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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Subject terms: Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- English.
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Priming.

Is so fitting, and filling the touch-holes, with fine-day Powder, and putting in a Priming Iron to pierce the Carthrage, so that that powder being fired, the powder in the Carthrage, may like-wise fire to: for if the powder in the touch-hole be fired, and the rest within the peece goe not off, we say she was not Primed, or not well primed: for this there is powder made very small, and extraordinary drie, and the Gunner hath it in a great home at his Girdle in fight, which horne he cals his Priming-horne: Also the first ground, or Co∣lour which is laid-on, for others to come over, it in painting the Ship is called Priming.