HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.

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9th Cause.

Wee finde the chiefe and inward excuses of all disorders to bee the multitude-of offices, and poverty of waiges, and that the chief officers comitt all the trusteand businesse to their inferiors and clerkes, whereof some have part of themainetainence from the merchants that deliver in the provisions which theyare trusted to receive, and these men are also governed by the chiefe officersverball directions, which the directors will not give under their hands whenit is required ; and which of all is the most inconvenient, they are the war-rants and vouchers for the issueing of all his Ma 1 ” moneys and stores, who aremost entrested in the greatnesse of his expence; and therefore, the businesseever was, and is so still carryed, that neither due survey is taken of oughtthat commeth in, nor orderly warrants given for most that goeth out, nor anyparticular accompt made, nor now possible to bee made, of any one maineworke or service that is to bee done.

Propositions for bettering the State, and lessening the Charge of

the Shipps that now remaine.

Haveing laid open the present decaye and charges of the navy, and the causesthereof, wee come in the same order to offer our propositions for the bettersettling, first, of the shipps as they now are, and secondly, of a new establish-ment as they may bee hereafter.

For the shipps as they noware, wee have considered

1. Theyr Number.

2. Theyr State.

3. Theyr Charge.

Theyr Number.

First. For the number, wee thinke fitt that these 23 shipps of warr, 2 hoyes,and one lighter, which wee esteemed serviceable, should bee continued incharge.- Fiat.

And for the 12 unserviceable, that the Elizabeth, Jonas, and Tryumph,(which are in the dock at Woolwich, and cannot bee removed) bee sould tohis Ma ys best profitt, to any that will give most, and breake them up at theirowne charge.

That