The Autobiography of Phineas PettNavy Records Society, 1918 - 244 pages |
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Page xlv
... returned to East Anglia . Of Thomas Pett nothing is known ; and of John his son nothing can be stated with certainty . They were already there in the 13th ; see note on P. xliii . Gawdy MSS . ( Hist . MSS . ) 405 ; what appears to be ...
... returned to East Anglia . Of Thomas Pett nothing is known ; and of John his son nothing can be stated with certainty . They were already there in the 13th ; see note on P. xliii . Gawdy MSS . ( Hist . MSS . ) 405 ; what appears to be ...
Page liii
... returned to England in 1594. His voyage to the Levant and subsequent employment as an ordinary workman under his brother Joseph no doubt gave him a practical acquaintance with ships that enabled him to profit greatly by the in ...
... returned to England in 1594. His voyage to the Levant and subsequent employment as an ordinary workman under his brother Joseph no doubt gave him a practical acquaintance with ships that enabled him to profit greatly by the in ...
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... returned from the seas into Chatham to be new furred to make them bear sail , so that with 1 The Resistance . The Answer . He does not include the Anne Royal , which had just been finished . • The Moon . 4 There are two kinds of furring ...
... returned from the seas into Chatham to be new furred to make them bear sail , so that with 1 The Resistance . The Answer . He does not include the Anne Royal , which had just been finished . • The Moon . 4 There are two kinds of furring ...
Page xcvii
... returned to his petition , nor is there any trace of the drawing , which may have been the original of the well - known engraving by Payne . In 1663 Christopher Pett gave Pepys a copy of the plate of the Soverayne with the table to it ...
... returned to his petition , nor is there any trace of the drawing , which may have been the original of the well - known engraving by Payne . In 1663 Christopher Pett gave Pepys a copy of the plate of the Soverayne with the table to it ...
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... returned for Ireland into the river of Cork ; and there taking leave both of ship and voyage , I travelled to Dublin 2 to visit my uncle Captain Thornton and my brother Noah , being then master with him in the Popinjay of the Queen's ...
... returned for Ireland into the river of Cork ; and there taking leave both of ship and voyage , I travelled to Dublin 2 to visit my uncle Captain Thornton and my brother Noah , being then master with him in the Popinjay of the Queen's ...
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AUTOBIOG OF PHINEAS PETT Phineas 1570-1647 Pett,W. G. (William Gordon) 1874 Perrin No preview available - 2016 |
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Page vi - SOCIETY desire it to be understood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observations that may appear in the Society's publications; the Editors of the several Works being alone responsible for the same.
Page 174 - Society was first incorporated by letters patent under the great seal of England, bearing date at Westminster the...
Page 173 - England, by his letters patent, under the great seal of England, bearing date at Westminster, the...
Page 177 - Wales had been incorporated under the style of the Master, Wardens and Commonalty of the Art or Mystery of Shipwrights of England (SP Dom.
Page xlii - -• I am credibly informed that that mystery of shipwrights for some descents hath been preserved faithfully in families, of whom the Petts about Chatham are of singular regard.
Page xlii - Majesty's navy, whose ancestors, as father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, for the space of two hundred years and upwards, have continued in the same name officers and architects in the Royal Navy,' he was, it may be presumed; recording the local tradition of the Pett family.
Page 206 - ... or provided or any other matter cause or thing whatsoever to the Contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding...
Page 206 - ... or discharge such President, Vice-President, Treasurer or Secretary, from their offices respectively, although the yearly or other time for their respective services shall not be expired, any thing before in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
Page lxi - Chancellor of the Exchequer ; Sir Thomas Parry, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster...
Page 182 - SALTERS' HALL, OXFORD COURT, ST. SWITHIN'S LANE, the Hall of the Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of the Art or Mystery of Salters.