To the commencement of the 18th century.
| Date of Appointment. | Name. | Authority. |
|---|---|---|
| circ. 1546 | Robert Legg. | Harleian MS. 249. |
| The first paper in this volume of the Harleian Collection is a “Confession taken of 23 of the crediblest forfathers at Deptford-Strande the 29th day of October (anno R. R. Hen. VIII. 38vo.) consernynge the taking of the Gallye Blancherd, in the presens of Sir Thomas Cleire, Lieuftennaunt, Robert Legg Esq. Treasourer, Will. Brocke, Comptroller, Benjamin Gonson, Surveour, and Rich Brocke, Capitaigne of the Kynges Majesties Gallye Subtill.” I have not found any record of the date of Legg’s appointment. | ||
| 1549 | Benjamin Gonson. | Additl. MSS. vol. 9295, fo. 56. |
| 1577 | Benjamin Gonson and *Sir John Hawkins, joint. | Additl. MSS. vol. 9295, fo. 56. |
| 1578 | Sir John Hawkins, alone. | Cal. St. Papers. |
| 1595 | Vacant. | Cal. St. Papers. |
| On Sir John Hawkins’s death in 1595, Roger Langford, his deputy, was appointed to do the duty of Treasurer, with the title of “Paymaster of Marine Causes,” pending the appointment of a new Treasurer, which did not take place till 1598. | ||
| 1598 | *Sir Fulke Greville.[406] | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1604 | Sir Robert Mansell. | Cal. St. Pap., and Phineas Pett’s Autobiography. |
| 1618 | Sir William Russell. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1627 | *Sir Sackville Crowe, Bart. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| Sir Sackville Crowe was one of the Special Commissioners appointed in 1618 by James I. to inquire into abuses in the navy. In 1627 Sir W. Russell was superseded in his favour, but three years later he was charged with misappropriation, or embezzlement, and was compelled to resign, when Russell was reinstated. | ||
| 1630 | Sir William Russell, again. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1639 | Sir William Russell, and *Sir Henry Vane, joint. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| 1642 | Sir Henry Vane, alone. | Forster, “Statesmen of the Commonwealth.” |
| 1651 | Richard Hutchinson. | Cal. St. Pap. |
| Hutchinson had been Deputy Treasurer to Sir H. Vane, whom he succeeded as Treasurer in 1651. He continued to hold that office until the Restoration. He is several times mentioned in Pepys’s “Diary.” | ||
| 1660 | Sir George Carteret. | Pepys, &c. |
| Sir George Carteret had been Comptroller of the Navy before the Civil War. | ||
| 1667 | Earl of Anglesey. | Duke of York’s Memoirs, p. 235. |
| 1668 | Sir Thomas Osborne, Bart., Sir Thomas Littleton, Bart., joint. | Duke of York’s Memoirs, p. 236. |
| 1671 | Sir Thomas Osborne, alone. | Duke of York’s Memoirs, p. 236. |
| The patent of Sir Thomas Osborne (afterwards Duke of Leeds) to be sole Treasurer is printed in the Duke of York’s “Memoirs of the English Affairs,” pp. 235–238. It recites and revokes the appointments of 1667 and 1668. | ||
| 1673 | Edward Seymour. | Collins’s “Peerage of England” (Sir E. Brydges’ edition), vol. i. p. 195. |
| Afterwards Sir Edward Seymour, Bart. The Duke of Somerset and the Marquis of Hertford are descended from him. | ||
| 1681 | Viscount Falkland. | Luttrell, vol. i. p. 76. |
| Lord Falkland died in 1694. (Luttrell, iii. 317.) | ||
| 1689 | Edward Russell. | Collins’s “Peerage,” vol. i. p. 283. |
| A distinguished naval commander. Afterwards Earl of Orford, which title became extinct at his death. | ||
| 1699 | Sir Thomas Littleton, Bart. | Luttrell, v. 521. |
| Died in 1710. (Luttrell, vi. 530.) | ||
| 1710 | Robert Walpole. | Luttrell, vi. 534. |
| Afterwards Prime Minister and Earl of Orford. | ||