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march. 18. 1679.
The President in the chair.
m
r. moxon Presented his 14 mechanicall Exerci
ses Bound together
in a booke, for the Library - he had the thanks of the Society
and they Incouraged him to proceed in his vndertaking.
The same Propounded Cap
n. Wood as a Candidate of this
Society.
M
r. Bridgman, subscribed his name and was by the Pres
t Admitted A member of this Society.
mr. Perkins being calld vpon for an account of w
t he had been
able to doe about the Collection of voyages Gaue an
account that vpon Inquiry he found, that the greate
st number
of Iournalls of Voyages were In the nauy office, that there
were very few or none either in the Ea
st India or Trini
ty hou
se. He Al
so Deliuerd in a paper conteining the
names of some voyages that had been printed that were
scarce to be had - he was De
sired to proceed w
th his Inqui
ry and to bring in an account of his progre
sse from time to
time which he promi
sed to Doe.
S
r. Robert Redding moued that M
r Blaith wayte might be
consulted w
th. concerning this affair to see what a
ssi
stance
he could Giue
concer in this matter of voyages.
M
r. Perkins shewd some Nayles Ca
st by a founder in new
street in
shoe
=Lane purpo
sely for the
sheathing of
ships they were suppo
sed to
be a mixture of Bra
sse & Lead, tryalls were orderd to
be made w
th. them to see whether they would Ru
st tryalls were
al
so to be made w
th. Iron nayles couerd w
th Lead & tin to see
whether that would preserue them from that Inconuenience
M
r. Bridgeman suppo
sd that the Iournalls of the East India
Company of Holland might be Procured if care were taken
to enquire after them.
The President moued that S
r. Iohn Norborough & Captaine
wood might be spoken to for the procuring their voy
ages. the one to the streights of Magellan and the other
to the North Ea
st.
M
r Hill Related that in an old map of the Magellane
streights
made in the time of Queen Elizabeth, the Pa
ssage to the
southward of tho
se straights was De
scribed, Long before Le mayr
was sayd to haue found it. It was De
sired that this map should be
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