In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Mr Atwood and others have proposed to let the ARABELLA to serve as a Man of War.We direct you to have the Ship surveyed, and report to the Board your opinion if she is fitting for this service.
If so, you are to treat and agree with her Owners for hiring her at the best rate possible, reporting to us the number of Men and nature of Ordnance you think should be established on her, and what Rate you judge proper for her, and give us an account of what you do.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1806/248
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1694-04-25
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Austen, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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