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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

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 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 LONDON Printed for Iames Astwood and are to be Sold by Ralph Simpson at the Harp in St. Pauls Church-yard MDCXCI LICENSED March 6 th 1690. Rob. Midgley A TABLE OF Some of the Principal Matters contained in the following LETTER TO THE EARL of Marlbourgh T 〈…〉 etian Ambassador's Complaint of the 〈…〉 an t of publick-spirited Men in England Page 1 2. Few or no Inventions come into the World perfect p. 2. Reason not believed against Interest p. 4. The illumination of every New Art stands in some Mens light p. 6. The Invention of the Sea-Compass Printing and of the Circulation of the Blood maligned p. 6 7. The knowledge of Anatomy advanced a third part in this last Century p. 7. The Invention of an Ayr-Chamber p. 7. The old lost Invention of Malleable Glass and the fate of the Inventor p. 7 8. Inventors honoured by Kings p. 8. Charles the 5 th visited the Tomb of William B●ckeld which recorded his being the Inventor of Pickling Herrings p. 9. The Dutch States erecting a Monument for Ludovicus a Culen on which was engraven his discovery ib. Peter Pett Esq the first Inventor of our English Frigats p. 10. The Constant Warwick the first Frigat and built by him in the Year 1646. ib. Sir Phineas Pett built 15 Capital Ships of the Navy-Royal besides many of lesser Rates ib. Much admirable Invention in the Kings-fisher by him built in the Year 1675. ib. p. 11. K. Charles the second observed the Invention of Frigats in danger to be lost p. 12. The Britannia built by Sir Phineas Pett the best Ship in the World p. 13. The proud Inscription on the St. Lewis of France ib. The Verses in Latine and English under the Draught of the Britannia p. 14 15. Sir William Temple quoted about the strength of our Shipping making us an over-match for our Enemies p. 17. He is again quoted about the strength of our Oak and the Art of our Shiprights awing our Enemies p. 17. Our Shipwrights bound by their Charter not to communicate their Art to Forreign Princes or States ib. The Contracts at the Navy-Board 'till of late restrained Builders of Ships to build only with English Timber ib. The Word English now left out in Contracts ib. Shortly after the Restauration of King Charles the second the Corporation of Shipwrights presented him Proposals in Writing for the preservation and encrease of Oaken-Timber p. 18. His Majesty referred those Proposals to the then Attorney General ib. Mr. Attorney referred it to the Navy-Board to consider ib. A Report from Sir Will. Coventry Sir Will. Batten Mr. Pepys and the rest of the Navy-Board how a sufficient number of Oaken Trees might be planted in his Majesty●s Forrests ib. Acorns sown have in 30 Years born a Stem of a Foot diameter ib. Timber of a Foot and a half so will be sufficiently useful in building Ships ib. The scarcity of Timber in the Forrests makes for the necessity of promoting the Mill'd-Lead Invention for Sheathing especially in time of War p. 19. The Mill'd-Lead Invention of age to speak for it self ib. King Charles the second highly approved of the Invention p. 20. The Phoenix sheathed therewith at Portsmouth and the good success thereof after divers Voyages ib. His Majesty's Reason why several Shipwrights opposed the Invention p. 21. His Majesty's Master-Shipwrights approved thereof p. 23. A superstitious Fancy of an impossibility made use of against it p. 24. Several excellent Inventions have been run down by Superstition ib. What ensued upon the Mill'd-Lead Company 's Reply to the Navy-Board before the Commissioners of the Admiralty p. 25 26 27 28. The Company 's large Reply drawn by the excellent Pen of Mr. Pepys p. 26. Tycho Brahe appealed from the Judgment of the Age he lived in to that of Posterity p. 30. The Verses writ by Tycho Brahe under the Pictures of the old famous Astronomers in his Study and under his own Picture there p. 30 31. An Account of the Fate of Galilaeus p. 32. Of Peiresk's Letter to him ib. He confuted Pope Urban's idle Comment upon Aristotle de Coelo ib. The Pope got his Book condemned as Heretical by the Consistory ib. Dr. Robert Wood's learned and excellent Invention drawn by himself in Latine and English for the fixlng of Easter for ever from p. 32 to p. 38. The Author of The Happy future State of England referred to for celebrating the Royal Society p. 39. That Author referred to as the first Discoverer of the Numbers of the People of England from Records ib. An An̄imadversion on such Fops as ridicule the Royal Society ib. Mynheere Van Beuninghen made the People of England and Wales but two Millions p. 40. Dr. Isaac Vossius made the People of England Scotland and Ireland but two Millions ib. The Observator on the Bills of Mortality with excellent fine spun Notions made them about six Millions ib. The Author of The Happy future State of England doth from the Returns on the late Poll Acts and the Bishops Survey in the Year 1676. make them about 8 Millions p. 41. He hath given Accounts of the Numbers of the People of France Spain Holland ib. He hath given Directions about the apportioning Taxes with equality p. 42. The want thereof is the only Grievance in Taxes ib. Sir Will. Petty's Judgment how a Million should be raised in England p. 43. Half as much more now paid by the Land-Tax alone than in the Million as distributed by Sir Will. Petty's Proposal ib. By the Rule of Sir Will. Petty's Calculation of a Tax of one Million above six Millions may be raised and no Man feel it much if equally laid and yet according to it no man will pay above a tenth part of his yearly Expence p. 44. Princes and their Ministers to be steered in their apprehensions of the Danger of Civil War by the Rule of Dulce Bellum inexpertis p. 45. An Account of the French King's Expences and Receipts in the Year 1614. out of Thuanus p. 46. The yearly Expences and Receipts of the present French King more than quadrupled since that time ib. Sir Will. Petty's Naval Philosophy herewith published p. 47. That Work of his justly extoll'd ib. The Earl of Marlbourgh's Courage and Conduct in the taking of Cork and