14.  The  Prize  Goods'  Commissioners  to  open  the  five  bales  claimed
by  the  Commissary  of  the  Queen  of  Sweden  in  presence  of  persons
appointed  by  him,  and  take  a  particular  of  all  therein  contained,  and
send  it  avowed  by  the  Commissary  to  Council,  that  they  may  do
what  is  reasonable  therein.     [I.  69,  pp.  236-240.]


June  7.  48.  Ben.  Gifford  to  Lord-Gen.  Cromwell.  The  Scoutmaster-
Landguard  General  of  the  army  has  arrived,  with  an  order  from  you  for  the
^°^'  delivery  of  all  the  powder  in  this  garrison  except  7  barrels  and
shot  proportionable,  and  the  Kke  for  Harwich.  But  as  he  was
hastening  to  Yarmouth  and  Norwich,  he  left  it  to  me  to  hire  a
vessel  and  send  what  could  be  spared  from  here,  Harwich,  Col-
chester, Wivenhoe,  and  Ipswich.  The  wind  has  been  against  us,
but  we  have  got  it  on  board,  and  hope  it  will  reach  the  North
Foreland  to-night.  I  cannot  yet  send  in  the  bills,  as  the  Ipswich
men  ask  more  time.     [1  page.l

June  7.  49.  Order  in  the  Admiralty  Committee  that  the  Navy  Com-
missioners make  out  a  bUl  to  Rich.  Nutt,  master  of  the  barges,
for  121.,  for  labour  of  himself  and  other  watermen  in  carrying  Gen.
