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and that he need not be so precise in his attendance for they could and would consider of his matter without his appearing June 11th 1694. Mr. Everett having as yet heard nothing of his matter went to the Navy-Office where observing no great business stirring he took the opportunity to move the Board twice or thrice but was unsuccessful in all and after many Hours waiting went home unsatisfied The following day he indeed received a Letter from the Board intimating that they now had his Proposal under consideration and would proceed to make a Report thereof and that he need not give himself any further trouble about it He therefore waited till the 19th but finding then all was no more than Words he applied himself to the Lords of the Admiralty and Presented their Lordships with a Narrative of his Proceedings with the Commissioners of the Navy whereupon the day following Everett did receive a fresh Letter from the Navy-Board dated June the 20th whereby he was order'd to attend their Board the 23d of the same month with Evidence to prove the Abuses complain'd of by him Accordingly in time and at the place appointed he did attend and Twelve Master Shipwrights with him Two of which Masters were called in and before the Board did assert and prove several of the Abuses and Base Practices committed in the King 's Yards However while these Masters were giving in their Evidence on behalf of their Sovereign Lord the King the Commissioners were so impudent and insolent as both to Discourage and Terrifie them in a scoffing manner saying How could it he possible to save His Majesty 100000 l. per annum in Building and Repairing the Royal Navy when the whole Charge did not amount to so much and that Worthy Captain Wilshaw did aver That the Charge of the whole did not amount to 25000 l. and so they brake up abruptly leaving Mr. Everett and his Evidence in the Board-Room without the least Order for withdrawing or further attending June 27th the Commissioners of the Navy did make their Report to the Lords of the Admiralty concerning Everett's Proposal in which Report they inserted divers false Reflections upon Mr. Everett and his Proceedings of which whole matter the Reader may be fully satisfied if he have recourse to the Book before mention'd Viz. Justice Perverted p. 12. 13. July the 6th Mr. Everett again attended the Lords of the Admiralty having before given a Narrative of his proceedings at the Navy Boards and pray'd to be heard thereupon as also that he might be favoured with a Copy of the Navy Boards Report but could not prevail The 7th and 9th of the same Month he attended again and was inform'd by Mr. Southern then Secretary to the Admiralty that their Lordships Report was drawn up and would be delivered the next Council Day Viz. The 12th following but was not wherefore Everett attended their Lordships the Day following Viz. The 13th and laid Eight Heads before them relating to his Proposal and humbly craved their Honours would take it into consideration and exspedite their Report but all to no purpose So likewise August the 14th Day but had no Answer So the 17th he gave in a fresh Memorial but without effect the 21st he again Petitioned their Lordships humbly reminding them of the great charge and dammage he had sustain'd And was then ordered to attend Fryday the 24th when they would consider his case so as to make a full Report thereof At which time he gladly and in great hopes attended the Admiralty Board but was inform'd by the Secretary that Sir Robert Rich was out of Town and that therefore their Lordships had referred his matter till his Honours Return September the 5th Everett again attended their Lordships when the Secretary inform'd him that Sir John Lowther was out of Town but when he return'd the Admiralty would proceed to a final determination of his matter September the 18th he again attended and was then told Admiral Rook was out of Town but that the next Board of six would without farther delay determine his matter He was then directed to attend at Four in the Afternoon the 20th following which he did and then part of his Proposal being Read the Commissioners of the Navy's Report was read also in order to confute Everett but he still insisting that he was able to make good every particular whereof he had given information with much ado their Lordships were pleas'd to give him leave that he might produce his Witnesses The 30th of October following Everett father moved their Lordships for a Copy of the Report from the Navy-Board as also for Summons for his Witnesses The latter with some Reluctance they granted but by no means would condescend to the former Nov. 2d Mr. Everett according to order attended the Admiralty-Board at Ten in the Morning with Eleaven Witnesses and about Eleven was called in where he found only Mr. Priestman who told Everett that he believed the rest of the Members had forgotten his business and therefore he must have patience to another day Everett thereupon intreated his Lordship to consider the great charge and trouble he had been at in getting his Witnesses together and to order that they might now being together be examin'd upon Oath he having breviates of their Depositions ready drawn Sir George Rook then coming in Mr. Everett was ordered to attend with his Witnesses at Four in the Afternoon which he did they were called in about Six and being severally and strictly examined did plainly prove the matters alledg'd by Everett About Ten at Night their Lordships order one of their Clarks to examine them over again and to take their Subscriptions to the aforesaid breviates but the said Clark whether so directed or no is not known did Browbeat and Banter the said evidence and would not suffer them to Subscribe their Breviates The 27th of the same month Mr. Everett delivered to their Lordships the Depositions of Seventeen Witnesses who were Sworn before a Justice of Peace Whereby the Frauds and Embezzlements alledged to be Committed in His Majesties Yards were sufficiently prov'd he then Sollicited for a Report from their Lordships but could obtain none till the 29th of January 1694 5. In all which time he could no ways obtain a Copy of the Navy-Boards Report In the Lords of the Admiralties Report they were pleas'd to allow of that part of Everetts Proposal relating to the saving of so great expences And express themselves as very desirous that the present Circumstance of the State could Comport therewith but there 's not the least Notice taken of the many Crimes prov'd before them to have been Committed in His Majesties Yards However this Report being given in at the Council-Board the matter was referred to such of the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council as belong'd to the Committee of Trade and Plantations who forthwith granted Mr. Everett a Copy of the Navy Boards Report February following Viz. 25th 1695 Mr.
should be so averse to protect and do justice to the Seamen when they suffer'd so great injustice to the King in false Contracts and in embezling his Naval Stores as was fully prov'd by many Depositions they did at Portsmouth which Notorious Crimes being brought by Mr. Trevor Mr. Graham and others before the Lords of the Admiralty the Commissioners became Advocates of the Villains and not Prosecutors and did so far manifest their Resentment against the Discoverers that they immediately suspended Mr. Graham Clerk of the Checqne of Portsmouth-Yard and Mr. Trevor Clerk of the Rope-Yard and others and not satisfied therewith eudeavoured their utter rnin Notwithstanding so great discouragement yet these Gentlemen Mr. Trevor Mr. Graham and the rest proceeded in their discovery and made the Crimes so fully appear that Three of the Commissioners of the Navy being present did in the name of the whole Board acknowledge to their Lordships that there were base and adominable Practices in Portsmouth-Yard and so put as good a Face as possible they could upon so bad a Matter They recommended Mr. Trevor to their Lordships as a person deserving Encouragement for this honest discovery Their Lordships embraced the motion and order'd Mr. Trevor to manage the Prosecution against the Offenders who accordingly brought the business to Winchester-Sizes following where it was expected that the Mayor of Portsmouth who had bound over the accused persons should have return'd the Recognizance but to the wonder of the Court had not whereupon the Judge thought fit to fine him 200l However the Commissioner of Portsmouth-Yard procur'd an Attorney to post after the Judge to Salisbury who by subtle but false pretensions did so work upon the Goodness of the Judge that the Fine was taken off And that the said Commissioner of Portsmouth was thus engaged in saving those Rogues that had wrong'd the King from Justice is easily to be collected from the Note of Charges in relation to that Journey being drawn upon him from the aforesaid Attorney which Note is now to be seen in the Admiralty Office Information of the same Matter was afterwards brought to the King's-Bench-Bar some time before which by cunning Intrigues it was brought about that Mr. Trevor should be no farther concern'd in the Prosecution but another person was found out fit for that place who was both wholly ignorant of the Facts and easie to be wrought upon and then when the Tryal came on the Commissioners of the Navy appear'd in a Body on behalf of the Criminals where it was mostimpudently asserted that the Goods that had been embezled were but Loans out of His Majesties Stores whenas the persons in whose hands those Goods were found were private Traders and no ways concern'd in shipping At this time it fortun'd but how is not yet known that divers Gentlemen who were subpena'd in order to prove the Facts were forgot and never called and having this advantage the Commissioners made their most on 't and prevail'd with the Jury to acquit the Actors though themselves had formerly own'd the Crimes before the Lords of the Admiralty There being such apparent Jugling in matters so foul what wonder was it that persons of untainted Honour and Loyalty withdrew themselves from serving longer at the Admiralty-Board where they were in danger of seeing their own Reputation shipwreckt by the Injustice of some in the same Commission Or what wonder was it that subordinate Officers grew fearful of complaining and informing when their Superiors did so openly Encourage Uphold and Protect Villains and with such earnestness and violence Persecute the Discoverers nor was it any wonder that Rogues and Villains took heart believing this their proper time to prosper and be secure in A farther Instance how well his Majesty has been served and the Interest of the Nation promoted during these Wars we may find in the Case of Everett the Shipwright This man having detected many Frauds and Embezzlements in the King 's Yards Voluntarily made a Proposal to the Lords of the Admiralty whereby to save His Majesty 100000 l. per annum in mattters relating to Building and Repairing the Royal Navy The Proposal was afterwards publish'd and Dedicated to His Majesty and both Houses of Parliament and was highly approved by many Noble Persons particularly his Grace the Duke of Leeds as also by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen by Sir Ralph Delaval the Lord Barkley and the then Lord Danby c. Likewise the Master and Assistance of the Company of Free Shipwrights did approve the same Proposal Nay the Lords of the Admiralty though not at first discerning the advantage of the said Proposal did strenuously oppose it yet in conclusion signified their approbation thereof but before they complied they did occasion Everett to wait near Three Years For albeit Everet gave in his Proposal to their Honouts March 1692 3. yet he was not permitted an Hearing till the 8th of February following at which time the Commissioners of the Navy being present did so stiffly oppose the said Proposal that the Lords of the Admiralty thought fit to throw it out Being thus disappointed Everett knowing his Intentions to be Honest and being unwilling to be hinder'd from serving his King and Countrey humbly presented his said Proposal to His Majesty in Council and His Majesty was pleas'd by Order of Council bearing date the 22d of March 169● ● to refer the same Proposal to the Lords of the Admiralty and that said Order of Council with the Proposal of Everett was laid before the Lords of the Admiralty the 26th ditto After that Mr. Everett paid his attendance on and made several Motions to their onours to be heard upon his Proposal he was April 24 1694. referr'd to the Commissionors of the Navy upon whom waiting was told his Proposal was Nonsense and was likewise threaten'd with an Action of Defamation if he did not speedily depart from it Moreover attending the Navy-Board the 27th of April 1694. upon the Reference from the Lords of the Admiralty they began as he thought to banter and baffle him and order'd him to give them in writing a Demonstration of several Heads laid before them with which Order Everett complied and the 30th ditto did Present them with such a Demonstration Then they order'd him to attend them again May 2d at which time he attending was told the Surveyor was out of Town and therefore they must respite his business till his return which hapning to be on the 8th of the same Month and the said Everett having no Summons to pay his attendance waited till the 14th and then Presented the Navy Board with a Scrowle of near Fifty Names by which Persons he could prove the several Crimes by him mentioned to be committed in his Majesties Yards at which time the answer given him was The Controuler was gone down to the Fleet and that a matter of that consequenceas Mr. Everett 's was could not be dispatch'd as it ought without a full Board