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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Pendants.

A Pendant is a short Roape made fast at one end, either to the head of the Mast, or to a Yard, or to the Clew of a saile, and are in bignesse, according to the places wherein they are used, having at the other end a Block with a Sheever, to Reeve some Running-Roape into it, as the Pendames of the Tackle, which are made fast to the head of the Mast, and so of the Pendants of the Back-stayes which are there made fast, and hang a little way downe on the inside of the Shrowds: Generally, all the yard-armes (excepting the Missen) have Pendants, into which the Braces are reeved, and by them they are easily knowne. Also they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 those Colours, which are hung-out on the yard armes, or from the head of the Mast for a shew, to beautifie the ship, Pendants.