[39] S.P. Dom. Chas. I, xxxv. 104. Although countersigned by Coke, this warrant is not signed by the Lord High Admiral, so presumably it is a duplicate.

[40] 11 July 1614. He does not mention this in the manuscript.

[41] Probably these amounts should be multiplied by 6.

[42] Thus in November 1591, whilst holding office as Master Shipwright, Chapman, who owned a private yard at Deptford, was paid the bounty of 5s. a ton for building the Dainty of London of 200 tons, 'as an encouragement to him and others to build like ships,' and Phineas was paid the like bounty for building the Resistance. (Cal. S.P. Dom.)

[43] Appendix II, [p. 175].

[44] Salisbury MSS. (Hist. MSS.), i. 276.

[45] Appendix III, [p. 176].

[46] Appendix IV, [p. 179].

[47] Rotherhithe, where their Hall was situated.

[48] Probably it was due to the growing resistance of the City Company of Free Shipwrights.