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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To Pay.

Is the same that Parcelling is, only wanting the Canvas: for we call it, Paying a Seame, when after it is Caulked, we heate Pitch to lay upon the Seame, to keep is from being preised with the water: we also use no Tar to this: Also when we grave a Ship, we call the laying on the stuffe (what ere it be, Rozen and Brimstone, and Oyle, or the like: Paying her, for they say, Pay her up to the Bends: Pay thick, or the like.) Also when a Ship is to Tack, and that all her Sailes are a-Back-Stayes (that is flat against the Shrowds and M•…•…, so as we are sure she will not fall back againe) we say she is Pay•…•…, and then we let rise the Tack, and hale the sheates, and so come to lay the head the other way.