410 THE CENTURY, 



19th is : &quot; To make a boat to go fast on the water with 

 out oar or saile ;&quot; but this is all we learn of his project. 

 See &quot; Kara Mathematica,&quot; edited by J. 0. Halliwell, 

 F.E.S. &c. 8vo. 1841. 



In 1594, Edmund Jentill addressed to Lord Burgh- 

 ley two communications respecting his inventions. 

 The last he names thus: u A device wonderful strange 

 is also found out, whereby a vessel of burden may easily 

 and safely be guided both against wind and tide.&quot; MS. 

 Lansdown, 113, Art. 4; and &quot; Letters on Scientific 

 Subjects,&quot; edited by J. 0. Halliwell, F.R.S. &c. 8vo. 

 1841. 



Cressy Dymock, in his letter published by Hartlib in 

 the u Legacie ; or an enlargement of the Discourse of 

 Husbandry,&quot; 4to. 1651, describing what he saw at 

 Wicklesen, mentions u a pretty kind of Pinnace 

 with ordinance, somewhat like a close litter, but flat- 

 bottomed 5 which rowed with wheeles instead of oares, 

 imployed it seemes formerly with admirable successe, 

 for the taking in of Crowland, and which gave me a 

 proofe of what I for many years have thought possible, 

 and of very great use and service, and still think it of 

 unknowne value, if it were skilfully indeed framed, and 

 applyed as it might be.&quot; [p. 110.] 



Samuel Cotton, on the 28th of January, 1619, ob 

 tained a patent for making and erecting mills upon 

 barges or lighters in the river Thames. 



David Eamsey and Thomas Wildgoose, on the 17th 

 of January, 1618, patented, among various other inven 

 tions, one u to make boats for the carriage of burthens 

 and passengers run upon the water as swift in calms and 

 more safe in storms than boats full sailed in great 

 winds.&quot; 



David Ramsey includes in his patent of 21st of 

 January, 1630, his invention &quot; to make boats, ships, 

 and barges to go against the wind and tide.&quot; 



