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OF A FEARNE, A SCALET, AND A WINCH.
The description of a Fearne, called in French a Guindall, in Netherdutch a Bock, from a Goate, with a Scallet and a Winch, being of excellent use about the traine of Ordnance, Repre∣sented unto you in the fift plate, and 14. 15. and 16. figures following.
THE Carriage being placed in a readinesse, you are then to hoise up your peece into it, which in regard of the weight of it, be it a Canon or any other great peece of Ordnance, cannot be well done without the ingenious help of the Fearne or Ghynne, ropes, a Goats foot or an yron crow, leavers to wind up the Rouler, &c. especially when a wheel is graveled, and sticks fast in some deepe rutt, or rotten ground, then you must use the helpe of the Scallet or Winch, demonstrated unto you in the figures following.
First then you must make and frame your Fearn, according to this model used in the States service, which is accounted the best, number 14. and for the goodnesse of it ought to be pre∣ferred before all others, and for the lightnesse of it may upon a march be laid upon a waggon to be carried along in the train of the Ordnance with the Scallet, Winch, and all appurtenan∣ces thereunto belonging. It is made upon three feet, beames or supporters, triangular-wise, upon which it stands. The demonstration is this a. a. a. are the three feet, which at the top or head of it are industriously joyned together, from b. to c. is the length of it some 13. or 14. foot long: it is framed a foot broad, and half a foot thick, d. and e. showes a great iron bolt with a round head, and at the other end a crosse wedge to clench and joyne it close together, f. g. is the copper hook and ring, upon which the uppermost pullie or Truckle hangeth, h. the uppermost truckle itself, through which the ropes are let down and woundup, i. i. the cable or winding roap, k. the lower truckle above the Rouler, l. l. the plate-work within which the rowler turns in its bed and sockets, m. is the rowler it self, n. n are the ends of the two roaps well pleated and bound about, which are to be put through the eares of your peece which is to be hoised up, o. o. the two oblique yron plated feet, upon which it stands and rests upon the ground, and by reason they are so made, cannot so easily slip away, or sinck into the Earth, but makes the Fearn to stand stedfast and firm, p. p. are the holes into which the two wooden leavers are put into the Rowler and wound up by two men, the one taking out his leaver to put it into an other hole, while the other with all his strength holds the rouler fast, q. are the two winding leavers, r. the Goats foot or yron crow, necessary both for the Fearne, Scallet, and Winch. One of the winding roaps must be at least 25. foot long, and in circumference a Geometricall inch, and one fift part, the ends whereof must be so wreathed and bound fast together, that they must not loosen.
The main roap must be 73. foot long, and 1. and three foure parts of a foot about, the slip must be well wrought and bound about with packthred, which is put through the two holes of the Rowler.