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Knuffler, to discourse with us about his engine to blow up ships. We concluded nothing: but shall discourse with the Duke of York to-morrow about it. 16th. Walked to White Hall; and an houre or two in the Parke, which is now very pleasant. Here the King and Duke come to see their fowle play. The Duke took very civil notice of me. 17th.
On the 25th of January he met Sir Richard Brown, and discussed with him Sir N. Crisp's project for "making a great sluice in the king's lands about Deptford, to be a wet-dock to hold 200 sail of ships. But the ground, it seems, was long since given by the king to Sir Richard." On the 14th of March the German Dr Knuffler "came to discourse about his engine to blow up ships.
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