officer and
soldier. |
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3. You shall be very careful in seeing our proclamation made
good declaring Tangier a free port and providing that entire
satisfaction be given to all merchants who shall resort thither,
according to the rules in the proclamation, and in seeing that
equal justice be administered to them. |
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4. In the administration of justice in all criminal and civil
matters you shall use the method established by your predecessor
till we shall be able to send you a more exact form, taking special
care that all causes be dispatched with equity and justice, and
shall declare our intention that the judicatories proceed to a
final determination with appeal but to ourself with your permission and no person to be commanded from thence by any
form of justice or in any case except that of treason, allowing all
sentences to be good and valid and accordingly to be executed.
In what regards all maritime causes you shall be directed by the
Duke of York's instructions. |
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5. In the church appropriated to the garrison you shall
especially take care that divine service be celebrated exactly
according to the rules in the liturgy of the Church of England and
shall, as far as you can, incline all our garrison to use the same
by your own good example, but, because the situation of the place
and the persons that are to inhabit it are not-likely at first to
conform thereto, we are content that you connive at the Roman
Catholic worship for the satisfaction of those of that profession
and also at a synagogue for the Jews, if they desire it and be
content to exercise their religion without offence or scandal. |
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6. A clause relating to the Portuguese identical with the latter
part of Clause 7 of the instructions of 7 June, 1664, to Col.
John FitzGerald calendared, ante, p. 103.] |
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7. As to what relates to exportation and importation of
goods, restraint of trade with Tetuan and Sallee, making peace
or war with Gaylan or anything of a like nature, we cannot well
prescribe you rules for the present for want of necessary information and therefore we leave you full power to act according to the
best of your understanding what shall be most for our service,
remembering only that, as by the unhappy example of last
year you shall not affect making inroads into the country or
extending the limits of your garrison further than you are
secure of maintaining them with your number of men, so neither
shall you admit of any restraint on fortifying the place and the
ground about it to such an extent as shall be necessary for the
security and convenience of it. |
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8. You shall promote all things which may conduce to the trade
of the place and the encouragement of the merchants, not suffering
any unreasonable number of French, Dutch or other nations
to be there as may by their correspondence endanger the safety
of the place, especially Jews, whose traffic with the Moors is most
to be suspected. |
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9. You shall take into your charge all the stores of war for that
garrison and shall view the quantities and qualities of the victuals
and take care that the contract for the constant supply thereof
be well performed and observe all orders and directions from
the Commissioners for Tangier touching the stores and the houses
of the city. |
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10. The allotment of 70,500l. shall be constantly sent thither
either in provisions or money, 50,500l. whereof is for the entertainment of the civil and military power there according to the
establishment, the other 20,000l. to be applied to fortifying
the place and building a mole. |
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11. Because we have thought fit to add to the establishment of
the foot there one company and that the horse shall consist
but of two troops, you shall out of the whole number of horse
frame the said two troops according to the last establishment,
disbanding the supernumeraries to the officers and soldiers,
one to be commanded by yourself and the other by Sir Tobias
Bridge. |
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12. You shall keep constant correspondence with our ambassador to Spain and with all our public ministers abroad as you shall
have opportunity and with all English consuls abroad and shall
duly advertize us of all matters that shall come to your knowledge
relating to our service, giving from time to time particular
accounts of the state of the place. [Over 5 pages. Foreign
Entry Book 174B, p. 51.] |
Feb. 25. |
John Morehouse and Thomas Lewsly to the Navy Commissioners. Reporting on the timber they had marked in
Waltham Forest. [S.P. Supplementary 136, No. 299.] |
Feb. 25. Kinsale. |
Capt. William Crispin, Thomas Chudleigh and William Penn
to the Navy Commissioners. Reporting the condition and value
of the hulk there tendered by Capt. Robert Gookin. [Ibid.
No. 300.] |
Feb. 27. |
Account of seamen pressed for the fleet by the persons therein
mentioned, who have had bills passed for that charge, being
5,187 seamen and the charge being 2,100l. 0s. 3d. With memorandum that many hundreds of seamen are sent down to Chatham
and Portsmouth by tickets from their captains directed to the
clerks of the checque for entrance, who pay them pressed and
conduct money, for which the clerk at Chatham has had
impressed to him 1,350l. and the clerk at Portsmouth 2,400l.,
of which neither has as yet given account, because of their daily
entering of men. [Ibid. No. 301.] |
Feb. |
Mr. Bridges to Mr. Peeps. Stating the prices of four sorts of
canvas. [Ibid. No. 302.] |
[Feb. ?] |
Certificates by John Bennett, captain, and John Berry, boatswain, of the Swallow, that 18 and 19 Aug., 1664, on the North
side of Cuba meeting with extreme foul weather they shipped
several seas, which damaged 507 lbs. of their bread so that it was
unfit to eat, and that 28 Feb., 1664[–5], they found a hogshead
of turtle unfit to be kept in the ship, which was thrown overboard.
[Ibid. No. 303, 304.] |
[Feb. ?] |
Lists of men pressed between 24 Jan. and 14 Feb., 1664–5, by
the Justices and between 11 Oct., 1664, and 14 Feb., 1664–5,
by the Vice-Admiral of Devon. [Ibid. Nos. 305, 306.] |
[Feb. ?] |
Minutes of business directed to be done. Mr. Smith to write
for a dedimus to enable Commissioner Pett to be sworn a Justice
in Kent. Mr. Steventon to have another clerk, so long as the
present hurry occasioned by preparations for a war continue and
no longer. (See Cal. S.P. Dom., 1664–65, p. 190.) |
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To summon all the masters or owners of the merchant ships
already abroad now wanting cleaning. |
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Col. Middleton about the stop of the smith's work. |
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Capt. Fortescue to view ships hired at the owners' demand
and by examining the contract and the ships' readiness to certify
their right of entering into pay. [Ibid. No. 307.] |
[Feb. ?] |
Tender by Thomas Gould of London of the Loyal George, for
the hull of 447 tons at 6l. 10s. per ton 2,906l., and for rigging, sails,
cables and anchors 851l. 19s., total 3,757l. 19s. [Ibid. No. 308.] |
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Note of the dimensions of the Loyal George. (See Cal. S.P.
Dom., 1664–65, p. 216.) [Ibid. No. 309.] |
[Feb. ?] |
Paper [by Capt. Miller ?] comparing the measurements of the
John and Thomas 100 ft. long 30 ft. beam, the Loyal Merchant
100 ft. long 34 ft. beam and the Return 92 ft. long 28 ft. beam and
objecting that the Loyal Merchant would carry but 70 tons
more than the John and Thomas though by measurement she is
140 tons more. [Ibid. No. 310.] |
[Feb. ?] |
Reply to Capt. Miller's paper touching the breadth of ships
comparing the Loyal Merchant with the John and Thomas and
stating that in the last Dutch war the 4th rates, which were 100 ft.
long and 31 ft. broad, were found to be too narrow, not carrying
sail enough and not carrying their guns high enough. [Ibid.
No. 311.] |
[Feb. ?] |
List of necessaries to be put on board the hospital ship the
Maryland Merchant. With request that the chirurgeon's pay
be augmented and that he may have four mates at least. [Ibid.
No. 312.] |