Commissioner Sir John Kempthorne, Portsmouth. Receipt of letter, he hears about a supply of tar …

Description: Commissioner Sir John Kempthorne, Portsmouth. Receipt of letter, he hears about a supply of tar at Southampton and will call there on his way to Salisbury. The Norwich was paid yesterday and Mr. Maddocks and clerks will return to London. The Officers of the Ordinary complain that they are 6 months in arrears of necessary money. Mr. Grimes, purser of the Swiftsure, is absent and his fellow officers refuse to do his duty. The Lion was docked yesterday and has a corroded rudder. He has pressed the King David hoy of London, John Pitman master, also another commanded by Captain Shelley to fetch timber from Beaulieu.

Date: 04/09/1677

Last import: September 11, 2017