Clerk of Deliveries." The Clerk of the Deliveries is the Officer who superintends and keeps the Account of the issues of the Stores and Ordnance; he prepares, pursuant to the direction of the Board, an instrument called a 'Proportion,' directed to a Storekeeper, authorising him to issue certain Stores, particularly specified, to a place therein named; this instrument, being signed by any three Board Officers, he delivers to the Storekeeper as his Warrant for the issue; he receives from him the articles specified, and delivers them to the person who is to receive or convey them; if the articles be arms or ammunition, he takes an indent, by which the person receiving engages to render an account of them." ( CXVII. ) REMAIN OF STORES, &C., IN 1599. Chapter XX., par. 12. "THE Remains of all Her Majesty's Ordnance, Powder, Shot, and other munition within the Tower of London, the Minories, and Woolwich Artillery Garden, and other places, as the same were taken by his Majesty's Auditors of the Prestes, the Officers of Her Majesty's said Ordnance, and other Commissioners, by virtue of the Warrant next following, the several days hereafter expressed, anno 1599. 66 That is to saie, after our hearty commendations, forasmuch as Her Majesty's pleasure is to have a perfect and true Remain taken at this instant, of the whole quantity of Ordnance, Powder, Shot, Saltpetre, and all other several natures of principal Munition now remaining within the Tower of London, the Minories, and other places near adjoining thereunto, wherein any of Her Majesty's is kept and hath commanded us Her Highness's Commissioners for Ordnance causes' to appoint such her trusty servants and others whom we think most, to take the Remain and view thereof. We, therefore, according to Her Majesty's said direction, have made choice of you all, or any three of you at the least, whereof you John Coniers, Her Majesty's Auditor, to be one to take the said Remain ; and do heartily pray you and every of you for Her Majesty's better satisfaction, immediately and without delay to repair to the said Tower of London, and there to call unto you, for your better assistance, the Lieutenant of the Ordnance, the Surveyor, the Clerks of the Ordnance and Deliveries, and the Keeper of the Store, that you jointly together may proceed to the execution of Her Majesty's 1 Sic. Service. And upon the end of the Remain taken within the said Tower, Minories, and other places adjoining thereunto, you do safely lock and make fast under your seals all and every the locks and doors wherein you shall from time to time find any provisions, and the keys thereof to be delivered and kept by you, the Lieutenant of the Tower, until the other Remains at Woolwich, Rochester, and Her Majesty's ships be finished, and then the said keys to be by you redelivered unto the said keeper of the Store as before, whereof we pray you not to fail in anywise, and you do tender Her Majesty's pleasure in this behalf. And so we bid you very heartily farewell. "From the Court at Greenwich, this 4th of April, 1599. "To Our very loving friends, viz., John Payton, Lieut. of the Tower, and Sir Robert German Knight, Thomas Fowler, Esq., Richard Carmarden, Esq., and John Coniers and Francis Gofton, Esqrs., Her Majesty's Auditors of the Prests." "NOTTINGHAM. "THOS. BUCKHURST. "J. FORTESCUE." [Then follows a Schedule of Stores, and a note on the several days on which the Remain was taken.] ( CXVIII. ) Chapter XX., par. 15. ROYAL SIGN MANUAL ORDER TO THE ORDNANCE BOARD FOR THE ISSUE OF ARMS. "GEORGE R. "WHEREAS it has been represented unto Us that the undermentioned Arms are wanting for the respective Regiments of Horse and Dragoons against each of their names set down to replace the like number broke and lost at the battle of Fontenoy, and at the skirmish at Clifton. Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that out of the Stores remaining within the Office of Our Ordnance under your charge, you forthwith cause the said Arms to be delivered to the respective Colonels or to their order, and you are to take the usual Indents for the same, and insert the charge thereof in your next 1 Ordnance Regulations, p. 309. Estimate to be laid before the Parliament. And for so doing this shall be as well to you as to all other Our Officers herein concerned a sufficient Warrant. "Given at Our Court at Kensington, the 29th day of August, 1746, in the 20th year of Our reign, "By His Majesty's command, "HOLLES NEWCASTLE. "To our right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councillor, John Duke of Montagu, Master-General of Our Ordnance. THIS Indenture, made between the Master-General and Principal Officers of His Majesty's Ordnance for and on behalf of His Majesty and A. B. witnesseth that the said A. B. doth acknowledge by these presents by virtue of the Board's order of [or other proper authority as the case may be] to have had and received the several sorts of good, well-fixed, and serviceable Arms and habiliments of war hereunder specified. For all which Arms and Habiliments of War the said A. B. doth hereby undertake to be accountable, and to maintain and continue the very same Arms in good repair, and to return and deliver the very same Arms into His Majesty's said Magazine, fixed and serviceable, when he shall be thereunto required (the hazard of the War only excepted). And that in case any of the said Arms be lost, by negligence or by any other default, that then the said A. B. shall and will buy so many good Arms out of His Majesty's Magazine as shall re-supply the Arms so lost, at the rates usually paid by His Majesty for the like Arms. 1 Orduance Regulations, 1823, p. 128, and Form L. 1 ( CXX. ) Chapter XX., par. 16. INDENTURE FOR ARMAMENT AND STORES ISSUED TO A MASTER-GUNNER. day of THIS Indenture, made the 1823, between the Master-General of the Ordnance and the Principal Officers of the same, on behalf of the King's Most Excellent Majesty on the one part, and A. B., Master-Gunner of His Majesty's ship A, on the other part, Witnesseth that the said Master-Gunner hath received into his custody out of His Majesty's Stores within the Office of Ordnance, the Ordnance Stores and Habiliments of War undermentioned, well fixed and serviceable in every respect for fitting out the said A in His Majesty's Service. By order of the Board, dated the . And the said Master-Gunner doth covenant with the said Officers, that at the end of the Service he shall or will deliver, or cause to be delivered back into His Majesty's Magazines every part or parcel of the said Stores which shall not be truly expended in the said Service, with a true and perfect account of the expenditure of the residue. For Service. 2 ( CXXI. ) Chapter XX., par, 17. NOTICE FROM SECRETARY AT WAR TO BOARD OF ORDNANCE TO RECEIVE ARMS. "MY LORD, "War Office, 9th September, 1746. "His Majesty having thought fit to order his Regiment of Horse commanded by His Grace the Duke of Kingston, to be disbanded at Nottingham on Monday next, the 15th inst., I have the honour to acquaint your Grace therewith, that you may please to order a proper Officer to repair to Nottingham, to collect and receive the Arms of the Non-Commissioned Officers and private men belonging to the said Regiment, and to give the necessary acquittance for the same. "His Grace the Duke of Montagu, Master-General of the Ordnance." "I am, &c., "H. Fox." 1 Ordnance Regulations, p. 131, and Form S. ( CXXII. ) Chapter XX., par. 43. WARRANT TO THE ORDNANCE, &C., FOR PRESERVING THE WORKS OF THE SEVERAL FORTS IN GREAT BRITAIN. "GEORGE R. "WHEREAS Our right, trusty and well-beloved Cousin and Councillor, GEORGE Viscount TOWNSHEND, Master-General of Our Ordnance, hath represented unto Us, that great Damages are done to the Works at the several Forts and Castles, by grazing of Cattle on the Earth Works, and even letting them out for that Purpose, by inclosing Our Ground near the Covered-Ways, and ploughing the same, and making Gardens in the Out-Works, &c. Also by destroying the Pallisadoes, Barriers, Guard-Houses, Barracks, &c. To remedy which, We do hereby direct and command all Officers, and other Persons herein concerned, whether Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, Majors or Adjutants of Our Places, or Officers commanding in Chief, for the time being, to give effectual Orders for preventing the same for the future; and that no Person whatsoever do presume to plough on our Ground or Covered-Ways, or in any of the Ditches or Out-works, or to permit any Beasts or Cattle to graze or feed on the same, or to plant or make any Gardens in the Bastions or OutWorks, or to make any Inclosures, or to erect any Sort of Building whatsoever, on or in any of the aforesaid Works or Lands thereunto belonging, without particular Leave in Writing, under the Hand and Seal of the Master-General of Our Ordnance, or Principal Officers of the same. Nevertheless, WE think fit to permit cutting the Grass that may grow on the Side Works twice a year, or oftener in the proper Seasons, provided they do not damage the said Works, and do use Ladders where they cannot reach it with the Scythes; and to prevent any further Damage to the Works, they are immediately to carry the Grass off the Works, and make it into Hay elsewhere. It is Our further Will and Pleasure, that all Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, &c., or Officers Commanding in Chief in any of Our Garrisons, as also those belonging to Our Office of Ordnance, do duly represent when and wherein these Our Orders are not duly complied with, that then, upon Survey and Estimate made, upon Oath, of the Damages received, Defalcation, or Stoppages of so much Money as the said Estimates may amount to, shall be made out of the Pay of such Governors, &c., who ought to have prevented the same, by the Paymaster-General of Our Guards and Garrisons; who 2 Y VOL. II. |