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HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.

The charge of his Ma*y shipps in harbour will beeAnnuall charge of his Ma^ shipps in y e narrow sea

£■ •- d,

11,841 5 o

5535 8 4

The annuall charge of a shipp and a pinnace to be in a ready-nesse upon y e westerne coast will be

8 00 o g

The annuall charge of a shipp and a pinnace up>on y* coast ofIreland and Severne will be -

2 700 o o

The total of all charges incident to the navy for one whole year 20,876 13 4

Memorand" : That for the Charge of £.2000 to build an Arsenall tokeepe the 4 Gaily 5 in, there may bee saved in Wages and Victuall,Moarings, &c. the Sum of nine hundred Pounds a Yeare.

Also there may bee much saved in Reparation of Shipps in Dry Docks, pro-vided the Materialls bee laid in aforehand, and Payment made as y eNecessity of the Service doeth require.

To the end that the Annuall Expence of y e Navy bee keept within Compassesof the Charge projected to the Lords of his Ma“ most Hono bl Privy Councell,it is necessary that wee conteine our selves and our Directions within y eLimitte’ and Lists of the ordinary Particulars following :—

And first of the Charge in Harbour, wherein are conteined

Four Princip 1 ' Heads :

1st Head. The charge of wages of maisters, boatsw"*, gunners,clerkes, purveyors, and other feed, as men with shipp keep”©f all sortes, boorne upon the ordinary bookes, will yearelyamount by estimation unto the sum of

4141 5 o

2d Head. The charge of wages of all manner of shipwrightcaulkers, and other workemen, borne upon the extra, whichwill by estimation yearely amount to

2000 o o

3d Head. The supplys of all manner of provisions, whichare yearely expended and wasted upon the ransacking andrepaereing of his Ma ts shipps in harbour, by estimate amountunto - -

3000 o o

The