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 ...
Author
Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
Publication
London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,
1644.
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Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- English.
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A Chamber.

Is a charge made of brasse or iron, which we use to put in at the breech at any murtherer, or fowley, and containes just so much powder, as is fit for to deliver away the murdering shot, or case shot, contained in that Peece: Also the chamber of a great peece of whole

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Ordnance is counted so farre, or so much of it, as doth containe the whole charge it hath.

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