A sea grammar vvith the plaine exposition of Smiths Accidence for young sea-men, enlarged. Diuided into fifteene chapters: what they are you may partly conceiue by the contents. Written by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes gouernour of Virginia, and admirall of Nevv-England.

The CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

OF Dockes and their definitions, and what belongs to them. fol. 1

CHAP. II.

How to build a Ship, with the definition of all the principall names of euery part of her, and her principall timbers, also how they are fixed one to another, and the reasons of their vse. 2

CHAP. III.

How to proportion the Masts and Yards for a Ship, by her Beame and Keele. 15

CHAP. IIII.

The names of all the Masts, Tops, and Yards belonging to a Ship. 17

CHAP. V.

How all the Tackling and Rigging of a Ship is made fast one to another, with the names and reasons of their vse. 18

CHAP. VI.

What doth belong to the Boats and Skiffe, with the definition of all those thirteen Ropes which are only properly called Ropes belonging to a Ship or a Boat, and their vse. 26

CHAP. VII.

The names of all sorts of Anchors, Cables, and Sailes, and how they beare their proportions, with their vse. Also how the Ordnance should be placed, & the goods stowed a Ship. 29

CHAP. VIII.

The charge and duty of the Captaine of a Ship, and euery office and officer in a man of warre. 34

CHAP. IX.

Proper Sea tearmes for diuiding the Company at Sea, and

CHAP. X.

Proper Sea tearmes for the Winds, Ebbes, Flouds, and Eddies, with their definitions, and an estimate of the depth of the Sea, by the height of the Hils & largenesse of the Earth. 46

CHAP. XI.

Proper Sea tearmes belonging to the good or bad condition of Ships, how to find them and amend them. 52

CHAP. XII.

Considerations for a Sea Captaine in the choise of his Ship, and inplacing his Ordnance. In giuing Chase, Boording, and entring a man of war like himself, or a defending Merchant man. 54

CHAP. XIII.

How to manage a fight at Sea, with the proper tearmes in a fight largely expressed, & the ordering a Nauy at Sea. 59

CHAP. XIV.

The names of all sorts of great Ordnance, and their appurtenan∣ces, with their proper tearmes and expositions, also diuers obseruations concerning their shooting, with a Table of pro∣portion for their weight of metall, weight of powder, weight of shot, and there best at randome and point blanke inlar∣ged. 64

CHAP. XV.

How they diuide their shares in a man of Warre; what Bookes and Instruments are fit for a Sea man, with diuers aduer∣tisements for young Gentlemen that intend to follow the Sea, and the vse of the petty Tally. 72

THe Expositions of all the most difficult words seldome vsed but amongst sea men: where you finde the word in the Margent in that breake against it: you shall find the exposition so plainly and briefly, that any willing capa∣city may easily vnderstand them.