APPOINTMENT OF THE SURVEYOR OF THE NAVY JAMES II & VII (1633-1701, King of England, Scotland and Ireland)

Fine early document signed as Duke of York addressed to his Attorney General Sir Heneage FINCH (1st Earl of Nottingham, 1620-1682, Lord Chancellor of England) instructing him to “forthwith prepare a Bill fit for his Mats Royall Signature, containing a Revocation of his Majesties Ltrs Patents lately graunted to Thomas Midleton Esq to be Surveyor of his Mats Navy, as also constituting and appointing John Tippetts Esq Surveyor of His Mats Navy in his roome with such powers, priviledges, requisite allowances, and in as large and ample manner as the said Thomas Mildleton held the same, with the sallary of five hundred Pounds... to be paid quartlerly... For which this shall be your Warrt; Given under my hand on board the Prince...”, Countersigned by Henry SAVILE (1642-1687, Politician, Courtier and Groom of the Bedchamber) “By command of his R. Highness”, 1 side folio, The Prince, 20th June

HMS Prince, was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670. Served as a flagship of the Lord High Admiral the Duke of York, later James II & VII.
Thomas Middleton was appointed Surveyor of the Navy on 25th November 1667 and Sir John Tippetts took over the post on 5th September 1672.


Item Date:  1672

Stock No:  41140      £2250

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