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Autobiography of Phineas Pett

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

Year of Publication: 1918Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 09 hours 16 minutes 53 seconds

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