Navy Board Minute Book, 6 December 1692 - 18 January 1693, recording the resolutions of the Board.

Minutes concerning several departments of the Admiralty and the book uses abbreviations: A. and Ad. Admiralty; N. and NB. Navy Board; K. King; OO. Officers of the Ordnance; Co tra. Commissioners of Transport; Co Pri. Commissioners of Prizes; Co Vic. Commissioners of Victualling; Co SW. Commissioners of Sick and Wounded; EN. Earl of Nottingham; Pre. Preferment; Per. Permission; Pro. Protections; Cri. Criminal; Sir CH. Sir Charles Hedges (Judge of Admiralty); Lds Tre. Lords of the Treasury.

At the back of the volume are some pencilled notes made at a later date for the Hutchinson family, along with some recipes for cooking. Might be a connection to Charles Hutchinson, Admiralty clerk from 25 June 1698 and left office on 3 August 1698 to become a muster master and storekeeper in the West Indies Fleet (Adm.20/75 nos. 1747-1748).

Record Details

Item reference: CAD/B/21; MS1975/074
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 volume
Date made: 1692-12-06 - 1693-01-18
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London