THE NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY
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PATRON H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G., K.T., K.P.
PRESIDENT EARL SPENCER, K.G.
THE NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY, which has been established for the purpose of printing rare or unpublished works of naval interest, aims at rendering accessible the sources of our naval history, and at elucidating questions of naval archæology, construction, administration, organisation and social life.
The Society has already issued:—
In 1894: Vols. I. and II. State Papers relating to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Anno 1588. Edited by Professor J.K. Laughton. (30s.)
In 1895: Vol. III. Letters of Lord Hood, 1781-82. Edited by
Mr. David Hannay. (None available.)
Vol. IV. Index to James's Naval History, By Mr. C.G. Toogood.
Edited by the Hon. T.A. Brassey. (12_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. V. Life of Captain Stephen Martin, 1666-1740. Edited by
Sir Clements R. Markham. (None available.)
In 1896: Vol. VI. Journal of Rear-Admiral Bartholomew James, 1752-1828. Edited by Professor J.K. Laughton and Commander J.Y.F. Sulivan. (10_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. VII. Hollond's Discourses of the Navy, 1638 and
1658. Edited by Mr. J.R. Tanner. (12_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. VIII. Naval Accounts and Inventories in the Reign of Henry
VII. Edited by Mr. M. Oppenheim. (10_s._ 6_d._)
In 1897: Vol. IX. Journal of Sir George Rooke. Edited by
Mr. Oscar Browning. (10_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. X. Letters and Papers relating to the War with France, 1512-13. Edited by M. Alfred Spont. (10_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. XI. Papers relating to the Spanish War, 1585-87. Edited by Mr. Julian Corbett. (10_s._ 6_d._)
In 1898: Vol. XII. Journals and Letters of Admiral of the Fleet Sir
Thomas Byam Martin, 1773-1854 (Vol. II.). Edited by Admiral Sir
R. Vesey Hamilton. (See XXIV.)
Vol. XIII. Papers relating to the First Dutch War, 1652-54
(Vol. I.). Edited by Mr. S.R. Gardiner. (10_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. XIV. Papers relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-5
(Vol. I.). Edited by Mr. J. Leyland. (See XXI.)
In 1899: Vol. XV. History of the Russian Fleet during the Reign of
Peter the Great. By a Contemporary Englishman. Edited by Admiral
Sir Cyprian Bridge. (10_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. XVI. Logs of the Great Sea Fights, 1794-1805
(Vol. I.). Edited by Vice-Admiral Sir T. Sturges Jackson. (See
XVIII.)
Vol. XVII. Papers relating to the First Dutch War, 1652-54
(Vol. II.). Edited by Mr. S.R. Gardiner, (10_s._ 6_d._)
In 1900: Vol. XVIII. Logs of the Great Sea Fights
(Vol. II.). Edited by Sir T.S. Jackson. (Two vols. 25_s._)
Vol. XIX. Journals and Letters of Sir T. Byam Martin
(Vol. III.). Edited by Sir R. Vesey Hamilton. (See XXIV.)
In 1901: Vol. XX. The Naval Miscellany (Vol. I.). Edited by the Secretary. (15_s._)
Vol. XXI. Papers relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-5
(Vol. II.). Edited by Mr. John Leyland (Two vols. 25_s._)
In 1902: Vols. XXII. and XXIII. The Naval Tracts of Sir
William. Monson (Vols. I. and II.). Edited by Mr. M. Oppenheim.
(Two vols. 25_s._)
Vol XXIV. Journals and Letters of Sir T. Byam Martin (Vol. I.). Edited by Sir R. Vesey Hamilton. (Three vols. 31_s._ 6_d._)
In 1903: Vol. XXV. Nelson and the Neapolitan Jacobins. Edited by Mr. H.C. Gutteridge.(12_s._ 6_d._)
Vol. XXVI. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval MSS. in the Pepysian Library (Vol. I.). Edited by Mr. J.R. Tanner. (15_s._)
In 1904: Vol. XXVII. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval MSS. in the Pepysian Library (Vol. II.). Edited by Mr. J.R. Tanner. (12_s_. 6_d._)
Vol. XXVIII. The Correspondence of Admiral John Markkam, 1801-7. Edited by Sir Clements R. Markham. (12_s._ 6_d._)
In 1905: Vol. XXIX. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816. Edited by Mr. Julian Corbett.
To follow:
Vol. XXX. Papers relating to the First Dutch War, 1652-54
(Vol. III.). Edited by Mr. C.T. Atkinson.
Other works in preparation, in addition to further volumes of Mr. Tanner's Descriptive Catalogue, of Sir William Monson's Tracts, of The First Dutch War, which will be edited by Mr. C.T. Atkinson, and of The Naval Miscellany, are The Journal of Captain (afterwards Sir John) Narbrough, 1672-73, to be edited by Professor J.K. Laughton; Official Documents illustrating the Social Life and Internal Discipline of the Navy in the XVIIIth Century, to be edited by Professor J.K. Laughton; Select Correspondence of the great Earl of Chatham and his Sons, to be edited by Professor J.K. Laughton; Select Correspondence of Sir Charles Middleton, afterwards Lord Barham, 1778-1806, to be edited by
Professor J.K. Laughton; Reminiscences of Commander James Anthony
Gardner, 1775-1806, to be edited by Sir R. Vesey Hamilton; and a
Collection of Naval Songs and Ballads, to be edited by Professor
C.H. Firth and Mr. Henry Newbolt.
Any person wishing to become a Member of the Society is requested to apply to the Secretary (Professor Laughton, 9 Pepys Road, Wimbledon, S.W.), who will submit his name to the Council. The Annual Subscription is One Guinea, the payment of which entitles the Member to receive one copy of all works issued by the Society for that year. The publications are not offered for general sale; but Members can obtain a complete set of the volumes on payment of the back subscriptions. Single volumes can also be obtained by Members at the prices marked to each.
May 1905.
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NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY
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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL
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Read at the Thirteenth Annual General Meeting, Thursday, June 28, 1906.
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THE COUNCIL have to report that the number of members and subscribers on the Society's list is 536; a net increase of 28 over last year. This is largely due to the additional support received from the Admiralty, which has increased the number of its subscriptions to fourteen, as well as to the accession of other departments of the public service and of public institutions, including
The War Course College, Devonport;
The War Course College, Portsmouth;
The Staff College, Camberley;
The University of Liverpool;
The Public Libraries, Cardiff;
The Public Libraries, Croydon;
and, in his private capacity, the Secretary of State for War. The Society of Swedish Naval Officers, Stockholm, has also been admitted as a subscriber.
On the other hand, death has removed nine of our members, and among them two who have, from the beginning, been most active in furthering the ends and promoting the interests of the Society. These are:—
Captain MONTAGU BURROWS, R.N., Chichele Professor of History in the University of Oxford, and known to all of us as the author of the Life of Hawke; and
Rear-Admiral Sir WILLIAM WHARTON, K.C.B., Hydrographer to the
Admiralty.
The names of the others are:—
Sir W. LAIRD CLOWES;
Earl COWPER;
Lord CURRIE, G.C.B.;
Commander W.M. LATHAM, R.N.;
Mr. C.A. NANKIVELL;
Mr. G.R. STEVENS;
Commander W.H. WATSON, R.N.R.
While congratulating the Society on the improving appearance of the list, the Council would again urge on every member the necessity of his individual co-operation in the endeavour to make the work of the Society more generally and widely known. To this end they also invite the assistance of the Press. It is only by such increased publicity that the numbers, the funds, and therefore the work and usefulness, of the Society can be maintained.
Since the date of the last General Meeting the Society has issued:
For 1905. Vol. XXX. The First Dutch War (Vol. III.). Edited by the late Dr. S.R. GARDINER and Mr. C.T. ATKINSON.
For this year it is proposed to issue The Reminiscences of
Commander James Anthony Gardner, 1775-1806, edited by Sir R. VESEY
HAMILTON; and Select Correspondence of Sir Charles Middleton,
afterwards Lord Barham, edited by Professor J.K. LAUGHTON.
These are now well advanced, and will, it is hoped, be issued in the course of the autumn.
Of the several works in preparation—a list of which will be found in the Advertisement at the end of Vol. XXX—it is unnecessary to speak here.
The Society will, however, be interested to learn that copies have been found of the Fighting Instructions of Hawke and Rodney. These were described at some length by Mr. Julian S. Corbett in the Times of December 19, and, by the kind permission of the owner, Mr. Pritchard, will be edited for the Society by Mr. Corbett, and issued—probably next year—either as a separate volume or included in a volume of the Miscellany.
The Balance Sheet is appended.
ABSTRACT OF ACCOUNTS.—JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1905.
RECEIPTS.
£ s. d. £ s. d. |
Balance brought forward:— |
At Messrs. Coutts & Co. 202 5 10 |
With Treasurer 0 18 0 |
With Secretary 8 17 1 |
————- 212 0 11 |
612 Subscriptions 642 12 0 |
Over-payment on same 0 1 4 |
————- 642 13 4 |
Volumes sold 60 1 0 |
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£914 15 3 |
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Audited and found correct:—
W.A. JAMES, } Auditors.
P.H. PRIDHAM WIPPELL,}
May 1906.
PAYMENTS.
£ s. d.
Printing, &c. 370 3 3
Indexing and Transcribing 7 8 0
Salaries and Wages 110 18 9
Miscellaneous 9 18 5
Balance carried forward:—
At Messrs. Coutts & Co. £412 10 5
With Treasurer 1 1 0
With Secretary 2 15 5
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£914 15 3
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W. GRAHAM GREENE,
Hon. Treasurer.