Over-sett.
When a Ship at sea, with bearing too much saile is borne-over on a side and so founded in the sea, we say she was over∣sett: Sometimes with an extraordinary wind, the ship may be over∣sett, with nothing but the power which the wind may have over her Hull (especially if the wind and current goe contrary: I have heard some say, that disemboa-guing out of the Indies, by Cape Florida (where the current ever setts very strong to the North-ward) that if they have met with a gust at the North, the wind having power over the Hull of the ship a-loft, and the current setting to wind-ward, h•…•…∣ving power of the Hull alone, they have beene in great danger of f•…•…∣dring: Also the turning over of the Cabell or small roape which is quoi∣led-up, is called over-setting; as over-set the Cabell, &c.