Add MS 40839

VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LXIX(ff.131). Naval instructions, estimates, establishments, etc., including 1. "The Duty of the Principal Officers and Commissioners of H.M.'s Navy jointly considered," followed by the duties of the individual officers. For other copies of these regulations, first issued by the Earl of Northumberland, temp. Charles I, see Sloane MS. 3232, f. 88 b, and Harl. MS. 6287, f. 12. f. 4.

2. "A Draught of Instructions for the Commissioners for Victualling Their Majesties Navy." (The later form of the Instructions, dat. 4 Jan. 1700[1], is at f. 33 b.) f. 22.

3. Instructions for making cordage, with tables for different varieties; 1688. Cf. Add. MS. 28748, f. 56 b. f. 27.

4. Instructions for Richard Lea, Clerk of the Survey at Plymouth 3 Feb. 1689 [90]. f. 32.

5. Annual charge of the Victualling Office, 15 Dec. 1727, f. 44;-

of the Navy in Harbour for 1727, f. 62 b;-of the Navy Office for 1726, f. 115.

6. List of Commissioners for Victualling, 1684-1704, f. 48 b of Commissioners, etc., in the Admiralty, Navy and Victualling Offices, Dec. 1726, f. 66;-of Lord High Admirals and Lords of the Admiralty, 1673-1744. f. 117 b.

7. Instructions from the Navy Office regarding abuses in Plymouth Yard; 1711. f. 50.

8. Valuation rates for naval stores. ff. 67 b, 108 b.

9. Letter of His Royal Highness [James, Duke of York] to the Committee of Council for Reducing H.M.'s Expense; 12 Aug. 1667. f. 73 b.

10. Commission to Sir Henry Capel, etc., to execute the office of Lord High Admiral; 14 May 31 Charles II [1679]. f. 77 b.

11. "A List of the Yearly Sallarys of the Several officers belonging to the Admiralty and Navy, Mar. 1659." f. 80 b.

12. Proposals, memoranda, etc., (a) for the Better Regulating the King's Yards, f. 82 b;-(b) concerning the Navy and Officers, 3 May 1679, ff. 84, 90 b;-(c) of Mr. B., Clerk of the Survey, to execute the office of Comptroller, f. 85 b;-(d) of the books to be kept by the Storekeepers in H.M.'s Yards, f. 86 b;-

(e) to supply the office of the Clerks of the Comptroll, 31 Dec. 1679, f. 89.

13. Instructions to Mr. Jayes "to inspect into the Business of the Accomptant General and into the office for keeping a Cheque on the Treasurer"; 13 Jan. 1714 [5]. f. 97.

14. List of the English and Dutch Fleet under the command of the Earl of Torrington, 1689, followed (f. 125 b) by a list of the French Fleet. f. 123 b.

15. Guns established for a Ship of each Class in 1716 and 1733. f. 127.

Navy; England: Papers rel. to the Navy and Victualling Offices: temp. Chas. I-1744.

includes:

• f. 4 Navy; England: Duties of principal officers, etc.: 18th cent.
• f. 27 Navy; England: Instructions for making cordage: 1688.
• f. 50 Plymouth, Devon: Instructions rel. to abuses in Plymouth Dockyard: 1711.
• f. 77 b Henry Capell, Baron Capell of Tewkesbury: Commission to, as Lord of the Admiralty: 1679.: Copy.
• f. 80 b Navy; England: List of salaries: 1659.
• f. 123 b Netherlands, United Provinces: List of warships: 1689.
• f. 123 b Navy; England: List of ships under Lord Torrington: 1689.
• f. 125 b General Chronicles and History, etc. Navy of France: Lists of ships: 1689-1805.