Early modern administrative and legal documents

Charles R

Whereas John Poulter Master Cooke of Our Ship the Mountague, (which is laid up at Chatham) and John Baker Master 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 your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Whitehall this sfixfth day of May 1674.

To the Principall Officers & Commissioners of Our Navy.

By his Ma^ts: Command

Pepys.

warr^t: the [ij]^th.

Cooke of the Mountagu & Cooke of the Yorke to Exchange.

5^th Aprill 1674

King

For John Poulter Cooke of the Montague & John Baker Cooke of the Yorke to exchange places

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John Temple June 1804

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 Commander, Captain or Officer deliver or issue, or cause to be delivered or issued, 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 Commissioner, 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.

8. That no Commander, Captain or Officer shall receive any Supply for his Castle, Fort or 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 Ammunition 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 immediatly charged by Indenture upon the succeeding Governour, Captain or Commander upon his or their Entrance into their respective Employments, and an Accompt of the former Expence may be duly stated.

9 That in case any Commander, Captain or Officer shall be found faulty or short in Their Accompts, they are not to have any discharge or Allowance upon such Accompt from the Master of our Ordnance, but the said Master is immediatly 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.

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 communicate these our Instructions & Orders (by sending Copies of them attested with his hand) to the severall Governours, Captains & Commanders of our Castles, Forts & Garrisons there, to be by them communicated to the respective Officers under their Command, 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 17^th day of July 1688, and of our Reigne the 4^th year.

JR

By his Ma^ts: command.

Milfort

The xxv^th of May 1654

Recd by mee Henry Zinzau alias Alexander of Thomas Fauconberge Esq^r Receiuor Generall of the Publique Revenue the summe of Fiftie pounds in part of the Warrant w^thin 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 summe of Twenty pounds in further part of the warrant w^thin written I say recd the day and yeare above written

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Henry Zinzau

The viij^th of June 1654

Recd by mee the above named Henry Zinzau of the above named Thomas Fauconberge the summe of Fourescore pounds in full of all Demands whatsoeuer from the State according to the warrant w^thin written I say Recd

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Henry Zinzau

29^no Martij 1654

M^r. Hen: Zinzau alias Alexander.

Maij 25[^? 165]4

M^r. Zinzau. alias Alexander 50^£i / - iij^tio. Janij 1654 - 20^£i.

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In pursuance of an Order of his Highnesse the Lord Protector and the Councell, bearing date the 8^th of this instant March. These are to will and require You, out of the publique Revenue which now is, or hereafter shall come to your hands, to pay unto M^r Henry Zinzau alias Alexander, the Summe 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 your sufficient warrant. Given at Whitehall this 29^th day of March 1654

He: [Lawrence] Presid^t

[F Rous E Montagu. P Lisle ]

[An: Ashley Cooper] J Lambert [T S?]

[H ?]

To Thomas Fauconberg Esq^r Recea[v]er Generall of the - publique Revenue

17 . 7br . 1647

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for takeing out 4 Guns out of the Nonsuch frigott to bring [?] her to 32 peice of ordinance

Gunns to be taken off the Nonesuch

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Misc MS 422

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By the Com^tee of Lords and Comms for the Admiralty and Cinque Portes

Whereas this Com^tee is informed by Capt. Tweedy out of the Com~ of the Nauie that upon Conference had by him w^th 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 your Charge For w^ch this shalbe your sufficient warrant [Passed] at [Westm~] this 17^th day of September 1647

J.Evelyn [H ?] Hen: Mildmay:

Henry Marten

Tho Rainborowe

To our loving freinds the Officers of the Ordnance at the Tower

After our harty commendations; whearaswee have given order to the Sheref of the county of Suffolke to deliver certaine prisoners into your hands, who weare by our order comytted for their obstinacy in refusing to come to the churche in tyme of sermons and common prayers, thes shalbe to require you to receave them into your chardge and fourthwith to commytt them to such of her Ma:^ties gaoles within that saide county as shall seeme good unto the L. Bishop of Norwiche by whose direction they shalbe delivered unto you, ther to remayne in cloase prison untill suche time as you shalbe otherwise directed from us. And so wee bid you hartely farewell From whitehall the xxiii^th 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

[? collector's symbol] WC.

S^r Peter Killigrewe - 80^£i

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By vertue of an Ordinance of both Howses of Parliament of the xxj^th daie of September. 1643. And in pursuance of an Order of the Commons Howse of the xxviij^th daie of Januarie last. these are to will & require you Out of such threasure as now is, or shall be remaninge in your hands, to Paie unto S^r Peter Killagrewe knight the Sume of Fowerscoure pounds for his paines & charges for sundrie Journies by him performed upon Messuages he hath bein imployed in from both Howses of Parliament unto Oxford & Uxbridge. And for soe doeing this together with his Acquittance for the Receipt of the sume shall be your Warrant & discharge; And alsoe to the Auditor generall, or any other Officer of the Revenue whom it may Concerne to Allowe and Passe the same in your Accompte. Dated at the Committee for his Ma^ties Revenue sitting at Westminster the fourth daie of March. 1644.

H.Vane. John Trenchard Henry: Mildmay: Denis Bond F Rous [?]

To our Loving freind thomas Fauconbridge Esq Receivor generall of the Revenue.

S^r Peter Killagrewe

Sexto die Martij 1644

Receaved by mee S^r Peter Killigrewe kn^t of Thomas Fauconberg Esq~ Receivor Gen~all of the [Revennewe] the some of Fowerscore pounds According to the warrant within written I say received

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Peter Killigrou