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• The squadron George Rooke commanded in April 1688 consisted of: Deptford, Antelope, Swallow, Bonadventure, Portland, Dartmouth, Geryhound, Kingfisher ketch and Henrietta yacht.

• The Smyrna convoy escort consisted of:Royal Oak, Breda, Monmouth, Lumley Castle, Monk, Lyon, Loyal Merchant, Princess Anne, Tyger Prize, Woolwich, Newcastle, Chatham, Smyrna Factor, Sheerness, Lark, Salamaner bomb, Dispatch, Vulture fireship, Speedwell fireship, Muscovy Merchant storeship as well as eight Dutch men of war.

• The text of Sir George Rooke's patent as Vice-Admiral of England is:

  Anne, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come greeting. Know ye that We, reposing especial trust and confidence in the ability, experience, care, and fidelity of our trusty and well-beloved Sir George Rooke, Knight, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto you, the said Sir George Rooke, the office and place, offices and places, of Vice-Admiral and Lieutenant of the Admiralty of England, and of the Lieutenant of the Navies and seas of this our kingdom; and him, the said Sir George Rooke, Vice-Admiral and Lieutenant of the Admiralty of England, and also Lieutenant of the Navies and seas of this our kingdom of England, We do make, ordain, and constitute by these presents, to have, hold, exercise and enjoy the said office and offices, place and places, unto the said Sir George Rooke during our pleasure. And also know ye that We, of our more ample grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Sir George Rooke, for the better enabling him to perform the said offices and places, the wages and fee of twenty shillings by the day, and the wages, allowance, and entertainment, of 10s. 6d. the month for sixteen men, accounting twenty-eight days to the month ; to have, hold, receive and take the said 20s. by the day, and the said allowance and entertainment of 10s. 6d. by the month for sixteen men unto him the said Sir George Rooke, from the first day of May in the first year of our reign; during the continuance of his said employment the payment of all the said wages and allowances to be made by the hands of the Treasurer of our Navy, now for the time being at the four usual feasts of the year that is to say, the feasts of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, St. Michael the Archangel, the Birth of Our Lord Christ, and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by equal and even portions ; and the first payment thereof to be made at the feast of St. John the Baptist now next coming, and from thenceforth quarterly, as aforesaid, together with all other wages, fees, profits, rights, perquisites, privileges, pre-eminences, jurisdictions, powers, authorities, and advantages whatsoever to the said office or offices or any of them appertaining; and hereby give and grant unto the said Sir George Rooke full power and authority, under the Lord High Admiral now being, or the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral for the time being, to order, govern, and direct the said Navies, and all and every the masters, soldiers, gunners, and other officers to the same belonging ; and to take and retain all and every the masters, mariners, soldiers, gunners, or other person or persons whatsoever to be used in the said Navies and seas aforesaid under the said Lord High Admiral or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of England for the time being, as occasion shall require, or commandment shall be given by us, our heirs, or successors, or the Lord High Admiral of England or Commissioners of the Admiralty for the time being ; and them to remove, as occasion shall require, at the liberty and pleasure under the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners of the Admiralty for the time being, of the said Sir George Rooke; and all and every other power, privilege, jurisdiction, thing or things whatsoever, which doth or may concern the said office or offices of the government of the said Navies and seas, to do, perform and accomplish from time to time, under the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners of the Admiralty for the time being, as Vice-Admiral of our said Navies and seas, as amply and effectually as the late Prince Rupert Count Palatine of the Rhine; or Edward, late Earl of Sandwich; or Henry, late Duke of Grafton ; or Arthur, Earl of Torrington; or any other Vice-Admiral heretofore ever had, enjoyed, or performed the same, although the express mention of the certainty of the premises in these presents is not made, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made Patents.

   

  Witness ourself at Westminster the 14th of May in the first year of our reign.

   

  WRIGHT.

   

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