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Chapter Two
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Tackle blocks of 15 inches.
Double Tackle blocks of 3 feet.
Blocks of 11 inches.
Blocks of 9 inches.
Blocks of 8 inches.
Blocks of 7 inches.
Blocks of 6 inches.
Snatch block of 21⁄2 feet.
Braem-blox [perhaps “bram blocks,” or topgallant blocks].
Belaying pins.
Serving mallets.
Main Parrel with 3 Rows of Trucks. Topmast Parrel.
Bull’s-eye fairleads
Spare Sheaves.
Spare block Pins.
Blocks of 10 inches.
Blocks of 12 inches.
Double-sheaved Tackle blocks.
Sheaves, 2 Pins for Clew blocks.
Sheaves, 2 pins.
Deadeyes, well mounted with iron hoops. Ram’s heads and gin blocks.
Ribs and Trucks for parrels.
T Deadeyes.
restletrees.
Buck
Lan
Bailers
P ennant staves Black lead brushes.
Large oars, one to each gunport, for chasing or eeing in a calm: these are stowed outboard between the channels.
Some ship Ladders. Fishing nets.
ets.
tern casks.
as necessary.
Follows now the war equipment, which these hundred men are to be given; with which they could defend themsel ves adequately on a voyage as proposed.
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pounds Metal Guns of 12 lbs., taper-bored, 1525 weighing 1572 Metal Guns of 12 lbs., home-bored, 2470 weighing 2540 2480 2470
2 Metal cannon drakes of 6 pounds, weighing
these
8 Metal Guns would weigh together
4 Iron guns of 12 pounds, weighing 8 Iron guns of 8 pounds, weighing 4 Iron guns of 4 pounds, weighing
16 Iron guns weighing
670 664
14391 lbs.
13600 lbs. 24000 lbs. 6000 lbs. 43600 lbs.
AllthesearetolieonadequateGuncarriages,which, when sailing in peacetime, are tied to the ship’s side with ropes, going through holes, w hich are in the middle. The heaviest guns are stowed in the middle of the ship, because it is able to carry more there.
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250
200 50 100
together 600
Handguns or Muskets, which
on a Ship can be fairly heavier than on land. Copper Muskets.
Swords.
Swords with Belts.
Boarding axes.
Snaphaunce gun.
Ship’s pistols.
Long Pikes.
Trident Pikes.
Half Pikes.
Pounds of Gunpowder.
Pounds of Fuses.
Some wristlets, and one Halberd or two.
Cannonballs of 12 pounds weighing
of 8 lbs. weighing
of 6 lbs. weighing
of 4 lbs. weighing
Cannonballs, weighing
3000 pounds 1600 lbs. 300 lbs. 400 lbs.
5300 pounds.
A number of large and small stones, of which use can be made in di erent circumstances.
40 Bar shot of 12 pounds weighing
40 of 8 lbs. weighing 20 of 6 lbs. weighing 20 of 4 lbs. weighing
together
120 Bar shot, weighing
480 pounds 320 lbs. 120 lbs. 80 lbs.
1000 lbs.
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