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1 4,Confidcf s the StrudUre of Galleys zndGalleaJ/ei in particu- 
^ar. and what is peculiat in them and different from other Ihips^ 
taking alfo notice in brief of Galeajps^Brigantines^ Fehccas^Scc. 
1 5» Difcourfeth of the Proportions oblerved by the Englf/lj 
and French in the building of their refpedive (hips ; Where he 
takethtpecial notice of Four Frigats of four diftindl rates; 
exhibiting and defcribing them as they are to b:^ found in the 
Duke of Northumberland^ l{pben Dudley ^hii Arcano del Mare^ 
printed at Florence ; and concluding this Chapter with a de- 
fcription of the Frigat called the "R^yal Charles^ (fome years 
fioce fallen into D/,^^r/& handsj) and an Encomium of the En- 
glilh Orders at Sea* 
1 6. Makech a Narrative of the Indian way of framing.fliips; 
Wherefirft of all occur the and their Stru<aare out of 
one only Tree, hollowed by burnings N^Ar^^the Chine fe Tonkj 
ot Nankin (ziottoi ilat-bottom'd Boats,) and other VefTels 
of theiame Country^ among which thofe are defcribed, that, 
are as big as little Iflands, and hold many houfes and families, 
floating upon the waters, and going up and down through all 
tlie parts of China that have the conveniency of navigable 
rivers : To which is added a defcription of a Royal Chinefg 
boat, of a Serpentinfliape, fentto receive the Dutch Ambaf* 
fadors in thofe parts. Then the fhips of Malabar ^ernate^ Su* 
matray Japan^ Terra del Fue go ^ (in which laft are made very 
artificial boats of the Barks of the thickeft Trees, as in Malai 
bar fome are made of large CaneSjCalled Bambn 5 ) Moreover 
oi Bcrneo m^Calecut, After this^ the Author returns to China, 
and relaceth, that flrps are found there, which Upon rollers 
fail over Land ^ andgivethalarge account of the vaft num- 
ber of (liips, both warlike and markantile, maintained in that 
Empire^ together with the odd Architecture of the fame, and 
the skil of that people in NavigatiojB:^ as alfo an intimation 
t^ken out of Mariinius ^ touchit>g the Ancientnefs of the 
Cbinefe Shipping, and their Colonics found fetled in Madac 
gafcar^ and their Sailing in old tii^ics even as far as to xht l^d 
Sea, He condudeth this fZ*^/?^^/ with defcribing thefliipsof 
2itadagafcar^ Be?igala^ JMacafpir, Siafh^ Vegu^ Maldives\OrmuSy 
Con^o^ Kujjia, Lapland^ Virginia^ 6cc, 
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