RIGGING. 



the lower mad-heads, and one of the top-blocks fecurely 

 lalhed round the mail-head below the cap. The end of a 

 hawfer is then led up from aft, outfide the treitle-trees, and 

 reeves through the top-block at the mall-head, then leads 

 down inlide the fore part of the treftle-trees, and reeves through 

 the (heave-hole in the heel of the topmall, and is racked to 

 the topmall in two or three places between the heel and tin- 

 hounds ; it is there well llopt with three-quarter ladling, and 

 enough of the end left to make fad round the mall-head. 

 The other end of the hawfer is led to the capllan. When 

 the topmall is hove high enough to enter the trellle-trees, 

 the end of the hawfer is made fad round the mad-head : 

 the lower cap, 32, 33, 34, [Plate III. fig. 1.) is then lifted 

 over the head of the topmall, and fecurely dopt with 

 lafhing a little below the hounds. The topmall is now 

 hove high enougli for the cap to enter over the lower 

 mall-head, and then lowered, that the cap may be beaten 

 down firmly on the malt-head with malls ; then the lathings 

 may be call off, and as the topmall is raifed the rackings 

 are cut Ioofe. 



Top-rope-pendants have a large thimble fpliced in the 

 lower end, and are marled over the fplice in the houfe, and 

 pointed when on board. The top- rope-pendant is then 

 reeved through the top-block, which is hooked to an eye- 

 bolt on onelide the- lower cap, next through the fheave-hole 

 in the heel of the topmall, then led upwards, and made fall 

 to an eye-bolt in the cap oppolite to the top-block. Through 

 the thimble, at the lower end ol the pendant, is hooked the 

 block of the top-tackle ; it., lower Mock is hooked to an eye- 

 bolt in the deck, and the fall brought to the capttan. The 

 girtline-blocks are now lalhed to the topmalt-head, and the 

 topmalt-erofs trees and cap are fwayed up into the top, and 

 the crofs-trees, 35, 36, 37, [Plate III. Jig. 1.) fixed on the 

 malt-head. 



Burton-pendants for the mizen-mad, 3, and topmads, fore 

 and main, 21, 22, [Plat.- III. Jig. 1.), have a fplice in the 

 middle to the circumference of their refpective mad-heads ; 

 thimbles fpliced in their lower ends ; and ferved with fpun- 

 yarn over the fplices in the houfe. The burton-pendants are 

 hoided by the girtlines, and placed over tin' topmalt-head, 

 that the thimbles may hang on each lide, to which are hooked 

 the burton tackles. 



Shrouds are warped out on the floor, as the lower fhrouds 

 are, and fitted to the circumference of the topmail-head. In 

 the foremoft Ihroud, on each lide, is feized a Gder-block, 2, 

 ( Plate II. fig. 14.), below the futtock-ttave, in the houfe. 

 They are fwayed up and placed over the topmad-head, 41, 

 42, 43, [Plate III. fig. 1.) ; the lirll pair to lead down on 

 h ftarboard lide Forward, the next ronth 1 u board fide 

 forward, and 1" on with the otln . .\. i pair. The dead-eyes 

 are tuned in to their ends thi I the lower 1 yes ere, 



and are fet up with laniards to the dead-eyes in the futtock- 

 by 'he burton-tai ' ; 



Futtock-fhrouds, 26, ..-, 28, [Plate III. Jig. 1.) The 



are divide I inl id cut in the hi 



ii I igth has a hook and ! hi 1 nd, and 



the end- ol the fplicce ftopt with Ipun-yarn ; then doubled, 



a fpun-yarn tied in th • : r the cutting 1 liirk. 



The hooks are ■ Other, and got upon the 



ftretch. They muft be well ho\ ordertotrj 



and I ry much thereon. 



If a h lid break, or a fplice draw, the form 



fhifted,and the latter hauled tighter thi ^.ftci they 



fufficiently ft retched, the in p red, 



marled down, and ferved with fpun yarn within two 



of the cutting-mark ; then cut 

 whipt. On board, their upper ends hook to a hole in the 

 lower end of the futtock-platcs, and the lower ends of the 



futtock-fhrouds are made fad to the lower fhrouds, with a 

 round turn round the futtock-llave and (hrouds, and feized 

 up on the danding-part of the fhroud with two feizings 

 eroded. 



Stays are fwayed up and placed over the topmad-head 

 next the flirouds, in their order thus : the breatt-backftay 

 firll, and the ftanding-backftay next ; then the topmail-ftay ; 

 and, lallly, the topmaft-preventer-ftay. 



Topmad-caps, 38, 39, 40, ( Plate III. Jg. 1.) may now 

 be lifted on the topmad-head, and beat down firm ; the girt- 

 lines unlaflicd and taken down, and the topmall hove up and 

 fidded. Then fet up the fhrouds, 41, 42, 43, (Plate I. 

 Jig. 1.), and rattle them down, as before directed. Set up 

 the bread-backitay, &C thus : the breajl-backftay, 44, 45, 

 (Plate III. Jig. I.) has a (ingle block turned into the lower 

 end, with a throat and r< und-fi izing, through which reeve 

 the runner, one end of which is made fall to the chain-plates, 

 abreall the malt, with a half-hitch, and the end feized down. 

 In the other end is fpliced a double block, connefted by its 

 fall to a double block that is Itrapped with an eye, through 

 which a /pan is refived, that has an eye fpliced in each end, by 

 which it is ladied to the chain-plates. 



Standing-bacljlays, 46,47, 48, ( Plate III. Jig. I.) are fet 

 up, the lame as a Ihroud, to a [mail dead-eye in the after-end 

 ot the channel. 



Shifting-backJIays, 49, 50, 51, [Plate III. fig. 1.) are 

 clinched round the topmalt-head and a thimble ipliced in the 

 lower end, to which is hooked a tackle, the lower block of 

 which is hooked to an eye-bolt over the fide, and frequently 

 fliifted, fo as to render the topmall under a prefs of fail of the 

 greated affillance. 



Fore-topmafljlay, 52, and fore-tnpma/l-preventerjlay, 53, 

 (Plate III. Jig. 1.) are fet up by palling the end through 

 a (heave under the bees of the bowfprit ; then a long tackle- 

 block is turned into the ends, which is connc&ed by its fall 

 to a (ingle block hooked to an eye-bolt in the bow on each 

 fide, and fet up with a lufi-tackle, cat's-pawed to its fall. 

 When the day is fet up, the parts of the tackle are dopt 

 together with a rope-yam, and the fall of the long-tackle is 

 pailed through the eye-bolt and arle of the block alternately 

 till it is expended ; the end is tlieu made fait round all the 

 parts with two half-hitches. 



Main-topmaJlJlay, 54, (Plate III. Jig. 1.) reeves through 

 a fingle block, (trapped with a long and diort leg ; the (hort 

 leg has an eye fpliced in it, the long leg goes round the fore- 

 mall-head above the rigging, and through the eye of the 

 fliort leg, and is turned back and feized. The (lay, having 

 a thimble turned in the lower end, leads down between the 

 cat-harpins and the mad, and lets up with a laniard to an eye- 

 bolt in the deck, clofe abaft the mail. 



The preventer flay, 55, [Plate III. Jig. 1.) reeves through 

 a thimble feized in the bight of a collar, that is ladled clofo 

 up to the bibs of the fore -mad, and then fet up to an 

 bolt, as the topmalt-ltay. 



Mizeti-topmaJl-Jlay, 56, (Plate III. Jig. I.) reeves through 

 a thimble feized 111 the bight of the collar, that is lalhed clofe 

 up to the bibs of the main-matt ; a thimble is then ipliced 

 into the end of the (lay, which is fet up by its laniard to a 

 thimble 111 another collar, that is ladled round the mad, a 

 I le below the cat-harpiti . 



When the Jiays are fet up very tight, the fhrouds and 

 '.days mull be c .1 the mall tten Ed far 



forw i I nearly to tou< h 1 h the partners by 



tl ■ 1 . -'9, 30, (J'l'.iii 1 II, jig, j.i or bur- 



Mi, 5 I, ( /'■■■ III. /,':;. 1 .) The pen- 

 dant ! .It their refpedlive mads, and 

 the runnel inyi nient before the a 

 and the falls led to the capftai) or umdlafs. 



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