A Horse.
Is a roape which is made fast to one of the fore-mast shrowdes, with a dead-man-eye at the end of it, through which is ree∣ved the pendant of the sprit-saile-sheates; and is for no other use, but to keep the sprit-saile-sheates cleere of the flookes of the Anchor: Also when a man heaves the head of the shrowdes, there is a roape made fast to the shrowdes for him to leane against for falling into the sea; Also they use a roape to set taught the shrowdes, with wale-knots, one end made fast to the shrowdes, to the other, the Lanniers are brought, and so with a hand-speeke turning it, they set taught the Hal∣liards, this is called a Horse: Also those little short roapes, which are seased to the midle of the top-mast, and top-gallant-stages, with a block, wherein are reeved the top-saile and top-gallant bowlings are called Horses.