Chapter V: New Building the Prince Royal at Woolwich

[=Pipe Office Declared Account No. 2249=]

[_N.B.--Spelling and numerals modernised_]

Mathew Baker, one of his Majesty's Master Shipwrights, for his pains and charges in many journeys between Deptford and Woolwich during the time of the new building of his Majesty's ship the Prince Royal, by special command from the Lord Treasurer and the Lord Admiral of England

10_l._

Robert Beake and Paul Isackson, painters, for painting and gilding his Highness' ship the Prince Royal with fine gold and divers colours wrought and laid in oil, finding at their own charge all manner of stuff and workmanship: viz. the beakhead three times primed and stopped; his Majesty's arms and badges, with divers beasts, and the Prince's arms all gilded with fine gold and wrought in oil colours

62_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._

For both the sides, and all the carved work on both the sides, as well on the backside as foreside, three times primed and stopped; with his Majesty's whole arms and badges on the two upper strakes; the Prince's arms and badges on the third strake; the great mask head on the fourth strake; all the foresaid arms, with very much other work, and the lower strake all gilded and wrought in oil colours

190_l._

For the galleries, three on each side, priming three times; the lower galleries with his Majesty's beasts and badges; the third with the like and very much other work; all gilded and wrought in oil colours

100_l._

For the upright in the stern with his Majesty's whole arms and badges; on the first, second and third galleries on the stern, with his Majesty's arms and beasts, and the Prince's also; on the lower counter two great mask heads three times primed and stopped, all gilded and laid in oil colours

140_l._

For all the bulkheads, the first in the poop, the second afore the Master's cabin, the third afore the Prince's cabin, the fourth and fifth in the waist with the bellhouse, the sixth and seventh afore the forecastle, thereon some of his Majesty's badges and much other work, three times primed and stopped, gilded and wrought in oil colours

45_l._ 10_s._

For all the timbers within the board, and all the plansers[615] afore and abaft, double primed and stopped and laid in oil colours

10_l._

For the galleries within board, primed and stopped and laid in oil colours

6_l._

For the Prince's lodging cabin, very curiously wrought and gilded with divers histories, and very much other work in oil colours

164_l._

For the state cabin, gilded and very curiously wrought with divers histories, and much other works, wrought in oil colours and varnished

90_l._

For the room abaft the stateroom, wrought overhead and on each side with sundry figures in oil colours

15_l._

For the Master's cabin wrought and varnished, with his mate's cabins, primed and laid in oil colours

110_s._

And for all the works under the half deck, double primed and stopped, with very much works, and up the stairs to the half deck, all laid in oil colours

40_l._

In all

868_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._

Sebastian Vicars, for carved works by him wrought and performed aboard his Highness' ship the Prince, lately new built at Woolwich. That is to say, in the beakhead for carving the George, 20_l._; the trailboard, 10_l._; the sideboard, 16_l._; of two boards for the half rail between the planchers, 9_l._; of 14 brackets for both, 13_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._; of two lions for the half rail, 50_s._; of a serpent for the tacks, 13_s._ 4_d._; of two great mask heads for the two hawsers, and of two fish heads for steadying the main knee, 30_s._; for carving the sides without board, viz: of 104 brackets along the sides without board, 12_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._; of 47 compartments in the lower strake, 110_s._; of 14 great lion heads for the round ports, 10_l._; of 12 Prince's badges in the middle strake, 12_l._; for carving 9 compartments in the same strake, 110_s._; of the King's badges on the sides without board, 22_l._; of one pair of the King's arms and another of the King's and Queen's together, 15_l._; of four terms[616] on either side the arms, 75_s._; of four ports, two in the bow and two in the quarter abaft, with four taffrails, 110_s._; of 4 scuttles of windows, 4_l._; of 8 trophies in the upper strake, 110_s._; of 14 brackets in the narrow strake and 12 compartments, 55_s._; and of four hansing pieces in the waist, 53_s._ 4_d._; for carving the two sides in the lower gallery, 20_l._; of 26 brackets, 6_l._; of 12 supporters under the galleries, 6_l._; and of the frieze round about, 8_l._; for carving of 6 panels with stories on the middle of the gallery, 18_l._; of 16 arches, 60_s._; of ten great terms, 10_l._; of 14 little terms, 6_l._ 10_s._; of two great badges of the Prince's, 8_l._; of four of the Prince's letters, 25_s._; of ten Dragons for supporters, 100_s._; of two great arches within the galleries, 13_s._ 4_d._; and of four hansing pieces, 40_s._; for the carving the two sides on the upper gallery, 15_l._; of the ten brackets, 40_s._; of eight beasts, 70_s._; of ten taffrails, 25_s._ 8_d._; for carving of four great terms in the stern, 6_l._; of three great arches, 60_s._; of two great lions' heads, 33_s._ 4_d._; of the rudder head and tiller, 20_s._; of the planks cross the stern, 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._; of the frieze, 4_l._; of seven brackets, 33_s._ 4_d._; of two dragons, 40_s._; of seven pendants, 68_s._; of eight terms, 7_l._ 10_s._; of six arches, 25_s._; of the Prince's badges, 4_l._; of two letters on either side of the badge, 16_s._; of two pieces of Victory and Fame, 7_l._; of the plank cross the stern in the upper gallery, 7_l._; of six brackets, 25_s._; of six beasts, 66_s._ 8_d._; and of five taffrails, 15_s._; for carving the King's arms ten foot wide in the upright, 22_l._; and of two pyramids with two boys sitting on the top showing for Peace or War, 6_l._; for carving four terms for the doors in the forecastle, 35_s._; of a frieze round about, 35_s._; of four terms and four cartowes,[617] 55_s._; and of two hansing pieces, 40_s._; for carving of six terms and six cantlappers[618] and two arches for the doors in the forecastle within board, 6_l._; of three orpins,[619] 73_s._ 4_d._; of six brackets, 15_s._; of four badges of the King's, 60_s._; and of the bellhouse and knights' heads, 56_s._ 8_d._, for carved work in the bulkhead abaft, viz. of six terms and six cantlappers, 6_l._; of four cantlappers and six arches to give light under the half deck, 35_s._; of seven brackets and six compartments in the narrow frieze, 35_s._; for carving twelve arches on both the sides of the half deck and of 28 brackets, 7_l._; for carving of six terms for three doors and six cantlappers with three arches on the quarter deck, 9_l._; of two terms and two cantlappers, 30_s._; and of two hansing pieces and the knights' heads, 30_s._; and for carving two orpins and two brackets on the roundhouse, 20_s._; and of two hansing pieces, 20_s._ In all 441_l._ 4_d._

FOOTNOTES:

[615] Elsewhere spelt 'Planchers' and 'Plansters,' now usually spelt 'Planeshears.' The planks covering the tops of the timbers and forming a shelf below the gunwale.

[616] Terminal pieces.

[617] Cartouches; modillions or corbels.

[618] _I.e._ cantilevers, or projecting brackets.

[619] Harpins or ribbands.