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A38835	Loyalty and fidelity, rejected and oppressed. Or the case of George Everett shipwright, truly stated most humbly offer'd to the Commons of England, assembled in Parliament wherein is briefly set forth, his zealous endeavours for promoting the service of the publick with the obstructions and illegal proceedings of some persons imploy'd in the administration of publick affairs. And the true reason of those false aspersions and scandalous reflections, layd on him by, the euemy's [sic] of the government.	Everett, George, Shipwright.	1698-1699? (1699)	Wing E3547; ESTC R224218	13,302	20

Money wishing that the State of affairs would admit thereof which would Certainly give Dispatch to his Majesty's Service and Save his Treasure tho' not near so great a Summ as the Proposer Imagined All which his Majesty on the 31. of January was Pleased further to refer to the Lords of his most Honourable Privy Councell appointed a Committee of Trade and Plantations before whom on the 1 of April the report of the Navy-Board was proved to be False and Prejudicial to his Majestys Service and that Several other Illegall Practcies were so fully proved before their Lordships against Several Officers belonging to the said Yards then present that the President of the Councill did declare that Plain matter of Fact was fully proved against them And that most Honourable Board did also declare that it was high time to make a Reformation in his Majestys Yards and that they would appoint a time to Consider of the means But the proposer Considering that Nothing could conduce so much to an Effectual cure as the laying the Wound more open did on the 6 th of April lay before their Lordships Several aditionall Articles relating thereunto which their Lordships did gratefully receive giveing the proposer Encouragement beyond Expectation but on the discovery of the Plot as I remember their Lordships time then not permitting to Examine the same that matter was referred to the Lords of the Admiralty where the said abuses were so fully and plainly proved that one of their Lordships did Solemnly protest that things were come to such a pass that he did Believe it was Impossible for an Honest man to be amongst them And after I had proved what I had offered the whole matter being Several days under Examination which is Briefly drawn up in five Sheets of Paper ready to be produced Their Lordships did in September 95 make another report to the Lords of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councill apointed a Committee as aforesaid wherein they Set forth that they had heard the Proposer and other evidence and that they had dismissed Several offenders and signed ordres to prevent the like abuses for the Future But I never heard of more then one Person viz. the Master Boatmaker of Portsmouth that was dismist amongst them all After this the Lords of the Councill appointed a Committee as aforesaid the 3 d. of Febuary 9â…š did send for me and at my appearance did tell me that it did appear to them that I had done the Nation a Sigual Piece of Service and that I should be well rewarded for the same directing the Clark of the Councill then attending to draw up their Report to the King highly in my Favour and that most Honourable Board did then also move his Grace the Duke of Shrewsbury to recommend me to his Majesty for a reward whereby his Majesty by an order of the 2 d. of February 95. was Graciously pleased to direct the Lords of the Admiralty to put me in some Employment in the Navy or give me a Suitable reward and Bounty for my good Service Care and Pains which after Three Years attendance to my Damage in Expence of time and Money 500. Pounds I was disdainfully put off with 100. Pound without correcting those abuses and Extravagant Practices And altho' the Proposer and his proposalls were so Slighted and rejected by the Admiralty and Navy-board yet I do affirm that which no Unbyassed Person can deny that the said Summ of 100000. Pounds Per Annum might be now saved in building and repairing the Royal Navy and that without any Damage to the Oeconomie as they call it if a Reformation should be made agreeable to what hath been Proposed and sutable Persons Imployed in the Management thereof To which I add that 300000. Pounds Per Annum might be Saved in the Navall affaires if that Service were well Managed 2 That in the Year 95. I Printed and delivered Proposals to the Parliament for supplying the Royal Navy with able Seamen and Marriners upon all occasions and Preventing many abuses committed by disorderly Pressmasters both by Sea and Land together with the saving Severall Immence Summs of Money Yearly Expended in Impress Conduct and Bounty Money with the Charge occsioned by employing Pressmacks and keeping Seamen in pay the Winter Season and secureing the Publick Trade of the Kingdom in time of War as also preventing Several Hardships imposed on Seamen and Marriners to the ruin of many Thousands of them and their Families as is Set forth at Large in the said Proposall 3 After this being informed of great Embezelments made of his Majesties Navall-stores and being Encouraged by his Majestys Royal Proclamation of August 93. I obtained Warrants of the Commissioners of the Navy in the Year 95 to Seize such stores and altho' their Honours told me that they had Granted Several Warrants but had not any returns made thereof yet I made such discoveries that one of the Commissioners at the Board told me he Believed all the Merchants-Ships were fitted with the King's Stores and at Harwich I Seized several Parcells of the King's Navall-Stores Perticularly one great parcell of New cordage to the Value of 65 Pounds which upon a Tryal ill Managed a verdict about two Years after was given against the King and that my self and others for seizing the same were abused as thieves and robbers and our vessell hired by the Commissioners of the Navy was Seized by an Officer of the Custom-house to the Great Prejudice of the owner as also of my self and others yet it is most notoriously evident that the said Goods were really Embezeled Stores as the Lords of the Admiralty did confess and I can plainly make appear with the whole proceedings of that Voyage and the refractory proceedings of Several of his Majesties officers belonging to that Place with their rejecting and contemning his Majestys Royal Proclamation as also the Warrants granted by the Right honourable the Earl of Romney and the Commissioners of the Navy A Complaint at large hath been laid before the said Commissioners and the Lords of the Admiralty and Several Affidavits made thereupon without the least Redress and the said Commissioners of the Navy to stop my further Progress in that matter have not only denied their Warrants to Search but did also refuse to pay the Thirds Pursuant to his Majesties said Proclamation untill the Offenders were convicted and to put a full stop to such discoverys they have often declared that the said Proclamation was against the Law and have Threatened me at their Board for asserting his Majesties Perogative in granting the same And by their Employing their Sollicitor Mr. Whitaker to Prosecute the Offenders as by many Letters I have in my custody it is manifest they did many offences were Stifled and Several others viz. 12 Bills preferred and found at Hickses-hall in July 95. with others Indicted at other times and in other Countys were never prosecuted whereby that Service was obstructed forasmuch as there could be no

Loyalty and Fidelity Rejected and Opressed Or the CASE of George Everett SHIPWRIGHT Truly Stated Most humbly Offer'd to the Commons of ENGLAND Assembled in PARLIAMENT Wherein is Briefly set Forth His Zealous endeavours for Promoting the Service of the Publick with the Obstructions and Illegal proceedings of some Persons imploy'd in the Administration of Publick Affairs And the true Reason of those False Aspersions and Scandalous Reflections Layd on him by The Euemy's of the GOVERNMENT LONDON Printed in the Year 1698 9. TO THE HONOURABLE the Knights CITIZENS AND BURGESSES Assembled in Parliament The Case of George Everett Shipwright Truly Stated and most Humbly offered to the Consideration of this August and Honourable Assembly Most worthy Senators HAVING made Observations of great abuses and Enormities committed in his Majesties Navall-yards I did in March 1692 3. make proposalls to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for saving 100000. Pounds Per Annum in building and repairing the Royall Navy with a proposed Method to raise Money to carry on that Service which might have been Effected by procureing 3286. Pound Per Mensem Which said Proposall appearing to be both Practicable and profitable to his Majesty and the Kingdom was then approved of by the Right Honourable the Earl of Orford and Several Eminent members of this honourable House and was Certified so to be under the Hands of the Lord Berkley Sir Ralph Delavall the Earl of Danby the Lord Mayor of London and Several other preceding and Succeding Mayors and Aldermen of the said City and Several other Eminent Persons together with the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Company of Shipwrights of London Copies thereof were laid before their Lordships and aft●r often attendance being admitted a hearing at their Board the 8 day of Fabruary 1694 the Commissioners of the Navy then present the said Proposal was rejected which being presented to his Majesty in Councell the 1 st of March his Majesty did then refer the same to the aforesaid Lords of the Admiralty which being laid before them the 26 of the said Month their Lordships after often attendance did on the 24 th of April acquaint me that they had referred the same to the Commissioners of the Navy The Proposer attending their Honours on the Twenty-seventh of April did lay before them a Copy of the said Certificates with Several Heads in order to demonstrate his said proposal but finding by their dilatory proceedings that they were not Enclinable to Espouse the same did on the 14 of May offer to their Honours by many Witnesses to prove that by the Idle and Extravagant Practices Committed in the said Yards 100000. Poun Per Annum was wasted and Destroyed but the said Commissioners instead of takeing Notice thereof did defer me from time to time But with much difficulty they apointed to hear me the 23 of June when apearing with 12 Witnesses viz. Master Shipwrights who were ready to Testify what was alledged there was but two of them with my self admitted and heard and that in a clamarousmanner Their Honours threatning and Browbeating them the whole time which was near three Hours and then by degrees departed out of the Room Leaving us there without order of withdrawing or further attending And on the 27 th of June their Honours did make a Large report to the Lords of the Admiralty full of Reflections prevarications and Manifest Falsehoods wherein they set forth that they have not Heard of any of the said Miscarriages After which I attending the Lords of the Admiralty did lay before them several Schemes in order to Confirm and demonstrate the said proposals and did Produce many Witnesses to provetheforesaid Enormities and abuses but was often deferred and disappointed and in July 94. I was twice advised by Mr. Southern the then Secretary of the Admiralty that their Lordships would make a Report to the Council Board the 12 th of the said Month which I signified to her late Majesty and many Lords of the Council who did encourage the same yet no Report was made thereof untill the 29 th of January Following whereby I incurred their Lordships displeasure as the Author of that disapointment and that between the apointed and real time of delivering the said Report I often Prayed the Lords of the Admiralty to grant me a Copy of the Navy-boards Report which I could not obtain but at Length was admitted to hear part of the same read which I observed to be as before Represented I gave their Lordships an answer ther eunto in Writing and did also move their Lordships to hear Evidence to prove my allegations in order to refute the said Report and discover the said Enormitys committed in the said Yards and after several delays and Disapointments my request upon the motion of Collonell Austin deceased was allowed and a time apointed to hear them viz. the 30 th of October 1694. Pursuant whereunto I did attend with Several Articles containing great abuses and Enormities Committed in the said Yards with 12 Persons most of them Master-shipwrights to prove the same and being called in about 11 of the Clock Capt. Priestman being only present with the Secretary did tell me that there was no Board and he Believed that the rest of the Members had forgot my Business and did then Direct me to attend with the Witnesses at 4 in the Afternoon in answer to which I presented his Lordship with Several depositions ready drawn Praying his Lordship to consider the Charge and Trouble I had been at in Getting so many men together most humbly Praying that they might then be examined and their Affidavits taken which his Lordship refused But attending according to order the said Witnesses being Examined did testify my Allegations and did offer to confirm the same upon Oath but were not admitted their Lordships then ordering Mr. Burchett one of their Clarks to Examine them over again in another Room which he did in a Threatening manner not Suffering them to Subscribe their Names thereunto and then apearing again before their Lordships they directed me to get them Sworn before a Justice of the Peace and bring the Depositions to them Pursuant thereunto on the 27 th of November I did return them the Depositions of 17 men true Copies thereof being ready to be Produced wherein was proved under 150. Heads many great abuses and Enormitys Committed in his Majestys Yards and by reason the Act for Stampt Paper was not then well understood I was at the Charge and trouble to have them Thrice Sworne which cost me above 10 Pound and that on the 29 th of January aforesaid which was two Months after a Report was made thereof to his Majesty wherein their Lordships set forth that they had heard the Proposer and Several Persons produced by him and had the advice and report of the Navy-Board but did not think fit to alter the Oeconomie of the Navy but did agree with the proposer for Paying the Workmen of the Yards with ready

account and told me I was a pretty man to trouble them with such Storys ading that the Capt. had given them an account upon Oath telling me that I might take the same into another Room and peruse it and return it again to them which acordingly I did acquainting them that the said Ships were worth Ten times more then the Capt. represented them as I was ready to prove which on behalf of the Seamen I have since proved in the high Court of Admiralty but they gave me a Slight answer telling me there was 30 Pounds coming to the King advising me to go to him for a Gratuity Several other great Embezlements of Prize goods and Furniture of prize Ships I laid before them desiring their Honours to order the King's Proctor to sue for his Majesty which they refused but at Length they did send their Sollicitor with me to give him directions to prosecute the offenders wherupon one of them was arrested at the King's Suit and Bail given but when I attended the Proctor to give my assistance in the Premises He told me that unless I would defray the charge he would not proceed any further whereby those Embezlements to the value of 10000 Pound were wholely lost without any Recompence for my charge and trouble These and Several other great Embezlements abuses and enormitys relating thereunto I laid before the right Honourable the Lords of his Majestys Treasury the 20 th of January last their Lordships then directing me to prove the Allegations thereof which by substantiall Evidence I could do if I were at liberty 9 In December last I laid before the Lords of the Admiralty a Moddell of an Invention for the Effectual weighing of great Anchors in any Weather far beyond any contrivance for that Service which by Demonstrable proof I can readyly make appear which haveing past their Lordships approbation with the Commissioners of the Navy then present is now remaining by their Lordships order at their Office under consideration 10 And whereas by one other Act passed the last Sessions of Parliament entituled an Act for the better Preventing the Imbezlements of his Majestys Stores of War c. It is enacted that it shall not be Lawfull after the 24 th of June 1698. for any Persons not being Contractors with his Majesties Commissioners to make any Stores of War or Navall Persons with the Kings mark on the Penalty of 200. Pound and that all persons in whose Custody any such Stores shall be found so marked not being employed in his Majesties Service being indicted and Convicted for concealing or having such goods in their Custody possession or keeping shall forfeit such goods and the summ of 200. Pound unless upon Tryal Certificates shall be produced under the Hands of three Commssioners to shew the cause and reason of such Goods coming to their Possession and that if any action be brought against any Person Seizing or discovering the same he shall not be damnified thereby unless the Person in whose Custody such Goods were found did produce and Shew such Certificate as aforesaid before such Suit or Prosecution was commenced 11 And having since the 20 th of August last being encouraged by the said Act made Several discoverys of Navall Stores marked with the King 's Mark I did with one John Sartain Indict Several offenders at Hickses-Hall the begining of September and before we received Notice for tryal the said John Sartain did apply himself to the Lord 's of the Admiralty who promised him great encouragement telling him that they would direct the Commissioners of the Navy to take his discoverys and prosecute the Offenders but his reward should come from them And upon his attending the said Commissioners they directed him to give them an account of all discoverys which accordingly he did and their Honours gave him their Warrants directed to his Majestys Peace Officers to bring the Offenders before them or some other Justices of the Peace to answer the Premises Pursuant thereunto Several offenders were carried before them and Discharged by them without takeing any Cognizance of the Fact which being notified to other Justices they refused to meddle therein And when the Persons Indicted were to be tryed Mr. Whitaker Sollicitor to the Admiralty and Navy-Board being directed by them to prosecute the Several Offenders did advise us that the Indictments we had laid were not good in Law and that he had prepared others which were prefered and found by the Grand-Jury and the former quasht and when those causes came to be tryed the Court was of Opinion that they had not Power by the said Act to try the same whereby the Offenders were acquitted After which I desired they might be indicted in the Crown office but Mr. Whitaker alledged that was not a proper place adding that the said Act was defective and that he would take care it should be amended the next Sessions of Parliament and that in the mean time he would Indict them at Hickses-hall for Trespasses and Misdemeanors and after they were convicted he would sue for the Penalty in one of his Majesties Courts at Westminster But being urgent to carry on the Prosecutions I attended him before the last Sessions of the Peace and then he told me he would Prosecute all those within the Iuridiction of the Old-Bayly in that Court at their next Sessions and the others at the Assizes he being advised by the Kings Councill that the Quarter-Sessions was not a Proper place directing me to give him a List of all discoverys above 20 s. Value adding that the Smaller matters should be refered to the Commissioners of the Navy for that the Prosecuting such would be lookt upon in Court as Vexatious and oppressive to the Subject Pursuant thereunto I did forthwith carry a List of all such discoverys but he not being to be found I did the next day send the same by John Sartain who delivered it to Mr. Whitaker and then Mr. Whitaker told him that the Old-Bayly was not a proper place to sue in but he would prosecute them Above this Term directing the said Sartain then to attend him But Instead thereof an order was procured from 〈◊〉 King for our Prosecution And by Vertue of the recorders Warrant we were both taken up and Committed for Procuring Warrants from the Commissioners of the Navy on pretence of detecting abuses Committed in Embezleing Naval-Stores and Instead of bringing the Offenders to Justice have Compounded with them to Stifle the Offence and not Prosecuted them according to Law 12. In Answer to which I do aver that since the year 95 I have not procured any Warrant from the Commissioners of the Navy or any other Person to search for Embezled Stores neither been privy to any Warrant produced or granted or pretended to be granted by the Commissioners of the Navy for that purpose neither have directly nor indirectly compounded with any Person in whose Custody any such Stores have been found not to prosecute them neither been privy

conviction without a prosecution nor no rewards before Conviction with many other Obstructions too many here to Enumerate And Complaints thereof being made to the Admiralty and Navy Boards they referred the matter to him the said Whitaker to give advice what to do therein 3 And being credibly informed of a Nusance occasioned by Water in his Majestys Double-dock at Portsmouth about September 96. I made a Proposal the Commissioners of the Navy to clear the same and was referred to the Surveyor of the Navy as the Proper Person Concerned in such Affairs who told me they had Engines already to do that but if I would clear the Double-Dock at Chatham I should do the King a Signal peice of Service and be well Rewarded whereupon on the 7 th of October I laid a Proposal before their Board to clear that Nusance upon which their Honours directed me to go to Chatham and discourse the Officers of the Yard about it which accordingly I did and made Observations of the condition of the Dock whereby I Observed that by reason of a Large continual Spring the one half of the Dock was rendered useless but I haveing before accused some of their Officers of some Illegal practices that were fully proved against them at the Admiralty-Board they told me that Sir Samuel Moreland and others had attempted to do the same putting the Nation to a great Charge to no Effect and seemed to be regardless whether the said Nusance were removed or not But having considered the whole matter I made a tender to the Navy-Board the 2 d. of November to remove the said Nusance for a certain Summ of Money to be paid when the work was compleatly finished and not before giving Several reasons of the Conveniency that would attend the removeing the same but my offers for some pretended reasons were rejected and the Nusance continnued and my self put off with 40. s. for my Charge and trouble in going thither 4 About two Years since I made proposals to the King to save one Quarter part of what was expended in Transporting his Majesties Subjects prisoners at War His Majesty in councill the 11 th of March 96 7 was Graciously Pleased to refer the same to the Commissioners Imployed on that Service who to obstruct the King's Service did on the 5 th of April make a false Report to his Majesty which being referred to a Committee of Councill they the said Commissioners did Falsely iustify the same whereby the said Proposal was rejected notwithstanding the Proposer offered to give what Security they were pleased to demand 5 That on the 2 d. of May 97. I made a proposal to the Lords of the Admiralty for saving one full half part of what was Expended on that Service offering suficient Security for the due performance thereof and being by their Lordships directed to attend the said Commissioners which I often did they after five-weeks attendance made another report full of Prevarications and Falshoods whereupon I prayed a hearing at their Lordships-Board but could not obtain it whereby the 2 d. Proposal was rejected to the great prejudice of his Majestys Service In February 97. I presented his Majesty in Council with a Proposal for the re-building White-Hall out of the Imbezelments of prizes and prize goods and did also propose to Clear the Ruines thereof for 1000. Pound but could never get the same Read At the First Sitting of the last Sessions of Parliament I made proposalls to the right Honourable the Lords of his Majestys Treasury for raising 4500000. Pounds Per Annum for the Publick Service which might beraised without any Sensible Burthen to the Subjects which is remaining under their Lordships consideration And in April last my self with a Friend made discoverys to the Commissioners of the Customes of 39. Hogsheads of French Wines which were Imported in one of the King's Ships which after she was unrigged at Plymouth was suddenly refitted and made a Voyage to Brest in France where the said Wines were Laded and upon her Arrival again at Plymouth to defraud the King of the French-dutys the Capt. got one of his men to Swear they were Spanish Wines Loaded at St. Sebastians and the same was so entered and part thereof delivered there the rest brought into the port of London this expedition cost the King near 1000. Pound and in regard the Witnesses who were to prove the same were under the check of the Capt. I desired the Commissioners to send a Summons to a person that we would Name to testify the same but they refused so to do but to carry on the discovery my Friend obliged himself to make good the mans Wages if the Capt. did prick him Run Whereupon the Person made an Affidavit and 30 Hogsheads were Seized and put into the Kings Ware-house and afterwards the Commissioners compounded with the Capt. for 279 Pounds which they received and after three Months attendance they Flowting us for attending for a noone Wayters Place Instead of a Moyety which the Law allows us they gave us but 32. Pound 12. s. We also gave them an account of another Capt. that had embezeled some prize goods to the Value of 5000. Pound and delivered Marchants goods at unseasonable Hours at Deal Chatham and the Hope whereby his Majesty was defrauded of the Dutys to prove which we were at the charge to produce Witnesses and Affidavits but they took no notice thereof neither would they return the affidavits altho' we often desierd it 8 And whereas by one Act of Parliament made Anno quarto et quinto of his Present Majesty and the late Queen Entituled an Act for continuing the Acts for prohibiting all Trade and Comerce with France and for Encouragement of privateers It was enacted that all prize Ships and goods should be preserved entire and free from Embezlements and not be Pillaged in any case whatsoever with Directions for Selling the same and applying the proceed there of for the Use of his Majesty and the encouragement of Seamen And hearing by dayly Complaints how the said Act was Violated by Several Commanders of his Majestys Ships who not regarding the said Law did frequently Sell such Ships and goods by Wholesale as also great part of the Cargo and Furniture of others to the great Prejudice of his Majesty and Seamen who thereby were deprived of their Shares and proportions allowed by the said Act. And in order such Commanders should make Restitution about 12 Months since I certified the same to the Commissioners for Prizes who Promised to give me a reward if I could make it appear which accordingly I did and two Ships upon the Evidence that I producd were condemned in the Admiralty Court the 10 th of March last but the said Commissioners sending for the Capt. that sold them he produced an account upon Oath in the Nature of Debtor and Creditor and in the Ballance remains Debtor to the King about 30. Pounds At my next attendance the Commissioners shewed me the