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Smith College: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. [Document] 1674 May 5, at Whitehall (1674) (MiscMS 138)
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Charles R
Whereas John Poulter Ma Cooke of Our Ship the Mountague, (which is laid up at Chatham) and John Baker Ma Cooke of Our Ship the Yorke (which is layd up at Portsmouth) haue made their humble Request unto Us, that in regard of their present Habitations (the former liveing at Portsmouth, and the other at Chatham) they may be admitted to exchange their Employments, dureing the tyme Our said Ships shall continue in Harbour; whereunto Wee haue thought fitt to consent. Our will and pleasure is, That you forthwith giue Order for the said Exchange accordingly. And for soe doeing this shalbe yo Warrant. Given at Our Court at Whitehall this sfixfth day of May 1674.
To the Principall Officers & Com of Our Navy.
By his Mats: Com
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Smith College: James II, King of England, 1633-1701. [Documents] (1688) (MiscMS 386)
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To Our trusty and welbeloved the Bailiffe and Jurats of Our Island of Guernsey.
registred the 25th April 1688.
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ordre du Roy Jacques 2me concernant le banduement de Gulli soldat
Misc MS 386
James II LS
James R
Trusty and welbeloved We greet you well. Whereas We are informed, that you have lately condemned one Lawrence Gully a Souldier in Captain Edward Scott's Company to be whipt and banished out of that Our Island; We haue thought fit to signify to you by these Presents, that We do disapproue of your proceedings herein; and that Our Will and Pleasure is, that you forthwith revoke the said Sentence of banishment, (which we are pleased to remit) and discharge and set at liberty the said Laurence Gully. And whereas We are also further given to understand, that John Turner, Francis Loden, and John Shaddock three Souldiers of the said Company are now in prison upon an accusation of hauing killed one John Carrick, Our pleasure is, that you forbeare all proceedings against the said Souldiers till the arrivall into Our said Island of Our trusty and welbeloved Colonell Legg Lieutenant Governor of the same, whom We haue directed to examine and giue Us an account of that matter, that We may giue such directions as We shall think requisite for the preventing all disputes that may for the future arise between Our Officers and Souldiers and you. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. And so We bid you Farewell. Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 12th day of Aprill 1688 in the fourth yeare of Our Reigne
By his Majtys command.
Sunderland. L.
Bailiffe and Jurats of Guernsey.
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James R
Instructions & Orders to be duly observed by every one of our Governours, Captains, Com anders, Storekeepers or Gunners of, or in any of our Garrisons, Castles or Forts in our ancient Kingdome of Scotland, for the prevention of any superfluous & unnecessary wast or Expence of Powder, Shott, Match, Armes or other Am unition & Gunners Stores whatsoever.
1. It is our Will & Pleasure that no Commander, Captain or Officer whatsoever of, or in any of our Castles, Forts or Garrisons shall cause or suffer to be caused or made any Expence or waste of Powder or Shott in or from such Castles, Forts & Garrisons, otherwise than in fight with an Enemy, or for staying any Ship or Vessell by sufficient Warrant, or for defence of any of our Ships or Vessells, or any Ships or Vessells, or any Ships or Vessells of our Subjects, friends or Allies coming within our Protection.
2. That no Com Vessell discharge in answer, above three or five peeces at the most, and those to be alwayes of the lesser sort of Ordnance; Nor any at all upon the Arrivall or departur[e] of any Person or Persons under the degree of our High Com issioner, an Admirall of a Fleet, or a Generall of an Army; nor upon any Festivall Entertainment whatsoever, Except on the day of the Restauration of the Royall Family, being the twenty ninth of May, and our Birth being the [gap left unfilled] of October, As likewise the Birthday of our most dearly beloved Son the Prince being the tenth of June, and the day of Gowreie's Conspiracy being the fifth of August: And not upon any other occasion whatsoever but by speciall Warrant from the Master of our Ordnance.
ander, Captain or Officer whatsoever shall upon Salute from any Ship or3. That no Com or employed to his or their own private use, or to the use of any Person or Persons, any of our Provisions or Emptions of whatsoever kind within his or their charge; but that the same be wholly kept & used for the proper end & Service for which they were first intended & designed.
ander, Captain, Officer or Gunner shall use or employ, or suffer to be used4 That no Com decayed or unserviceable Ordnance, Carriages, Armes, Am unition or other Stores whatsoever; but that the same be accompted for to the Master of our Ordnance, To the end such Order may be taken by the change & Sale of them as may contribute towards the supply of new & serviceable in their stead.
ander, Captain, Officer, Storekeeper or Gunner shall dispose of any5 That every Com Journall or day-Book of all Guns by him fired, and to write therein the number & nature of the Guns fired, with the day and the occasion thereof; As likewise the Expence of every Collar of Bandaleers delivered out or expended in Watch or Exercise of men; And of all other Stores whatsoever used or expended for the Service of our said Castles, Forts or Garrisons. And that at every six months end (or sooner if required) they returne to the Master of our Ordnance the said Accompt attested under the hand of the Com ander in chiefe or his Deputs, of every Monthly Receipt, Expence & Remaines of Stores, to be kept by the Master of our Ordnances.
ander, Captain & Officer cause his Gunner or Com issary to keep an exact6 That they likewise be obleidged Monthly to make a Survey of, and to call all those who are intrusted to accompt for the Expence of all Stores under their Charge, and Monthly to signe the same. and that upon such Accompt they doe not allow of any wastfull Expence
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whatsoever contrary to the foregoing Rules. And in case any Armes or any dureable Provisions shall be found wanting, impaired or ill kept, That they cause the foresaid Persons, or such as haue the keeping of them, to make them good, or else to be lyable themselves to make satisfaction for the same; unlesse it shall appear (upon good proofe) that they were impaired by time without their default.
7 That no Com out of any of our said Castles, Forts or Garrisons, to the disfurnishing thereof, any Powder or other serviceable Stores or Provisions of War upon any pretended Service whatsoever without an expresse Warrant from Us, our High Com issioner, The Lords of our Privy Councell, or the Lord High Admirall and the Master of our Ordnance his signification grounded upon the said Warrant. And if at any time any Commander, Captain or Officer whatsoever shall receive a Supply from any other than from the Master of our Ordnance, that he give his Receipt to the Person or Persons from whom he or they shall receive the same; And forthwith to advise the Master of our Ordnance or the Officers of the same, of the quantity & quality of the Stores so received, together with the Places & Persons from whom; and to cause the same to be entered in the Gunners Journall or day-Book, and charged upon Accompt.
ander, Captain or Officer deliver or issue, or cause to be delivered or issued,8. That no Com Garrison untill he shall have accompted to the Master of our Ordnance, of the Expence of his Stores formerly delivered unto [him by] [rest of line obscured by fold] received, or untill the Remaines thereof shall be taken by Order of the Master of our Ordnance; that so the same, together with the Supply may be duly charged upon him againe. And in case of the death or removall of any Governour, Captain, Commander &c: in or from any of our said Garrisons, Castles or Forts, Wee strictly Charge that timely notice thereof be given to the Master of our Ordnance, To the end an Accompt & Remaines may be speedily ordered to be taken of all our Ordnance, Powder, Armes and other Am unition whatsoever within any of our said Garrisons, Castles or Forts at the time of the death or removall of any Governour, Captain or Commander as aforesaid; and that the same may be im ediatly charged by Indenture upon the succeeding Governour, Captain or Com ander upon his or their Entrance into their respective Employments, and an Accompt of the former Expence may be duly stated.
ander, Captain or Officer shall receive any Supply for his Castle, Fort or9 That in case any Com they are not to have any discharge or Allowance upon such Accompt from the Master of our Ordnance, but the said Master is im ediatly to give notice to the Lords of our Privy Councell of the Names of such Captains or Officers, and of the particular defects & faults in their said Accompts; To the end such course may be taken either for punishment or reformation thereof as shall seem most requisite.
ander, Captain or Officer shall be found faulty or short in Their Accompts,And it is our further Will & Pleasure that our right trusty & right welbeloved Councellor Lieutenant Generall James Douglas Master of our Ordnance in our said Kingdome doe com unicate these our Instructions & Orders (by sending Copies of them attested with his hand) to the severall Governours, Captains & Com anders of our Castles, Forts & Garrisons there, to be by them com unicated to the respective Officers under their Com and, To the end the same be puctually observed. For doing all which, These presents shall be to them all and such others as may be therein any way concerned, a sufficient Warrant. Given under our Royall Hand & Signett at our Court at Whitehall the 17th day of July 1688, and of our Reigne the 4th year.
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By his Mats: command.
Milfort
Smith College: England and Wales. Council of State. [Document] 1654 Mar. 29 (1654) (MiscMS 405)
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The xxvth of May 1654
Recd by mee Henry Zinzau al of Thomas Fauconberge Esqr Receiuo Gen all of the Publique Revenue the sum e of Fiftie pounds in part of the Warrant wthin written I say Recd
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Henry Zinzau
The Third of June 1654
Recd by mee the above named Henry Zinzau of the above named Thomas Fauconberge the sum e of Twenty pounds in further part of the warrant wthin written I say recd the day and yeare above written
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Henry Zinzau
The viijth of June 1654
Recd by mee the above named Henry Zinzau of the above named Thomas Fauconberge the sum e of Fourescore pounds in full of all Demands whatsoeu from the State according to the warrant wthin written I say Recd
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Henry Zinzau
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29no Martij 1654
Mr. Hen: Zinzau al Alexander.
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Mr. Zinzau. alias Alexander 50£i / - iijtio. Janij 1654 - 20£i.
In pursuance of an Order of his Highnesse the Lord Protecto and the Councell, bearing date the 8th of this instant March. These are to will and require You, out of the publique Revenue which now is, or hereafter shall come to yo hands, to pay unto Mr Henry Zinzau al s Alexander, the Sum e of One hundred and fiftie pounds, being in full of all Demands whatsoever from the State. Of which you are not to fayle and for which this shall be yo sufficient warrant. Given at Whitehall this 29th day of March 1654
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[An: Ashley Cooper] J Lambert [T S?]
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To Thomas Fauconberg Esqr Recea[v]er Generall of the - publique Revenue
Smith College: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords. [Document, 1647 Nov. 17 on the Nonesuch Frigate] (1647) (MiscMS 422)
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17 . 7br . 1647
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for takeing out 4 Guns out of Nonsuch frigott to bring [?] her to 32 peice of ordinance
Gunns to be taken off the Nonesuch
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By the Comtee of Lords and Comms for
Admiralty and Cinq PortesWhereas this Comtee is informed by Capt. Tweedy out of the Com~ of the Nauie that upon Conference had by him wth Capt. Willoughby Capt. of the Nonesuch frigat, it appeared to him, that the said Frigat hath thirty six peeces of Ordinance abord her whereas thirty two wilbe sufficient By meanes whereof an unnecessary Charge is drawne upon the State & the vessell made less serviceable These are therefore to pray & require you to Cause four such of her peeces as the Com~ of the Nauy shall thinke fitt to be taken out of the said Frigat & recd into the Stores under yo Charge For wch this shalbe yo sufficient warrant [Passed] at [Westm~] this 17th day of Septem 1647
J.Evelyn [H ?] Hen: Mildmay:
Henry Marten
Tho Rainborowe
To o Offic of Ordnance at Tower
loving freinds theSmith College: England and Wales. Privy Council. [Document] 1578 Feb. 23 / [Privy Council]. (1578) (MiscMS 423)
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After the county of Suffolke to deliver certaine prisoners into yo hands, who weare by order comytted for their obstinacy in refusing to come to the churche in tyme of sermons and com on prayers, thes shalbe to require yo to receave them into yo chardge and fourthwith to com ytt them to such of her Ma:ties gaoles w thin that saide county as shall seeme good unto the L. Bishop of Norwiche by whose direction they shalbe delivered unto yo , ther to remayne in cloase prison untill suche time as yo shalbe otherwise directed from us. And so wee bid yo hartely farewell From whitehall the xxiiith of Februar: 1578
[in a later hand: Recusants]
your loving freends
[W Burghley] E.Lyncoly: T Sussex
R Leycester
F. Knollys
chr: Hatton [F:] Walsyngham Tho: Wylson