EL 7002 f.6v Annotate
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3 Cause/
The waighte in his Majesty's storehouse at Debtford have
continued many yeares to lighte aboute a [?pounde]in a
hundreth as the clerkes do counfelle, the cosse whereof
in 2761 tonne - 4 pounds - 6 hundreths of cordage [?Received] from the contractors
is £828 - 6 shillings - 6 pence and what more hath been loste in the
[?muscovia] cordage and all other prepositions taken in
by these waights we are not able to estimate/.
4 Cause/
As the waighte have lesse, soe the 2 Books have continued
more waighte then they oughte, for there were Pound [?of]
cable of it suche 4/4 [?entered] 2 hundreth waighte heavie from it
bare upon the [?pale], and when it was excufed by two
yeares drying, wee compared for further {?fuiall] 46 of
the [?fewe] 46 of like length and size of the best Muscovia
provision as both waighed and their [?size] takeing in, and
these waighed more by 7 tonne - 2 pounds - 2 hundreths - 26 were in money
[Xesete] 249 - 15 - 6; Againe comparinge a cable of 15
[?suche] of their more when other from Muscovia of alated
making the King's the [?was] pound heavier 4 1/2 and comparing
this making [?when] [?sell] a cable of VI suche .96 [?fathom]
weighed but 50 - 3 - 21. and another of VI suche, and
but 93 [?ffathom] weighed 56 - 0 - 11 which is difference [?of]
about seaven pounds in the price
But Before this probabillitie of abuse in the cordage
we finde by confession that 1000 waighte of [?iron/from]
was added to one Bill or other worke then the Kinge's
wee heare of much more in this finde ./.
5 Cause./
Manye necessary works have beene neglected which
might have the Shipps from decaye and
workmen suffered to clamour and dishonour he
state whilst his Majesty's treasure hath beene
expended upon [supXXXont] emptione [?many] upon a
masse of Bad cordage for which in the yeare 1609 the