Rules, orders, and instructions for the future government of the office of the ordnance
1778
MSS L2001F144 [Bound]
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Title
Rules, orders, and instructions for the future government of the office of the ordnance
Variant Title
Ordnance instructions
Published
[London?], [ca. 1778]
Description
[16], 124, [16] p. ; 42 cm. (fol.)
Call Number
MSS L2001F144 [Bound]
System Control No.
(OCoLC)46440502
Note
In an unidentified hand; all "signatures" in the same scribal hand.
Red leather title label on spine: Ordnance instructions.
Instructions cover duties, salaries, accounting procedures, provisions and stores as they relate to the various officers of ordnance.
Includes index (p. [7]-[12]).
Bound in dark blue leather with gilt border of repeating floral tools; royal arms on both covers; spine in seven panels divided by raised bands; marbled endpapers.
Watermark: Curteis and Sons (Gravell, T. Foreign watermarks, no. 30, undated variant of all figures reproduced).
Bookplate of William Gordon Ross, Royal Engineers.
Contents: Instructions as they stood during the last years of the reign of Charles II, 1684-1685 (p. 1-92), signed L. Jenkins [Sir Leoline Jenkins, 1623-1685), Secretary of State] -- Additions and amendments to the foregoing instructions under King James II (p. 93-110) signed Sunderland, P. -- Directive continuing the instructions addressed to Frederick, Duke of Schonberg, Master General of Ordnance under William (p. 111), signed Shrewsbury -- Directive continuing the instructions addressed to John Earl of Marlborough (1650-1722), Master General of Ordnance under Anne, signed Nottingham [Daniel Finch, 1647-1730?] on p. 112 and Hedges on p. 113 -- Similar directives continued under George I, II, and III (p. 114-124) signed James Stanhope, addressing Marlborough (under George I); Holles Newcastle, addressing John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich (1696-1782) and Sir John Ligonier (1680-1770) (under George II); and Suffolk, addressing George Viscount Townshend (1724-1807)(under George III).
Red leather title label on spine: Ordnance instructions.
Instructions cover duties, salaries, accounting procedures, provisions and stores as they relate to the various officers of ordnance.
Includes index (p. [7]-[12]).
Bound in dark blue leather with gilt border of repeating floral tools; royal arms on both covers; spine in seven panels divided by raised bands; marbled endpapers.
Watermark: Curteis and Sons (Gravell, T. Foreign watermarks, no. 30, undated variant of all figures reproduced).
Bookplate of William Gordon Ross, Royal Engineers.
Contents: Instructions as they stood during the last years of the reign of Charles II, 1684-1685 (p. 1-92), signed L. Jenkins [Sir Leoline Jenkins, 1623-1685), Secretary of State] -- Additions and amendments to the foregoing instructions under King James II (p. 93-110) signed Sunderland, P. -- Directive continuing the instructions addressed to Frederick, Duke of Schonberg, Master General of Ordnance under William (p. 111), signed Shrewsbury -- Directive continuing the instructions addressed to John Earl of Marlborough (1650-1722), Master General of Ordnance under Anne, signed Nottingham [Daniel Finch, 1647-1730?] on p. 112 and Hedges on p. 113 -- Similar directives continued under George I, II, and III (p. 114-124) signed James Stanhope, addressing Marlborough (under George I); Holles Newcastle, addressing John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich (1696-1782) and Sir John Ligonier (1680-1770) (under George II); and Suffolk, addressing George Viscount Townshend (1724-1807)(under George III).
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