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tlieir iShips are over-laid to keep them from rotting^ 
7. Rehearfech the State of Nsval ArchitecSture after the 
Ruine of the Romaa Empire 3 efpecially amongft the Scyhians^ 
and Saracens, invading Italy ^ Spain, France^ &C5 together 
with the endeavors of the /2o;7?a/3/ under 5^/^/>jm;2 and others, 
Co defend chemfelves againft thofe Barbarians : Not omitting, 
what was done by the D^^^x, Hunsy Englifh axons ^ and par- 
ticularly by that Brave and Vigilant King jE^/g^r, who main- 
tained a Fleet of 3600 fail, which he divided into three Squa- 
drons^ called the Eaftern, Weftern and Northern, failing in 
them himfelf every year round about England and Scotland,lL(^ 
this he annexeth^ac what time Shipping was at the loweft ebb^ 
and how it began to bereftoredby fome YsSng^ oi Portugal ^xh^ 
Friejlanders^ arid his Countrymen in general, about 200 years 
fince. 
8. Giveth an ample and very particular account of the pre- 
fent way of Building Ships, both for War and Trade-in 
land^ Where are reprefented not only the Parts of a Ship in 
their feveral Figuresj together with their Names, and Ufes , 
but alfo a whole Ship, perfedlly rigg'd, and on it the parts 
markedj with reference to the annexed Difcourle, wherein 
they are defcribed. 
9. Contains a particular Defcription of the Proportions of 
al! the Parts of a Dutch fliip, and the Meafures of fome pecu- 
liar forts of Vcffels of that Country ; Where he inflanceth in 
feveral Ships of different lengthsj as of 1343160,1503140,1253 
igOjfeet long^ as alfo in a Frigot^ i?o feet long^ and af- 
figneth the meafures and proportions of the refpeftive parts 
thereof; Adding withal! an account of divers Frigots and 
other ShipSj there built by fome of their mofl famous Ship- 
wrightSj to the number of Tm^;?i?i^/ Jix^ 
10. Declareth the Make and Weight of all forts of Ankers, 
and the bignefs and weight of Cables ingeneral, and in par- 
ticular of certain Ships built there $ as-aifo the meafures and 
proportions of Maits^ and Sails, of divers VefTcls, and how 
Sails may be beft ordered to cake in mofl: wind, mathemati- 
cally fliown : Where Occafion is taken to infert confiderable 
remarks about the feveral forts of Hemp, and the befl: way of 
workiog 
