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the Ship fo tight daring the whole tim rhat they were for* 
ced to heave in Water to keep her fweer^The Dreadnought^ a 
third Rate, done In June 1671 ; the HenrieUa^ Lyon , and 
Mary^ all thyee of the third Rate^and done a year and an half 
fioce, being lately kyed on ground at sheernefs and Turif 
mouth ^ are found to be all in as good condition ^ and the 
flicathiog to continue as firm and well as at the firft doing; as 
the Matter Builder and Affiftant at Porifmouih and others 
have certified* Others of his Majefties Ships have been alfb 
done^ 00 doubt with as good fuccefs as thefe^ but rhefeon- 
ly having yet been viewed upon their comiag in I mention, 
not the other. , 
The Bread-rooms alfo of fome of rhefe and many other of 
his MajefficsShips have been lined withiojalmoft in the fame 
manner the Sheathing is without^ which has proved a great 
prefcrvation of the Bread^as fevcral of thePurfcrs andGfficers 
of the (aid Ships have certified, and by reafon of its duration 
muft be much cheaper and better then Tyn ^ which is fo ]y^l• 
blc to ruftj or any way yet ufed. 
Alfo the Ie^rfitfelf(which is the principal thing ufed here- 
in) they make fo clofe prefTed, fmoothj and equal^and of what 
thicknels or thinnefsdefired, that great ufc may be made 
thereof about feveral other things relating to Shipping, d^<:. 
His Majefty and the Lords of the Admiralty have received 
fuchfatisiaftion from the Experiments that ha ve been made 
of this New Invention upon the Ships aforefaid , that they 
have given exprefs order to the Commiffioners and principal 
Officers of the Navy toflieathall their Ships as ftiall require 
flieathingfor thefuture^no other wife but by the way of this 
New Invention / And I doubt not (all men naturally purfuing 
that which appears beft and mofk profitable to them,; this 
Thing will in little time be underftood and embraced by 
Merchants and others concernedj now when a happy Peace 
ftiall give liberty t© trade/ many very confiderable perfons 
amongft them having already acquainted thtmfelves hcie- 
with, and declared their approbation^ notwithftanding you 
may meet with fome, whofe ignorance or intercft may make 
thcmraylagainftit, which in the end wiltweigh hale. 
Sir, If you pleafe to oblige the World and the Perfonj 
