[Appendix IV], italic formatting of heading 'Charter to Shipwrights' removed for consistency with headings of other Appendices.
Index, '[Caesar, Sir]' replaced by 'Cæsar, Sir'.
Index, '[Pett, Peter (son)]' reference to page cxvii changed to xci.
Index, '[Trinity House]', reference to page 314 changed to 214.
Some abbreviations used in the text are explained below:
| Ao | Anno (in the year) |
| Cal. S.P. Dom. | Calendar of State Papers Domestic |
| H.C.A. | High Court of Admiralty |
| N.E.D. | New English Dictionary (late 1800s) |
| N.R.S. | Navy Records Society |
| P.R.O. | Public Records Office |
| S.P.D. | State Papers Domestic |