To Set a-Land Sun. or, Ship by the Compasse.
That is to observe
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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- 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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- Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
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- London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,
- 1644.
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by Compasse, how the land beares upon any point of the Compasse, this they use most commonly to doe, when they are going off to sea from any land, to marke how it did beare off them, that thereby they may keepe the better accompt, and direct their course: Also they use to set the Sun by the Compasse, that is, to marke upon what point it is, to know thereby the hea••e of the day: So when two ships saile in sight (especially, when a man of War chases a ship) they will set her by the Compasse, that is, marke upon what point she beares, then if they stand both one way, as commonly they doe, if the chase strive to goe away, by his we know, whether we reach-forth upon her, that is, out-saile her, if we bring her forth, she out-sailes us, if we bring her aft, we out-saile her, if we alter not, then we goe both alike; as for example, the wind being at North, we stand both a-way West, and the chase beares North-west (that will be on any weather-bow) then if in saileing, I bring her to beare North-west, and I by North, I have brought her a point aft, and if I bring her North, I have brought her just with any mid-ship beame, and so I see I fetch upon her, and it is called bringing aft; because, whereas before, she bare upon my loofe, now she bares upon my quarter.