In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The several Persons hereafter named belonging to the Portsmouth Yard have been indicted at the late Assizes at Winton for defrauding their Majesties and embezzling their Stores at the Yard.
Eighteen people named.
The Grand Jury found the Bills against them and you are directed to suspend them from their employment as soon as you can find replacements. You are to supply a list of such Persons and when they are procured the indicted Workmen are to be discharged.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1785/192
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1692-07-21
Creator: Cornwallis, Charles; Lowther, John Priestman, Henry Onslow, Richard Cary, Anthony Austen, Robert Rich, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London