Salusbury, Thomas, Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I), 1667

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              The Figure of the two Ships emptied as they lie, with the other Ship
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              raiſed up above water.
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              EXPLANATION
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              III.</s>
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              <s>But if it ſo fall out, that you cannot on ſnch an inſtant, finde
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              two Ships of the ſame Bulk with the Ship ſunk, you may take
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              four ſmaller; provided, that all the four together hold twice
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              as much burden as the Ship ſunk, and rather more than leſs. </s>
              <s>Which
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              four ſmall Ships being all firſt cleer'd of their lading, and well ſtopt
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              in all their Skuppers and Portholes (as was ſaid in the two) you muſt
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              couple them with Beams and good Planks, by two and two, as you
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              uſe to do with two Lighters, when you would make a Bridge of
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              them: and theſe two pair of Hoys or Barkes thus coupled together,
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              you muſt afterwards faſten one pair to another, with ſeven of thoſe
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              Tires or Rows of thick and ſtrong Beams tripplicated, as was ſaid in
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              the precedent Explanation; and place them at ſuch a diſtance one
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              pair from another, as that you may leave berth or ſpace enough for
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              the ſunk or foundered Ship to riſe between them, and ſome what
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              more, (as was ſaid of the two.) And though this conjunction of the
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              two pair of Ships, may be made three ſeverall wayes, yet I will have
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              you make the two Poops or Hin decks of the one couple, to lie
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              poſite to the two Poops of the other couple. </s>
              <s>And to make this
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              conjunction, you are to place two Tires of thoſe great Beams along
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              the upper parts of the ſaid Poops, ſo, that they may reſt in the
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              ſide on thoſe leſſer Beams and Planks, where with each of thoſe two
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              pair of Ships were coupled: and each of theſe Orders or Tires of </s>
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