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A35159 Justice the best support to government, or, A brief account of some publick transactions during the late war Crosfeild, Robert. 1697 (1697) Wing C7246; ESTC R32378 15,737 36

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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.