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for_o building_n ship_n in_o england_n pet._n 14._o and_o timber_n be_v a_o necessary_a mean_n to_o build_v ship_n prop._n 2._o the_o timber_n of_o england_n be_v diminish_v by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n therefore_o the_o building_n ship_n in_o england_n be_v hinder_v by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n which_o be_v to_o be_v demonstrate_v annotation_n upon_o this_o proposition_n it_o be_v agree_v upon_o by_o all_o man_n that_o the_o timber_n of_o england_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o best_a for_o building_n ship_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v that_o like_o choice_n may_v be_v have_v in_o england_n as_o in_o other_o place_n and_o so_o long_o as_o we_o have_v as_o good_a choice_n in_o our_o english_a timber_n as_o the_o dutch_a dane_n and_o french_a we_o build_v better_a man_n of_o war_n and_o strong_a and_o more_o durable_a merchant_n ship_n than_o any_o of_o they_o but_o now_o all_o the_o choice_a timber_n of_o england_n be_v waste_v and_o consume_v the_o dutch_a dane_n and_o french_a bave_v equal_a choice_n as_o before_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o for_o the_o future_a we_o shall_v not_o long_o enjoy_v this_o advantage_n but_o not_o be_v able_a without_o excessive_a charge_n to_o build_v so_o good_a ship_n as_o any_o of_o they_o proposition_n 4._o theorem_fw-la 4._o the_o ship_n of_o england_n be_v diminish_v by_o the_o act_n navivigation_n subject_a be_v the_o ship_n of_o england_n question_v whether_o they_o he_o diminish_v by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n i_o say_v they_o be_v ax._n 3_o for_o where_o the_o do_v thing_n be_v hinder_v and_o the_o less_o and_o decay_n of_o those_o thing_n not_o otherwise_o supply_v these_o thing_n will_v be_v diminish_v prop._n 3._o but_o the_o build_n ship_n in_o england_n be_v hinder_v by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n pet._n 19_o and_o the_o loss_n and_o decay_n of_o ship_n of_o england_n must_v not_o be_v supply_v in_o acquire_v any_o foreign_a ship_n by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n 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evident_a the_o coast_n of_o england_n be_v desolate_a and_o almost_o uninhabited_a and_o the_o country_n as_o well_o as_o coast_n be_v so_o thin_a of_o people_n that_o it_o be_v not_o half_o people_v by_o the_o act_n of_o 1_o eliz._n 13._o it_o be_v free_a for_o all_o man_n as_o well_o stranger_n as_o native_n to_o import_v pitch_n and_o tar_n which_o law_n stand_v yet_o in_o force_n yet_o if_o by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n any_o english_a man_n unless_o in_o english_a build_v ship_n and_o sail_v by_o ¾_n english_a import_v any_o or_o any_o stranger_n not_o native_n whether_o the_o native_n have_v ship_n or_o not_o import_v any_o the_o ship_n good_n gun_n tackle_n and_o ammunition_n be_v all_o forfeit_n so_o by_o the_o 1_o eliz._n 13._o all_o man_n may_v import_v hemp_n and_o cordage_n pay_v stranger_n duty_n now_o if_o any_o english_a ship_n import_v any_o hemp_n or_o cordage_n and_o be_v not_o sail_v by_o ¾_n english_a at_o least_o she_o be_v forfeit_a etc._n etc._n nor_o 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