Autobiography of Phineas Pett


Read by Lynne T

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Phineas Pett was a Master Shipbuilder from one of England's greatest shipbuilding families of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and kept a journal of his experiences and thoughts at this important and turbulent time in the industry. Although some pages were damaged or lost, the diary was transcribed by Samuel Pepys and preserved in the British Library. It was edited and published in the form of an autobiography by William Gordon Perrin of The Council of the Navy Records Society in 1918. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (9 hr 16 min)

Chapters

Preface 11:18 Read by Lynne T
Introduction - The Shipwrights 45:09 Read by Lynne T
Introduction - The Family of Pett 12:28 Read by Lynne T
Introduction - Phineas Pett 49:35 Read by Lynne T
Introduction - Phineas Pett, Continued 43:36 Read by Lynne T
The Autobiography Part 1 56:31 Read by Lynne T
The Autobiography Part 2 56:20 Read by Lynne T
The Autobiography Part 3 53:00 Read by Lynne T
The Autobiography Part 4 51:14 Read by Lynne T
The Autobiography Part 5 50:08 Read by Lynne T
The Autobiography Part 6 13:03 Read by Lynne T
Grant to Phineas Pett 5:32 Read by Lynne T
Petition of Shipwrights for Incorporation 2:13 Read by Lynne T
Charter to Shipwrights (1605) 7:45 Read by Lynne T
Charter to Shipwrights (1612) 42:23 Read by Lynne T
Charter to Shipwrights (1612) continued 27:28 Read by Lynne T
New Building the Prince Royal at Woolwich 10:09 Read by Lynne T
Petition to the Admiralty 4:26 Read by Lynne T
Stowe MS 2:58 Read by Lynne T
Protest of Trinity House against the Building of the Sovereign 5:27 Read by Lynne T
Ships Built or Rebuilt by Phineas Pett 6:10 Read by Lynne T