I don't think we've got the varnish thing yet, after all, Sam thought it was an invention that would take in the world, which sounds pretty momentous. It must have had some naval use, he presented it to the Board and they were well pleased. Varnishing charts seems like the obvious use, but take in the world?
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About Sunday 27 January 1666/67
arby • Link
Ah, thanks, MK, I missed the "at a later time".
About Sunday 27 January 1666/67
arby • Link
In the footnote, "Six days after was all in the dust." Um, what?
About Tuesday 9 October 1666
arby • Link
Buskin, "a knee- or calf-length boot", but there's also "bushkin", a half-boot. Same?
About Monday 1 October 1666
arby • Link
I wonder why "mighty wisely"? 'Sent them out again' would have sounded like a completely normal thing to do, but the wisely throws me. Speedily?
About Friday 7 September 1666
arby • Link
the wiki tells me that it traditionally means not mechanically printed or reproduced, so hand written, typed, but the meaning has broadened now.
About Friday 7 September 1666
arby • Link
MS = manuscript
About Wednesday 11 July 1666
arby • Link
I don't think we've got the varnish thing yet, after all, Sam thought it was an invention that would take in the world, which sounds pretty momentous. It must have had some naval use, he presented it to the Board and they were well pleased. Varnishing charts seems like the obvious use, but take in the world?
About Monday 25 June 1666
arby • Link
And don't forget the "orange girls", including Sam's "pretty, witty Nell".
About Tuesday 29 May 1666
arby • Link
"small invitation"?
About Saturday 24 February 1665/66
arby • Link
Thanks Ruben a decade in the past, a wonderful link.