Marine Terms - Revision history

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 '''Tack''' ("keeping her helme a Lea, upon on Tack, and hard a weather on her other Tack" (HCA 13/73))
-'''Tackle''' ("all and singular the Tackle Apparrell funiture and things belonging
+'''Tackle''' ("all and singular the Tackle Apparrell funiture and things belonging to the said ship y:e ''Oporto Merchant''" (HCA 13/73))
 to the said ship y:e ''Oporto Merchant''" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Tackling''' ("Cut downe y:e maine mast. by the board. and cut away. y:e Ropes and Tackling thereto belonging" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Tierce''' ("in the lading of cotton wools It is the usuall way and Custome first to lay a tierce of baggs, and then to steeve in as many more as are Layd in the Tierce" (HCA 13/71 f-19v))

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 '''Boatswaines Mate''' ("EDWARD CARR of Westow in the County of Durham Mariner at first a common mariner & afterwards Boatswaines Mate of the sayd shipp the ''Vine'' aged twenty one yeares or thereabouts a witness" (HCA 13/71 f.307v))
 '''Boatswayne''' ("att y:e sayd shipps arrivall in Norway the sayd Batsons and Companies facto:r here did putt on board the sayd shipp forty five horses or thereabouts for their use and accompt, to be carryed and transported from thence to the Barbadoes And y:e sayd James Cooke and Maynard Johnson as matee and Boatswayne were by their plans to looke unto and have care of the stowage thereof, and to see that y:e stanchions in which they were to be placed were strong and good" (HCA 13/71 f. 168r))
-'''Bolt spritt''' (whether the ''Prospous'' did not runne her ?bolt spritt betweene the misson mast & misson shrowdes of the Swanne on the star board quarter?" (HCA 23/19); "notwithstanding this neglect in them the sd ship Hopefull Seaventure by gods blessing upon y:e endeavo:r of the XX M:r & Company went clere of the Comfort & never touched her head Boltspritt masts or any pt of the yards, or any thing els belonging to her only y:e yard arme of the spritsaile w:ch was soe slightly touched that noe XXX was done to it or to the sd ship Comfort of his surtaine knowledge of this depo:T who was an eye witnes thereof, and saith that such touching the sd yard arme might have bin easily p:rvented if the M:r & Company of the Comfort or any of them had bin at hand to have put their XXXX a port or topped their sprittsaile yard" (HCA 13/76 Part One f.55r))
+'''Bolt spritt''' (whether the ''Prosperous'' did not runne her bolt spritt betweene the misson mast & misson shrowdes of the Swanne on the star board quarter?" (HCA 23/19); "notwithstanding this neglect in them the sd ship Hopefull Seaventure by gods blessing upon y:e endeavo:r of the M:r & Company went clere of the Comfort & never touched her head Boltspritt masts or any pt of the yards, or any thing els belonging to her only y:e yard arme of the spritsaile w:ch was soe slightly touched that noe XXX was done to it or to the sd ship Comfort of his surtaine knowledge of this depo:T who was an eye witnes thereof, and saith that such touching the sd yard arme might have bin easily p:rvented if the M:r & Company of the Comfort or any of them had bin at hand to have put their XXXX a port or topped their sprittsaile yard" (HCA 13/76 Part One f.55r))
 '''Bow''' (["the ''Abigaile''] in a willfull or careless manner came up to y:e said Ship y:e ''Agreem:t'' and glanced by her, and onely touched her Bow and quarter" (HCA 13/73 Part One))
 '''Bower'''

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 '''Boatswaines Mate''' ("EDWARD CARR of Westow in the County of Durham Mariner at first a common mariner & afterwards Boatswaines Mate of the sayd shipp the ''Vine'' aged twenty one yeares or thereabouts a witness" (HCA 13/71 f.307v))
 '''Boatswayne''' ("att y:e sayd shipps arrivall in Norway the sayd Batsons and Companies facto:r here did putt on board the sayd shipp forty five horses or thereabouts for their use and accompt, to be carryed and transported from thence to the Barbadoes And y:e sayd James Cooke and Maynard Johnson as matee and Boatswayne were by their plans to looke unto and have care of the stowage thereof, and to see that y:e stanchions in which they were to be placed were strong and good" (HCA 13/71 f. 168r))
-'''?Bolt spritt''' (whether the ''Prospous'' did not runne her ?bolt spritt betweene the misson mast & misson shrowdes of the Swanne on the star board quarter?" (HCA 23/19); "notwithstanding this neglect in them the sd ship Hopefull Seaventure by gods blessing upon y:e endeavo:r of the XX M:r & Company went clere of the Comfort & never touched her head Boltspritt masts or any pt of the yards, or any thing els belonging to her only y:e yard arme of the spritsaile w:ch was soe slightly touched that noe XXX was done to it or to the sd ship Comfort of his surtaine knowledge of this depo:T who was an eye witnes thereof, and saith that such touching the sd yard arme might have bin easily p:rvented if the M:r & Company of the Comfort or any of them had bin at hand to have put their XXXX a port or topped their sprittsaile yard" (HCA 13/76 Part One f.55r))
+'''Bolt spritt''' (whether the ''Prospous'' did not runne her ?bolt spritt betweene the misson mast & misson shrowdes of the Swanne on the star board quarter?" (HCA 23/19); "notwithstanding this neglect in them the sd ship Hopefull Seaventure by gods blessing upon y:e endeavo:r of the XX M:r & Company went clere of the Comfort & never touched her head Boltspritt masts or any pt of the yards, or any thing els belonging to her only y:e yard arme of the spritsaile w:ch was soe slightly touched that noe XXX was done to it or to the sd ship Comfort of his surtaine knowledge of this depo:T who was an eye witnes thereof, and saith that such touching the sd yard arme might have bin easily p:rvented if the M:r & Company of the Comfort or any of them had bin at hand to have put their XXXX a port or topped their sprittsaile yard" (HCA 13/76 Part One f.55r))
 '''Bow''' (["the ''Abigaile''] in a willfull or careless manner came up to y:e said Ship y:e ''Agreem:t'' and glanced by her, and onely touched her Bow and quarter" (HCA 13/73 Part One))
 '''Bower'''

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 '''Pistoll''' (= pistill) ("the sayd Swinburne the boatswaine did before the difference XXXX XXXX the sayd M:r & the sayd May happened deliver to this deponent his Cutlass & Pistoll to keepe & this deponent laid them up in his Cabbin but the Cabbin having noe doore to it this deponent knoweth not who tooke the same out thXXX nor when it was taken thence" (HCA 13/71 f.309r))
 '''Poope''' ("a white Ancient in her poope" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Presse''' ("by reason of a presse for sea men at Dover for the service of the sate at XX tyme as the shipp Interr was sett out to sea by the producents, they the sayd producents did make use of divers ffrench mariners to sayle in the sayd shipp the voyage in question" (HCA 13/69 no f.))
 '''Prize'''

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 ===F===
-'''fathom'''
+'''Fathom'''
 '''ffloude''' ("the space of One ffloude and two ebbs" (HCA 13/73))
 '''fflyboate''' ("and the fflyboate called the ''Agreem:t'' whereof Capt Harwood was Comandr" (HCA 13/64 f.6))
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 '''Starboard''' ("Put the Helme hard a Starboard" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Steersman''' (= stiersman)
-'''Steeving''' ("hee well knoweth and affirmeth for a trueth well knowne to Masters and Marin:rs using that trade, that fortie fower men aboard a shipp of two of three hundred tunnes or thereabouts having already received and laden aboard her one hundred baggs of wool and 400 baggs and upwards of gaulls cannot possibilie bring on board receive lade and ?steeve above eight baggs or Cyprus woolls aday one day with another considereing all the troubles accident and incident to such ladeing as the fetching of the steeving heare and provisions and the wools to be steeved, fitting and repariing the steeving geare upon all ?emergent occasions and carrying the same ashoare againe" (HCA 13/69 f.?19r))
+'''Steeving''' (= stieving; to steeve) ("hee well knoweth and affirmeth for a trueth well knowne to Masters and Marin:rs using that trade, that fortie fower men aboard a shipp of two of three hundred tunnes or thereabouts having already received and laden aboard her one hundred baggs of wool and 400 baggs and upwards of gaulls cannot possibilie bring on board receive lade and ?steeve above eight baggs or Cyprus woolls aday one day with another considereing all the troubles accident and incident to such ladeing as the fetching of the steeving heare and provisions and the wools to be steeved, fitting and repariing the steeving geare upon all ?emergent occasions and carrying the same ashoare againe" (HCA 13/69 f.?19r))
 '''Stern''' ("the said ships stern gave way" (HCA 13/73); "y:e stern poast Rudder and sterne of the said Shipp" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Sterne''' ("Sterne part")
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 to the said ship y:e ''Oporto Merchant''" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Tackling''' ("Cut downe y:e maine mast. by the board. and cut away. y:e Ropes and Tackling thereto belonging" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Tiller''' ("ships Tiller")
 '''Topsaile''' (= top saile) ("the ''Agreem:t'' was sailing with and Easy saile leaving her Topsailes Lowered, and her spritsaile Crosse her nose, to keepe her Lead, and y:e Company of y:e said ffleete" (HCA 13/73 Part One))

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 '''Part owner''' ("the said Luke Wood being a part ffreighte:r of the said ship (the ''Peace'') was, and went Supra Cargoe of the said Ship y:e said Voyage" (HCA 13/73 Part Two))
 '''Pikes''' ("one Musketts three Carbines One blunderbus fourteene halfe pikes Sixe quarter pikes thirteene Swords Eleaven Javelins" (HCA 15/6 Box One no folio no., Item: Inventory of the ship the ''Gilbert'' now in the River of Thames: Date: November 11:th 1657))
 '''Pinnace''' ("three pinnaces in y:e Company of the said ship Turtle Dove, which were alsoe in the service of the Dutch East India Company" (HCA 13/73 Part Two))
 '''Pistill''' (= pistoll) ("hee heard the Carpenter of the sayd shipp & others of the sayd shipps company saye that they sawe him discharge the sayd pistill against an Anchor stock & that the same was charged with a brace of bulletts" (HCA 13/71 f.309r))

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 '''Antient'''
 '''Apparell'''
-'''Assineth compasse''' (= ?Azimoth; Azimuth) ("the Master takeing from him the sayd May a Compasse called an Assineth Compasse, And this deponent heard the sayd Master demand of the sayd May the said Assneth Compasse and sayd if yo:w (meaning the sayd May) will not observe in it, or make use of it yo:r selfe, lett mee make use of it, whereto the sayd May answerd & sayd the compasse was his, and hee would keepe it, or words to that effect & the master being thereat offended and ?desyrene to make use of the sayd compasse commanded John Swinburne his boatswaine upon perill of looseing his wages to take the sayd compasse out of the sayd Mayes cabbin & give or bring it to him the sayd Master" (HCA 13/71 f.307?v))
+'''Assineth compasse''' (= ?Azimoth; Assneth; Azimuth) ("the Master takeing from him the sayd May a Compasse called an Assineth Compasse, And this deponent heard the sayd Master demand of the sayd May the said Assneth Compasse and sayd if yo:w (meaning the sayd May) will not observe in it, or make use of it yo:r selfe, lett mee make use of it, whereto the sayd May answerd & sayd the compasse was his, and hee would keepe it, or words to that effect & the master being thereat offended and ?desyrene to make use of the sayd compasse commanded John Swinburne his boatswaine upon perill of looseing his wages to take the sayd compasse out of the sayd Mayes cabbin & give or bring it to him the sayd Master" (HCA 13/71 f.307?v))
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 ===B===
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 '''Bow''' (["the ''Abigaile''] in a willfull or careless manner came up to y:e said Ship y:e ''Agreem:t'' and glanced by her, and onely touched her Bow and quarter" (HCA 13/73 Part One))
 '''Bower'''
 '''Boy''' (= Buoy)
 '''Brace''' ("charged with a brace of bulletts" (HCA 13/71 f.309r))
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 '''Common marriner''' ("whether were you are officer of the said shipp or a Common marriner if an officer what office did you beare in the said Shippe" (HCA 23/19))
 '''Company''' ("Master and Company"; "how long did the said Shippe stay at Tangier after some of the said Shipps Company made a oath that the Shippe was a cleare shippe" (HCA 23/19 no f.))
 '''Contrary windes''' ("by meanes of Contrary windes, and Calmes, and Hurricanoes (w:ch were very frequent then there insoemuch that neither the said Grove nor this depo:t nor y:e other mates on board her could gaine the Latitude) The said ship did misse the Island of the Barbadoes"(HCA 13/73))
 '''Cooke''' ("There were with this depot three persons on board which was y:e whole Company the other two namely y:e skipper and Cooke are natives of ffrederickstadt where the skipper liveth when hee is at home and hath a wife and children there, all ffree persons under the Duke of Holstein" (HCA 13/76 f.5v))
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 '''Crane''' ("he saith that to y:e laying and steeving of cotton wolls there is much tyme necessarilly spent in laying and removing of the Crane, the beames, the blockes and other necessary Implements" (HCA 13/71 f.?19?v))
 '''Crowes''' ("one Iron rod two ladles ffifteene handspikes Seaventeene Crowes of iron" (HCA 15/6 Box One no folio no., Item: Inventory of the ship the ''Gilbert'' now in the River of Thames: Date: November 11:th 1657))
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 '''Mate''' ("the care and lookeing to y:e making of y:e s:d stanchions did proply belong to y:e sayd James Cooke and Maynard Johnson as mate and Boatswayne, which hee knoweth by the observation he hath made of the dutyes of Mates and Boatswaynes in y:e like case, for many years that he hath used y:e sea as a merchant" (HCA 13/71 f. 168v))
 '''Materiall'''
-'''Midshippman''' ("CALEB KYRNE of Radcliff in the County of Midd Mariner one of the Company of the shipp the ''Vine'' & Midshippman of her, aged twenty fower yeares or
+'''Midshippman''' (= midshipman) ("CALEB KYRNE of Radcliff in the County of Midd Mariner one of the Company of the shipp the ''Vine'' & Midshippman of her, aged twenty fower yeares or
 thereabouts a witness" (HCA 13/71 f.309v))
 '''Midships''' ("y:e ''Abigail'' would undoubtedly runne directly upon y:e Midships of the ''Agreem:t'' and by that meanes sinke her and her Lading Imediately" (HCA 13/73 Part One))
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 '''Pikes''' ("one Musketts three Carbines One blunderbus fourteene halfe pikes Sixe quarter pikes thirteene Swords Eleaven Javelins" (HCA 15/6 Box One no folio no., Item: Inventory of the ship the ''Gilbert'' now in the River of Thames: Date: November 11:th 1657))
 '''Pinnace''' ("three pinnaces in y:e Company of the said ship Turtle Dove, which were alsoe in the service of the Dutch East India Company" (HCA 13/73 Part Two))
-'''Pistill''' ("hee heard the Carpenter of the sayd shipp & others of the sayd shipps company saye that they sawe him discharge the sayd pistill against an Anchor stock & that the same was charged with a brace of bulletts" (HCA 13/71 f.309r))
+'''Pistill''' (= pistoll) ("hee heard the Carpenter of the sayd shipp & others of the sayd shipps company saye that they sawe him discharge the sayd pistill against an Anchor stock & that the same was charged with a brace of bulletts" (HCA 13/71 f.309r))
 '''Poope''' ("a white Ancient in her poope" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Presse''' ("by reason of a presse for sea men at Dover for the service of the sate at XX tyme as the shipp Interr was sett out to sea by the producents, they the sayd producents did make use of divers ffrench mariners to sayle in the sayd shipp the voyage in question" (HCA 13/69 no f.))
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 '''Sheath anchor''' ("her ?sheath Anchor was well and sufficiently fastened to the side of the said ship" (HCA 13/73))
 '''Sheats anchor'''
 '''Ship of warre'''
 '''Ships affayres''' ("for the better mannagement of the sayd shipps affayers" (HCA 13/73 Part Two))

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 '''Seaman''' ("he hath well knowne y:e said Thomas Grove for above 24 yeeres last, and hath gone to sea with him, and thereby knoweth that hee is a very Able Seaman and mariner, and hath belonged to the sea, as a mariner and master, for theise twenty yeeres last, and hath bin M:r of the said Ship ''Peace'' for theise three yeeres last, And saith that for an Able, skillfull, and Experienced Seaman hee the said Thomas Groves was and is Commonly Accounted, reputed, and taken" (HCA 13/73 Part Two))
 '''Second mate''' ("Sidrack Wills of Ratcliffe in y:e County of Midds Mariner late
-Second Mate of the sayd shipp the ''Exchange''; aged twenty eight yeares or thereabouts'' (HCA 17/71 f.106r))
+Second Mate of the sayd shipp the ''Exchange''; aged twenty eight yeares or thereabouts" (HCA 17/71 f.106r))
 '''Shallopp'''
 '''Shallup''' ("the double shallup or frigat named the ''ffrancis'' late of Deepe and nowe of this port of London of the burthen of thirteene tonnes or thereabouts" (HCA 13/69 no f.))

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 ===I===
-'''Impresse''' ("about the time of the said affreightment there was a generall Embargo upon all English shipps and a generall Imprsse for all seamen in the publiqe service, and the sd Caryll taking notice thereof this deponent heard him promise to procure a lycense for the sd shipp and a proteccon for her mariners from these Imprests And not long after the said promise hee saith the sd Caryll gave by the hands of this deponent to the sd Morley a paper or writing which hee procured upon the sd voyage as also a protection for the security of y:e marriners from the sd Impresse" (HCA 13/76 Part One f.1r))
+'''Imprsse''' (= impresse) ("about the time of the said affreightment there was a generall Embargo upon all English shipps and a generall Imprsse for all seamen in the publiqe service, and the sd Caryll taking notice thereof this deponent heard him promise to procure a lycense for the sd shipp and a proteccon for her mariners from these Imprests And not long after the said promise hee saith the sd Caryll gave by the hands of this deponent to the sd Morley a paper or writing which hee procured upon the sd voyage as also a protection for the security of y:e marriners from the sd Impresse" (HCA 13/76 Part One f.1r))
 '''Imprests'''
 '''Instruments''' ("Swords & gunnes and other warlike Instruments" (HCA 13/73))
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 ===O===
 '''Ordinance''' ("32 peeces of Ordnance besides tenne peeces Laden for y:e BulXXX Acco:t 36. or 34 barrills of powder about 30:ty musketts & as many Pikes w:th some Great & small shott & bandaliers w:th all things ?proporonable and fitt both for her companie and her voyage upon w:ch shee was designed" (HCA 13/64 f.6r))
 '''Owner''' ("Owners & Adventuers in the sayd shipp" (HCA 13/73))