Split.
When the wind hath blowne a saile to peeces, we say the saile is split; Also when sheevers breake, we say they split, if a shot come and breake a Carriage of a Peece, we say, it hath split the Carriage.
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When the wind hath blowne a saile to peeces, we say the saile is split; Also when sheevers breake, we say they split, if a shot come and breake a Carriage of a Peece, we say, it hath split the Carriage.