The Out-licker.
Is a small peece of timber (some •• or •• yards long, as they have occasion to use it) and it is made fast to the top of the Poope, and so stands right out a-sterne, at the outward most end, there is a hole, into which the standing part of the sheate is made fast, and so being reeved through the block of the sheate; is neeved againe through an other block, which is seased to this peece of timber neere the end, and so the use of this is to hale-downe the Missen sheat to it. This is seldome used in great ships, but the cause why in any-ship it is used, is for that the Missen-mast is placed so far aft, that there is not roome enough within-boord, to hale downe the sheace flat, and so are forced to use this without-boord. The small French Burtons and Al∣lownes, doe use this most of any ships which I have seene; and generally all New-castle Carnels have them.