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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2012
Adverting to the Letter addressed to me by John Payne Collier, Esq. V.P. recently read to the Society, which accompanies a valuable statement from Sir John Hawkins, I perceive he mentions that excellent old seaman's having been called by his biographers “Treasurer of the Navy,” and also “Treasurer of Ships.” To these I take occasion to add a third official designation, namely, that of “Treasurer of the Queen's Majesty's Marine Causes,” as may be seen in the Cottonian MSS. Otho, E. IX. and elsewhere. In 1573 he seems to have succeeded the brave William Holstock as Comptroller of the Navy, a high and arduous office, the duties of which he discharged so ably that Sir William Monson, a man by no means given to flatter him, assures us, that he introduced more useful inventions and better regulations into the service than any of his predecessors had done.
* This term, therefore, is not so new as some of our political contemporaries imagine!
page 205 note a This heavy folio bears the name of Hon. George Berkeley, Captain R.N.; but it was actually compiled by the multifarious Sir John Hill, and published in 1756.
page 205 note b The original patent is drawn—“Sable on a poynte wave alyon passaunt goulde in chiefe iij bezantz, and in token of his victorie against the Moores vpon his helme on a wreth argent and azure, a demy Moore in his proper color, bounde in a corde as bonde and captive, wth anneletts on his armes and eares goulde, the said helme mantelled gulz doubled argente.”