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The winding-tackle is thus fitted: A great double block with three sheevers in it, which is fast seased to the end of a small cabell, which is brought about the head of the mast, and so serves for a pendant: this hath a Guye brought to it from the fore-mast, into the block there is reeved a hawser, which is also reeved through an other
double-block, having a strap at the end of it, which strap being put through the eye of the slings is locked into it, with a fidd, and so hoyse the goods: The fall is reeved into the snatch-block, and so brought to the cap-stame, whereby they heave in the goods.