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And that somuch is sould for unserviceable … And that somuch is sould for unserviceable stuffe may not seem<br />
strange whilst the shipps are surveyed only by a Clerke, a<br />
Master or his deputy and the Boateswaine of the shipp, whereof<br />
the Boateswaine and deputy are contractors for that whereof<br />
they are disposers and the Clerk is neither sworne nor accom<br />
ptable to the king, for as sometimes they sticke not to passe<br />
away for unserviceable, that w[hi]ch is noted to be serviceable<br />
upon their owne Books.
Like waste hath been made of sailes and saile canvas for<br />
though upon survey we finde wanting at leaste 182 sailes<br />
of all sorts in these few shipps that are serviceable w[hi]ch can<br />
hardly be supplied (if all be made new ) w[i]th £2000 charge; yet<br />
in the time of their decay there have bene boughte at least<br />
2000 boultes of canvas w[hi]ch have cost his Majesty neare<br />
£3000,and might have maintained all the sailes in good <br />
state if they had bene well imployed as the sailemaker<br />
doth confesse.
We might add the whole sale that was made of cordage<br />
canvas and other remaines of the last Triumph above<br />
Bridge for which one man paid £182.14s.11d.
And the havock of deale boardes and of Ironworke and of the <br />
old Timber of all shipps whereof parte hath beene sould<br />
to inferiour officers and others, and moste carryed away by the<br />
workmen themselves. And lastly of old kettles, potts panns<br />
shivers of brasse of good price and such like utensils sold away<br />
likewise to the clerks or others.
8 CAUSE <br />
Manye unnecessarye and unfitt charges are caste upon the<br />
King; as firste the transportacon of old ships w[hi]ch are brought<br />
from Chatham to Woolwich or Debtford onely to be torne<br />
downe there and built new from the keele this hath cost the <br />
kinge in the 4 shipps now in dock not soe little as 1000 markes.
Againe the greate Building, enlarging, taking to Kent,<br />
and furnishing of houses to private uses, thenterteyning<br />
of unservicieable men of all trades, boyes and children<br />
and impotent persons, and above all these, sellinge of persons, and above all these, sellinge of +
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