The method of building, rigging, apparelling and furnishing his Ma:ties. shipps of warr according to their rates. With the exact proportion and charge of all things requisite thereunto. Also the charge of wages, victualls, & necessaries as well as for ships in harb.r as at sea. The numbers and charg

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The method of building, rigging, apparelling and furnishing his Ma:ties. shipps of warr according to their rates. With the exact proportion and charge of all things requisite thereunto. Also the charge of wages, victualls, & necessaries as well as for ships in harb.r as at sea. The numbers and charge of officers and workmen at each dockyard for building and repairing his Ma:ties. ships &c. The salaries and allowances granted to commissioners & officers of his Ma:ties. Navy. And the whole charge of the same for one year.

Manuscript on paper of a statistical survey of the Royal Navy drawn up by Edward Battine in 1684. This is a transcript of the copy Battine gave to James, Duke of York, with a dedicatory preface dated 23 December 1684.

1 v. (124 p.), numbered 1-138 (12 .p excised) ; 29.5 x 18 cm.

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...

Battine, Edward?, fl. 1684.

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