Will of William Read of Ipswich

The will of William Read, ship builder of Ipswich, has been obtained and is to be found on the lostbrig.net website. William Read left his book entitled 'Stalkard on Naval Architecture' to Ebeneezer Robertson his foreman. 'Stalkard' probably refers to Marmaduke Stalkartt's 'Rudiments and Rules of Ship Building Exemplified in a Series of Draughts and Plans with Observations Tending to Further Improvement of that Important Art.'