HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.
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The second Dirrection given by his Ma tr is to have the two shipps at Dept-ford better followed, and not to hinder the new workes intended for the nextyeare, which cannot bee avoided, except the shipwrights bee forced to hastentheir speed.
( The Delligence of the Master.
This requireth three ) t-i c a: • c \\r 1
n , < 1 he Sufficiency of Workemen.
Things. (. The Supply of Matterialls.
For the first your Honours may bee pleased to call before you Mr. Bright,
who have charge of this worke, and to give him such cornandement as shallseeme goode to your wisdoms, for the furnishing and launching of these shippsbefore the end of March next ; and if soe either refuse to undertake it, haveingnecessary supplys, or accepting it, doe afterwards foreslow the time to hisMa yi prejudice, then to receive such further information from us, and to takesuch course for the workes by other meanes as your Honours shall thinkemeete.
For the second, that there may bee no want of workemen, order may beegiven, that all those 30 shipwrights, which are now to bee discharged out otthe ordinary at Chatham, may bee sent to Deptford, whereby both the workesmay bee furnished, and these men discharged, with some moderate imprest ofmoney, and soe all just occassion of clamour taken away.
For the third wee have considered with the master shipwrights, and finde,that tor the nnishing of these two shipps the state of their provisions standeththus :—
Quantity required.
In stoare.
Wanting.
Loads.
Loads.
Loads.
Crooked timber
* 5 °
I 20
3 °
Streight timber
0
>-o
co
3 °
32°
Foure inch planke
27
1 O
l 7
Two inche planke
2 L
11
Inch and half
3 k
O
3 i
Knees
70
10
60
Elme Timber
10
10
0
Tree-nailes of all sortes
- 35
0
35
Three inch planke
40
*5
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Besides white okam, spun-haire, thrums, oyle, tarr, and sheat-lead, wanted
for caulkers, to the value of £.70.
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