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HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.
Soe the whole Charge of these ten shipps is for—
£•
s:
d.
Building with all matterialls -
43>4 2 5
O
0
Pullys, topps - -
5i3
6
8
Finishing boates and pinnaces -
320
IO
0
Cordage -
6716
I
6
Sailes -
2740
x 5
6
Anchors -
2287
4
0
Totall
56,002
l 7
8
Whereof the fifth part to bee yearely expended
dureing five yeares only
I 1,2CO
11
6
For flaggs, ensignes, wastecloaths, topp armourr, pendants, and other pettyornaments, not included in the building, they may best bee provided whenpresent service shall require, and not beforehand.
3. Maintayning.
After the particuler charge of building and furnishing these ten shipps, weemust come to the generall charge of mainetayning and supporting both these-ten shipps, and the former remaines of the navy, which must grow togetherinto one boddy and accompt.
This charge concerneth all|r. Fitting places convenient for the shipps.necessary expences for ) 2. Preserving and ordering the shipps themselves.
1. The places to bee fitted are two new dockes at Chatham.
The first dock must bee made where Don Pedro’s old ship s. ci *
was laid up, and the length of this dock must bee 330 feete,and the bredth 56 feete, as the plott which wee present to- your Honours doeth prescribe. The charge, as by a perti-culer estimate appeareth, will (besides the bestowing theMary Rose and Guardland to wharfe it) grow to noe lessethen 2000 o o
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