Elizabethan Naval AdministrationThis is the first general selection from the substantial body of surviving documents about Elizabeth’s navy. It is a companion to The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Vol.157 in the NRS Series), where the apparatus serving both volumes was printed, and it complements the other NRS volumes that deal specifically with the Spanish Armada. This collection concentrates (though not exclusively so) on the early years of Elizabeth’s reign when there was no formal war. From 1558-1585 the navy was involved in a number of small-scale campaigns, pursuit of pirates and occasional shows of force. The documents selected emphasize the financial and administrative processes that supported these operations, such as mustering, victualing, demobilisation, and ship maintenance and repair. The fleet varied in size from about 30 to 45 ships during the period and a vast amount of maintenance and repair was required. The main component of the volume is the massively detailed Navy Treasurer's account for 1562-3 which is followed by and collated with the corresponding Exchequer Account. The documents illustrate just how efficiently the dockyards functioned. They were one of the great early Elizabethan achievements. |
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... day of January 1561 [1562] and ended the last day of december 1563. [Part I: for the year 1 January – 31 December. 1Printed here as a sample of the type of warrant frequently cited in the next document. the issues it authorised are ...
... day of January 1561 [1562] and ended the last day of december 1563. [Part I: for the year 1 January – 31 December. 1Printed here as a sample of the type of warrant frequently cited in the next document. the issues it authorised are ...
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... December 1562] [f. 1] Ordinary. Receipts: Anno Domini 1561 [1562]. Anno ... day of march 1558 [1559] and in the first year of her highness's reign ... day of march 1561 [1562] – £500; the 19th day of september 1562 – £500; the 5th day of ...
... December 1562] [f. 1] Ordinary. Receipts: Anno Domini 1561 [1562]. Anno ... day of march 1558 [1559] and in the first year of her highness's reign ... day of march 1561 [1562] – £500; the 19th day of september 1562 – £500; the 5th day of ...
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... day of march 1558 [1559] and in the first year of her highness's reign, containing the sum of £12,000 by the year ... december 1562 – £100; the 12th day of the same month – £1,000; the 17th day of the same month – £150; the 28th day of ...
... day of march 1558 [1559] and in the first year of her highness's reign, containing the sum of £12,000 by the year ... december 1562 – £100; the 12th day of the same month – £1,000; the 17th day of the same month – £150; the 28th day of ...
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C.S. Knighton, David Loades. £500; and the 30th day of the same month of december – £470. in all –£5,020 [#A2]. *[Examinaturper certificatorium clerici pellium predicti] [f. 2] Received of the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer ...
C.S. Knighton, David Loades. £500; and the 30th day of the same month of december – £470. in all –£5,020 [#A2]. *[Examinaturper certificatorium clerici pellium predicti] [f. 2] Received of the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer ...
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... day of october last – £120 [#B14]. *[Examinatur per certificatorium Thome ... december anno supradicto: the sum of five hundred twenty-one pounds six ... dec.: below, pp. 228, 235, 236. 2somerset Place, which had been elizabeth's town ...
... day of october last – £120 [#B14]. *[Examinatur per certificatorium Thome ... december anno supradicto: the sum of five hundred twenty-one pounds six ... dec.: below, pp. 228, 235, 236. 2somerset Place, which had been elizabeth's town ...
Contents
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III The Navy Treasurers Declared Account for 15621563 | 511 |
IV Extracts from James Humphreys Book of Forms 1568 | 547 |
V Papers relating to Wages and Wage Rates | 561 |
VI The Navy Victuallers 1565 Contract and related papers | 583 |
VII Papers relating to Sir John Hawkins as Treasurer of the Navy | 607 |
VIII Edward Fentons Notebook and other papers relating to the Expedition of 1590 | 617 |
Appendices
| 647 |
2 Glossary
| 653 |
3 Table of Manuscript Descents | 659 |
4 Description of BL Add MSS 7816978171
| 661 |
List of Sources
| 669 |
Index | 671 |
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