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The charge whereof

£■

500

s.

d.

The cause of this charge are the springs suspected to bee in the bottome,and the lownesse of the marsh, which must bee raised above the high wattermarke; yet all this charge will be saved in the transportations, and the conve-niencies of workes, in a very short time.

The other is the old gaily dock, to bee accomodated with acover, or house, to preserve the king’s boates, and mayhappily serve for other uses hereafteris estimated at -

2» For the Shipps.

The charge of well repaireing, ordering, and maintayning of the shipps issett downe, partly in our former proposition for the navy remayning, and partlyin this addition of ten, soe as it remayneth only to joyne both together : first, inthe five severall yeares, wherein the shipps being built, their charge must needsincrease, and then in all the yeares after the expiration of that tearme, whenthe shipps being finished, and fully supplyd, it diminisheth againe.

The first Yeare.

The whole charge of the shipps that now remaine, both forguarding, repaireing, waiges, victualls, &c. and for NarrowSeas service, and provisions of cordage to keepe the storesfull, was rated in our former propositionAnd more for makeing two new docks at ChathamAnd more for building and furnishing two new shipps, permedium ------

£•

s.

18,082 II2,500 o

d.

11

11,200 II

3 I >7 8 3 3 5

The second Yeare.

Out of the sum of £.18,082 in. nd. abate £.307 for sup-plying sailes, w ch was a proper charge for that first yeare,and then remayneth -

And more for building and finishing two new shipps, permedium

And more for wages and victualls of 14 shippkeepers for thetwo first new shipps - -

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17,775 11 11

I 1,200 II 6

292 15 o29,268 18 5

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