Chapter 8, Item 51a
Windmill sail parts
Parts of a Wind-Mill Sail
The Sail Rods, the 4 long Poles which are fixed a cross in the Mill Shaft.
The Rails, or Shrouds, on which the Cloth is spread forth.
The Sail Cloths.
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Chapter 8, Item 53a
Windmill parts
The parts of a Wind-Mill.
The Sill, on which the Mill Post is fixed, lying cross on the ground.
The Spurs, them as support the Mill-Post.
The Mill-Post, or Main Post, that on which the Carcass or Body of the Mill stands and turns.
The Stairs, Lather and Wheel to turn the Mill about.
The Stair Tree, is the Post on which the Wheel turns.
The Body or Carcase, or out-side of the Mill, as numb.54.
The Sides.
The Port or Porch.
The Sail or Windend.
The Cover or Roof. The Fan, to shew how the Wind blow.
The Shaft, that on which the Sail Rods are set.
The Cog Wheel.
The Rowne Wheel, that turns the upper Mill stone. The Mill-stones.
The Bandret, or Mill-rinde, a cross like Iron laid in the upper Stone to turn it.
The Spindle, which is fixt in the Mill Rinde and the Rown Wheel.
The Hopper, that holds the unground Corn in.
The Shoo or Shough, the Corn by its shaking drops down into the Mill.
The Rack-staff, that shakes the Shough.
The Ring, the Wood as keeps the Corn in grinding between the Stones.
The Spout, the place where the ground Corn cometh out.
The Troagh, which receives the Corn ground.
The Lift, that which raiseth the Mill-stones higher or lower.
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