An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England, in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlbourgh [sic], 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 surveys of the Thames, &c. Herewith is also published at large the proceedings relating to the mill'd-lead-sheathing, 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.
T. H.(Thomas Hale)
Petty, William,Sir,1623-1687.Treatise of naval philosophy.
England and Wales.High Court of Admiralty.Proceedings. 1682.
London : Printed for James Astwood, and are to be sold by Ralph Simpson at the Harp in St. Pauls Church-yard,
MDCXCI. [1691]
With an initial license to print leaf.
'An account of several new inventions' is signed at end: T. Hale.
Includes '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].
'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 a caption title, and is dated at head: Novem. 30. 1682.
Wing (2nd ed.)
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Howard, Philip, Sir, active 1682
Mill'd-lead Company
Shipping
Inland water transportation
Shipbuilding industry