Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service by Sir Walter Rawleigh ...
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Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service by Sir Walter Rawleigh ...
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
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London :: Printed by T.W. for Humphrey Moseley ...,
1650.
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England and Wales. -- Royal Navy.
Naval art and science -- Early works to 1800.
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Of the Cookroomes in his Ma∣jesties
Ships.
ANd whereas now the
Cookroomes in all of his
Majesties Ships are made be∣low
in hold in the wast, the
inconveniences thereof are
found many wayes by daily use
and experience. For first it is a
great spoile and annoyance to
all the drinke and victualls
which are bestowed in the
hold, by the heat that comes
from the Cookroome. Besides,
it is very dangerous for fire, and
very offensive with the smoake
and unsavory smells which it
sends from thence. Moreover
it is a great weakening to a
ship to have so much weight
and charge at both the ends, and
nothing in the Mid-Ship,
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which causeth them to warpe,
and (in the Sea-phrase; and
with Marriners) is tearmed
Camberkeeld: whereas if the
Cookroomes were made in the
Forecastle (as very fitly they
might be) all those Inconveni∣ences
above specified, would be
avoyded, and then also would
there be more roome for stow∣age
of victualls, or any other ne∣cessary
provisions, whereof
there is now daily found great
want. And the Commoditie
of this new Cookroome the
Merchants have found to be so
great, as that in all their Ships
(for the most part) the Cook∣roomes
are built in their Fore-Castles,
contrary to that which
hath been anciently used. In
which change notwithstan∣ding,
they have found no incon∣venience
to their dressing of
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meat in foule weather, but ra∣ther
a great ease, howbeit their
Ships goe as long voyages as a∣ny,
and are for their burdens
aswell mann'd. For if any
stormes arise, or the Sea grow
so high as that the Kettle can∣not
Boyle in the Forecastles,
yet having with their Beere and
Bisket, Butter and Cheese, and
with their pickled Herrings,
Oyle, Vineger and Onions, or
with their red Herrings and dry
Sprats, Oyle and Mustard, and
other like provisions that needs
no fire, these supply and varie∣ties
of victualls, will very suf∣ficiently
content and nourish
men for a time, until the storme
be over blowne that kept the
Kettle from boyling.
Notes
The great Inconve∣niences of the Cook∣rooms in all his Majesties Ships made be∣low in hold in the wast.