 Complete the following phrase:  Inglis passed his lieutets examination on 6 February 1755, having by now spent ten years serving in the navy. He was appointed to the 74-gun , at that time under the command of Captain Abraham North, and by April 1756 had been transferred to , also of 74 guns, under Captain Wittewronge Taylor. Inglis followed Taylor to his next two commands, the 90-gun HMS Marlborough, and then on 3 June 1757, the 84-gun HMS Royal William. He was then promoted to commander and received his first independent command on 17 June 1757, that of the 14-gun sloop . Inglis was initially assigned to support Hawkes September 1757 