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OF Boats there are diuers sorts, but those be¦longing to ships, are called either the long Boat or ships Boat, which should bee able to weigh her sheat anchor, those will liue in any reasonable sea, especially the long Boat; great ships haue also other small Boats called Shallops and Skiffes, which are with more
ease and lesse trouble rowed to and againe vpon any small occasion. To a Boat belongs a mast and saile, a stay sheat & Halyard, Rudder & Rudder irons, as to a ship, also in any discouery they vse a Tarpawling, which ia a good peece of Canuas washed ouer with Tar, to couer the Bailes or hoopes ouer the sterne of their Boat, where they lodge in an harbor which is that you call a Tilt couered with wad∣mall in your Wherries; or else an Awning, which is but the bo••s saile, or some peece of an old saile brought ouer the yard and stay, and boumed out with the boat hooke, so spread ouer their heads, which is also much vsed, as well a shore as in a ship, especially in hot countreys to keepe men from the extremity of heat or wet which is very oft infecti∣ous. Thoughts are the sea••s whereon the Rowers fit; and Thowles small pins put into little holes in the Gunwaile or vpon the Boats side, against which they beare the oares when they row, they haue also a Daued, and also in long Boats a windlesse to weigh the anchor by, which is with more ease than the ship can. The two arching timbers a∣gainst the Boat head are called Carlings. Man the Boat is to put a Gang of men, which is a company into her, they are commonly called the Coxswaine Gang who hath the charge of her. Free the Boat is to baile or cast out the wa∣ter. Trim the Boat is to keepe her stright.Winde the Boat is to bring her head the other way. Hold water is to stay her. Forbeare is to hold still any oare you are cōmanded, or on the broad, or whole side. A fresh Spell is to releeue the Rowers with another Gang, giue the Boat more way for a dram of the bottell, who saies Amends, one and all, Vea, vea, vea, vea, vea, that is, they pull all strongly together.
The Entering rope is tied by the ships side, to hold by as you goe vp the Entering ladder, cleats, or wailes.
The Bucket rope that is tied to the Bucket by which you hale and draw water vp by the ships side.
The Bolt ropes are those wherein the sailes are sowed.
maine yard, another to the fore yard close to the ties, ree∣ued thorow a blocke which is seased close to the top, and to comes downe by the mast, and is reeued thorow another blocke at the bottome of the mast close by the decke; great ships haue on each side the ties one, but small ships none: the vse is to helpe to hoise vp the yard to succour the ties, which though they breake yet they would hold vp the mast.
The Preuenter rope is a little one seased crosse ouer the ••ies, that if one part of them should breake, yet the other should not runne thorow the Rams head to indanger the yard.
The Top ropes are those wherewith we set or strike the maine or fore Top masts, it is reeued thorow a great blocke seased vnder the Cap, reeued thorow the heele of the Top mast thwart ships, and then made fast to a ring with a clinch on the other side the Cap, the other part comes downe by the ties, reeued into the Knights, and so brought to the Capstaine when they set the Top masts.
The Keele rope, you haue read in the building, is of haire in the Keele to scower the Limber holes.
The Rudder rope is reeued thorow the stem post, and go∣eth thorow the head of the Rudder, and then both ends spliced together, serues to saue the Rudder if it should bee strucke off the irons.
The Cat rope is to hale vp the Cat.
The Boy rope is that which is tied to the boy by the one end, and the anchors flooke by the other.
The Boat rope is that which the ship doth tow her Boat by, at her sterne.
The Ghest rope is added to the Boat rope when shee is towed at the ships sterne, to keepe her from shearing, that is, from swinging to and againe; for in a stiffe gale she will make such yawes, and haue such girds, it would indanger her to bee torne in peeces, but that they vse to swift her, that is, to incircle the Gunwaile with a good rope, and to that make fast the Ghest rope.
A long Boat.
Awning.
A Gang.
Free or Baile.
Vea, vea, vea.
The Entering rope.
Bucket rope.
Bolt ropes.
Port ropes.
••eare rope.
Preuenter rope.
Top ropes.
Keele ropes.
Rudder rope.
Cat rope.
Boy rope.
Boat rope.
Ghest rope. Shearing.
Swifting.