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HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.

The Letters Patent constituting;—

Sir Thomas Smith,

Sir Lvonell Cranfield,

Sir Richard Weston,

Sir John Worstenholme,Nicholas Fortescue, Esq.John Osborne, Esq.

for

Francis Gofton,

Richard Sutton,

W". Pitt,

John Cooke,

Thomas Norris, and

W m . Burril, Esq. Commissioners

inspecting and regulating the Navy, bear date June 23, xvi. 1618Charles Earl of Nottingham being Lord High Admiral of England.

The aforesaid commission of the navy was, with three books of proposi-tions made by the said commissioners, and annexed thereunto, renewed byKing James, Feb. 12, in the same year, the D. of Buckingham being then lordhigh admiral. That person retained the office till his death, March 27, 1625,and on the 4th day of June following, was again confirmed by K. Charles,with some addition as well as change in the persons, viz.

Commission.

To Richard Ld. Weston, Chancellor and under Treasurer of the Exchequer.Sir John Cooke, Knt. one of the principal Secretaries of State.

Sir Allan Appsly, Knt. Lieutenant of the Tower, and Surveyor of MarineVictualling;.

SirWm. Russel, Knt. and Barronett.Sir Tho. Smith, Knt.

Sir Jo". Worstenholm, Knt.

Sir Wm. Hayden, Knt.

Sir Jo". Osborne, Knt.

Sir Francis Gulston, Knt.Sir Richard Sutton, Knt.Sir Robert Pye, Knt.Wm. Burrill, Esq.

Dennis Fleming, Esq.

This was finally revoked, May 2, in the 4th of K. Charles, 1628, and the

following officers readmitted. Namely,

Treasurer, Sir Wm. Russel, Surveyor, Sir Tho. Alisbury,

Comptroller, Sir Guildford Slingsby, Clerke of Acts, Mr. Fleming.

Succeeded by Sir Henry Vane—Sir Henry Palmer—Sir George Carteret SirRichard Slingsby—Sir Joseph Mennes—Sir William Batten—Mr. Llutch-ingson—Mr. Edgeborow—Mr. Barlow—Mr. Pepys.

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