Order, 8 March 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of March Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/3/71

Order

[Instructions for Captain Thomas Gordon]

By the Lords of her Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell of Scotland.
The Instructions following are given to Captain Thomas Gordon Commander of her Majesties Shipe the Royall Mary, In prosecution and for better executing of his Commission, And to be by him punctuallie observed upon his perrill.
1. You are Imediatly to Saill to the Northward, Take under yor Convoy all vessells bound that way, And carfully see each of them Safely into ther respective harbours, So farr as Orkney, Then yow are to returne, And call allong the coast for all vessells bound to the firth.
2. If no vessells be ready to come out of Norbours when yow call, yow are to cruise Ten dayes betwixt Tinmouth barr and Orkney, And call att Tinmouth what vessells may be ther bound to the Firth, whom yow are carefully to see within the Island of May, Then yow are to returne to the Northward, as farr as Orkney, And bring along with yow all vessells who are ready.
3. Att any tyme when yow come to Leith-Road, If ther be any Ships bound to London, yow are carefully to See them the length of Tinmouth barr, and being from thence all Ships as yow are appoynted above, All which yow are to observe dureing the tyme the Shipe is keept in pay.
4. Yow are carefully from tyme to tyme to advyse ws of all that occurrs dureing your cruise.
5. Yow are to defend yowrselfe and all Ships wnder yor convoy Against all her Majesties Enemies whither French or Spanish, And all others with whom her Majestie is at present ingaged in warr, who shall presume to attack yow, to the uttermost of yor power, And to endeavour by all yor force to Subdue them and make and bring them in as pryze to be declaired Such.
6. Yow are also as yow find occasion, and yorselfe in condition to attack and Sett upon all her Majesties Saids enemies, And endeavour by all yor force to Subdue them, And Seaze ther Ships and Goods.
7. Yow are also to Search all Ships goeing to or comeing from France or Spain or any of the dominions belonging to the saids kingdoms, and if yow find them carrieing counter-band goods to any enemyes Country, To seare them, ther Ships and haill goods, and bring them in as pryze.
8. If yow find any of our Allyes, who are now in warr with France and Spain, trading to any of these kingdoms, Isles or dominions therto belonging yow are to Seaze them, and bring them in as pryze.
9. Yow are to keep exact journalls of all that occurs dureing yor Cruise, And to observe the tyme of yor cruising, And all other articles contained in yor Contract with the Lords of her Majesties Theasaurie, Given at Edinburgh the Eight day of March Jaj vijc and fyve years Sic Subscribitur Tweeddale Cancellr I.P.D.

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of March Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/3/71

Order

[Instructions for Captain Thomas Gordon]

By the Lords of her Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell of Scotland.
The Instructions following are given to Captain Thomas Gordon Commander of her Majesties Shipe the Royall Mary, In prosecution and for better executing of his Commission, And to be by him punctuallie observed upon his perrill.
1. You are Imediatly to Saill to the Northward, Take under yor Convoy all vessells bound that way, And carfully see each of them Safely into ther respective harbours, So farr as Orkney, Then yow are to returne, And call allong the coast for all vessells bound to the firth.
2. If no vessells be ready to come out of Norbours when yow call, yow are to cruise Ten dayes betwixt Tinmouth barr and Orkney, And call att Tinmouth what vessells may be ther bound to the Firth, whom yow are carefully to see within the Island of May, Then yow are to returne to the Northward, as farr as Orkney, And bring along with yow all vessells who are ready.
3. Att any tyme when yow come to Leith-Road, If ther be any Ships bound to London, yow are carefully to See them the length of Tinmouth barr, and being from thence all Ships as yow are appoynted above, All which yow are to observe dureing the tyme the Shipe is keept in pay.
4. Yow are carefully from tyme to tyme to advyse ws of all that occurrs dureing your cruise.
5. Yow are to defend yowrselfe and all Ships wnder yor convoy Against all her Majesties Enemies whither French or Spanish, And all others with whom her Majestie is at present ingaged in warr, who shall presume to attack yow, to the uttermost of yor power, And to endeavour by all yor force to Subdue them and make and bring them in as pryze to be declaired Such.
6. Yow are also as yow find occasion, and yorselfe in condition to attack and Sett upon all her Majesties Saids enemies, And endeavour by all yor force to Subdue them, And Seaze ther Ships and Goods.
7. Yow are also to Search all Ships goeing to or comeing from France or Spain or any of the dominions belonging to the saids kingdoms, and if yow find them carrieing counter-band goods to any enemyes Country, To seare them, ther Ships and haill goods, and bring them in as pryze.
8. If yow find any of our Allyes, who are now in warr with France and Spain, trading to any of these kingdoms, Isles or dominions therto belonging yow are to Seaze them, and bring them in as pryze.
9. Yow are to keep exact journalls of all that occurs dureing yor Cruise, And to observe the tyme of yor cruising, And all other articles contained in yor Contract with the Lords of her Majesties Theasaurie, Given at Edinburgh the Eight day of March Jaj vijc and fyve years Sic Subscribitur Tweeddale Cancellr I.P.D.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 369.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 369.