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What wages of such skilful men and other officers, as we shall 

 neede out of Biskay. 



How many harping irons, speares, cordes, axes, hatchets, 

 knives, and other implements for the fishing, and what sort and 

 greatnes of them. 



How many kettles, the greatnesse and maner of them, and 

 what mettall, and whether they bee set on trivets or on furnaces 

 for boiling of the traine oyle, and others. 



What quantitie of caske, and what sort of caske, and what 

 number of hoopes and twigges, and how much thereof to be 

 staved for the traine. 



What quantitie of victuals, and what kinde of victuals for 

 the men in all the ship for 4 moneths time. 



For the common mariners and officers to goveme the ship, we 

 shall not neede any out of Biskaie, but onely men skilful in the 

 catching of the Whale, and ordering of the oile, and one Cooper 

 skilfull to set up the staved caske. 



Also what other matters are requisite to be knowen, and done 

 for the said voyage to catch the Whale, not here noted nor re- 

 membred. 



These requests were thus answered, which may serve as 

 directions for all such as shall intend the same voyage, or the 

 like for the Whale. 



A Proportion for the Setting Forth of a Ship 



OF 200. TUNNE, FOR THE KILLING OF THE WHALE. 



There must be 55 men who departing for Whardhouse in the 

 moneth of April, must bee furnished with 4 kintals and a halfe of 

 bread for every man. 



250 hogsheds to put the bread in. 



150 hogsheds of Cidar. 



6 kintals of oile. 



8 kintals of bacon. 



6 hogsheds of beef e. 



10 quarters of salt. 



