TREASURERS OF THE NAVY,
To the commencement of the 18th century.
| Date of Appointment. | Name. | Authority. |
|---|---|---|
| circ. 1546 | [Robert Legg]. | Harleian MS. 249. |
| The first paper in this volume of the HarleianCollection is a “Confession taken of 23 of thecrediblest forfathers at Deptford-Strande the 29thday of October (anno R. R. Hen. VIII. 38vo.)consernynge the taking of the Gallye Blancherd,in the presens of Sir Thomas Cleire, Lieuftennaunt,Robert Legg Esq. Treasourer, Will. Brocke,Comptroller, Benjamin Gonson, Surveour, andRich Brocke, Capitaigne of the Kynges MajestiesGallye Subtill.” I have not found any record ofthe date of Legg’s appointment. | ||
| 1549 | Benjamin Gonson. | Additl. MSS. vol. 9295, fo. 56. |
| 1577 | Benjamin Gonson and *Sir John Hawkins, joint. | Additl. MSS. vol. 9295, fo. 56. |
| 1578 | Sir John Hawkins, alone. | Cal. St. Papers. |
| 1595 | Vacant. | Cal. St. Papers. |
| On Sir John Hawkins’s death in 1595, RogerLangford, his deputy, was appointed to do theduty of Treasurer, with the title of “Paymasterof Marine Causes,” pending the appointment of anew Treasurer, which did not take place till 1598. | ||
| 1598 | *Sir Fulke Greville.[406] | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1604 | Sir Robert Mansell. | Cal. St. Pap., and Phineas Pett’s Autobiography. |
| 1618 | Sir William Russell. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1627 | *Sir Sackville Crowe, Bart. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| Sir Sackville Crowe was one of the Special Commissionersappointed in 1618 by James I. to inquireinto abuses in the navy. In 1627 Sir W.Russell was superseded in his favour, but threeyears later he was charged with misappropriation,or embezzlement, and was compelled to resign,when Russell was reinstated. | ||
| 1630 | Sir William Russell, again. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1639 | Sir William Russell, and *Sir Henry Vane, joint. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1642 | Sir Henry Vane, alone. | Forster, “Statesmen of the Commonwealth.” |
| 1651 | Richard Hutchinson. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| Hutchinson had been Deputy Treasurer to SirH. Vane, whom he succeeded as Treasurer in 1651.He continued to hold that office until the Restoration.He is several times mentioned in Pepys’s“Diary.” | ||
| 1660 | Sir George Carteret. | Pepys, &c. |
| Sir George Carteret had been Comptroller ofthe Navy before the Civil War. | ||
| 1667 | Earl of Anglesey. | Duke of York’s Memoirs, p. 235. |
| 1668 | Sir Thomas Osborne, Bart., Sir Thomas Littleton, Bart., joint. | Duke of York’s Memoirs, p. 236. |
| 1671 | Sir Thomas Osborne, alone. | Duke of York’s Memoirs, p. 236. |
| The patent of Sir Thomas Osborne (afterwardsDuke of Leeds) to be sole Treasurer is printed inthe Duke of York’s “Memoirs of the EnglishAffairs,” pp. 235–238. It recites and revokes theappointments of 1667 and 1668. | ||
| 1673 | Edward Seymour. | Collins’s “Peerage of England” (Sir E. Brydges’ edition), vol. i. p. 195. |
| Afterwards Sir Edward Seymour, Bart. TheDuke of Somerset and the Marquis of Hertfordare descended from him. | ||
| 1681 | Viscount Falkland. | Luttrell, vol. i. p. 76. |
| Lord Falkland died in 1694. (Luttrell, iii. 317.) | ||
| 1689 | Edward Russell. | Collins’s “Peerage,” vol. i. p. 283. |
| A distinguished naval commander. AfterwardsEarl of Orford, which title became extinct at hisdeath. | ||
| 1699 | Sir Thomas Littleton, Bart. | Luttrell, v. 521. |
| Died in 1710. (Luttrell, vi. 530.) | ||
| 1710 | Robert Walpole. | Luttrell, vi. 534. |
| Afterwards Prime Minister and Earl of Orford. | ||
FOOTNOTES:
- [406] Afterwards Lord Brooke.
[COMPTROLLERS] OF THE NAVY,
To the commencement of the 18th century.