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The Autobiography of Phineas Pett

Phineas Pett

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  • Book language: English
  • 316 pages

The Autobiography of Phineas Pett is the memoir of an English shipwright, edited by W. G. Perrin for the Navy Records Society. In it Pett recounts his professional life in shipbuilding and naval administration in early seventeenth-century England. It offers a firsthand view of the Stuart navy and is valuable for listeners interested in maritime and administrative history.

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PUBLICATIONS

OF THE

NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY

VLjƯ. LI.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PHINEAS PETT

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
PHINEAS PETT
EDITED BY
W. G. PERRIN
publisher's colophon
PRINTED FOR THE NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY
MDCCCCXVIII
THE COUNCIL
OF THE
NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY
1917-1918
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PATRON
THE KING

PRESIDENT
THE RIGHT HON. LORD GEORGE HAMILTON, G.C.S.I.
VICE-PRESIDENTS
CORBETT,
SIR JULIAN
..,
F.S.A.
CUSTANCE,
ADMIRAL
SIR
G.C.B.,
REGINALD
N.,
К.С.М.G., С.V.О., D.C.L.
FIRTH,
PROFESSOR C. H.,
LL.D., F.B.A.
GRAY, ALBERT, K.C., C.B.
COUNCILLORS
АТКІNSON, С. Т.
BETHELL, ADMIRAL HON. SIR
А.Е., К.С.В., К.С.М.G.
BRINDLEY, HAROLD H.
CALLENDER, GEOFFREY A. R.
DARTMOUTH, THE EARL OF,
К.С.В.
DESART, THE EARL OF, K.C.B.
DEWAR, COMMANDER ALFRED
С., R.N.
GOUGH-CALTHORPE,
VICEADMIRAL THE HON. SIR
SOMERSET
А.,
К.С.В.,
С.V.O.
GUINNESS, САРТАIN
HON.
RUPERT E. C., C.B., C.M.G.,
М.Р., R.N.V.R., AD. C.
KENYON, SIR FREDERIC G.,
К.С.В., D.Litt., F.B.A.
LEYLAND, JOHN
MARSDEN, R. G.
MILFORD HAVEN, ADMIRAL
THE MARQUESS OF, P.C.,
G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G.,
LL.D., AD. C.

MURRAY, JOHN, C.V.O.

NEWBOLT, SIR HENRY

OTTLEY, REAR-ADMIRAL SIR

CHARLES L., K.C.M.G., C.B.,

M.V.O.

PARRY, SIR C. HUBERT, BT.,

С.V.О.

POLLEN, ARTHUR H.

RICHMOND,

САРТАIN

HERBERT W., R.N.

COMMANDER

ROBINSON,

CHARLES N., R.N.

SANDERSON, LORD, G.C.B.,

К.С.М.G., I.S.O.

SLADE, ADMIRAL SIR EDMOND

J. W., K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O.

SMITH, COMMODORE AUBREY

С. Н., М.V.О., R.N.

TANNER, J. R., Litt.D.

SECRETARY

LIEUT .- COLONEL W. G. PERRIN, O.B.E., R.A.F., Admiralty, S.W.

HON. TREASURER

SIR W. GRAHAM GREENE, K.C.B., Ministry of Munitions, S.W.

THE COUNCIL of the NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY wish it to be distinctly understood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observations that may appear in the Society's publications. For these the responsibility rests entirely with the Editors of the several works.

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Contents

  1. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PHINEAS PETT
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PHINEAS PETT
  6. APPENDICES
  7. INDEX
  8. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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