Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Originally published by University of London, London, 1975.

'Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, (London, 1975) pp. 18-31. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/pp18-31 [accessed 19 April 2024]

Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870

The powers and functions of the Admiralty were vested in the office of Lord High Admiral throughout the period except for the years 1684-9 when they were exercised directly by the crown. (fn. 1) The office was held by individuals during the years 1660-73, 1702-9 and 1827-8; at other times it was placed in commission. Appointments were made by letters patent under the great seal. (fn. 2) Except in the case of the Duke of York who was appointed for life, tenure was during pleasure.

Between 1673 and 1679 the Board was composed of between twelve and sixteen Privy Counsellors who served without salaries. In 1673 provision was made for the holders of the offices of Lord Chancellor (or Lord Keeper), Lord Treasurer and Lord Privy Seal to be ex officio members. (fn. 3) This arrangement was extended to include the Secretaries of State in the following year. (fn. 4) In 1679 a smaller number of paid Commissioners were substituted who were not necessarily members of the Council. The number of Commissioners was fixed in principle at seven although between 1679 and 1718 it fell on occasion to six or to five. From 1683 to 1684 there were seven paid Commissioners and one supernumerary Commissioner who served without salary. Between 1718 and 1822 the Board was invariably composed of seven Commissioners. In the latter year the number was reduced to five. (fn. 5) It was increased to six in 1832 but reduced again to five in 1868.

Although the standing of all the Commissioners was in theory the same, the First Commissioner or First Lord exercised an ascendancy over his colleagues from an early date. (fn. 6) Until the early nineteenth century it was not unusual for the First Lord to be a naval officer; after 1806 the only naval officer to occupy the post was the Duke of Northumberland (1852). (fn. 7) During the eighteenth century it was usual for at least one of the junior Commissioners to be a naval officer; occasionally the number rose to three. Between 1804 and 1822 there were invariably three junior 'Naval' Lords. (fn. 8) The number fell to two in the latter year when the membership of the Board was reduced to five. Barham was apparently the earliest First Lord to introduce a settled arrangement for the distribution of duties amongst the members of the Board. In 1805 he assigned specific functions to each of the Naval Lords, described as 'Professional' Lords, while leaving to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents. (fn. 9) This arrangement was revised and given greater definition during Graham's period of office as First Lord (1830-4) when, following the abolition of the Navy and Victualling Boards, the work of the Admiralty Board was reorganised and each of its members given particular responsibility for areas of naval administration. (fn. 10) From 1830 it was fixed in principle that, apart from the First Lord, there should be four Naval Lords; a Civil Lord was added in 1832. This arrangement was subject to minor variations. In 1834-5 there were three Naval and two Civil Lords while in 1852-3 and again in 1866 there were five Naval Lords and no Civil Lord. In 1868 the number of Naval Lords was reduced to three and the office of second Naval Lord (or Third Lord) was combined with that of Comptroller of the Navy. (fn. 11) Originally all the Commissioners of the Admiralty were entitled to sit in the House of Commons; in 1832 the number so entitled was reduced to five. (fn. 12)

Substantial perquisites were attached to the office of Lord High Admiral. The Duke of York was the last occupant of the office to receive these for his personal use. Both the Earl of Pembroke and Prince George surrendered their rights to the crown. In the case of the Duke of Clarence the perquisites were specifically reserved to the crown in the patent of appointment; when the office was in commission they were invariably so reserved. (fn. 13) With the exception of the Duke of Clarence each Lord High Admiral was granted a patent salary payable at the Exchequer. The Duke of York received 200 marks and the Earl of Pembroke and Prince George 300 marks. (fn. 14) In addition Pembroke was granted £5000 from Admiralty perquisites in recognition of his brief period of service as Lord High Admiral in 1702. (fn. 15) On his reappointment in 1708 he was accorded £7000 a year payable by the Treasurer of the Navy in addition to his patent salary. (fn. 16) The salary of the Duke of Clarence as Lord High Admiral was £5000. (fn. 17)

From 1679 the salaries of the Admiralty Commissioners were fixed at £1000 each payable by the Treasurer of the Navy. (fn. 18) Originally the First Lord received the same as the others. In 1699 an attempt was made to increase his remuneration in view of his special responsibilities but was unsuccessful. (fn. 19) The earliest First Lord to be granted an additional salary appears to have been Orford (1709-10) who received £2000 from an unknown source. Strafford (1712-14) was granted the same amount paid by the Treasurer of the Navy out of money arising from the sale of old stores. (fn. 20) However, Orford received only the basic Commissioner's salary of £1000 during his period of service as First Lord from 1714 to 1717. It was not until the appointment of Berkeley in 1717 that it became the invariable practice for each First Lord to be granted the additional salary of £2000. At first this sum was carried on the ordinary establishment but from 1718 to 1806 it was again paid out of old stores money. (fn. 21) In 1806 the First Lord was provided with a salary of £5000 on the ordinary establishment. (fn. 22) In 1831 this was reduced to £4500. (fn. 23) In addition to their salaries some of the Admiralty Commissioners were entitled to official residences and various other allowances. (fn. 24) In 1869 their remuneration was fixed as follows: First Lord £4500 a year with a residence, First and Second Naval Lords £1500 a year with residences, Third Naval Lord £1000 a year with a residence and Civil Lord £1000 a year without a residence. (fn. 25)

In the following list the letter (N) after the name of a Commissioner indicates that he was a naval officer.

LIST OF APPOINTMENTS

1661	29 Jan. (fn. 26)	York, Duke of (C 66/2932).
1673	9 July	Rupert, Prince; Shaftesbury, Earl of; Osborne, Viscount; Anglesey, Earl of; Buckingham, Duke of; Monmouth, Duke of; Lauderdale, Duke of; Ormond, Duke of; Arlington, Earl of; Carteret, Sir G.; Coventry, Hon. H.; Seymour, E. (Adm. 2/1736 pp. 31-4).
1674	31 Oct.	Rupert, Prince; Finch, Lord; Danby, Earl of; Anglesey, Earl of; Monmouth, Duke of; Lauderdale, Duke of; Ormond, Duke of; Arlington, Earl of; Carteret, Sir G.; Coventry, Hon. H.; Williamson, Sir J.; Seymour, E. (C 66/3164).
1677	26 Sept.	Rupert, Prince; Finch, Lord; Danby, Earl of; Anglesey, Earl of; Monmouth, Duke of; Lauderdale, Duke of; Ormond, Duke of; Ossory, Earl of; Arlington, Earl of; Craven, Earl of; Carteret, Sir G.; Coventry, Hon. H.; Williamson, Sir J.; Ernle, Sir J.; Chicheley, Sir T.; Seymour, E. (C 66/3194).
1679	14 May	Capel, Hon. Sir H.; Finch, Hon. D.; Lee, Sir T.; Winch, Sir H.; Meres, Sir T.; Vaughan, E.; Hales, E. (C 66/3210).
1681	19 Feb.	Finch, Hon. D.; Winch, Sir H.; Meres, Sir T.; Hales, E.; Brouncker, Viscount; Littleton, Sir T. (C 66/3217).
1682	20 Jan.	Finch, Lord; Winch, Sir H.; Meres, Sir T.; Hales, E.; Brouncker, Viscount; Savile, H.; Chicheley, Sir J. (N) (C 66/3225).
1683	22 Aug.	Nottingham, Earl of; Winch, Sir H.; Meres, Sir T.; Hales, E.; Brouncker, Viscount; Savile, H.; Chicheley, Sir J. (N); Herbert, A. (N) (supernumerary) (C 66/3237).
1684	17 April (fn. 27)	Nottingham, Earl of; Winch, Sir H.; Meres, Sir T.; Hales, Sir E.; Savile, H.; Chicheley, Sir J. (N); Herbert, A. (N); Vaughan, Lord (supernumerary) (C 66/3245).
1689	8 March	Herbert, A. (N); Carbery, Earl of; Warton, Sir M.; Lee, Sir T.; Chicheley, Sir J. (N); Lowther, Sir J.; Sacheverell, W. (C 66/3325).
1690	20 Jan.	Pembroke, Earl of; Carbery, Earl of; Lee, Sir T.; Lowther, Sir J.; Chicheley, Sir J. (N) (C 66/3332).
1690	5 June	Pembroke, Earl of; Carbery, Earl of; Lee, Sir T.; Lowther, Sir J.; Russell, E. (N); Onslow, Sir R.; Priestman, H. (N) (C 66/3334).
1691	23 Jan.	Pembroke, Earl of; Lee, Sir T.; Lowther, Sir J.; Onslow, Sir R.; Priestman, H. (N); Falkland, Viscount; Austen, R. (C 66/3339).
1691	16 Nov.	Pembroke, Earl of; Lowther, Sir J.; Onslow, Sir R.; Priestman, H. (N); Falkland, Viscount; Austen, R.; Rich, Sir R. (C 66/3347).
1692	10 March	Cornwallis, Lord; Lowther, Sir J.; Onslow, Sir R.; Priestman, H. (N); Falkland, Viscount; Austen, R.; Rich, Sir R. (C 66/3350).
1693	15 April	Falkland, Viscount; Lowther, Sir J.; Priestman, H. (N); Austen, R.; Rich, Sir R.; Killigrew, H. (N); Delaval, Sir R. (N) (C 66/3364).
1694	2 May	Russell, E. (N); Lowther, Sir J.; Priestman, H. (N); Austen, R.; Rich, Sir R.; Rooke, Sir G. (N); Houblon, Sir J. (C 66/3368).
1696	24 Feb.	Russell, E. (N); Priestman, H. (N); Austen, R.; Rich, Sir R.; Rooke, Sir G. (N); Houblon, Sir J.; Kendall, J. (C 66/3385).
1697	5 June	Orford, Earl of (N); Priestman, H. (N); Rich, Sir R.; Rooke, Sir G. (N); Houblon, Sir J.; Kendall, J.; Wharton, Hon. G. (C 66/3395).
1699	31 May	Bridgwater, Earl of; Haversham, Lord; Rich, Sir R.; Rooke, Sir G. (N); Mitchell, Sir D. (N) (C 66/3413).
1699	28 Oct.	Bridgwater, Earl of; Haversham, Lord; Rooke, Sir G. (N); Mitchell, Sir D. (N); Churchill, G. (N) (C 66/3410).
1701	4 April	Pembroke, Earl of; Haversham, Lord; Rooke, Sir G. (N); Mitchell, Sir D. (N); Churchill, G. (N) (Adm. 7/726 pp. 1-19).
1702	26 Jan.	Pembroke, Earl of (C 66/3422).
1702	20 May	George, Prince (C 66/3424).
1707	28 June	George, Prince (fn. 28) (C 66/3462).
1708	29 Nov.	Pembroke, Earl of (C 66/3466).
1709	8 Nov.	Orford, Earl of (N); Leake, Sir J. (N); Byng, Sir G. (N); Doding ton, G.; Methuen, P. (C 66/3471).
1710	4 Oct.	Leake, Sir J. (N); (fn. 29) Byng, Sir G. (N); Dodington, G.; Methuen, P.; Drake, Sir W.; Aislabie, J. (C 66/3474).
1710	20 Dec.	Leake, Sir J. (N); (fn. 29) Byng, Sir G. (N); Drake, Sir W.; Aislabie, J.; Wishart, Sir J. (N); Clarke, G. (C 66/3476).
1712	30 Sept.	Strafford, Earl of; Leake, Sir J. (N); Byng, Sir G. (N); Drake, Sir W.; Aislabie, J.; Wishart, Sir J. (N); Clarke, G. (C 66/3486).
1714	19 Jan.	Strafford, Earl of; Leake, Sir J. (N); Drake, Sir W.; Aislabie, J.; Wishart, Sir J. (N); Clarke, G. (C 66/3494).
1714	9 April	Strafford, Earl of; Leake, Sir J. (N); Drake, Sir W.; Wishart, Sir J. (N); Clarke, G.; Beaumont, Sir G. (C 66/3495).
1714	14 Oct.	Orford, Earl of (N); Byng, Sir G. (N); Dodington, G.; Jennings, Sir J. (N); Turner, Sir C.; Stanyan, A.; Baillie, G. (C 66/3508).
1717	16 April	Berkeley, Earl of (N); Aylmer, M. (N); Byng, Sir G. (N); Cock burn, J.; Chetwynd, W. R. (C 66/3519).
1718	19 March	Berkeley, Earl of (N); Byng, Sir G. (N); Jennings, Sir J. (N); Cockburn, J.; Chetwynd, W. R.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N) (C 66/3523).
1721	30 Sept.	Berkeley, Earl of (N); Jennings, Sir J. (N); Cockburn, J.; Chetwynd, W. R.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Pulteney, D. (C 66/3546).
1725	3 June	Berkeley, Earl of (N); Jennings, Sir J. (N); Cockburn, J.; Chetwynd, W. R.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Oxenden, Sir G. (C 66/3557).
1727	1 June	Berkeley, Earl of (N); Cockburn, J.; Chetwynd, W. R.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Oxenden, Sir G.; Lyttelton, Sir T. (C 66/3565).
1727	2 Aug.	Torrington, Viscount (N); Cockburn, J.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Malpas, Viscount; Molyneux, S. (C 66/3566).
1728	1 June	Torrington, Viscount (N); Cockburn, J.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Malpas, Viscount; Yonge, Sir W. (C 66/3571).
1729	19 May	Torrington, Viscount (N); Cockburn, J.; Norris, Sir J. (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Yonge, Sir W.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N) (C 66/3577).
1730	13 May	Torrington, Viscount (N); Cockburn, J.; Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Frankland, Sir T.; Winnington, T. (C 66/3580).
1732	15 June	Torrington, Viscount (N); Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Frankland, Sir T.; Winnington, T.; Clutterbuck, T. (C 66/3587).
1733	21 June	Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Frankland, Sir T.; Winnington, T.; Clutterbuck, T.; Powlett, Lord H. (C 66/3590).
1736	22 May	Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Frankland, Sir T.; Clutterbuck, T.; Powlett, Lord H. (N); Campbell, J. (C 66/3596).
1738	13 March	Wager, Sir C. (N); Lyttelton, Sir T.; Frankland, Sir T.; Clutter buck, T.; Powlett, Lord H. (N); Campbell, J.; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N) (C 66/3598).
1741	5 May	Wager, Sir C. (N); Frankland, Sir T.; Powlett, Lord H. (N); Campbell, J.; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Glenorchy, Lord; Thompson, E. (C 66/3604).
1742	19 March	Winchilsea, Earl of; Cockburn, J.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Baltimore, Lord; Cavendish, P. (N); Lee, G.; Trevor, J. (C 66/3608).
1743	13 Dec.	Winchilsea, Earl of; Cockburn, J.; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Baltimore, Lord; Lee, G.; Hardy, Sir C. (N); Phillipson, J. (C 66/3613).
1744	27 Dec.	Bedford, Duke of; Sandwich, Earl of; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Baltimore, Lord; Anson, G. (N); Grenville, G. (C 66/3615).
1745	25 April	Bedford, Duke of; Sandwich, Earl of; Hamilton, Lord A. (N); Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Anson, G. (N); Grenville, G.; Legge, Hon. H. (C 66/3616).
1746	25 Feb.	Bedford, Duke of; Sandwich, Earl of; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Anson, G. (N); Grenville, G.; Legge, Hon. H.; Barrington, Viscount (C 66/3618).
1746	27 June	Bedford, Duke of; Sandwich, Earl of; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Anson, G. (N); Grenville, G.; Barrington, Viscount; Dun cannon, Viscount (C 66/3619).
1747	23 June	Bedford, Duke of; Sandwich, Earl of; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Anson, G. (N); Barrington, Viscount; Duncannon, Viscount; Ellis, W. (C 66/3622).
1748	26 Feb.	Sandwich, Earl of; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Anson, Lord (N); Barrington, Viscount; Duncannon, Viscount; Ellis, W.; Stan hope, Hon. J. (C 66/3624).
1748	24 Dec.	Sandwich, Earl of; Beauclerk, Lord V. (N); Anson, Lord (N); Barrington, Viscount; Duncannon, Viscount; Ellis, W.; Villiers, Hon. T. (C 66/3625).
1749	18 Nov.	Sandwich, Earl of; Anson, Lord (N); Barrington, Viscount; Duncannon, Viscount; Ellis, W.; Villiers, Hon. T.; Trentham, Viscount (C 66/3628).
1751	22 June	Anson, Lord (N); Barrington, Viscount; Duncannon, Viscount; Ellis, W.; Villiers, Hon. T.; Rowley, W. (N); Boscawen, Hon. E. (N) (C 66/3633).
1754	9 April	Anson, Lord (N); Duncannon, Viscount; Ellis, W.; Villiers, Hon. T.; Rowley, Sir W. (N); Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); Townshend, Hon. C. (C 66/3643).
1755	29 Dec.	Anson, Lord (N); Duncannon, Viscount; Villiers, Hon. T.; Rowley, Sir W. (N); Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); Bateman, Vis count; Edgcumbe, Hon. R. (C 66/3650).
1756	17 Nov.	Temple, Earl; Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); West, T. (N); Pitt, J.; Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Elliot, G. (C 66/3654).
1756	13 Dec.	Temple, Earl; Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); West, T. (N); Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Elliot, G.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N) (C 66/3655).
1757	6 April	Winchilsea, Earl of; Rowley, Sir W. (N); Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); Elliot, G.; Carysfort, Lord; Mostyn, S. (N); Sandys, Hon. E. (C 66/3657).
1757	2 July	Anson, Lord (N); Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); West, T. (N); Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Elliot, G.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N) (C 66/3658).
1757	26 Sept.	Anson, Lord (N); Boscawen, Hon. E. (N); Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Elliot, G.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N); Stanley, H. (ibid.).
1761	19 March	Anson, Lord (N); Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N); Stanley, H.; Villiers, Viscount; Pelham, T. (C 66/3674).
1762	17 June	Halifax, Earl of; Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N); Stanley, H.; Villiers, Viscount; Pelham, T. (C 66/3684).
1762	18 Oct.	Grenville, Hon. G.; Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N); Stanley, H.; Villiers, Viscount; Pelham, T. (C 66/3686).
1763	1 Jan.	Grenville, Hon. G.; Hay, G.; Hunter, T. O.; Forbes, Hon. J. (N); Stanley, H.; Carysfort, Lord; Harris, J. (ibid.).
1763	20 April	Sandwich, Earl of; Hay, G.; Stanley, H.; Carysfort, Lord; Howe, Viscount (N); Digby, Lord; Pitt, T. (C 66/3687).
1763	16 Sept.	Egmont, Earl of; Hay, G.; Stanley, H.; Carysfort, Lord; Howe, Viscount (N); Digby, Lord; Pitt, T. (C 66/3692).
1765	31 July	Egmont, Earl of; Pitt, T.; Saunders, Sir C. (N); Keppel, Hon. A. (N); Townshend, C.; Meredith, Sir W.; Buller, J. (C 66/3702).
1765	21 Dec.	Egmont, Earl of; Saunders, Sir C. (N); Keppel, Hon. A. (N); Townshend, C.; Meredith, Sir W.; Buller, J.; Yorke, Hon. J. (C 66/3704).
1766	15 Sept.	Saunders, Sir C. (N); Keppel, Hon. A. (N); Townshend, C.; Meredith, Sir W.; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Yonge, Sir G. (C 66/3708).
1766	11 Dec.	Hawke, Sir E. (N); Townshend, C.; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Vis count; Yonge, Sir G.; Brett, Sir P. (N); Jenkinson, C. (C 66/ 3710).
1768	8 March	Hawke, Sir E. (N); Townshend, C.; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Vis count; Yonge, Sir G.; Brett, Sir P. (N); Spencer, Lord C. (C 66/3716).
1770	28 Feb.	Hawke, Sir E.; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Viscount; Holburne, F. (N); Fox, Hon. C. J. (C 66/3725).
1771	12 Jan.	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Viscount; Holburne, F. (N); Fox, Hon. C. J. (C 66/3729).
1771	2 Feb.	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Viscount; Fox, Hon. C. J.; Hervey, Hon. A. J. (N) (C 66/3730).
1772	6 May	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Viscount; Hervey, Hon. A. J. (N); Brad shaw, T. (C 66/3736).
1774	30 Dec.	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Viscount; Hervey, Hon. A. J. (N); Penton, H. (C 66/3752).
1775	12 April	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Palmerston, Viscount; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Viscount; Penton, H.; Palliser, Sir H. (N) (C 66/3753).
1777	15 Dec.	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Earl of; Penton, H.; Palliser, Sir H. (N); Mulgrave, Lord (C 66/ 3767).
1779	23 April	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Spencer, Lord C.; Lisburne, Earl of; Penton, H.; Mulgrave, Lord; Man, R. (N) (C 66/3774).
1779	16 July	Sandwich, Earl of; Buller, J.; Lisburne, Earl of; Penton, H.; Mulgrave, Lord; Man, R. (N); Gascoyne, B. (C 66/3775).
1780	22 Sept.	Sandwich, Earl of; Lisburne, Earl of; Penton, H.; Mulgrave, Lord; Gascoyne, B.; Greville, Hon. C. F.; Darby, G. (N) (C/66 3781).
1782	1 April	Keppel, Hon. A. (N); Harland, Sir R. (N); Pigot, H. (N); Duncannon, Viscount; Townshend, Hon. J.; Brett, C.; Hopkins, R. (C 66/3792).
1782	18 July	Keppel, Viscount (N); Harland, Sir R. (N); Pigot, H. (N); Brett, C.; Hopkins, R.; Pratt, Hon. J. J.; Aubrey, J. (C 66/3797).
1783	30 Jan.	Howe, Viscount (N); Pigot, H. (N); Brett, C.; Hopkins, R.; Pratt, Hon. J. J.; Aubrey, J.; Leveson Gower, Hon. J. (N) (C 66/3800).
1783	10 April	Keppel, Viscount (N); Pigot, H. (N); Duncannon, Viscount; Townshend, Hon. J.; Lindsay, Sir J. (N); Jolliffe, W.; Keene, W. (C 66/3803).
1783	31 Dec.	Howe, Viscount (N); Brett, C.; Pratt, Hon. J. J.; Leveson Gower, Hon. J. (N); Apsley, Lord; Perceval, Hon. C. G.; Heywood, J. M. (C 66/3809).
1784	2 April	Howe, Viscount (N); Brett, C.; Hopkins, R.; Pratt, Hon. J. J.; Leveson Gower, Hon. J. (N); Apsley, Lord; Perceval, Hon. C. G. (C 66/3812).
1788	16 July	Chatham, Earl of; Hopkins, R.; Bayham, Viscount; Leveson Gower, Hon. J. (N); Apsley, Lord; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N) (C 66/3840).
1789	12 Aug.	Chatham, Earl of; Hopkins, R.; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N); Drake, Sir F. S. (N); Belgrave, Viscount; Townshend, Hon. J. T. (C 66/3850).
1790	19 Jan.	Chatham, Earl of; Hopkins, R.; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N); Belgrave, Viscount; Townshend, Hon. J. T.; Gardner, A. (N) (C 66/3854).
1791	27 June	Chatham, Earl of; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N); Townshend, Hon. J. T.; Gardner, A. (N); Smyth, J.; Pybus, C. S. (C 66/ 3868).
1793	26 April	Chatham, Earl of; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N); Gardner, A. (N); Smyth, J.; Pybus, C. S.; Affleck, P. (N) (C 66/3890).
1794	12 May	Chatham, Earl of; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N); Gardner, A. (N); Pybus, C. S.; Affleck, P. (N); Middleton, Sir C. (N) (C 66/3901).
1794	19 Dec.	Spencer, Earl; Arden, Lord; Hood, Lord (N); Gardner, Sir A. (N); Pybus, C. S.; Affleck, P. (N); Middleton, Sir C. (N) (C 66/3908).
1795	7 March	Spencer, Earl; Arden, Lord; Pybus, C. S.; Middleton, Sir C. (N); Seymour, Lord H.; Stephens, P.; Gambier, J. (N) (C 66/3910).
1795	20 Nov.	Spencer, Earl; Arden, Lord; Pybus, C. S.; Seymour, Lord H.; Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Young, W. (N) (C 66/3918).
1797	25 July	Spencer, Earl; Arden, Lord; Seymour, Lord H.; Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Young, W. (N); Wallace, T. (C 66/3941).
1798	10 Sept.	Spencer, Earl; Arden, Lord; Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Young, W. (N); Wallace, T.; Man, R. (N) (C 66/3951).
1800	10 July	Spencer, Earl; Arden, Lord; Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Young, W. (N); Man, R. (N); Eliot, Hon. W. (C 66/3975).
1801	19 Feb.	St. Vincent, Earl of (N); Stephens, Sir P.; Eliot, Hon. W.; Troubridge, Sir T. (N); Adams, J.; Markham, J. (N); Garth shore, W. (C 66/3985).
1804	17 Jan.	St. Vincent, Earl of (N); Stephens, Sir P.; Troubridge, Sir T. (N); Adams, J.; Markham, J. (N); Lemon, J.; Burrard Neale, Sir H. (N) (C 66/4023).
1804	15 May	Melville, Viscount; Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Burrard Neale, Sir H. (N); Colpoys, Sir J. (N); Patton, P. (N); Dicken son, W. (C 66/4025).
1804	13 Sept.	Melville, Viscount; Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Colpoys, Sir J. (N); Patton, P. (N); Dickenson, W.; Nepean, Sir E. (C 66/4029).
1805	2 May	Barham, Lord (N); Stephens, Sir P.; Gambier, J. (N); Patton, P. (N); Dickenson, W.; Nepean, Sir E.; Garlies, Lord (N) (C 66/4038).
1806	10 Feb.	Grey, Hon. C.; Stephens, Sir P.; Markham, J. (N); Pole, Sir C. M. (N); Burrard Neale, Sir H. (N); Russell, Lord W.; Kensing ton, Lord (C 66/4049).
1806	29 Sept.	Grenville, T.; Stephens, Sir P.; Markham, J. (N); Pole, Sir C. M. (N); Burrard Neale, Sir H. (N); Russell, Lord W.; Kensington, Lord (C 66/4057).
1806	23 Oct.	Grenville, T.; Markham, J. (N); Burrard Neale, Sir H. (N); Russell, Lord W.; Kensington, Lord; Fremantle, T. F. (N); Frankland, W. (C 66/4058).
1807	6 April	Mulgrave, Lord; Gambier, J. (N); Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Johnstone Hope, W. (N); Ward, R.; Palmerston, Viscount; Buller, J. (C 66/4064).
1808	9 May	Mulgrave, Lord; Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Johnstone Hope, W. (N); Ward, R.; Palmerston, Viscount; Buller, J.; Domett, W. (N) (C 66/4077).
1809	30 March	Mulgrave, Lord; Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Ward, R.; Palmerston, Viscount; Buller, J.; Domett, W. (N); Moorsom, R. (N) (C 66/4088).
1809	24 Nov.	Mulgrave, Lord; Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Ward, R.; Buller, J.; Domett, W. (N); Moorsom, R. (N); Lowther, Viscount (C 66/ 4095).
1810	4 May	Yorke, C. P.; Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Ward, R.; Buller, J.; Domett, W. (N); Moorsom, R. (N); Lowther, Viscount (C 66/4101).
1810	3 July	Yorke, C. P.; Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Ward, R.; Buller, J.; Domett, W. (N); Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Robinson, Hon. F. J. (C 66/4103).
1811	17 June	Yorke, C. P.; Bickerton, Sir R. (N); Buller, J.; Domett, W. (N); Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Robinson, Hon. F. J.; Walpole, Lord (C 66/4113).
1812	25 March	Melville, Viscount; Domett, W. (N); Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Robinson, Hon. F. J.; Walpole, Lord; Dundas, W.; Johnstone Hope, G. (N) (C 66/4121).
1812	5 Oct.	Melville, Viscount; Domett, W. (N); Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Dundas, W.; Johnstone Hope, G. (N); Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, J. (C 66/4127).
1813	18 May	Melville, Viscount; Domett, W. (N); Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Dundas, W.; Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, J.; Paulet, Lord H. (N) (C 66/4137).
1813	23 Oct.	Melville, Viscount; Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Dundas, W.; Johnstone Hope, G. (N); Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, J.; Paulet, Lord H. (N) (C 66/4141).
1814	23 Aug.	Melville, Viscount; Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Johnstone Hope, G. (N); Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, J.; Paulet, Lord H. (N); Blachford, B. P. (C 66/4153).
1816	24 May	Melville, Viscount; Yorke, Sir J. S. (N); Johnstone Hope, G. (N); Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, J.; Moore, Sir G. (N); Worcester, Marquess of (C 66/4176).
1818	2 April	Melville, Viscount; Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, J.; Moore, Sir G. (N); Worcester, Marquess of; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N) (C 66/4196).
1819	15 March	Melville, Viscount; Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, Sir J.; Moore, Sir G. (N); Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N); Clerk, Sir G. (C 66/4209).
1820	13 March	Melville, Viscount; Johnstone Hope, Sir W. (N); Warrender, Sir G.; Osborn, Sir J.; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N); Clerk, Sir G. (C 66/4218).
1822	8 Feb.	Melville, Viscount; Johnstone Hope, Sir W. (N); Osborn, Sir J.; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N); Clerk, Sir G.; Douglas, W. R. K. (C 66/4242).
1822	23 March	Melville, Viscount; Johnstone Hope, Sir W. (N); Osborn, Sir J.; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Clerk, Sir G. (C 66/4244).
1824	16 Feb.	Melville, Viscount; Johnstone Hope, Sir W. (N); Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Clerk, Sir G.; Douglas, W. R. K. (C 66/4267).
1827	2 May	Clarence, Duke of (C 66/4319).1828
1828	19 Sept.	Melville, Viscount; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N); Clerk, Sir G.; Brecknock, Earl of (C 66/4343).1829
1829	15 July	Melville, Viscount; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N); Clerk, Sir G.; Castlereagh, Viscount (C 66/4353).1830
1830	31 July	Melville, Viscount; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Hotham, Hon. Sir H. (N); Castlereagh, Viscount; Ross, C. (C 66/4366).1830
1830	25 Nov.	Graham, Sir J. R. G.; Hardy, Sir T. M. (N); Dundas, Hon. G. H. L. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Barrington, Hon. G. (N) (C 66/4375).1832
1832	8 June	Graham. Sir J. R. G.; Hardy, Sir T. M. (N); Dundas, Hon. G. H. L. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Barrington, Hon. G. (N); Labouchere, H. (C 66/4407).1833
1833	13 April	Graham, Sir J. R. G.; Hardy, Sir T. M. (N); Dundas, Hon. G. H. L. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Labouchere, H.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N) (C 66/4418).1834
1834	11 June	Auckland, Lord; Hardy, Sir T. M. (N); Dundas, Hon. G. H. L. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Labouchere, H.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N) (C 66/4436).1834
1834	1 Aug.	Auckland, Lord; Dundas, Hon. G. H. L. (N); Parker, Sir W. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Labouchere, H.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N) (C 66/4439).1834
1834	1 Nov.	Auckland, Lord; Adam, C. (N); Parker, Sir W. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Labouchere, H.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N) (C 66/4444).1834
1835	23 Dec.	de Grey, Earl; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Beresford, Sir J. P. (N); Rowley, Sir C. (N); Ashley, Lord; Fitzgerald, M. (C 66/4447).1835
1835	25 April	Auckland, Lord; Adam, C. (N); Parker, Sir W. (N); Elliot, Hon. G. (N); Troubridge, Sir E. T. (N); Dalmeny, Lord (C 66/ 4455).1835
1835	19 Sept.	Minto, Earl of; Adam, Sir C. (N); Parker, Sir W. (N); Elliot, Hon. G. (N); Troubridge, Sir E. T. (N); Dalmeny, Lord (C 66/4462).1837
1837	22 July	Minto, Earl of; Adam, Sir C. (N); Parker, Sir W. (N); Troubridge, Sir E. T. (N); Dalmeny, Lord; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N) (C 66/4507).1839
1839	5 March	Minto, Earl of; Adam, Sir C. (N); Parker, Sir W. (N); Trou bridge, Sir E. T. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Dalmeny, Lord (C 66/4560).1841
1841	25 June	Minto, Earl of; Adam, Sir C. (N); Troubridge, Sir E. T. (N); Brooke Pechell, Sir S. J. (N); Dalmeny, Lord; Deans Dundas, J. W. (N) (C 66/4632).1841
1841	8 Sept.	Haddington, Earl of; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Gage, Sir W. H. (N); Seymour, Sir G. F. (N); Gordon, Hon. W. (N); Lowry Corry, Hon. H. T. (C 66/4638).1844
1844	22 May	Haddington, Earl of; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Gage, Sir W. H. (N); Bowles, W. (N); Gordon, Hon. W. (N); Lowry Corry, Hon. H. T. (C 66/4714).
1845	12 Feb.	Haddington, Earl of; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Gage, Sir W. H. (N); Bowles, W. (N); Gordon, Hon. W. (N); Fitzroy, Hon. H. (C 66/4735).
1846	13 Jan.	Ellenborough, Earl of; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Gage, Sir W. H. (N); Bowles, W. (N); Gordon, Hon. W. (N); Fitzroy, Hon. H. (C 66/4768).
1846	17 Feb.	Ellenborough, Earl of; Cockburn, Sir G. (N); Gage, Sir W. H. (N); Bowles, W. (N); Fitzroy, Hon. H.; Rous, Hon. H. J. (N) (C 66/4771).
1846	13 July	Auckland, Earl of; Parker, Sir W. (N); Deans Dundas, J. W. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4785).
1846	24 July	Auckland, Earl of; Adam, Sir C. (N); Deans Dundas, J. W. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4787).
1847	20 July	Auckland, Earl of; Deans Dundas, J. W. (N); Prescott, H. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4819).
1847	23 Dec.	Auckland, Earl of; Deans Dundas, J. W. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F.; Milne, A. (N) (C 66/4831).
1849	18 Jan.	Baring, Sir F. T.; Deans Dundas, J. W. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F.; Milne, A. (N) (C 66/4856).
1850	9 Feb.	Baring, Sir F. T.; Deans Dundas, J. W. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Stewart, H. (N); Milne, A. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4891).
1852	13 Feb.	Baring, Sir F. T.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Stewart, H. (N); Stir ling, Sir J. (N); Milne, A. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4954).
1852	2 March	Northumberland, Duke of (N); Parker, H. (N); Hornby, P. (N); Herbert, Sir T. (N); Duncombe, Hon. A. (N); Milne, A. (N) (C 66/4956).
1853	5 Jan.	Graham, Sir J. R. G.; Parker, H. (N); Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. R. (N); Milne, A. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4980).
1854	3 June	Graham, Sir J. R. G.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. R. (N); Richards, P. (N); Milne, A. (N); Cowper, Hon. W. F. (C 66/4985).
1855	8 March	Wood, Sir C.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Eden, H. (N); Richards, P. (N); Milne, A. (N) (C 66/4988).
1855	14 March	Wood, Sir C.; Berkeley, Hon. M. F. F. (N); Eden, H. (N); Richards, P. (N); Milne, A. (N); Peel, Sir R. (ibid.).
1857	2 April	Wood, Sir C.; Berkeley, Hon. Sir M. F. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Eden, H. (N); Milne, A. (N); Peel, Sir R. (C 66/4997).
1857	30 May	Wood, Sir C.; Berkeley, Hon. Sir M. F. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Eden, H. (N); Milne, A. (N); Baring, T. G. (ibid.).
1857	24 Nov.	Wood, Sir C.; Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Eden, H. (N); Milne, A. (N); Pelham, Hon. F. T. (N); Baring, T. G. (C 66/ 4999).
1858	8 March	Pakington, Sir J. S.; Martin, W. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Milne, A. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Lovaine, Lord (C 66/5000).
1859	28 Jan.	Pakington, Sir J. S.; Martin, W. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Milne, Sir A. (N); Carnegie, Hon. S. T. (N); Lovaine, Lord (C 66/5003).
1859	11 March	Pakington, Sir J. S.; Martin, W. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Milne, Sir A. (N); Carnegie, Hon. S. T. (N); Lygon, Hon. F. (ibid.).
1859	23 April	Pakington, Sir J. S.; Martin, W. F. (N); Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Leeke, Sir H. J. (N); Milne, Sir A. (N); Lygon, Hon. F. (C 66/5004).
1859	28 June	Somerset, Duke of; Saunders Dundas, Hon. Sir R. (N); Pelham, Hon. F. T. (N); Eden, C. (N); Frederick, C. (N); Whitbread, S. (C 66/5005).
1861	15 June	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Frederick, C. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Whitbread, S. (C 66/5009).
1863	27 March	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Frederick, C. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Hartington, Marquess of (C 66/5016).
1863	5 May	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Frederick, C. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Stansfeld, J. (ibid.).
1864	22 April	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Frederick, C. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Childers, H. C. E. (C 66/5018).
1865	25 March	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Fanshawe, E. G. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Childers, H. C. E. (C 66/5021).
1866	23 Jan.	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Fanshawe, E. G. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Fenwick, H. (C 66/5024).
1866	10 April	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Fanshawe, E. G. (N); Drummond, Hon. J. R. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N) (C 66/5025).
1866	9 May	Somerset, Duke of; Grey, Hon. Sir F. W. (N); Eden, C. (N); Fanshawe, E. G. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Shaw Lefevre, G. J. (ibid.).
1866	13 July	Pakington, Sir J. S.; Milne, Sir A. (N); Dacres, Sir S. C. (N); Seymour, G. H. (N); Dalrymple Hay, Sir J. C. (N); Du Cane, C. (C 66/5026).
1867	8 March	Lowry Corry, Hon. H. T.; Milne, Sir A. (N); Dacres, Sir S. C. (N); Seymour, G. H. (N); Dalrymple Hay, Sir J. C. (N); Du Cane, C. (C 66/5030).
1868	3 Sept.	Lowry Corry, Hon. H. T.; Milne, Sir A. (N); Dacres, sir S. C. (N); Seymour, G. H. (N); Dalrymple Hay, Sir J. C. (N); Stanley, Hon. F. A. (C 66/5035).
1868	18 Dec.	Childers, H. C. E.; Dacres, Sir S. C. (N); Robinson, Sir R. S. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Trevelyan, G. O. (C 66/5037).
1870	12 July	Childers, H. C. E.; Dacres, Sir S. C. (N); Robinson, Sir R. S. (N); Hay, Lord J. (N); Camperdown, Earl of (C 66/5044).