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towards the Top-maft, not long ways as we do the Cur- 

 tains of a Bed, hut from below upwards. This is done by 

 two Ropes fhat draw up the Sail as # String does a Purje, 



Head- Bars are two round pieces of Wood, reaching on each 

 fide from one end of a Canow to the other. Theje are 

 the Supporters of the Canow, for the Ribs and Spars are 

 .made f aft upon them. 



Keel of a Ship, is a long piece of the ftrongeft Wood, or at 

 leaft fever al pieces joyrid together , to bear the great 

 weight of all the other Timber. 



Kitchi OKima^'j the general Name for theGovernour Ge- 

 neral of Canada among all the Savages, whofe Langua- 

 ges approach to that of the Algonkins. Kitchi fignifes 

 Great, and Okima, Captain. The Iroquefe and 

 Hurons call the Governor General Onnontia 



L. 



Latitude. Every Body knows thzt it imports the E/o 

 vat ion of the Vole, or the diftance from a fixd Point of 

 the <u£cjuator. 



Land- carriage Jignifiesthe tr anfporting of Canow s by Land 

 from the Foot to the Head of a CataraSt, or from one 

 River to another. ^ 

 Light Ships arefuch as are empty ^ without any Cargo. 



. -4^' ; ' > P. ' 



Poop is the Stem or After-part of the Ship in which the 



Rudder is fixd. 

 Precipice of a Bank, fee Edge. 



Prow is the Head or Fore-part of a Ship, which cuts the 



Water firfi. 



Q: 



Quarter. Tho the Word Quarter in a Maritime Senje, 

 is not well explain d$ I put the meaning of it to Uthis. 



The 



