House of Commons Journal Volume 12: 2 February 1699

Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1803.

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'House of Commons Journal Volume 12: 2 February 1699', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699(London, 1803), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol12/pp469-479 [accessed 1 May 2025].

Jovis, 2 die Februarii;

10° Gulielmi Tertii.

Prayers.

Duty on Leather.

APETITION of the Glovers, Skinners, and Whitetawers of Leather, within the City of Gloucester, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That the Duty upon Leather is so very burdensome to the Petitioners, That several of them, for want of Money to pay the Duty, after they had made their Wares, and before they had sold them, have been constrained to desist from their Callings; and others, who yet go on with their Trades, find such Discouragements that they cannot employ Journeymen, and the Poor, as they formerly did, who are in great Want; and, if the said Duty be continued, the most substantial of the Petitioners will be forced to leave off their Trades, and follow some other Employment for a Livelihood: And praying, That the said Duty upon Leather may be taken off.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.

Claims for Prizes.

A Petition of John Bailey, and others, on behalf of themselves, and the rest of the Ship's Company, belonging to his Majesty's Ship Monck, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That, during the Expedition of Newfoundland, in 1697, the said Ship, commanded by Captain Robert Stapleton, took several Prizes, to the Value of 50,000l. whereof the Petitioners have not had their Shares, allotted by Act of Parliament: And praying, That Justice may be done them therein.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Petition be referred to the Committee, to whom the Petition of Captain Crow is referred: And that they do examine the Matter thereof; and report the same, with their Opinion therein, to the House.

Sibourg's Nat.

Mr. Cook, according to Order, presented to the House a Bill for naturalizing Charles de Sibourg: And the same was received and read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Ledgingham's newinvented Fire Engine.

Ordered, That * * Cholmly, Mr. How, Mr. Hamond. Mr. Harvey, be added to the Committee, to whom the Petition of Robert Ledgingham is referred.

Ships Margaret and Sally.

A Bill for the Ships Margaret and Friendship to trade as free Ships was, according to Order, read the First time.

Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.

Tone Navigation.

An ingrossed Bill for making the River Tone navigable was, according to Order, read the Third time.

An ingrossed Clause was offered, as a Rider, to exempt Sir Wm. Keyt, Lord of the Manor of Michell Creech, and his Heirs, and their Tenants of the said Manor, from paying any Toll for any Commodities carried from Bridgwater to Ham-Mills, Part of the said Manor:

And the same was read the First time.

And the Question being put, That the Clause be read a Second time;

It passed in the Negative.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, An Act for making the River Tone navigable, from Bridgwater to Taunton, in the County of Somerset.

Ordered, That Mr. Clark do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.

Ailesbury Election.

Ordered, That the Reports from the Committee of Privileges and Elections, touching the Election for the Borough of Ailesbury, in the County of Bucks; and touching the Election for the Borough of Haslemere, in the County of Surrey; be made upon Tuesday Morning next.

Billingsgate Fish Market.

Ordered, That the Bill for making Billinsgate a free Market for Sale of Fish be read a Second time upon Saturday Morning next.

Naval Accounts, &c.

Sir Robert Rich, from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, according to Order, presented to the House, an Abstract of the superior Orders touching passing Accounts, as it was sent to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by the Commissioners of the Navy; with Reasons for giving the said Orders: And

A Copy of the Navy-Board's Answer to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, touching the Increase of Salaries; with the Reasons for the said Increase: And

An Account of the Names of the Commanders of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Rate Ships, during the War; with the Dates of their First Commissions; and which of them are now employed.

And the Titles thereof were read.

And the said Abstract, Answer, and Account are as follow, viz.

1.—An ABSTRACT of what Orders have been given for the Passing of any ACCOUNTS for the NAVY, since the Beginning of the late War.



Date of Orders.	From whom.	Whose Accounts.		Sums.			For what Services.		Upon what Score the Orders were given.
				£.	s.	d.
3 April 89.	Lords of the Admiralty	Thomas Langley		17	—	—	Providing Men and Boats at Dover, for carrying 13 Companies of Foot, and Baggage, to Holland.
18 May	ditto	ditto		5	8	4	ditto.
20 May	ditto	Cyp. Anderson, Esquire		90	—	—	Pressing Seamen.
20 June	ditto	Mayor of Lynn		35	—	—	ditto.
3 July	ditto	Tho. Bedford		14	6	6	Passing Two Commissions about granting Letters of Marque and Reprisals		Impowering the Admiralty to grant Letters of Marque.
3 July	ditto	Captain John Frankmore		190	—	—	Pressing Seamen.
17 July	ditto	Captain Hen. Robinson		118	8	—	ditto.
18 July	ditto	Mayor of Newcastle		32	1	6	ditto.
19 August 90	ditto	Mayor of Lynn		22	15	—	ditto.
24 August	ditto	Robert Henley		18	13	—	ditto.
6 September	ditto	Abraham Stock		55	18	6	Disbursements, on a particular Service, by their Lordships Order		Gaining Intelligence, &c.
6 August 91	ditto	Mat. Miller		114	18	6	Pressing Seamen.		By Order of Council.
6 August	ditto	Sir John Guise		81	12	6	ditto.
28 September	ditto	Richard Blackman		10,378	13	3½	Cloathing the Two Marine Regiments.		Upon the Navy Board State of his Accounts.
3 October	ditto	Sir John Banks		92	8	8	Paying Quarters of Two Companies of Marines.
6 October	ditto	Walter Middleton Esquire		185	15	—	Pressing Seamen.
18 November	ditto	James Whitworth		1,454	7	—	Bays and Pennistons	For the Two Marine Regiments.	Upon the Navy-Board's representing they had stated the Accounts of Cloaths supplied by these Gentlemen.
		John Woodcraft		1,454	15	—	Swords and Belts
		Tho. Rea		1,202	12	2	Stockings
		Phil. Coleby		640	—	—	Slops, &c.
		John Woolly		184	8	6	Gold and Silver Lace
		Tho. Jones		172	5	—	Worsted Lace
17 December	ditto	John Bunsker, Esquire		567	3	—	Paying Quarters of Marine Soldiers at Rochester		Upon a Report from the Navy-Board, to be charged to the respective Officers, to be accounted for out of their Subsistence.
		Tho. Moyce		135	13	1	ditto, Gravesend
		Richard Heely, Esquire		636	7	1	ditto, Maidstone
20 January	ditto	John Gore		804	5	—	Beds and Pillows, &c.	For the Marine Regiments.	Upon the Navy-Board's Report, That they had examined the Accounts of Cloaths supplied the Marines, by these Gentlemen.
		John Carpenter		976	7	6	Bays and Pennistons
		Wm. Rogers		477	4	4	Cloaths, and other Goods
		Edw. Barradell		677	19	9½	Making Cloaths
		Tho. Townley		193	19	6	ditto.
		Walter Boddington		150	12	1½	ditto
20 January	ditto	Thomas Clayton		331	2	7	Making Cloaths	for the Marine Regiments	Upon the Navy-Board's Report, as aforesaid.
		Roger Ellis, and		208	8	—	Bays and Pennistons
		John Cawdry
27 October 92.	ditto	Captain Jacob Banks		40	—	—	Pressing Seamen		Upon a Report from the Navy-Board, and discoursing them.
13 February	ditto	Henry Waddell		2,060	—	2	Paying Quarters of Marine Soldiers at Canterbury		To be charged to the Officers Accounts.
21 February	Lords of Treasury	Collectors of the Customs		282	9	9	Paid by them to the Vice-Admirals, &c. of Counties, for pressing Seamen, and charged as Imprests on the said Vice-Admirals.
21 February	Lords of the Admiralty, and Signet, &c. dated 20 January 169²/3	Earl of Pembroke		7,381	—	—	Eight Months Pay to the Officers of the Two Marine Regiments		By an Order from the King, dated 20 January 169²/3.
10 March	His Majesty's Signet and, Sign Manual	Joint Admirals		1,000	—	—	Gratuity.
21 March	Lords of Admiralty	Earl of Shaftsbury		67	19	1	Pressing Seamen		The Navy-Board represent, they had examined his Accounts; and were signed by himself, and Two Justices of the Peace.
21 January 93.	Lords of Admiralty	Geo. Hawes		24	7	8	Pressing Seamen		Upon the Navy-Board's Report.
26 January	ditto	Captain Gre. Collins		1,914	10	—	Taking a Survey of the Sea-Coasts of England		Upon a Report from the Navy-Board, of the Usefulness of his Survey.
12 February	ditto	Executrix of Captain John Laton		30	—	—	Pressing Seamen		Upon Affidavit of the Purser of the Ship he commanded.
21 February	ditto	Arthur Owen, Esquire		379	15	2	Subsisting Marine Soldiers.
6 June 94.	ditto	Samuel Jones		452	13	4	Victualling and bringing home, the Mordant's Men, from the West Indies		Upon a Report from the Navy-Board, who examined his Accounts.
9 June	ditto	Sir John Guise		103	1	9	Pressing Seamen		The Navy-Board reported, they had examined and stated their Accounts.
11 June	ditto	Sir Edw. Phillips		400	—	11	ditto
		Lord Irwin		258	12	—
27 July	ditto	John Cheeke		420	16	8	Sundry Disbursements and Fees due, for executing Warrants, Decrees, and Precepts, issuing out of the High Court of Admiralty.
17 August	Lords of Treasury	Collectors of the Customs	92.	2,515	—	—	Paid by them, to the Vice-Admirals, &c. of Counties, for pressing Seamen, and charged as Imprests on the said Vice-Admirals.
			93.	2,469	13	9
24 December	Lords of Admiralty	Captain Tho. Philips		1,555	5	—	Charges on the Expedition against St. Maloes		Upon a Report from the Navy-Board, who stated and examined the Accounts of these Persons.
		Captain John Bembo
4 February	Lords of the Treasury	Administratrix of Sir Wm. Poole		831	17	—	Fitting, manning, and victualling 2 Ships to Sea.
23 May 95	Lords of Admiralty	Executrix of Captain Ja. Ward		60	—	—	Pressing Men		The Navy-Board were directed to clear his Imprest of 60l. if they had no Objection to it.
5 June	Lords of Treasury	Collectors of the Customs		1,152	16	9	Paid by them, to the Vice-Admirals, &c. of Counties, for pressing Men; and charged as Imprests on the said Vice-Admirals.
25 July 95	Lords of the Admiralty	Sir Geo. Rooke		84	11	6	Disbursements, by his Majesty's Order		Provided he produced Vouchers to the Navy-Board.
14 August	ditto	Captain Tho. Taylor		350	—	—	Fitting the Nonsuch in New-England		Upon a Representation from the Navy-Board.
14 October	ditto	Edward Whitaker		4,061	6	6	Law Charges, &c.		The Navy-Board stated the Accounts, the Judge of the Admiralty examined them, and Mr. Whitaker swore to the Truth.
25 February	ditto, per Signet, &c. dated 16 January 9 5/6	Edward Russel, Esquire		18,666	—	—	Contingencies of the Fleet		By his Majesty's Orders, of the 16 January 95, from the Year 1691, to 95.
3 March	Lords of Admiralty	Edward Whitaker		3,121	15	1	Law Charges, &c.		Twas stated, examined, and sworn to, as is before mentioned.
8 May 96	ditto	Sir Isaac Rebow		334	13	4	Pressing Seamen		Upon the Navy Board's Report.
5 August	ditto	Lambert Blackwell, Esquire		513	11	3	Subsisting and cloathing Seamen in the Lazaretto		Vouchers were produced to the Comptroller of the Navy.
16 October	ditto	Joint Admirals		420	—	—	Rewards, and Travelling Charges		Secretary's Salary, advanced to 5 Clerks, and Money paid to several Captains, for attending in Town, to regulate the Press.
23 December	ditto	Edw. Whitaker		3,889	10	—	Law Charges, &c.		It was stated, examined, and sworn to, as before.
10 April 97	ditto	Joint Admirals		141	13	4	Disbursements, Rewards, and Travelling Charges		Being omitted in their former Account of Disbursements.
15 May	ditto, per his Majesty's Order, dated 23 Apr. 1697	Sir Geo. Rook		309	—	—	Intelligence, and other Secret Services.
25 May	Lords of the Treasury	Wm. Meesters, Esquire		3,222	9	5	Charge of Machines for the Expedition against Dunkirk.
8 June	ditto	Owners of the Ship Lion		4,000	—	—	For Service, as a Man of War, in defending the Leeward Islands.
26 June	Lords of Admiralty	Phin. Bowles, Esquire		368	15	—	Charge of Store-houses, and other Contingent Services, at Lisbon, Anno 87		He produced a Certificate from the Commissioners of past Accounts of the Navy, that he had acquitted himself with Diligence and Faithfulness.
30 June 98.	ditto	Captain Wager, Captain Bibb, and Captain Hardy		117	—	2	Charges in performing some Services they were appointed to by their Lordships		Making Discoveries on the French Coast.
3 December 97.	ditto	Edward Whitaker		4,453	10	5	Law Charges, &c.		Examined, and sworn to, as to his other Accounts of Disbursements.
3 June 97.	Lords of Treasury	Earl of Torrington, &c.		67,340	—	—	Land-Pay of Marine Regiments, from February 1689, to February 1693.
22 April 98.	Lords of Admiralty	Edward Whitaker		10,050	—	—	Purchase of the Admiralty-Office		The Rent first paid was 532l. a Year; and it was thought most for the Service to purchase it; and the Navy-Board were directed to solicit the Lords of the Treasury for Money.
6 July	Lords of the Treasury	Collectors of the Customs		5,431	—	—	Paid to the Vice-Admiral, &c. of Counties, for pressing Seamen; and charged as Imprests on the said Vice Admirals.
13 July	Lords of Admiralty	Henry Greenway		50	—	—	Pressing Seamen, by Order of Sir John Guise, Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire.
15 August	ditto	Edward Whitaker		781	1	—	Purchase of a House, and making the Admiralty-Office Garden.
31 August	ditto	Lieutenant Nich. Snow		9	—	—	Travelling Charges, &c.
9 March	ditto	Lord Berkley		5,000	—	—	Contingent Services of the Fleet		His Majesty's Signet, and Sign Manual, dated 14 December.

2.—An ACCOUNT of what Salaries have been increased in the NAVY, between the 5th November 1688, and the First of December 1698; and by what Orders; with the Reasons for granting the said Orders.



Date of Orders.	By whom.	INCREASE, &c.					REASONS for the ORDER.
23 April 90	Lords of Admiralty	To increase the Clerk of the Cheque's Salary, at Harwich, to 60l. per Annum					Upon the Navy-Board's Report of its Reasonableness.
14 May	ditto	To make an extra Allowance of Twenty Shillings a Day to Admiral Russell, as Admiral of the Blue					Customary Table-money.
29 December	ditto	To make an extra Allowance of 30s. per Diem to Admiral Killigrew, over and above his Pay, as Vice-Admiral of the Red, from the time Admiral Russel left him, till, the Date of his Commission to be Admiral of the Blue; and 20s. a Day extra', from that time, until he was made one of the Admirals of the Fleet					This Allowance was made in pursuance of the King's Order.
23 February	ditto	To increase the Pay of a Boatswain's Yeoman in a 5th Rate to 1l. 6s. per Mensem; and the Yeoman to the Powder-room, in the several Rates, as undermentioned; viz.					By the Queen's Order, as an Encouragement to those Officers.
			£.	s.	d.
		In a 1st Rate, to	1	15	—	per Mensem.
		2	1	15	—
		3	1	12	—
		4	1	10	—
		5	1	8	—
4 September 91.	ditto	To increase the Master Ropemaker's Salary, at Portsmouth, to 60l. per Annum					Upon a Proposal from the Navy-Board.
19 October	ditto	To make an Allowance of 10s. a Day to Captain Matth. Aylmer, late Commander of his Majesty's Ships in the Mediterranean, over and above his Pay as Captain, from the Date of his Commission, till the time of his Discharge from the Monk					This Allowance has been made to Commanders in Chief of Squadrons abroad.
8 January	ditto	To make an extra' Allowance of 20s. a Day to Henry Killigrew, Esquire, Admiral of the Blue					Customary Table-money.
2d March	ditto	Solicitor of the Admiralty and Navy's Salary increased to 100l. per Annum					In Consideration of his Increase of Business.
4 ditto	ditto	To pay Captain Tho. Jennings his Salary, as Master Attendant at Chatham; as well as his Wages for Captain to the Rear-Admiral of the Blue, for the time he acted in that Capacity the last Year					He assisted in sitting-out all or most of the Ships, before he went to Sea; and no other Master-Attendant was in his Absence; and the Flag-Officer desired to have him with him.



Date of Orders.	By whom.	INCREASE, &c.																				REASONS for the ORDER.
11 March 91.	Lords of Admiralty	To increase the Salaries of the Master Shipwright's Assistants at Woolwich to 56l. 10s. and 10l. per Annum House-rent.																				'Twas proposed as reasonable by the Navy-Board.
14 ditto	ditto	To increase the Clerk of the Survey's Salary at Sheerness to 60l. per Annum																				Proposed by the Navy-board to make him equal with those Officers at Deptford and Portsmouth.
3 October 92.	ditto	The Muster-masters of the Red and Blue's Salaries increased to 200l. per Annum each; and each of them a Clerk, at 50l. per Annum																				The Navy-Board have often represented the Usefulness of these Officers; and the Salary was increased for their Encouragement.
20 ditto	ditto	To pay Captain Bembow his Salary, as Master-Attendant at Deptford, for the time he acted as Master of the Sovereign, and Captain of the Britannia, over and above his Wages, as Master and Captain, as aforesaid																				He performed the Duty of fitting out the Fleet, as it is said before, of the Master-Attendant at Chatham; and the Flag-Officers desired him; and it would have been a Hardship to remove him from a certain Employment, to one that was not so.
17 ditto	ditto	To cause the Surgeons Imprest to be made Free-gift																				'Twas granted upon the Report of the Navy-Board, for their Encouragement.
15 July 93.	ditto	To increase the Post-masters Salary at Deal to 8l. per Annum, for sending up the Downes Lists.
20 ditto	ditto	To increase the Clerk of the Cheque's Salary at Woolwich to 100l. per Annum																				The Navy-Board proposed this, in Consideration of his Addition of Business.
14 December	ditto	To pay Vice-Admiral Hopson, as Captain of a First Rate, for the time he commanded the Bredah, a 3d Rate																				Upon Consideration of his removing from the St. Michael, into a 3d Rate, for an Expedition.
30 December	ditto	To allow 12d. per Diem extra,' to such of the Seamen employed in sitting out the great Ships at Portsmouth, as have Leave to be absent, by Proclamation, to the 1st of January next																				Upon a Representation from the Navy-Board, That the Men would not otherwise work.
17 January	ditto	To make an Allowance of 20s. a Day to Hen. Killigrew, Esquire, Sir Ralph Delavall, and Sir Cloudesly Shovell, for their Table, while they were joint Admirals																				Usual Table-money.
23 January	ditto	To continue in Day-wages, on Shore, the Seamen of the great Ships, who were entertained in carrying on the Works at Chatham, until the Ships to which they belong shall fall down into deeper Water																				The Navy-Board proposed it in Consideration of the absolute Necessity of timely carrying on the Works at that Place.
16 March	ditto	To make an Allowance of Ten Pounds a Year, House-rent, to the Officers at Plymouth, until the Houses designed for them are finished; and the same Paper-money as the like Officers at Plymouth																				The Navy-Board's Proposals, in Consideration of their Care and Pains.
19 March	ditto	To increase the Wages of the Flag-Officers, Commanders, &c. as undermentioned; viz.																				In pursuance of his Majesty's Order in Council, the better to encourage these Officers to a strict Performance of their Duty; and that they might have no Pretence to neglect the same, by reason of the Scantiness of their Wages.
															£.	s.	d.
		Admiral of the Fleet to													6	—	—	per Diem
		Blue to													4	—	—
		Vice-Admirals, to													3	—	—
		Rear-Admirals, to													2	—	—
			1st Rate.			2d Rate.			3d Rate.			4th Rate.			5th Rate.			6th Rate.
			£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.
		Commanders	1	10	—	1	4	—	1	—	—	—	15	—	—	12	—	—	10	—	per Diem.
		Lieutenants	—	6	—	—	6	—	—	5	—	0	5	—	—	5	—	—	5	—
		Masters	14	—	—	12	12	—	9	7	4	8	12	—	7	15	—	6	12	—	per Mensem.
		Surgeons	5	—	—	5	—	—	5	—	—	5	—	—	5	—	—	5	—	—
12 April 94	ditto	To increase the Pay of the Flag-Officers Clerks to 2l. 5s. per Mensem																				Upon Consideration, that their Business was much more than the Clerks to private Captains.
24 Ditto	The King	400l. per Annum to be allowed the Judge of the Admiralty-Court, over and above his present Salary, as a Reward, for Attendance on the Privy-Council, Secretaries of State, Lords of the Admiralty, and Loss of Perquisites by Act of Parliament																				By the King's Order.
11 August	Lords of Admiralty	To make an Allowance of 50l. per Annum to Hen. Greenhill Esquire, for House-rent, for the Time he has acted as Agent and Commissioner at Plymouth, and to continue it until the House shall be built for him																				'Tis done to all the Commissioners of the Navy; and has been so during the late War, and before the Commencement thereof.
26 September	ditto	To increase the Salaries of their Lordships Secretary and Clerks, as followeth; viz.																				By virtue of her Majesty's Order, upon Consideration of taking away their usual Fees; but, since the Peace, there has been retrenched of this Sum 340l. per Annum: So that the whole Charge of this Office, for the Secretary, and his Clerks, &c. is but 1,195l. per Annum.
																				£.
		Secretary to																		800	per Annum.
		Two chief Clerks, at																		200
		Six other Clerks, each																		80
		Messenger																		50
		Two Servants to ditto, each																		25
		Porter																		30
		Watchmen																		20
		Woman to look to the House																		20
12 October	Lords of Admiralty	To increase the Master-Shipwright's Salary at Kingsale to 100l. per Annum Clerk of the Cheque, the like																				Proposed by the Navy-Board, to make him equal with Plymouth. ditto
19 Ditto	ditto	To increase the 2d Master-Attendant's Salary at Portsmouth to 100l. per Annum, and 10l. per Annum House-rent																				Proposed by the Navy-Board, to make him equal with Chatham.
		To increase the Shipwright's 2d Assistant at Portsmouth to 50l. per Annum, and 10l. per Annum House-rent.																				ditto.
26 December	ditto	To make an extra' Allowance of 20 s. a Day to Admiral Russell, for his Table, over and above the Increase of double Pay																				Usual Table-Money.
		To make the like Allowance to Lord Berkly and Sir Geo. Rook																				Usual Table-money.
15 February	ditto	To increase Mr. Peter Pett's Salary to 60l. per Annum, for looking after the Papers of their Lordships Office.																				In Consideration of his looking after the Books and Papers of the Office.
26 Ditto	ditto	To allow Vice-Admiral Hopson 20s. a Day, while he shall not be employed in his Majesty's Service at Sea, in Consideration of resigning his Post as Rear-Admiral of the Blue, upon the Marquis of Carmarthen's having that Flag, by his Majesty's Order																				By his Majesty's Order in Council, of the 21th of this Month.
3d June 95	ditto	To make Sir Cloudsly Shovell the usual Allowance of Table-money, over and above his double Pay																				Usual Table-money.
15 July	ditto	To increase the Salary of Mr. John Clark, Mr. Michael Howen, and Mr. Kendrik Edisbury, to 200l. per Annum each																				Proposed by the Navy-Board, in Consideration of certain Perquisites which were not thought fit to be continued.
12 September	ditto	To make an Allowance of 10s. a Day to Henry Priestman, Esquire, from the Date of his Commission to be Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships employed against Sally, in 1684, to the Time the Bonadventure was paid off, over and above his Pay, as Commander of her																				In Consideration of his great Care and Pains in the putting in Execution the Orders he received from the then Commissioners of the Admiralty, not only in commanding the said Squadron, but in taking care for the cleaning and resitting the Ships, and other Services committed to his Care.
ditto	ditto	To make an Allowance of Pay to Captain Bembow, equal to a Rear-Admiral, while he continued cruising with the Ships on the Coast of France																				This was but for 48 Days.
10 October	ditto	To increase the Muster-master's Salary at Yarmouth to 80l. per Annum																				For his Diligence in performing his Duty.
18 October 95.	Lords of Admiralty	To pay Captain Whetstone 11l. for his Charges in going down to Bristoll, to take the Command of the Gloucester; and to allow him Pay, as Captain of a 4th Rate, for the Time he commanded her																				The Ship he commanded, viz. the Gloucester, is a 4th Rate.
19 ditto	ditto	To increase Dr. Littleton's Salary to 200l. per Annum, besides his standing Salary of 20 Marks																				He complained of Losses sustained by his Employ of the King's Advocate-General, in his private Practice; but, since the Peace, 'tis reduced to the former Allowance; viz. 20 Marks per Annum.
3 January	ditto	To increase the Salaries of the Officers of the Yards, as undermentioned; viz.																				Directed by his Majesty in Council, the 19th of December last: It first arose from a Petition of the respective Officers, setting forth their Increase of Business, and the Smallness of their Salaries; as also, that the Perquisites formerly enjoyed by them, were taken away in the Year 1674, but promised to be restored; and the Navy-Board taking this into Consideration, by our Order, reported, That it being of Importance to the Nation, to encourage Men so intrusted, they were of Opinion, it would be a Service to the Crown, to increase the Salary of the superior, and the Day-wages of the inferior, officers of the Yards, according to a Table annexed to their Letter; which, they say, they did proportion according to the respective Trusts of the said Officers; and proposed the taking off all other Perquisites, as Exchequer-Fees, Nights, and Tides, extra' Allowances for Surveys, &c.
																		Deptford,		Woolwich,
																		Chatham,		Sheerness,
																		Portmouth.		Plymouth.
																		£.		£.
		To the Master-Attendants														200	per Annum each.			150	per Annum each.
		Shipwrights
		Storekeepers
		Clerks of the Cheque
		Survey
		Master-Shipwright's Assistants Caulkers														100	ditto.			80	ditto,
		Boatswains of the Yards														80	ditto.			70	per Annum each.
		Clerk of the Rope-Yards														100				100
		Master Ropemaker														100				100
		Porters														30				25
																	£.	s.	d.
		To the Mast-maker															—	3	—	per Diem, in each Yard.
		Boat-builders															—	3	—
		Sail-makers															—	3	—
		Joiners															—	2	6
		House-Carpenters															—	2	6
		Bricklayers, or Masons															—	2	6
		Foremen of the Shipwrights															—	3	—
		Quartermen															—	2	6
		Foremen Riggers															—	2	—
		Labourers															—	1	6
		Scavelmen															—	1	6
		Purveyor at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, 50l. per Annum, besides Travelling Charges.
																				£.
		Surgeon at each Yard																		40	per Annum.
		Ditto Extra', at Chatham																		30
		Ditto Ordinary																		20
22 January	Lords of Admiralty	To make an Allowance of 20s. a Day, Table-money, to Admiral Russell, Lord Berkley, and Sir Cloudsly Shovell, over and above the Establishment for Double Pay.
5 May 96.	ditto	To make an Allowance of 44l. 5s. to Admiral Russell, for so much disbursed by him, in a Journey to Deal, to command the Fleet																				When he went to Deal, and commanded the Fleet off of Dunkirk.
13 July	Lords of Admiralty	To make an Allowance of 20s. a Day, Table-money, to Sir Geo. Rook, in the like manner as above. To make the like to Admiral Russell.
14 August	ditto	To increase the Salary of the Master of their Lordships Barge to 6l. per Annum																				To make it equal to the Master of the Treasurer's Barge.
3 September	ditto	To make an Allowance of 6d. per Mensem to the present Wages of such Seamen as shall register themselves																				By Act of Parliament, for their Encouragement.
ditto	ditto	To make an Allowance to Captain Bembow, equal to a Rear-Admiral, for the 58 Days he was employed with the Bomb-Vessels.
15 ditto	ditto	To make an Allowance of 50l. per Annum to Captain Byng and Mr. Baker, Commissioners of the Register, for House-rent																				This has been constantly done to all Commissioners of the Navy, during the War.
6 October	ditto	To make the usual Allowance of 20s. a Day, Table-money, to Sir Cloudsly Shovell.
19 November	ditto	To increase the Salary of the Three Clerks belonging to the Commissioners of the Navy, who are employed in the Register-Office, to 40l. per Annum																				Upon Account of their being also employed in the Business of the Register.
24 December	ditto	To make an Allowance of 10s. a Day to Henry Killigrew, Esquire, during the Time he commanded the Squadron against Sally, in 1688, over and above his Pay as Captain of the Dragon																				In Consideration of his Care and Services, in taking Charge of, and commanding, the said Squadron.
13 January	ditto	To make the usual Allowance of 20s. a Day, Table-money, to the Lord Berkly.
28 February	ditto	To make the like to Sir Cloudsly Shovell.
13 March	ditto	To increase the Postmaster's Salary at Deal to 12l. per Annum																				For his Care in sending daily Accounts of Ships in the Downs.
18 August 97	ditto	To increase the Chief Clerk of the Admiralty's Salary to 250l. per Annum																				Formerly 2 Clerks; and, he being single, it was allowed for his extraordinary Pains.
3d September	ditto	To make an Increase of 5l. per Annum to the Clerk of the Cheque at Kinsale, for Paper-money																				Proposed by the Navy-Board.
4 December	ditto	To make an Allowance of 50l. per Annum, for House-rent, to the Assistant to the Clerk of the Acts, from the Date of his Warrant; and to be continued																				The Navy-Board proposed it; but that and the Employ is retrenched.
5 ditto	ditto	To make the usual Allowance to Sir Geo. Rook of Table-money.
6 ditto	ditto	To make the like to Sir Cloudsly Shovell.
12 January 98	ditto	To make an Allowance of 10s. a Day to Captain Munden, over and above his Pay, for the Time he was Commander in Chief of the Ships in the River of Thames and Medway																				In Consideration of his holding Courts-Martial, keeping constant Correspondence with the Admiralty, and putting many Orders in Execution.
2 March	ditto	To make an Allowance of 10s. a Day to Captain Norris extraordinary, while he was Commander in Chief of the Newfoundland Squadron																				The Allowance is made to all Commanders of Squadrons abroad.
19 ditto	ditto	To make the usual Allowance of Table-money to the Lord Berkley.
5 May 98	ditto	To make an Allowance of 10s. a Day to Captain Beaumont extraordinary, for the Time he commanded the Squadron before Dunkirk; and to pay him as Captain of a 2d Rate for the same Time																				His Pay was made up to that of 2d Rate; because he removed from such a Ship to a less, for this Expedition.
14 July	ditto	To make an Allowance of 233l. 10s. 0d. to Sir Geo. Rook, for so much disbursed by him in Travelling, between the Years 1691, and 1697 To make the like Allowance to Sir Cloudsly Shovell, for 310l. 13s. 4d.																				Upon Sir George Rooke's delivering an Account.
19 October	ditto	To make an Allowance of Thirty Pounds per Annum for a Clerk, and Ten Pounds per Annum Paper-money to the Clerk of the Cheque at Kinsale, on account of his officiating the Place of Storekeeper, as well as Clerk of the Cheque																				Proposed by the Navy-Board.

N° 3.—The said ACCOUNT of the Names of the Commanders of the 1, 2, 3, and 4th Rate Ships, during the War; with the Dates of their First Commissions; and which of them are now employed.



Names of the Commanders.	Dates of their 1st Commissions.	Now employed	Names of the Commanders.	Dates of their 1st Commissions.	Now employed.
Aylmer, Matt.	5 May 79	✓	Grantham, Caleb	13 January 91.
Arthur, Robert	30 August 88.		Greenhill, David	5 March 88.	✓
Acton, Edward	8 October 94.		Griffith, Richard	27 April 92.
Bembow, John	13 April 91.	✓	Hopson, Thomas	22 March 77.
Billop, Christopher	7 May 73.		Hicks, Jasper	30 March 89.
Beverly, John	9 September 88.		Hamilton, Arch. Lord	* September 93.
Byng, George	15 April 87.		Hoskins, Ben.	15 September 89.
Bridges, Wm.	9 May 90.		Hughes, Gabriel	5 August 90.	✓
Bumpsted, John	14 December 89.		Hubbard, John	18 June 90.
Beawes, Wm.	13 March 93.		Haughton, Henry	13 June 89.	✓
Bockenham, Wm.	29 May 89.		Harlow, Tho.	19 March 89.
Beaumont, Basil	21 May 89.	✓	Hardy, Thomas	6 January 92.	✓
Butler, Thomas	3 October 93.	✓	Hancock, Robert	7 February 90.	✓
Banks, Jacob	15 January 90.		Hartnoll, John	3 December 92.
Barker, Jehediah	22 April 91.	✓
Baker, John	12 October 91.	✓	Jennings, John	16 November 89.	✓
Bibb, Edward	19 January 92.	✓	Johnson, John	27 May 90.
			Jennings, Thom.	29 May 89.	✓
Carmarthen, Marquis	2 January 90.		Jumper, William	17 February 91.	✓
Clements, John	1 May 67.
Cornwall, Charles	16 September 92.		Killigrew, Henry	9 January 71.
Churchill, Geo.	14 May 78.		Kirkby, Richard	7 February 89.
Chant, Edward	27 March 91.		Kerr, William	14 May 90.
Cornwall, Wolfr.	23 August 88.		Knapp, John	17 February 91.
Crow, Josias	3 July 91.		Kirktowne, Robert	23 November 93.	✓
Clark, Richard	5 January 90.	✓
Cleavland, Wm.	2 May 92.		Lambert, David	20 May 61.
Caldwell, Wm.	22 January 92.		Legg. Thomas	11 April 90.
Constable, John	14 November 92.		Ley, Thomas	24 October 88.
Crosse, William	19 January 90.	✓	Leake, John	24 September 88.
Crawley, Thomas	7 February 89.	✓	Lestock, Richard	6 January 90.
Carter, William	5 December 92.	✓	Leake, Andrew	19 January 90.	✓
Cutter, Vincent	20 January 93.		Leader, John	24 August 90.	✓
Coal, Thomas	10 April 89.	✓	Lloyd, David	15 September 95.	✓
			Loads, Edmund	12 July 93.
Delavall, Sir Ralph	6 January 72.		Lyell, Thomas	19 August 92.
Dorrell, Robert	20 February 89.		Littleton, James	27 February 92.	✓
Dickenson, Richard	13 June 67.
Dean, Robert	1 April 90.	✓	Mitchell, David	5 February 83.
Davison, James	7 July 92.	✓	Mason, Christopher	10 June 72.
Delavall, Geo.	28 October 95.	✓	Moody, James	14 April 90.
Doily, Edward	6 February 94.		Monck, Thomas	15 May 90.
Dawes, Philip	13 September 95.		Main, John	4 February 89.
Douglas, John	21 December 94.		Munden, John	23 July 88.
Dilkes, Thomas	8 April 89.		Mings, Christopher	3 September 88.
Dove, Francis	7 January 92.		Martin, Henry	16 June 89.	✓
Dowglasse, Andr.	31 August 91.		Mighells, James	24 August 94.
			Moor, Jos.	8 January 96.
Every, John	4 June 89.		Moses, John	5 March 93.
			Elliot, Edmund	28 April 88.
Elwes, Gerrard	30 November 91.	✓	Norris, John	8 July 90.	✓
Edwards, Richard	10 March 89.	✓
Emmes, Fleetwood	13 January 91.	✓	Priestman, Hen.	23 August 73.
Elliot, Stephen	14 June 94.		Potter, Abraham	9 September 88.
			Prower, William	21 May 91.
Fitz-Patrick, Richard	* January 89.		Pickard, Peter	3 April 80.	✓
Fairborn, Stafford	30 August 88.		Price, John	30 July 89.	✓
Foulks, Simon	22 December 88.		Pedder, Andrew	3 July 92.	✓
Fletcher, John	1 February 91.	✓	Poulton, Thomas	7 February 93.	✓
			Fairfax, Robert	15 November 90.
Fogg, Christopher	8 September 92.		Rook, Sir George	13 September 73.
Fowles, Tho.	12 April 90.	✓	Raines, Thomas	10 May 89.
			Reynolds, Robert	10 April 89.
Gifford, William	26 February 83.		Ridley, Hugh	12 June 67.
Granvill, John	12 March 88.		Robinson, Robert	26 September 88.
Graydon, John	7 September 88.		Robinson, Henry	17 June 89.
Good, Edward	6 June 89.	✓	Rigby, Edward	13 January 92.
Gardner, Thom.	15 March 89.		Robinson, Tho.	5 February 89.
Greenway, James	19 January 90.		Richards, Charles	4 December 94.
Roffey, Kerrill	23 January 93.	✓	Vincent, Sam.	1 June 92.	✓
Reeves, Daniel	15 June 95.	✓	Wright, Laur.	8 February 72.
Shovell, Sir Cloudsly	17 September 77.	✓	Wiseman, Robert	22 September 88.
St. Lo. George	17 April 82.		Walters, Ben.	14 May 88.
Saunderson, Ral.	17 November 67.	✓	Wickham, Hen.	12 March 89.
Sincock, Robert	27 June 89		Wright, William	28 November 88.
Simonds, John	7 May 95.	✓	Worrell, John	23 December 95.	✓
Steward, James	31 May 91.		Whitaker, Edward	15 May 90.
Stevens, Robert	19 August 94.	✓	Wivell, Francis	22 September 88.	✓
Sherman, Tho.	13 January 90.	✓	Walker, Hovenden	17 February 91.	✓
Simons, George	9 April 94,		Watton, Peter	31 August 91.
Stepney, Tho.	10 January 92.		Wishart, James	4 July 89.
Saunders, Hump.	25 July 90.		Wyat, Richard	6 March 92.
Stapleton, Robert	3 January 92.		Whitaker, Samuel	15 June 95.	✓
Spann, Jonathan	13 August 97.	✓	Whetstone, Wm.	30 July 89.	✓
			Wager, Charles	24 June 92.	✓
Torpley, John	27 January 90.		White, Richard	28 April 96.	✓
Townsend, Isa.	11 April 90.	✓	Ward, John	1 June 92.
Tollat, Anthony	5 July 94.	✓	Wakelyn, Wm.	11 June 92.	✓
Thompson, Robert	19 July 93.	✓	Wade, Cooper	3 January 95.
			Warren, Tho.	28 May 89.	✓
Venner, John	17 June 89.		Wild, Barron	25 February 83.
Votier, John	16 June 67.		Wynn, Robert	17 February 91.
Vial, John	22 March 92.	✓	Walters, Jos.	29 May 89.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Abstract, Answer, and Account, be referred to the Committee of the whole House, who are to consider further of the State of the Navy.

Naval Accounts.

Sir Cloudesly Shovell, from the Commissioners of the Navy, presented to the House a Copy of the Order of the 12th of September 1695, for making an Allowance of 10s. per diem to Mr. Priestman:

And the Navy Board's Account of his Majesty's Ship the Resolution.

And the Titles of them were read.

And the said Order and Account are as follow; viz.

(4.)—The Order,

Admiralty-Office, 12th September 1695.

Gentlemen,

Whereas a Commission was granted the 26th of April 1684, by the then Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of England, appointing Henry Preistman Esquire Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed against Sally; we do hereby desire and direct you to sign Bills on the Treasurer of the Navy, for the paying to him an Allowance of 10s. per diem, from the Date of the aforesaid Commission, to the Time that the Bonadventure came home, and was p id off; of which Ship he was then Captain; besides his Pay as Commander of the said Ship. We are

Your affectionate Friends,

Rob. Austen.
Ri. Haddock,
Clow. Shovell,
R. Rich,
John Hill.
John Houblon.

(5.)—The said Account.

Navy-Office, 12 February 1698.

The humble Reply of the principal Officers and Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy, to the Order of the Honourable House of Commons, of Yesterday's Date, concerning his Majesty's Ship the Resolution.

That the said Ship was at Sea the 24th of November past; it appearing, by our Books, That she sailed from the Buoy of the Nore the 7th of that Month: That she returned to the Downes the 3d of December, and sailed to Spithead the 31st; where she remains, in a Condition for the Sea, as we believe, having heard nothing to the contrary, nor received any Order for laying her up, and paying her off.

Ri. Haddock,
Clow. Shovell,
Cha. Sergison,
John Hill.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the said Order and Account be referred to the Committee of the whole House, who are to consider further of the State of the Navy.

Leave of Absence.

Ordered, That Sir Robert Austen have Leave to go into the Country for Fourteen Days, upon extraordinary Occasions.

Ayre and Calder Navigation.

A Petition of the Mayors, Sheriffs, Citizens, and Commonalty, of the City of Lincoln, was presented to the House, and read; setting forth, That several Proposals having been made for making the Rivers Ayre and Calder navigable; and the House having given Leave to bring in a Bill for that Purpose; the Petitioners pray, That the House will give all due Encouragement to the Undertakers of so good a Work; which will be to the great Advantage of the Woollen Manufacture in the North of England, and the Petitioners also, who have great Dealings in those Parts.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table until the Bill for making the said Rivers navigable be read a Second time.

State of the Navy.

The House, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the State of the Navy,

Mr. Speaker left the Chair.

Mr. Boyle took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mr. Boyle reported from the said Committee, That they had made a further Progress in the Matter to them referred; and had directed him to move, That they may have Leave to sit again,

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Morning next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the State of the Navy.

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight a Clock.

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