In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

We direct you to cause some of your Board Members to go down the River Thames and make diligent enquiries what Merchant Ships to carry thirty Guns and upwards, fitting to be employed as Men of War, can be hired, and in what time they can be got ready . Report as soon as may be.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1799/308
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-09-28
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Austen, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London