The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...

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Title: The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...
Author: Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,; 1644.
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The Missen.

When we say the Missen, it is meant, that we speake of the saile, not of the mast, (as set the Missen, that is, fit the Missen-saile;) Change the Missen, (that is, bring the yard to the other side of the mast; and so the tack to the other boord:) And so, speek the Missen, (that is, put the yard right up and downe by the mast:) Spell the Mis∣sen (that is, let goe the Sheate and peeke it up) the use of the Missen, is to keepe the Ship close to a wind. Note, if a Ship gripe too much, then we use no Missen, for then she will never keep out of the wind; Sometimes also, we use the Missen when we are at an Anchor, to back the Ship a-sterne, to keep her from fouling her Anchor upon the tur∣ning of the tide: (sometimes also, we tie with the Missen: Some great long Ships require two Missens, then they call that next the maine-mast, the maine-missen; that next the Poope, the Bonaventure Missen.