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usage of words and expressions relative to navigation. Compass Points: 1557: It
floweth a shoare at this place at an E. moone full sea, and the shippe
lay thwart to wend a flood, in the off, at a S.S.E. moone. So that...
when it is full sea on the shoare, it is two points to ebbe, before
it be lowe water in the off. 1576: I
found our compasse to be varied by 11 deg. and one part to the westwards,
which is one point. 1538: The
wind arose at North and by East enforcing us to weigh... now the wind
is come 3 points more being North-North-East... Chart: 1497: ...a
Straunger Venisian, by which a caart made hym self expert in knowying
the world... Log: 1574(1577):
They hale the logge or piece of woode again, and looke how many fadome
the ship hath gone in that time. Lodesmanship: 1514: To Thomas Metford of Rye for lodesmanship for ij hoyes. E 36/5. f.261 Lodesman: 1512: 2 lodesman
alias pylotts 1514: A
balynger of Rye of xx tonne... with a master, lodisman, v men and
a lad... for waftyng of ij hoyes |
1513:
Master Tresorer wyl yt ye delyver Woodles the lodes man for tarrying
wt hys boot & 3 men wt hym by the spaas off 8 hoole weekes... to
weche uppon the bringyng in off all the kynges shippes thorowgh the
blak deppes hys coosts £6 13s 4d SP Hen VIII, 4 (f) 230 Lodestar: 1472...
a marvelous blasynge steere... and then it compassede round about
the lodesterre... Lead and Line:
1495: The Regent: Sowndyng leddes of xiiij lb, j; of xij lb
apece, ij. Pilot: 1387: First instance noted of the office of "Pilot of the Black Deeps". 1512: The
Regent's charges... pylotts at 20s. a man a mounthe... 1513: Master
Tresorer pay the pylot of the Gabriell after eyght ducats le month
and this billl shall be yr discharg by me admerell. Traverse-Book: 1587: A
Traverse-Booke made by M John Davis in his third voyage... Traverse-Board: 1635: The quartermasters...
have a care to look to the steerage and the traverse-board.
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