[Circular to the Constructors of the 44 gun Frigates — see page 149] Sir War Office Nov 16^th, 1795 Inclosed is a statement of the Buttocks that lengthen and shorten to give Scarph to the Genspon and to provide for the Stoppors and Nisports, by which you will be enabled to appropriate the timbers to advantage, and prevent the frame from being cut after it is all raised, giving the timbers the best possible shifts, but where the 3^d Futtocks are shortened more than two feet, it will be necessary to shorten the 2^d Futtocks in proportion to regulate the Scarphs — and I have no doubt but you will approve of this method — The short Toptimbers that are to be of Cedar, are also inserted in the same statement — It is thought advisable to run the second Futtocks &^c and [43?] to the Airports instead of cutting the 3^d Futtocks — as the heads of the second Futtocks comes nearest to those Airports — therefore second Futtocks &^c will lengthen [undecipherable: probable reading ft] 2 and second Futtocks 43 will lengthen [undecipherable: probable reading ft] 2.9