Works of the Camden Society (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 16H. my propositions of the lyke nature and some more difficulte, I Ma? 8- have hetherto performed more then promesed to others, I doubt not but be able to shewe much more perfection in the service of my owne King. In fyne I am sure of doing it upon the frayme of demonstrable proofes I have made, applying all my experience and tryall of that mater in one perfect vessell, and wishe onelye his Majestye had somme store of them for his owne safetye, and prefer that wishe befor any other wishe to my selfe of performance. It is trewe that it is not possible to give a perfytte demonstration of the thing without it doinge, and if I had my meanes maid over to me for certane lands to be sould by agreement in the bargan in Kennelwoorthe to the Prince, as yow well know and Mr. Yattes,1 I would not fayle, uppon such orders as his Majestye would command me, to make one of my owne charrges, referring the recompence to his gratiousues, in all wherin my honour nor honestye may not be taxed, and, wherof I am sure his Majesty's goodnes would have principall consideration, and to that I referre me. In the meane tyme, to give his Majestye some demonstrable reason that it is possible to make a vessell of dowble the force to his gallions, that is to saye, 10 for 20, I will argwe this by example of others, and proofes of some thinges I have doun. First, for example, his Majestye maye informe himselfe that 10 of his owne gallions is well able to beate 20 of the King of Spaynes, as hathe bene proved, though they be bigger then his. And the reason is, the qualitye of shippe to be swyfter and there ordinance plaiced for more advantage, by which advantage they maye take the wynde of these huge gallions and sincke them, becaus in fincking consistithe the moderne secretes of fight, and not in boording as ...