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Early prose and poetical works of John Taylor, the water poet
Early prose and poetical works of John Taylor the water poet Author:John Taylor 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: AN ARMADA NAVY OF 103 SHIPS AND OTHER VESSELS WHICH Have the art to sail by Land as well as by Sea. Morally rigged, manned, munitioned, appointed, ... more » Set forth, and victualled With 32 sorts of ling, and with other Provisions of fish and flesh. The names of tht ships are on the next page. THE NAMES OF THE SHIPS, WITH THE NUMBERS OF THE SQUADRONS. 1.—The Lord-Ship, whose squadron was of ships and other vessels, twelve in all. 2.—The Scholar-Ship, with ten others in all. 3.—The Lady-Ship, with twelve others. 4.—The Goo'dfellow-Ship, with twelve others. 5.—The Apprentice-Ship, with four others. 6.—The Court-Ship, with eleven others. 7.—The Friend-Ship, with four others. 8.—The Fellow-Ship, with five others. 9.—The Footman-Ship, with five others. 10.—The Horseman-Ship, with four others. 11.—The Surety-Ship, with seven others. 12.—The Wor-Ship, with three others. 13.—The Woodman-Ship, with seven others. Besides, there were seven other needless ships, which were in the nature of voluntaries, or hangers-on upon the navy, as, namely, the Merry Carry-on, the Knave's-In- crease, the Superfluous, the Careless, the Idle, the Coxcomb, the Braggart. And whatsoever he be, that hath, or doth not sail in some one ship of this my fleet, let him come to me, and I will ship him and give him double wages. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL AND TRULY GENEROUS SIR JOHN FEARNE, Kuigkt. Noble Sir, The world sufficiently knows that you know what Ships and shipping are, that you have ploughed the dangerous ocean, and furrowed over the ragged bosom of Neptune ; yet nevertheless I know that you have took notice of my old and weather-beaten Laud-Navy, being built without either timber or iron, rigged without ropes or cordage, whose ordnance are discharg...« less