The Mariner's Mirror, Volume 4Leonard George Carr Laughton, Roger Charles Anderson, William Gordon Perrin Society for Nautical Research., 1914 - Naval art and science |
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15th century Admiralty Alan Moore anchor appears artist bench-end Bishop's Lydeard ship Bishops blocks boat boatswain bowline bowsprit braces Brindley Budleigh ship built called Callender Captain carrack carved century colour copy debit deck doubt drawing Dutch East Budleigh English ships evidence flag fleet fore forecastle forestay French galley gives guns halliards Henry Henry Grace Henry VII Hollandia hulk hull lateen later lines mainsail Marine MARINER'S MIRROR marsilian mast master meaning mediæval mentioned mizzen Museum Nance nautical Naval Navy oars officers original painted perhaps picture piedz poop ports probably Reawick rigging ropes Royal Royal Navy rudder sail sailors says seamen seems sheets Shetland ship's shrouds side sketch spar spritsail staysails stem stem-ropes stern STUART BRUCE suggested tack tiller tion topgallant topmast topsail vessel Whipstaff wind word yard yellow
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Page 82 - And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Page 89 - Method and in case of any Alteration of Property, in the same Port, by the Sale of one or more Shares in any Ship after registering thereof, such Sale shall always be acknowledged by Endorsement on the Certificate of Register before two Witnesses...
Page 149 - Between his Royal Highness James Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Lord high Admiral of England and Ireland, Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and Governor of Portsmouth, of the one part, John...
Page 88 - Guernsey, Jersey, or any of Our Plantations in America, so as to be qualified to Trade to, from, or in any of Our said Plantations until the Person or Persons claiming Property in such Ship or Vessel...
Page 88 - London in order to be entered in a general register to be there kept for that purpose with Penalty upon every Ship or Vessel trading to, from, or in any of Our said Plantations in America...
Page 88 - ... belong to any Port in England Ireland Wales or to the Towne of Berwick upon Tweed then Proofe shall bee made upon Oath of One or more of the Owners of such Shipp or Vessell before the Collector and Comptroller of His Majesties Customes in such Port or if att the tyme of such Register the Shipp belong to any of His Majesties Plantations in America or to the Islands of Guernsey or Jersey then the like Proofe to bee made before the Governour together with the Principall Officer of His Majesties...
Page 89 - Name registered be afterwards changed without registering such Ship, de Novo, which by the said Act is required to be done upon any Transfer of Property to another Port, and delivering up the former Certificate to be cancelled, under the same Penalties, and in...
Page 280 - GUK of corn per year. 240. If a ship that is going forward has struck a ship at anchor and has sunk her, the owner of the ship that has been sunk whatever he has lost in his ship shall recount before God, and that of the ship going forward which sunk the ship at anchor shall render to him his ship and whatever of his was lost. 241. If a man has taken an ox on distraint, he shall pay onethird of a mina of silver. 242. If a man has hired a working ox for one year, he shall pay four GUR of corn as its...
Page 88 - Whereas by the aforesaid Act for preventing Frauds, and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade, it is provided for the more effectual prevention of Frauds which may be used to elude the Intention of the said Act by colouring foreign Ships under British Names...
Page 92 - Ships, viz. The Flag and Jack White, with a Red Cross, (commonly called, St. George's Cross) passing quite through the same ; And the Ensign Red, with the like Cross in a Canton White, at the upper Corner thereof next to the Staff".