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EL 7002 f.6v Annotate
First transcribed 20 February 2018  +
First transcriber Joshua Callaway  +
Folio 6  +
Parent volume EL 7002  +
Side Verso  +
Status Uploaded image; Transcribed  +
Transcription 3 Cause/ The waighte in his Majesty's sto3 Cause/ The waighte in his Majesty's storehouse at Debtford have<br /> continued many yeares to lighte aboute a pounde in a <br /> hundreth as the clerkes do counfelle, the losse whereof<br /> in 2761 tonne - 4 pounds - 6 hundreths of cordage [?Received] from the contractors<br /> is £828 - 6 shillings - 6 pence and what more hath been loste in the<br /> muscovia cordage and all other prepositions taken in <br /> by these waights we are not able to estimate/. 4 Cause/ As the waighte have lesse, soe the Books have continued<br /> more waighte then they oughte, for there wee found a<br /> cable of 16 inches 4/4 entred 2 hundreth waighte heavier then it<br /> bare upon the scale, and when it was excused by two<br /> yeares drying, wee compared for further triall 46 of <br /> these with 46 of like length and size of the best Muscovia<br /> provision as both waighed at their size takeing in, and<br /> these waighed more by 7 tonne - 2 pounds - 2 hundreths - 26 which in money <br /> riseth to 249 - 15 - 6; Againe comparinge a cable of 15<br /> inches of this store with an other from Muscovia of a later<br /> making the English that was found heavier 4 hundred 1/2 weight and comparing<br /> this making with itself a cable of VI inches .96 fathom<br /> weighed but 50 hundred weight - 3 quarters - 21 pounds. and another of VI inches, and <br /> but 93 ffathom weighed 56 hundred weight - 0 quarters - 11 pounds which is a difference and<br /> above seaven pounds in the price But Beside this probabillitie of abuse in the cordage <br /> we finde by cCnfession that 1000 waighte of iron<br /> was added to one Bill or other worke then the Kinge's<br /> wee heare of much more in this Kinde ./. 5 Cause./ Manye necessary works have beene neglected which <br /> might have the Shipps from decaye and <br /> workmen suffered to Clamour and dishonour the<br /> state whilste his Majesties Treasure hath bene<br /> expended upon superfluous emptions namely upon a<br /> masse of Bad Cordage for which in the yeare 1609 thead Cordage for which in the yeare 1609 the  +
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