An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England : in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlbourgh [sic] : relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests, apportioning of publick taxes, the conservacy [sic] of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames, the surveys of the Thames, &c. : herewith is also published at large the proceedings relating to the mill'd-lead-sheathing, and the excellency and cheapness of mill'd-lead in preference to cast sheet-lead for all other purposes whatsoever : also, A treatise of naval philosophy

An account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England : in a discourse by way of letter to the Earl of Marlbourgh [sic] : relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests, apportioning of publick taxes, the conservacy [sic] of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames, the surveys of the Thames, &c. : herewith is also published at large the proceedings relating to the mill'd-lead-sheathing, and the excellency and cheapness of mill'd-lead in preference to cast sheet-lead for all other purposes whatsoever : also, A treatise of naval philosophy

Treatise of naval philosophy|New invention of mill'd lead|Survey of the buildings and encroachments on the River Thames, on both sides

London : Printed for James Astwood, and are to be sold by Ralph Simpson ..., 1691.

[16], cxxv, [19], 132 p., [1] folded double leaves of plates ; 15 cm. (12mo)

L2009F43 1691

(OCoLC)08036642

First work (letter to Marlbourgh) signed on p. cxxv: T.H.; 2nd work: title on leaf f4r: "The new invention of mill'd lead : for sheathing of ships against the worm, better for sailing, and cheaper above cent. per cent. than the old way with boards ..." London : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1691; has separate pagination, though the signatures are continuous with the first work; 3rd work: caption title on leaf F11r: A treatise of naval philosophy : in three parts ...
Signatures: pi2 [cross]6 A12 b-f12 B-F12 G6.
Plate: "A survey of the buildings and encroachments on the River Thames, on both sides ..."
Errata: p. [cxxvi]
Work on apects of shipbuilding; largely concerned with advocating the use of milled lead sheathing for naval vessels.
Armorial bookplate: Sr. Robert Clayton of the City of London Knight Alderman & Mayor thereof Ano. 1679; modern armorial bookplate on front free endpaper: James Whatman.
Ms. annotations dated 1701 & probably by Sir Robert Clayton on p. 116 & inserted leaf "To be added to pag. 116[?]": corroborating the favorable opinions of milled lead, "here at last it may very properly be observed that the N.B. (plainly by their actions how impartial so ever they would seeme in their conduct) have all along been great discourageous of this M.L. in everything; especially since about the time of the plumber's trialls in 1678 when they began to lay the L. sheathing aside upon pretence of objections and complaints of its eating the rudder irons which they finished by their report in 1682 ..."

Wing (2nd ed.) H265

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