The Autobiography of Phineas PettNavy Records Society, 1918 - 244 pages |
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Page liii
... 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- struction of Mathew Baker , although ...
... 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- struction of Mathew Baker , although ...
Page lviii
... Voyage to ham in 1604 , when both he and Duck Spain . were shipwrights at Chatham . From the account of it presented by Phineas 1 it might be supposed that the charge related merely to the sale of ordnance and ammunition to the ...
... Voyage to ham in 1604 , when both he and Duck Spain . were shipwrights at Chatham . From the account of it presented by Phineas 1 it might be supposed that the charge related merely to the sale of ordnance and ammunition to the ...
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... voyage of this ship cost the King ' 800l . or 1000l . , as appeareth by the accounts , for little or no service done at all . ' As regards the money sent to Valladolid , it is probable that this was used in paying some of the expenses ...
... voyage of this ship cost the King ' 800l . or 1000l . , as appeareth by the accounts , for little or no service done at all . ' As regards the money sent to Valladolid , it is probable that this was used in paying some of the expenses ...
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... voyage my Lord Admiral had into Spain , ' and he was to go to Lisbon or San Lucar to sell it , and that they reported as from my Lord Admiral that because this deponent was a shipwright he might in the harbours where he should put in ...
... voyage my Lord Admiral had into Spain , ' and he was to go to Lisbon or San Lucar to sell it , and that they reported as from my Lord Admiral that because this deponent was a shipwright he might in the harbours where he should put in ...
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... voyage of discovery in the Archangel along the American coast . Of actual experience in shipbuilding he seems at that time to have had none whatever , and a perusal of his chapter on that subject in the manuscript volume ' The Jewell of ...
... voyage of discovery in the Archangel along the American coast . Of actual experience in shipbuilding he seems at that time to have had none whatever , and a perusal of his chapter on that subject in the manuscript volume ' The Jewell of ...
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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.