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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44350	An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England, in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlborough, 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 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. A treatise of naval philosophy.	1691 (1691)	Wing H265; ESTC R28685	111,893	310

Kingsale referred to with Honour p. 48. An Account of the Invention of Gunns in the Year 1378. i● That Invention maligned by Polydore Virgil Cardan and Melancton ib. King Alfred the first Inventor of Lanthorns p. 49. Of our new Invented Glasses and Lamps p. 50. Of the Scarlet or Bow-Dye p. 51. Of the New-River-Water p. 52. An Account of the New Engine for taking away Obstructions and Shelfes in the Thames and other Royal Rivers p. 53 54. How much the River of Thames is shallower before the King's Yard at Deptford since King Charles the second 's Restoration p. 55. Of the City of London's Applications to the former Commissioners of the Admiralty for the Preservation of the River of Thames p. 56. Of the City of London's Reasons in writing presented to that Board against Letters Patents for licensing Encroachments p. 56. If that River were spoil'd the great Trade of England would be transplanted not to other Sea-Port Towns in England but to Forreign Parts p. 57. A Lease made of a great part of the Soil of the River and by which the Conservatorship thereof may accrue by Survivorship to a Colour-man in the Strand ib. Those Commissioners of the Admiralty took much Pains in preserving that River ib. The Report from the Judge of the Admiralty of the Admiral 's being Conservator of all the Royal Rivers and having a Concurrency with the Lord Mayor in the Conservacy of the Thames p. 58. The Wisdom of our Ancestors in making them both Conservators of it p. 59. Of the Conservators of the great Rivers among the Romans ib. p. 60. The River of Thames now labouring under its most Critical State p. 60. The great ill effect that the Fire of London had on the Thames p. 61. The Stream of the Thames more clear and gentle than that of Severn and the Cause thereof ib. p. 62. Why the Tide flows up so high into the heart of this River p. 62. The Cause of the shifting of the Tides there ib. The three Constituent parts of a River p. 64. Of the destruction of several great Rivers by Sullage ib. The Administration of the Banks of great Rivers is a part of the Regalia p. 65. The Conservatorship of such Rivers is a part of the Regalia ib. Of the Conservators of such Rivers and their Banks among the Romans p. 66. This Branch of the Regalia granted to our Admirals in their Patents ib. The Vice-Admirals of Counties are in their Patents from the Admiral appointed Conservators of the Royal Rivers there ib. Of those Vice-Admirals Non-user of the Power to demolish Nusances p. 67. Of the Agreement of the Common-Law and Civil-Law Judges An. 1632. that the Admiral may redress all Obstructions in Rivers between the first Bridges and the Sea p. 68. Licenses granted by the Admiral for enlarging Wharfs c. p. 69. The illegality of granting Forfeitures before Conviction p. 72. Sir George Treby the Attorney General mention'd with Honour ib. The Benefit the People now find by being freed from illegal Grants of Forfeitures before Conviction doth much outweigh all the Taxes they pay to their Majesties p. 77. The Passage concerning the Alderman who ask'd King Iames the first if he would remove the River of Thames ib. p. 78. Of the Survey of that River by Sir Ionas M●or p. 79. Of the Survey of that River by the Navy-Board and Trinity-house with the assistance of Captain Collins ib. p. 80. Captain Collins his Draught of that River commended ib. The only way possible for preventing future Encroachments on that River ib. The Nature of the Office of a Conservator as defined by the Writers of the Regalia p. 81. The same agrees with the Measures of our Law-Books ib. Granting things to the Low-water-mark vexatious p. 83. The Course taken by the Council-Board An. 1613. to preserve the River of Tyne p. 84 85. An Order of Council for demolishing a Nusance to Navigation in the Port of Bristol An. 1630. p. 87. More of the Conservacy of the Royal Rivers ib. p. 88 89. That Care be taken against the Sea-mens being molested ib. p. 90. In a little more than 12 Years after the Year 1588. our Seamen were decay'd about a third part p. 90. In the Act of 35 Eliz. for restraining New Buildings a tender regard was had to the Sea-men ib. p. 91. A necessary Document to be thought of by the Conservators of our Rivers p. 92. The Wardmote Inquest referr'd to for the preservation of the River of Thames p. 93 94. A fifth part of the River of Thames in our Memory taken in by Encroachers p. 95. The Profit accruing from the River of Thames to the Admiral and Lord Mayor ib. p. 90. Of the Charge incident to the Lord Mayors in the Conservacy of that River ib. Of the Charge born by the City in the obtaining Patents to be vacated that prejudiced that Conservacy ib. p. 97. Of the City's applying to King Edward the 4 th for a Scire Facias to vacate a Patent of that Nature and of the Lord Mayor's obtaining and prosecuting that Scire Facias to effect p. 97. The Diligence of several late Lord Mayors in thus shewing their Zeal for the Conservacy of the Thames ib. The present Lord Mayor referr'd to with Honour on the same account p. 98. Courage in Magistrates commended ib. The City of London apply'd to the Government in Henry the eighth's Reign for a Proclamation and obtain'd one for the better enabling the Lord Mayor and his Deputies to promote the Conservacy of the River of Thames p. 99. Of the late King Iames rejecting a Proposition for Building on the Shore above Bridge p. 100. More of the present State of Encroachments on that River below Bridge and the only way to prevent future ones there and in the other Royal Rivers from p. 107 to the end To the Right Honourable Iohn LORD Churchill Baron Churchill of Sandridge Viscount Churchill of Aymouth in the Kingdom of Scotland Earl of Marlborough and one of their Majesties most Honourable Privy Council My most Honoured LORD IT hath been observed by several of our late ingenious Writers that an eminent Venetian Embassador after a long residence in England sayling homeward did cast his Eye back on this Land and said in his own language O Isola felicissima c. The happiest Countrey on the face of the Earth did it not want publick Spirits among them Nor do I think that the pudet haec opprobria nobis c. was in any Age so justly applicable to England on this account as in the present one wherein Men generally depraved by a selfish inhospitable temper do like the Hedge hog wrap themselves up in their own warm Down and shew forth nothing but Bristles to the rest of the World and cry out 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when they have found a Stone to throw at an Inventor of any thing beneficial to Mankind instead of giving a tender

England and the Petition referr'd found a favourable Report from one of the King's Council at Law but was stopp'd on the Letters from all the Sea-port Towns in England to oppose it as likely to be troublesome and vexatious to the People and of which Letters I have seen the Abstracts I thank God for his inclining me to value that habit of ●ind namely of not giving any man the least Offence to get the greatest profit to my self equal with my Life and as those divine words of Tully shew he did with his viz. Non enim mihi est vita mea utilior quam animi mei talis affectio neminem ut violem commodi mei gratiâ lib. 3. Offic. And were I commanded to write the History of the Reign of any Prince and therein in proper Colours to delineate any of the Ministers at Law to him who violated the ease of his fellow Subjects by the illegal passing of Grants of Forfeitures before Conviction I should transmit his Character to Posterity in the words of Vir natus ad corruptissimum istius saeculi Genium But the Genius of the Age is now for the making it self easie by its spewing up such Patents And the benefit the People find thereby doth in a modest Computation outweigh all the Taxes they pay to the Government The Magistrates of our Metropolis are now eased from the labour of going in their Formalities and with a Parade of City-officers attending them to Whitehall to seek relief as formerly in the Reign of that Prince And I may for the Edification of the Citizens of our Metropolis in Loyalty fairly take occasion here to mind them that when as the Story is in Howel's Londinopolis p. 19. King James the first being displeas'd with the City of London for their refusing to lend him Money told the Mayor and Aldermen attending him that he would remove his Court and the Tower Records and Courts of Westminster-Hall to some other remote place and an Alderman then ask'd him if he would remove the River of Thames that if the Alderman thought that an impossibility he was certainly ●ar gone in Capon●brot● For upon a discourse I had with a most sk●lful Surveyor on the occasion of my ●elling h●m that I thought whoever b●rgain'd away that part of the Shoar that was before mention'd viz. 80 Foot deep and 100 Foot long for 20 l. sold Robin Hood's Penny worths of it his Measures agreeing with mine therein and that many a Man would have given 500 l. for the same I found on the Result of our Conference how the Crown might grant away but a Moity of the River of Thames namely the Shore to the Low-water-mark on both sides and which would in effect destroy the whole River as aforesaid and gain the value of four Aldermens Estates by it For thus his Calculation was viz. to sh●w that whoever gave 500 l. for it would gain 200 l. by the bargain To go into the Thames 100 Foot long below Bridge will cost a Man 300 l. with the slighter sort of Wharfing If he goes 80 Foot deep he hath it fill'd for nothing with rubbish so then he gives 500 l. and giveth 300 l. more for the charge of his Whar● And he may gain 200 l. by the bargain by the ground●rents thus viz. He may build forward and backward on the Premises and may compute the ground rent by 6 or 7 s. the front Houses per Foot and 2 s. 6 d. per Foot the back Houses so then there being in a Mile above 5000 Foot he will gain in one Mile 50 times 200 that is 10000 l. and the like on the other side and so proportionably for another Mile on both sides Quod erat demonstrandum There were by the appointment of King Charles the second two Surveys made of the River of Thames the one of the several depths of the River in its parts below Bridge perform'd with great Care and Skill by that excellent Mathematical Person Sir Jonas Moor and a Copy of which I can direct the Conservators of the River where to obtain for an inconsiderable Charge The other was a Survey of the Encroachments I before referred to perform'd by the Navy-Board and Trinity-house with the assistance of Captain Collins his Majesties Hydrographer and wherein I said great pains was taken and a Copy whereof is herewith publish'd for the use of the Conservators of the River and I can direct them to Captain Collins his most accurate Draught of the River and most necessary to be had by them And he in my judgment deserves to be well rewarded with some acknowledgment by the City for the great Pains taken and Skill by him shewn in that Draught tending to the preservation of their River For he hath thereby laid an everlasting Foundation for the easie and certain Prevention of all future Encroachments on the Thames and which may be this way and I believe cannot possibly be effected by any other namely if the Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of the Lord High Admiral shall appoint the Marshal of the Admiralty or some other Person and the Lord Mayor appoint his Water-Bailiff at the mending or repairing of any Wharf upon the Thames to see a Stake stuck down beyond which the Repairers of the Wharf shall not proceed and both of these Officers shall be order'd to demolish immediately whatever shall be added beyond such Stake Captain Collins his Draught doth sufficiently set forth how far the Encroachments went that were made before the Month of October 1684. the Month in or about which he gave in his Draught and to which this printed Survey referrs Vpon my consulting the Authors that write of the Regalia to know their sense of the Office of a Conservator I found this definition of it there viz. Conservator est qui sine judiciali examine jus aliquod publicum tuetur Nor is there any moot-point in our Law that need divert our Conservators of the Royal Rivers from the immediate demolishing of Nusances sine judiciali examine For as little as I have convers'd with Law-Books I find that a Nusance once erected may be abated by any Body and that before prejudice receiv'd and that it cannot be granted by the King nor continued by the King's Grant or Pardon And therefore when any one buyes a Nusance say I Caveat Emptor I wish that all Mercy may be shewn to those who have formerly encroached and even to their old Encroachments as may be without Cruelty to the River But I am inform'd that that merciful Prince King Charles the 2d gave Order to the Lord Mayor for the demolishing some particular New Encroachments that were very prejudicial to the River of Thames He w●ll kn●w that two parts of three of the Customs come to the Crown from the Port of London And no doubt but the consideration of that as well as the National concern of his Subjects inclined him to endeavour th● preservation of that River by