An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England, in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlbourgh, relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests, apportioning of publick taxes, the conservacy of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames, the survey of the Thames, &c. Herewith is also published at large the proceedings relating to the mill'd-lead-sheathings and the excellency and cheapness of mill'd-lead in preference to cast sheet-lead for all other purposes whatsoever. Also A treatise of naval philosophy, written by Sir Will. Petty. The whole is submitted to the consideration of our English patriots in Parliament assembled.
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An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England, in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlbourgh, relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests, apportioning of publick taxes, the conservacy of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames, the survey of the Thames, &c. Herewith is also published at large the proceedings relating to the mill'd-lead-sheathings and the excellency and cheapness of mill'd-lead in preference to cast sheet-lead for all other purposes whatsoever. Also A treatise of naval philosophy, written by Sir Will. Petty. The whole is submitted to the consideration of our English patriots in Parliament assembled.
printed for James Astwood, and are to be sold by Ralph Simpson at the Harp in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1691
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The new invention of mill'd-lead for sheathing of ships against the worm
A survey of the buildings and encroachments on the river of Thames ...
Brief of the controversie depending between the officers of the Navy, and Sir Philip Howard and company
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An account of several new inventions' is signed at end: T. Hale
Most copies bound with: 'A survey of the buildings and encroachments on the river Thames', a table in two leaves folio, dated and signed: Navy-Office, 30 Octob. 84. R. Haddock. J. Tippets. J. Narbrough. [and 11 others] (Wing S6198)
'The new invention of mill'd-lead, for sheathing of ships against the worm' has a separate dated titlepage on leaf f4, and separate pagination. The register for the titlepage and table of contents is continuous with that of the preceding section, but the main body of text has its own register.
'The new invention of mill'd-lead' includes "the objections, answers, proofs and proceedings, between the officers of the Navy and the Mill'd-lead company, before the Lords of the Admiralty"
'A brief of the controversie depending between the officers of the Navy, and Sir Philip Howard and company, touching the late invention and practice of sheathing his Majesty's ships with lead' (p. 86) has caption title, and is dated at head: Novem. 30. 1682
Two folded leaves bound at end. title: A survey of the buildings and encroachments on the river of Thames ...; dated 1684
"A treatise of naval philosophy": p. 117-132
Errata on p. [cxxvi]
Library stamp of Stoke Newington Public Library on title page
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- A treatise of naval philosophy : in three parts