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A Carthrage.
Is a bag made of canvas, which is reasonable good, being made upon a former, the Diameter whereof must be somewhat smaller then the Sillender of the peece, and of such a length or depth, as that it shall containe just so much powder as is the charge of the Peece: This is wondrous necessary for our great Ordnance in fight, both for speedy lading our Ordnance, and also for saving the powder which is in danger to be fired, if in fight we should use a Ladle: These carthrages are many times made of paper, parchment, or the like, but are not so good as the other: There are also other carthrages, or more pro∣perly, they are to be called cases for carthrages, which are made of Lat∣tin; in which we use to put these other carthrages, to bring almongst the ship, so much the safer from fire till we put them into the Peeces mouth, which is a dare, that in fight, there cannot be too much diligence and or∣der used.