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HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.
But as it hath been sorted, there will yet want some sizes of ropes forordinary services : and that these may bee supply’d without further charge tohis Ma ,y , we thinke it meet, that the worst of the cordage in the house shouldbee returned to the merchant, and exchanged for soe much better stuffe of thosemore usefull size as shall be required ; and soe wee doubt not but his Ma' r maybe freed from any further payments for cordage for this yeare’s service, and forthe next shall need to supply no more at the most than the proportion of expencethat the moareings and sea service shall require.- Fiat.
For the moareings to bee used in September next,1619, if it bee thought safe with this cordage to moorethe easternmost side only of the second ranke of shipps,and soe downewards, with the best old moareings, thenthe supply to be made is by your estimates as by perticu-
lers appeareth- Fiat. -
Which cometh in money, at xxx\ per cwt. toAnd though the shipps should bee all new moored, as theywere wont, yet if the size of the cables bee lessened,and the streame cables abated from the lesser shipps, as byperticulers in the estimate appeareth, will beWhich comes in money to -
More for sea services—^the stores of the Dreadnought willrequire 19'. 6 C . of the Phoenix n\ i c . i q . of the Craneii*. i c . U. and of the Seaven Starrs 5'. 19*. i’. In allWhich is in money at this rateThe whole quantity to bee supplyed yearely till the shippsor services increase, if part of the moareings bee allowedwith old cables, is
Which in money at 30s. (as wee doubt not it willbee sold and under) cometh to the yearelycharge -
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45 12
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£.211
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£.1421 12 6
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£.2789 14
* The charge heretofore with the said shipps was 130*. T*. per medium,t Tliis was heretofore per medium 1T7*. l c . for sea service, more shipps being then employed,t This charge was medium £.9032 12s. 3d.
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