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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To Mount.

Mounting a peece af Ordnance, is taken in two sen∣ses, that is, either to put them upon, and in their Carriages, (as we say, the Ships Ordnance are not mounted, that is, not on their Carriages) or else when they are in their Carriages, and the mouth of her lies too low for the marke, we say, Mount the Peece higher; But if she lie with her mouth too high for the marke, we say, Let fall the Peece a little, and not dis-mount the Peece; for to dis-mount the Peece, is to take it out of the Carriage, or that the Carriage is not serviceable: as in fight, when a shot hath taken, or broken a Carriage, we say, the Peece is dis-mounted.