Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary, 1695
… of the Ordnance, has appointed to be at Woolwich to see an experiment made by Colonel Richards of his new invented … on board the well boats on occasions. Mr. Meesters made an experiment on board one of the new Dutch bombvessels, by … powder. On Wednesday next Colonel Richards is to make an experiment of his newlyinvented engineto prevent ships from …
