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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Spunge.

The spunge of a Peece of Ordnance, is that which makes it cleane; they are commonly Sheep-skinnes put at the end of a staffe, which is made somewhat bigger there according to the bore of the Peece, so as the spung may goe in full and close, but not too straight: but we have it also fitted to the ends of a stiffe roape, so is the rammer also, to spunge, and lade within-boord: we ever spunge a Peece of Ordnance, before we put in Powder. In fight, when the Ordnance is plied fast, to keep it from heating, we wet the spunges: Urine is the best, but else with Vineger, water, or what we have.