To Ride.
We say a ship Rides, whenas her Anchors doe hold her fast, so as that she doth not drive away with the tide or wind: for though she sheere from one side to the other, yet if her Anchors doe hold fast, and come not home, we say she Rides: To Ride a good Roade, that is to Ride, where the sea, and wind had much power over the ship, and straine her Cabels very hard: Note a ship rides easiest, and with more securitie, having but two Cabels splised together (which they call a shot) then she will by three single Cabels, for the length of the shot will give her more scope, to play, and rise upon the sea with ease; for by reason also of the waight, the ship can hardly straine it: For when a great sea comes to yerk-up the ship, the shot is long before it comes to straining, that the force of the sea will be past before it can come up to beare so much stresse, as a shorter Cabell would doe: The deeper the water is, the worser it is to Ride, and requires much more Cabell in proportion then showler-water, the sea will breake more, yet it hath not that power and waight which the deep water hath, when we Ride any extraordinary roade, we strike downe our top-masts, and bring our yards alongst ships, in much wind especially: To