Charles Sergison (1654-1732) had a long and honourable career with the Navy Board in which organisation he rose to become Clerk of the Acts, the Principal Officer and Commissioner responsible for the Board’s secretariat. He occupied this position for nearly thirty years from early 1689/90 to his retirement in 1719. On leaving office he retained a large quantity of his papers, of which some 125 volumes and folios have survived and are now in the National Maritime Museum.
This present volume is drawn from a limited selection of Sergison’s papers, consisting in the main of selected correspondence between the Navy Board and the Admiralty on the various facets of naval administration, such as shipbuilding and the dockyards, seamen and manning, pursers and victualling and finance, up to 1702, at about the end of William III’s reign. Hence much of Sergison’s later career, in particular during the War of the Spanish Succession, is excluded, though this period is still covered in the original manuscript collection.
For an overview of the period as a whole, the Sergison Papers may usefully be read in conjunction with Queen Anne’s Navy (NRS Volume 103).
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INDEX` (N.B -Figures in brackets are inset’ subject occurs on ADMIRALTY Board, relations with the Navy Board, 9, 1 3-14, 73 Aguadilla, pta, Porto Rico, 301 Albemarle, Christopher, 2nd Duke of, 247 Allen, Captain Edmund, 286, 296 et seq., 299 Allen, Samuel, Governor of New Hampshire, 152 n. 2 Allin, Jos, asst to Master Shipwright, Portsmouth, 113 and n. 2 Anchors. See Stores, Naval Anderson, Captain John, 285 Antigua, I. of, 288, 289, 300, 301, 302, 309 Apothecaries Company, 22 7, 2 33 Apprentices, Dockyard, 122 Atkins, Samuel, joint Clerk of the Acts, 2 BALTIC, convoy for, 65 and 72. 4 Barbados, 286, 288, 296, 300(3) Barfleur, action of. See La Hogue Barlovento, Armada de, 301 and n. 9 Barrett, Edmund, Master Attendant, Portsmouth, 67 n. Barrett, Mr. Nicholas, shipbuilder & contractor, 62, 67 and n. Basque Island (Newfoundland), 286, 296 Beaumont, Lieutenant William, 309, 312 Beeston, Sir William, Governor of Jamaica, 289, 29o, 291, 307, 308 (2) Bell, van (?Vanderbyl), Mr., (Dutch merchant) 301 and n. 8 Bellwood, Captain Roger, 288, 327 Benbow, Captain (later Vice-Admiral) John, 37 and n., 222 and n. I Berkeley, Admiral John, Lord – of Stratton, 271 and N. 2., 324 Berry, Mr., Surgeon in charge of naval hospital, Plymouth, 209 Bewpers ‘, 154 and n. * The following abbreviations are used Sp s Spanish. ted where more than one reference to a the page indicated.) Bissilis, William (A.B.), 325 Blake, Captain, 273 Blakenay, Mr., contractor, 62 Bluefields, Jamaica, 147, 308, 309(2) Boats, ships’, 115-117, 310, 311, 312, 3 1 3 Boca Chica, Cartagena, S. America, 305 Bomb vessels, 72, 73 Books, ships’, irregularities in keeping, 16-22, 168 ; muster, 19, 20, 33, 322 et seq.; pay, 20, 24, 35 et seq., 167 et seq., 188 Boston, Mass., 286 Bounty money, for La Hogue, 36, 43 ; for voluntary entry (seamen), 164, 166 Bourne, Sampson, Master Attendant, Chatham, 93 W. I, 137, 1 55 and n. 2 Bradfield, Mr., anchor smith, 163 Brandenburg factory on St. Thomas’ Island, 289, 301 Brest, 285 Bridge, Captain, 273 Bridgeman, W., Joint Secretary to the Admiralty, 271 and n. i Bridgwater, John, Earl of, 56 Brigdon, Captain Edward, 289 Bristol, shipbuilding at, 79, 105 ; Hung Road at, 105 Broad Street. See Pay Office Brooks, Richard, (seaman boy) rewarded, 276 Brown, Captain Nathaniel, 285 Buccaneers. See Privateers, and Pirates Bulls, Bay of (Newfoundland), 298 Burchett, Josiah, Secretary of the Admiralty, 158, 285, n. I, 287, 290 Bursledon, shipbuilding at, 45, 79, 105 CABANAS, Pta, Cuba, 308 Cables, ships’, 148. See also Cordage, and Moorings in the Index :-Du = Dutch ; Fr = French 2 B 374 INDEX Cadiz, naval base at, 119, 286, 288, 299, 325, 328 Canada, proposal to attack French settlements in, 286 Canvas. See Stores, Naval Caracas, 301 Careening, arrangements for, 1 43, 1 44, 295 Carmarthen, Peregrine, 2nd Marquis of, see Danby Cartagena, S. America, 287, 289, 290 ( 2 ) ,29 1 , 3 02 (3), 304, 305, 307, 308 Carter, Rear-Admiral Richard, 36 Carter, Captain William, 288 Castle, Mr., shipbuilder, 79, 104, 119, 123 Channel Squadron, 285, 293, 294. See also Winter Guard Chaplains of the Ordinary, to be rated as gromets, 142 Chatham, strategic importance of, 118. Boom at, 136-139. Capacity of the yard at, 104. Chest, 206 and n., 232 and n. Ships under construction at, 78, 79. Proposals for improving victualling arrangements at, 239-242. See also Sheerness Cheesman (Pilot), zoo ` Chips ‘, 122, 140 Chudleigh, Mr., Master Shipwright at Kinsale, 14o Churchill, Admiral George, 56 Cinque Ports, registry of seamen at, 216 and n. 3, 217 Clerk of the Acts, I I and passing. See also Sergison, Charles Clerk(s) of the Cheque, 19, 37, 1 74 n. I, 175, 176, 185, 1 98 , 247,270, 271, 322. See also Muster Masters Clerke, Mr., of the Navy Office, 214 Cockburn, Dr. William, Physician of the Blue Squadron, 207 ; his scheme for training surgeons, 217 et seq. Codrington, General, Governor of the Leeward Islands, 301 Coëtlogon, Rear-Admiral (Fr), 289 Colby, Mr. Thomas, of the Navy Office, 249 Colbyson, Mr., Clerk of the Cheque, Sheerness, 247 Colerados Reefs, Cuba, 309 Colours (ensigns), size of, established, 153. Flags and pendants, measurement of, 1 54 Commissioners of the Navy and Admiralty, II-16 and passim Commissioners of Public Accounts, 48 and n. Commissions, dormant, 88 n. I, 267 Comptroller of the Navy, 9, 15 and passim ; duties of, 12 Comptroller of Treasurer’s Accounts, 12, 22 et seq. Comptroller of Victualling Accounts, 9, 12, 249 n. 2, 25o Conaway, Captain, of Trinity House, 1o6 n. I Contract(or)s, for naval stores, delays in payment of, 59-70 ; for naval stores from American Colonies, 151, 152 Cordage. See Stores, Naval Cornwall, Captain, 325 Cotton, Captain, Master Attendant Afloat, 32 and n. 2 Coulsea (or Colsea), Captain, 273, 276 n. 2 Courts Martial, 268, 2 73-275, 2 77 Crawley, Mr., of the Navy Office, 3 Crawley, Captain Thomas, 288 Cripples, employment of, 206 Croft, Captain, 273 Cruft, Captain, of Trinity House, 106 n. I Cuckfield Park, Sussex, 2, 3, 6, 10 Curacoa, Island of, 301 DANBY, Peregrine, 2nd Earl of, 73, 84, 87 and n. 4, 89, 95, 96, 97, 267 Dawling, James, (A.B.), 325 Davis, Mr., anchor smith, 163 Dean, Captain Robert, 285, 298 Deane, Sir Anthony, 38 ` Debt of the Navy ‘. See Finance ` Defalcations ‘, 3o Delavall, Admiral Sir Ralph, 285, 3 1 7 n. 3 Deptford Dockyard, 118 and passim. Capacity of, 104 Desirade, Island of, West Indies, 300 Dilkes, Captain, (afterwards Admiral Sir) Thomas, 287, 288, 291, 30o n. 3 Dockyards (general), 118-120 ; abuses in, 119-I21 et seq. ; threat of incendiarism in, 120, 129-131 ; personnel, increase of pay for, 120, 127-129 ; perquisites of officers of, 132,134, 135 ; workmen, pay- INDEX 375 ment of, heavily in arrears, 58, 66, 68 Donna Maria, C., Hayti, 307 and n. 1 ` Double Bearing ‘, 179 and n. 3 Dubuisson, Captain (Fr), 289 Ducasse, Mons. J., Chef d’escadre, 287 and n. 4 Dudley, Sir Mathew, 152 n. 2 Dummer, Edmund, Surveyor of the Navy, 12, 42, 71, 8o, 147, 149 Dyer, Captain Michael, 288, 307 ELLIOT, Captain Stephen, 288, 311 Ensigns. See Colours Estimates, Naval, 58-6o, 67-70. See also Finance Evans, Sir Stephen, 152 n. 2 Everett, George, boat builder and pamphleteer, 119, 121 et seq. Excise, tallies struck on, 68 FALCONS. See Ordnance Falkland, Lord, Treasurer of the Navy, 8 n. 2, 22, 50 Falmouth, considered for a naval base, 118 Fareham Creek, Portsmouth. See Portsmouth Finance, 58 et seq. ` Payment in Course ‘, 59, 255, 263. ` Tallies ‘, 59. ` Wear and Tear ‘, 6o, 65, 68 Finch, Mr. Charles, Clerk of the Survey, Chatham, 53 Finch, Captain Richard, 53 Fireships, to be commanded by ` Masters & Commanders ‘, 275 Fletcher, Captain, 325 Florida, 291, 311 ` Flota ‘, (Spanish Treasure Fleet), 289, 291, 301-311 passim Foster, Captain Edmund, 309 Fotherby, Commissary General, 286, 296 n. 1 Francine, Captain (Fr), 289 Furnier, M. Jean, Designer of bomb vessels, 72, 73 Furzer, Daniel, Surveyor of the Navy, 56, 112, 162 GABA RRE (S), 303 and n. 3 Galleasses, report on proposal to build, for the R.N., 75 et seq. Gardiner, Captain, 273 George, Prince, of Denmark, Lord High Admiral, 205 and n. 2 Gibson, Mr. Richard, of the Navy Office, 239, 247 et seq. Gillingham, Kent, 99, 138 (2) Girdling (defined), 73 ; the Britannia 73, 87 ; the Royal William, 87-103 Gombaux, Captain (Fr), 289 Gore, Mr. Alderman, 62 Grave, Captain (Du), 310 Graydon, Captain (later, ViceAdmiral) John, 190 and ia. 2, 191. Greenaway, Captain James, 285 Greenhill, Captain David, 273, 288 Greenhill, Mr. Henry, Agent, and, later, first-appointed Commissioner at Plymouth, 13, 34 Greenwich Hospital, 13, 166, 206 n. 1, 216,217,274,275 Gregory, Sir Edward, Commissioner at Chatham, 87 and passim Griffith, Captain Richard, 288 ` Gromets ‘, 142 and n. 2 Guard boats, – ships, 131 and n. 1, 134 and N. I, 135, 142, 271, 273 See also Ordinary Guillotin, Captain (Fr), 289 Guns. See Ordnance Guy, Henry, Secretary to the Treasury, 181 and n. 1 HADDOCK, Admiral Sir Richard, Comptroller of the Navy, 12, 15, 35-4 8 passing, 324 Haddock, Captain Richard, 273 Harding, Mr. Fisher, Master Shipright, 126 n. 2, 149 n. I, 150 Hardy, Captain’s Clerk (later, Captain), 248 Harrison, Captain William, 285 Hartnell, Captain John, 285 Harwich, shipbuilding at, 3o, 68, 79, I05 (2) Hatheway, Hugh, Gunner, 274 Havana, 291, 308, 309 Haversham, Sir John Thompson, Ist Baron, 14, 56 Hawkins, Captain Charles, 285 Hayter, Thomas, Joint Clerk of the Acts, I Head, Captain, 248 Heath, Captain Thomas, 285 376 INDEX Heathcote, Mr., contractor for naval stores, 62 Heling, Captain, 270, 271 Hill, Mr. J., Commissioner of the Navy, 13, 56 Hockede (Hoccady, or Hockday), Captain William, 288 Hollands Duck ‘ (canvas), 1 45 , 1 55, 156 Holmes, Captain Robert, 288, 309, 311, 312 Hopsonn, Rear-Admiral Thomas, 1 59, 2 73 Hosier, Captain, 273 Hospital(s) for seamen, 208 et seq., 227 et seq.;-ships, 210, 219, 223 et seq. Hull, shipbuilding at, 79, 105 Hung Road (Bristol), 105 and n. I JAMAICA, 247, 289, 29 1 , 301 , 302, 306, 307, 308 James, Duke of York (James II), 8 n. 2 Johnson, Sir Henry, shipbuilder, 104, 119, I23 Julius, Captain William, 288, 306, 308,311 KERKE (or Kerke) Captain Percy, 192 and n. I Killigrew, Admiral Henry, 3 1 4, 3 1 7 and n. 3 Kinsale, 12, 118 ; Papists not to be employed at, 139 ; Instructions for Agent for the Sick and Wounded at, 214 Kirkby, Captain Richard, 289, 311, 312 Kirke, Captain, 285 Kirke, Thomas, Master Caulker at Chatham, 93 n. I Knapman, Captain, 247 LA HOGUE, action of (references to), 12, 1 5 , 37 n. I La Motte d’Heran, de, Captain (Fr) 289 La Motte-Michel, Captain (Fr), 289 La Vache, Island of (West Indies), 312 and n. i Layton, Captain, 270, 271 Leader, Captain, 329 Leake, Admiral Sir John, 267 Lee, Mr. Robert, Master Shipwright at Chatham, 99, I12 Lee, William, Assistant to Master Shipwright at Chatham, 112 Leeward Islands, 301 and n. I Leonard, Captain Robert, 285 Lescoët, de, Captain (Fr), 289 Lévy, de, Vice-Admiral (Fr), 289, 303 Lieutenants, to be allowed to 6thrates and fireships, 275. See also Officers Limerick, siege of, 285, 293, 294 Littleton, Sir Thomas, Bart., Treasurer of the Navy, 162 Loader, Mr., anchor smith, 62, 162, 163 Lord High Admiral (see also Admiralty), Council for assisting the, 205 and n. 2. Instructions for the Guidance of the, 8 and n. 2, II et seq., 21 et seq., 39 Love (or Lowe), Ann, 192 and n. 2 Lovelace, Katherine, 192 Lyddell, Denis, Comptroller of Treasurer’s Accounts, 6, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 3 1 , 56,330 Lytcott, .Captain John, 288, 309 MADEIRA, Island of, 288, 299 Main, Captain, 213 Manning of ships, 164-206 passim. See also Seamen. (?) Maquata River, Jamaica, 302 Marines, 314-322 passim Marrolles, de, Captain (Fr), 289 Martinico (Martinique) Island of, 300, 309 Massiac, de, Captain (Fr), 289 Master Attendants, 132, 1 34, 135, 136, 141, 166, 1 77 Masters. See Officers Masts, complaints arising from loss of, at sea, 286, 304(2), 307, 308. See also Stores, Naval Matanzas Bay (Cuba), 310 Mates. See Officers Mees, Captain (Temporary Rear Admiral), George, 288, 291, 300, 305, 307, 308 , 309, 311 Midshipmen. See Officers Mildernix ‘, 145. See also Stores, Naval; canvas INDEX 377 Milford Haven, considered for a naval base, 118 Mitchell, Admiral Sir David, 206 Mons, de, Captain (Fr), 289 Moore, Captain, 311 Moorings, fixed, respective merits of chain versus rope, 140-141 Moot, mooting (of trenails), 126 and n. I Morrice, Captain, 27o, 271 Moses, Captain John, 311, 312 ` Mulcts ‘, for neglect of duty, 178. See also Seamen Munden, Captain John, 328 Musters, Muster Masters, 322 et seq. See also Clerks of the Cheque. – Books, 19, 20, 180 et seq., 195, 322-330 passing NAVY Board, II-16 and passim. Special commission of 1886…i, 2, 61 í2.I Navy Office, 13, 14 and n. I ` Necessaries ‘, ` Necessary Money ‘. See Pursers Nevill, Admiral John, 286 et seq.; 299 et seq. New England, naval stores from, 151. See also Stores, Naval Newfoundland, attempt on, 285, 286, 296 et seq. Noyals ‘ 145, 155. See also Stores, Naval ; canvas OFFICERS (in general), 265-268. Discipline, general want of, 7-9; failure to attend duty in harbour, 120,129-130,270-271,273-275 ; or to co-operate with dockyard officials, 143, 268, 273, 284; inadequate pay a contributory cause, 265. Pay, increases of, 265. Act for the better discipline of the Navy, 265. Half pay, 265-266. Seniority lists of, 266, 278-282. See also Dormant Commissions Lieutenants, to be allowed to 6th-rates and fireships 275 ; qualifying examination for, 265, 267, 282-284 ; mates and midshipmen (not entered as volunteers) eligible to sit for, 284 Warrant -, no person permitted to act as substitute for, during leave of absence, who is not borne on ship’s books, 2 77-278 Operations, in the Channel, 285, 292- 294 ; under Wheler in the West Indies and N. America, 284, 295- 298 ; under Vice-Admiral Nevill, 286 et seq., 299 et seq. Ordinary, ships in, 120, 129-136 passim Ordnance, Board of, 13 ; — as carried by Venetian galleasses, 76 and n. ; weight of – as carried by 7o- and 8o-gun ships, 81, 82 et seq. Royal William’s -,1 oo ; revised scale of, for certain ships, 107 et seq. Orford, Edward, Earl of. See Russell Ormerod, Captain Charles, 288 Orton, Captain William, 285 ` Owlers ‘ , ` Owling ‘, 256 and n. PAPILLON, Mr. Thomas, senior commissioner of the Victualling, 235 Pathway to Peace and Profit ‘. See Everett, George Pay, Payment of wages. See Officers and Seamen (respectively) . • Scale varies in accordance with rate of ship, 190-191 Pay Office, 167 Payment (of bills) ` in course ‘, 59, 243, 255, 263 Pedden, Captain, 327 Pepys, John, joint Clerk of the Acts,. – Samuel, I, 2 Petit Guaves (Hispaniola), 289 and n., 291, 301, 302, 307, 308, 311 et seq. Petty Warrant ‘. See Victualling Phipps, Sir William, Governor of New England, 286 Physicians, for the Navy, 207 Pilots, pilotage, 18, I oo, 301. See also Trinity House Pinder, Captain, 273 Pines, Isle of (Cuba), 309 Pirates, privateers and buccaneers, 247; operating in alliance with French in West Indies, 287, 289, 290, 291, 305, 306, 312 Piscataqua (New Hampshire), 151 Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 297 378 INDEX Plymouth, dockyard at, 118 ; capacity of, 105. Hospital for seamen at, 209, 228 Pointis, Baron de, Admiral (Fr) Jean Bernard Desjeans, 287-292, 300- 308 passim Point Pedro Keys, Jamaica, 303 Port Moranant Keys, Jamaica, 303 Port Royal, Jamaica, 247, 302, 308, 309 Porto Rico, West Indies, 289, 301 Portobello, Panama, 290, 302, 307 Portsmouth, dockyard at, 118 ; capacity of, 105. Quarantine anchorage (Fareham Creek), 2 I 5 Poulden, Mary, rewarded for information, 129 Povy, Mr., Treasurer to the Cornmission for Sick and Wounded, 223 Prescott, Mr., Clerk to the Comptroller of Victualling Accounts, 249 Price, Captain, 301 Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. See Navy Board. Prisoners of war, pay of, to be withheld, 193 Privateers. See Pirates Prizes, 35, 3 6, 3 8 , 42, 44, 45 Public Accounts, Commissioners of, 79 Pursers (general),235-239. See also Victualling, 235-239. Duties of, performed by captain in small ships, 253. Practice of accepting cash in lieu of provisions shortshipped, 236, 245, 264. Accounts, delay in presenting, 50, 237, 263- 264. ` Necessary money’, 2 37, 2 43- 247, 255-25 6, 262-263. Complaints against pursers, 253, 2 55, 256-258, 258-259. Petitions from pursers, 2 43-247, 262-263. See also list of pursers and their guarantors, 261 Q ‘s, 167-168, 196-201. See also R ‘s R ‘s, 167-168, 1 74, 1 76, 1 77-1 79, 196-201, 205. See also ` Q ‘s Rating, alteration of, of certain ships, 107-109 Read, Mr. Arthur, purser, 247-250 Recalls ‘ (re-calls), 15, 69, 168-170, 180-190 Redbridge (Southampton), shipbuilding at, 79 Reeves, Captain Daniel, 288 Refitting of ships, method of procedure in, 1 43-1 44 Register of seamen. See Seamen Retrenchment of the Navy after the Peace of Ryswick, 120-121 Richards, Colonel Jacob, his invention for repelling boarders, 33 0–33 1 Sta Martha, 306 and n. Rio Grande de Roffey, Captain, court martial of, 2 73-275 Rooke, Admiral Sir George, complains of faulty anchors, 159, 161 ; represents injustices to seamen in connection with ` short allowance ‘ money, 252 Rosewell, Benjamin, Assistant to the Master Shipwright, Chatham, 112 Rounsivell, Captain John, award to, 333 Ruffhead, Mr., anchor smith, 64 and 12. I Russell, Admiral Edward, Earl of Orford, Treasurer of the Navy, II, 16-35 passim, 189 ; proposes increase in size of ships’ ensigns, 1 53 reports on the sailing qualities of the Britannia, 86, 87 SAILS, sailcloth, 1 45, 1 55-1 5 8; spare, to be issued to ships, 1 54-155 complaints of bad quality of, 286. See also Canvas St. Jago (Santiago de Cuba), 306 and n. 6 St. John, Jamaica, 302 and n. 2 St. John’s, Antigua, 301 St. Lo, Captain George, Commissioner at Plymouth, 2 73-275, 32 3 n. St. Peter’s Port, Newfoundland, 296 St. Thomas, Island of, West Indies, 289, 290, 301 (2) St. Vandrille, Captain (Fr), 289 Sallee, ` some account of the, fleet by an English slave from thence,’ 331- 333 Salvages Islands, 30o and 42. 2 Sambay (Samba or Zamba), Island of, 291, 306 and n. I San Antonio, Cape (Cuba), 309 Sanderson, Captain William, 2 47 Santo Domingo (Hispaniola), 301, 302 INDEX 379 Scilly Islands, 256, 285, 298 Seamen, want of, during the war of 1689-1697…164 et seq.; measures designed to remedy, by embargoes on merchant shipping, 164 ; by ` turning over ‘ and ` lending ‘ 164-165, 186, 190, 193-195 ; by retaining crews in pay during winter refits, 164-167, 172, 1 77 ; by ` bounty ‘ to volunteers, 7o, 164 ; by registry of volunteers for Greenwich Hospital benefits, 166, 216, 217 ; by impressment, 166 and passing ; discouragements of, on account of arrears of pay, 164, arrears of pay due to, 58, 69, 164, I8o ; method of payment of wages of, 167-170 ; payment by ` ticket ‘, 167 ; frauds in connection with, 168, 17o, 181-185, 186-188 ; proposed company for encashment of tickets, 170, 187, 201 et seq. See also Prisoners of War, ` R ‘s and ` Q ‘s, and Recalls Sergison, Charles, biographical note on, I-10 ; chief clerk to the Clerk of the Acts, I ; Secretary to the Special Commission of 1686…1-2 ; Clerk of the Acts, 2 ; arms granted to, 3 ; M.P. for Shoreham, io and Ii. I ; his collection of MSS., 3-6 ; interviewed by King William III, 6-9 ; requests leave to resign, 2, 8, 9, 48-51 ; protests against prospective loss of clerks’ perquisites, 51-52, 169-17o, 188-190 Servants, reduction in number of, allowed to flag officers and captains, 265, 268-27o,323, 325-326 Seymour, Sir Edward, Treasurer of the Navy, 8 n. 2 ; 5o Sheathing of ships’ hulls, 72, 109-113 Sheerness, ’18 ; report on proposal to establish a victualling sub-depot, 239-242 Sherman, Captain Thomas, 285 Shipbuilding, expansion of the Navy after 1688, 6, 164 ; progress report on the 27 ships built under the Act of 1690, 78-79 ; capacity of the respective English ports for, 104- ío6 ; 8o-gun ships to be built with three decks, 71, 8o-86 ; quality of building done for the Navy in private yards adversely criticised, 42 , 44, 46, 47, 125 ; shipbuilding in New Hampshire, 151. See also Bomb vessels and Galleasses, respectively SHIPS * Advice, 285, 298 Apollon (Fr), 289 Arms of Rotterdam (Du), 141 and n. Assistance, 239, 2 47 Avenant (Fr), 289 Barfleur, 277 Basilisk, 270 Berkeley Castle, 190 and n. 3 191 Bideford, 288, 300 Bird (troop transport) 298 and n . Blackwall, 288, 308, 311 Blaze (fireship), 288, 30o and n. 3 Bredah, 287, 288, 291, 309, 311 Bristol, 79, 123, 288, 300(2), 302, 303, 308, 311 Britannia, 32, 86, 87, 123, 124, 3 25 Cambridge, 79, 287 and N. 2, 288 Canterbury (storeship), 285 Carlisle, 113-115 Charles Galley, 79 Chatham, 329 Chester, 256, 285 Colchester, 288, 304, 306, 307 and n. 2, 311 Comet (bomb vessel), 27o Coventry, 331 N. I Crown, 37, 42 Cygnet (fireship), 285 Dartmouth, 125 Defiance, 38, 79, 104 Devonshire, 42, 44, 47 Dieppoise (Fr), 289 Dolphin, 288, 301(2) and n. 7, 306 Dragon, 285, 296, 297 Dreadnought, 107, io8 Duke, 92-98 passim Dunkirk, 107, 108, 123, 285, 298 (2) Eagle, 79 Eclatante (Fr), 289 Edgar, 38, 325 Essex, 326 Exeter (hulk), 37 Experiment, 285, 297(2), 298 Express, 256 Falcon, 285 3 * Unless otherwise stated, all ships mentioned in this list belonged to the Royal Navy. 38o INDEX Firedrake (bomb vessel), 74 Flame (fireship), 288, 308 Fort (Fr), 289 Furieux (Fr), 289 Furnace (bomb vessel), 27o Gloucester, 105 Gosport, 288, 300-303 passim, 304 (2 ), 306, 308, 3 11 (2 ), 3 1 3 ( 2 ) Greenfish (storeship), 205 Greenwich, 53 Guernsey, 125 Hampton Court, 104, 190 and n. 3, 191 Harwich, 82, 125 Hawk (fireship), 285 henry, 136 Hollandia (Du), 288, 306 Humber, 105 Jersey, 289, 301 Lennox, 324 Lightning (fireship), 288, 300, 306 Lincoln, 215, 288, 291, 308 Lion, 107, 108 London, 97, 98 London Merchant (hospital ship), 285 Margareta Paraih (Sp), 301 Malin (Fr), 289 Mary, 107, 108 Mermaid, 285, 296-298 Milford, 331 n. I Monk, 36, 37, 41, 107, io8 Montagu, 107, 108 Mutine (Fr), 289 Nassau, i6o (3), 161 (2) Navy (yacht), 324 Newark, 105 Newcastle, 288, 300, 303, 306 Northumberland, 98, 105 Owners’ Love, 285 Oxford, 204, 205 Pembroke, 107, 108 Phoenix, 285 Plymouth, 107, io8 Portland, 37 Princess Anne (hired ship), 289 Quaker Ketch, 285 Queen, 204, 205 Queenborough, attempt to carry off the, 276 Resolution, 72, 109-112 ; (merchantman), 37 ; (sloop), 308 Richmond, 125 Royal Charles, 79 Royal Katherine, 93, 96, 97, 98 Royal Oak, 36, 37, 4 1 Royal Sovereign, 86, 120, 136 Royal William, report on sailing qualities of, 99-100, 102 ; deserted by crew, 175 ; girdling of, 87-103 Ruby, 285, 288, 296, 298(2), 311, 3 1 3 Rupert, 287, 288, 304 St. Albans, 36 St. Andrew, 42, 175, 325 St. George, 123 St. Louis (Fr), 289 St. Michael, 82. St. Michel (Fr), 289 Sally (or Sallee) Rose, 192 San Christo (Sp), 289, 301, 302, 306 Scarborough, 288, 302, 306 Sceptre (Fr), 289 Southampton, 125, 289(2), 290, 307 Sovereign, see Royal Sovereign Speedwell, attempt to carry off the, 276 Sunderland, 288, 304(5) Sussex, loss of the, 71, 84 Sweepstakes, 37 Swiftsure, 79 Thunderbolt Prize, 2 73-274 Tiger, 285 Tiger Prize, 42 Trident, 288, 303, 311 Vanguard, 37, 41 Vermandois (Fr), 289 Victory, 105, 124 Ville d’ Amsterdam (Fr), 289 Virgin Prize, 288, 300, 306 Warspite, 82 Wild Prize, 45 Windsor Castle, 87 n. 4 York, 42, 107-108 Shish, Mr., shipbuilder, his yard, 79 Shoreham, ships building at, 79 Short, Captain Richard, 288 ` Short Allowance’. See Victualling Shortis, Mr. Robert, Master Shipwright, 93 12. 1 Shovell, Admiral Sir Cloudisley, 9, 13, 56, Ioo, 194 Sick and Wounded, arrangements for care of, 207-211 ; sick quarters, 167-168, 208, 229-232 ; proposal INDEX 381 to establish a permanent hospital for, on shore, 209, 227-232. See also Hospital Ships, Physicians, Surgeons, and ` Q ‘s and ` R ‘s respectively Slade, Captain, 247 Smart, Captain, 247 Smith, Mr., anchor smith, 163 Sne1grove, Mr., shipbuilder, his yard, 104, I05, I19 Sotherne, James, Clerk of the Acts, Secretary of the Admiralty, an extra commissioner of the Navy Board, I, 2 Southampton, shipbuilding at, 79, 105, 119 Southby, Mr., Secretary to Sir Frances Wheler, 84 and n. 3 Spanish Town, Jamaica, 247 Stephens, Henry, Cashier to the Treasurer of the Navy, 65 and n. 3 Stigant, Mr., Master Shipwright at Portsmouth, 85 and n. Stores, naval, general remarks on, 1 45-147 ; anchors, complaints of inferior quality of, 146, 159 et seq.; method of welding, 146, 161, 162, 163 ; commodities from N. American Colonies, 146, 151-152 and 72.2. Canvas, sailcloth, sailmaking, 145- ’47, 1 55-1 5 8 . Cordage, 147, 148 ; embezzlement of, 147 ; King’s Mark in, 147. Masts and spars, 145, 146, 153 and n.; storage of, 149, 150, 151-152. Pitch and tar, 145, 151- 152. Rosin, 145, 151-152 Stringer, Mr. Moses, his medicines, 221 Studley, Captain James, 288, 307 Suffield, Mr., anchor smith at Portsmouth, 64 Surgeons, entry of, 207 ; to be examined by the Barber-Surgeons’ Company, 213. Dr. Cockburn’s proposals for training of, 217-221. Pay of, 208 ; ` twopences’, 208, freegift’, 208. See also Sick and Wounded, Hospitals, and Hospital Ships respectively Survey, of ports on the S. coast of England, io6 and ii. , ; of the wreck of H.M.S. Carlisle, 113- 115 Surveyor of the Navy, 9 n. 2, II, 12, and passim TALLIES, use, of, in Exchequer transactions, 23, 59, 65-66, 68-69, 262 Taylor, Mr., shipbuilder and contractor, 123, 151-152 Teredo worm, measures to prevent damage by, 71, 73, 113 Thatcher, Captain Thomas, 288 Tiburon, Cape (Hispaniola), 290, 306 and n. 3 and 4, 307 Ticket Office, 5o, 199, 280 Tickets, pay. See Seamen, payment by ticket Tilghman, Mr. Abraham, Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich, 270-271 Tippetts, Sir John, Surveyor of the Navy, 12 Tollett, Captain Anthony, 288 Transport Board, 13 Treasurer of the Navy, 8 and n. 2, 9, II, 22-35 passim. Office establishment of, 54-55 Treasury, Treasury Board, Lord Treasurer, II, 24, 27, 18o, 185 Trenails, mooting of, 126 and n. I Triggs, Captain John, 288 Trinity House, to assist in survey of S. Coast Ports, io6 and n. 1 ; to report on disposal of wreck, 114- I15 Tymewell, Mr. Benjamin, Commissioner of the Navy, 56, 204 VERA Cruz, Mexico, 301 and n. 5 Vernon, Mr. James, Secretary of State, 291 Vickars, Captain William, 285, 298 Victualling, 234-237 ; Comptroller of – Accounts, 9, 12. – Office, failure of, to furnish returns, 49, or to observe their Regulations, 254-255. Scale of, 236. Beer, report on proposal to reduce allowance of, 250- 252. ` Petty Warrant ‘, 174 and n., 255(2), 324 and n. ` Short Allowance’, 2 36, 23 8 , 245, 246, 252(2), 253, 255, 257 and n. 1, 258. ` Water Money’. 257 and n. 1 Virgin Islands, West Indies, 301 Virginia, 291, 310, 311 Volunteers. See Officers and Seamen, respectively Voteer (or Votier), Captain (? John), 74 Vyall (or Vyoll), Captain, 256 382 INDEX WAFF, Elias, Master Shipwright, 113 and n . 2 Wager, Admiral Sir Charles, 2 Wages, of dockyard workmen, see Dockyards ; of Officers and Seamen, see Pay Wagg, William, marine, his petition, 166 12. I, 321 Wakelin, Captain, 215, 289, 307 Waller, Captain James, Agent for Sick and Wounded at Kinsale, 214 Ward, Captain James, 285 Wardlaw, Gilbert, his allegations, 7, n. I, 14, 56 Warren, Captain George, 285 ` Water Money ‘. See Victualling Wear and Tear ‘ . See Finance West Indies. See Operations Wheler, Admiral Sir Francis, 71, 84 n. 3, 285, 295, 296 et seq. Whetstone, Captain, 273 Whistler, Mr., contractor for naval stores, 62 Whitaker, Mr., legal adviser to the Navy Board, 192, 201 Wickett, Mr. (a volunteer), commended for gallantry, 313 Wild, Captain, 273 Wilkins, Mr., Muster Master, 3 2 3-330 William III, King, interviews Charles Sergison, 6-9 Willshaw, Captain Thomas, Commissioner of the Navy, 16, 38(2), 44, 45,56; at Cadiz, 119, 328 Willson, Captain, Naval Agent at Jamaica, 247 Winter, Mr., shipbuilder, 42, 79 and n. I, 8o, I19 Winter Guard, 285, 293-294 Woodwork, in ships, scraping of, I o6— i07 Woolwich Dockyard, expansion of, 79 ; shipbuilding at, 79, docking and building capacity of, 104-105 ; procedure in refitting ships at, 1 43- 1 44 Wright, Captain Lawrence, his reply to Mr. Gibson’s allegations, 239, 247-250 YELLOW fever, heavy mortality from, in West Indies, 291(2), 306, 309 Yeoman of the Powder Room, rating of, re-established, 1- 13 ZYL, van, Commodore (Du), 288, 300 (2)
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