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 losse 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 Books have continued more waighte then they oughte, for there wee found a cable of 16 inches 4/4 entred 2 hundreth waighte heavier then it bare upon the scale, and when it was excused by two yeares drying, wee compared for further triall 46 of these with 46 of like length and size of the best Muscovia provision as both waighed at their size takeing in, and these waighed more by 7 tonne - 2 pounds - 2 hundreths - 26 which in money riseth to 249 - 15 - 6; Againe comparinge a cable of 15 inches of this store with an other from Muscovia of a later making the English that was found heavier 4 hundred 1/2 weight and comparing this making with itself a cable of VI inches .96 fathom weighed but 50 hundred weight - 3 quarters - 21 pounds. and another of VI inches, and but 93 ffathom weighed 56 hundred weight - 0 quarters - 11 pounds which is a difference and above seaven pounds in the price But Beside this probabillitie of abuse in the cordage we finde by cCnfession that 1000 waighte of iron was added to one Bill or other worke then the Kinge's wee heare of much more in this Kinde ./. 5 Cause./ Manye necessary works have beene neglected which might have the Shipps from decaye and workmen suffered to Clamour and dishonour the state whilste his Majesties Treasure hath bene expended upon superfluous emptions namely upon a masse of Bad Cordage for which in the yeare 1609 the
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