Chapter 15, Item 27a
Boating terms
Termes used about a Ship Boat.
The Boat rope, is that by which the boat is towed or tyed to the ship stern.
The Gest rope, is an other rope added to the boat to keep it from sheering (that is) going in and out but to hole her safely.
Swite the boat, is to make fast a rope round by the gun-whale and to that make fast the boat rop. This is to saue the bowes of the boat, which would else be torne out with the twitches which the ship vnder saile would giue it.
Free the boat, is to fling water out of it.
Man the boate, is for some men go to rowe it.
The Boats Ging, is him to whom the charge of the boat belongs, and them which row in the boat, which are the Cockson and his Ging.
End the boat, is to save her from beating against the ship sides.
Wind the boat, is to bring her head the other way.
A Bold Boat, is one that will endure a rough sea.
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Chapter 15, Item 34a
Anchor parts
The seuerall parts of an Anchor.
The ring, that as the rope is fastned to.
The eye, the hole wherein the ring of the anchor is put.
The head, the top part of the anchor in which the eye is.
The nutt, the round part under the eye, to which the stock is fixt.
The Beame or Arme, all the length of the anchor to the bottom.
The shanke, or shanck, is the longest part of the Anchor to which the Flooks are set.
The Flooke, the broad sharp pointed ends which falls into the sands.
The Anchor stock, is the peece of tymber fittly wrought and fastned at the nutts, below the eye, crossing the flookes. This guides the anchor on the ground that one of the flookes may be sure to fasten; without which it would ly flat on both flokes and take no hold.
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Chapter 15, Item 34b
Anchor proportions
The proportion or an Anchor.
The proportion that it holds in it selfe, is that the shanck is thrice as longe as one of the flookes, and halfe the beam.
The proportion in respect of the ship, is, to a ship of 500 tun, allowed an anchor 2000 weight, for a sheat anchor; the largest ship in England hath but an Anchor of 3500 pounds. The distinctions are made by their use, and according to the proportions they beare in a ship, in which they are Imployed: for that which in one ship would be called but a Kedger of Kedge Anchor, in a lesser would be a sheat Anchor.
The proportion of the Anchor stock is usually taken from the length of the shanck.
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Chapter 15, Item 34c
Anchor types
The sorts of Anchors.
Anchors by reason of their seuerall uses receiue different names and appellations as,
A Kedger or Kedge Anchor, which is the smallest in a ship, which by reason of their lightness, is to stop the ship in Kedging down a riuer.
A Stream Anchor, which is used in deep waters to stop a Tide with all in faire weather. It is a small Anchor.
The 1. 2 . or 3. Anchor, these are all something bigger, one then an other, and are such as the ship may Tide-by in any reasonable weather.
The first, second or third Bowes Anchor: are the foresaid anchors, but are then so termed, when the ship saileth in any straights, or are near a port, then they carry two of them in the Bowe, to haue them ready to drop.
A sheat Anchor is the biggest in the ship, and that which sea men call their last hope: It is neuer used but in great extremity. This is the anchora spei, for this is their last refuge.
A Bower, is any Anchor, which ships do usually carry at the bow of the ship: and from thence its name.
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Chapter 15, Item 34d
Anchor terms
Mariners Termes used about the anchor.
The anchor is a peak, is when the anchor hangs perpendicular down the side of the shipp, the cabell being streight betweene the Hawes, and the ship.
The anchor is a cock-bell, when it hangs right vp and downe by the side of the ship: and is so ordered by the Maister, when they are ready to bring the ship to an Anchor.
Let fall the Anchor, or cast Anchor, is to let it fall into the sea.
The Anchor is foule, that is when the cabell by the turning of the ship, in the Backing of a tyde, is gott about the flook of the Anchor, which will cut the cabell and keep the Anchor from holding.
Cleere the Anchor, is to get the cabell off the flooke. Also this term is used generally, when they let fall the Anchor, to see that Buoy-rope, nor any other ropes do hang about it.
Fetch or bring home the Anchor, is weigh it into the boate and bring it aboard the ship.
Weigh the anchor, is takeing it vp, when they are about to set forth saile, or part out the Harbour.
The Anchor comes home, is when it holds not the ship, but drags after it, and driues away with the tyde, or sea, and this happens often because the Anchor is too small for the ship; or the ground is soft and Ozie.
Boat the Anchor, is to put it into the boat.
Ride at Anchor, when a ship is held with the Anchor, yet floteth or swimes.
Catt the Anchor, is to hitch the hooke of the catt in the ring of the Anchor.
The pudding of the Anchor, is the sarving of the ring of the Anchor, or rouling ropes round about it, to keep the clinch of the cabell from galling against the Iron.
The Anchor is bent, crooken in the shank with ouer much strayning.
Is the Anchor away, is it brought to it place where it must hang.
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