Salusbury, Thomas
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Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I)
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1667
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The Figure of the two Ships emptied as they lie, with the other Ship
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EXPLANATION
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>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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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. </
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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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