Six dialogues about sea-services between an high-admiral and a captain at sea ... / by Nathaniel Boteler, Esq. ...
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- Six dialogues about sea-services between an high-admiral and a captain at sea ... / by Nathaniel Boteler, Esq. ...
- Author
- Boteler, Nathaniel.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Moses Pitt ...,
- 1685.
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- England and Wales. -- Royal Navy.
- Warships.
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"Six dialogues about sea-services between an high-admiral and a captain at sea ... / by Nathaniel Boteler, Esq. ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30738.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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To the Honourable Samuel Pepys Esq; Secretary to the Admiralty.
SIR,
MEeting with this Book in Manuscript, and liking well the Contents thereof, I de∣sired some of my Friends to give me their opinions of it; which they freely did, and told me that they thought it would be a use∣ful Treatise, not only for Sea∣men, but also for all those that are curious to be informed in the Menage of Shipping, whereup∣on I was incouraged to under∣take the Printing of it. But the Author neither having re∣commended his Book by any Dedication, nor Preface▪ I
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thought my self obliged to beg the Protection of some person eminently skilful in these mat∣ters, to make it the more accep∣table to the Ingenious; and knowing your great experience in the subject treated of, and how great a Patron and Encou∣rager you are of the improve∣ment of Navigation, I presume to lay it at your Feet; and if you shall please to accept it favour∣ably, and afford it a good Cha∣racter; I hope the benefit will be to the Reader, as well as to the Bookseller, who is,
SIR,
Your most Humble Servant, MOSES PITT.
May 19 1685.