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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Beake, or Beake-head.

Is that part which is fastned to the Stem of the Ship, and is supporred with a knee, which is fastned into the Stem, and this is called the Maine-knee; to this is fastned the Coller of the Maine-stay. In the Beake-head, the fore-tackes are brought a-boord, and is the proper stand, where men doe handle most part of the sprit-sayle, and sprit-sayle, Top-sayle rigging. And it is also placed for the fashion, to grace the ship. The Beaks-head steeves, or stands steeving, that is, stands very much with the outward most end up, towards the bolt spirit. The Beake-head of the Venetian Argozis, and Shoamsh Galeons, doe see very much: by which we know them afarre off.