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When any of the Sheates be not haled home to the Blocks, then they say that the sheate is floane; but when they say, let flie the sheate, that is to let it goe amaine, or as farre as it will: This is most commonly used in great Gusts, for feare of spending the top-masts, or over-setting the ship; for the sheates being floane, doth hold no wind:
I have seene in an extraordinary gust, that when the ship hath beene downe on the quick-side in the water, we have to make her right a∣gaine let flie the sheate, but the gust hath fluttred all the saile to peeces, leaving not any jot, or but some raggs in the bole-roapes.