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Is a phrase generally used for the putting-out any sailes, when the yards are aloft; but not if the Maine-yard and ford-yard be stroken downe, so as that the sailes may be loosed before the yards be hoysed: but most properly, it is used to the maine-saile, fore-sailes, and sprit saile (for to top-sailes the more proper terme is, heave-out your top-sailes) because they doe lie in the top; and to the Missen-saile, we say, set the Missen, and not let it fall.