MAR 
MAR 
A TABLE 
Of Rhumbs, shewing the Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, that every Point and 
Quarter-point of the Compass makes with the Meridian. 
North. 
Pts. qr. 
0 ' /' 
Pts. 
qr. 
South. 
0 
1 
2 
48 
45 
0 
1 
0 
2 
S 
37 
30 
0 
2 
0 
3 
8 
26 
15 
0 
3 
N b E 
N b W 
1 
0 
11 
15 
0 
1 
0 
S b E 
S b W 
1 
1 
14 
3 
45 
1 
1 
1 
2 
16 
52 
30 
1 
2 
1 
3 
19 
41 
15 
1 
3 
NNE 
NN W 
2 
0 
22 
30 
0 
2 
0 
SSE 
s s w 
2 
1 
25 
18 
45 
2 
1 
2 
2 
g8 
7 
30 
2 
2 
2 
3 
30 
56 
15 
2 
3 
NE b N 
NW b N 
3 
0 
33 
45 
0 
3 
0 
S E b S 
SW b S 
3 
1 
36 
33 45 
3 
1 
3 
2 
39 
22 
30 
3 
2 
3 
3 
42 
11 
15 
3 
3 
NE 
N W 
4 
0 
45 
0 
0 
4 
0 
SE 
s w 
4 
1 
47 
48 
45 
4 
1 
4 
2 
50 
37 
30 
4 
2 
4 
3 
53 
26 
15 
4 
3 
NE b E 
NW b W 
5 
0 
56 
15 
0 
5 
0 
S E b E 
S W b w 
s 
1 
59 
3 
45 
5 
1 
5 
2 
61 
52 
30 
5 
2 
5 
3 
64 
41 
15 
5 
3 
NNE 
WNW 
0 
67 
30 
0 
6 
0 
ESE 
w s w 
6 
1 
70 
18 
45 
6 
1 
6 
2 
73 
7 
30 
6 
2 
6 
3 
75 
56 
15 
6 
3 
E b N 
W b N 
7 
0 
78 
45 
0 
7 
0 
E b S 
W b S 
7 
1 
81 
33 
45 
7 
1 
7 
2 
84 
22 
30 
7 
2 
7 
3 
87 
11 
15 
7 
3 
East 
West 
8 
0 
90 
0 
0 
8 
0 
East 
West 
MARINES, a body of soldiers raised for 
the sea service, and trained to fight either 
in a naval engagement or in an action at 
shore. The direction of this body is vested 
in the Lords Commissioners of the Admi- 
ralty. It is stationed in three divisions, 
one at Chatham, one at Portsmouth, and 
another at Plymouth. 
MARITIME, something relating to, or 
bounded by the sea: thus, a maritime pro- 
vince, or country, is one bounded by the 
sea; and a maritime kingdom or state is 
one that nsakes a considerable figure, or is 
very powerful at sea. Hence, by maritime 
powers, among the European states, are 
understood Great Britain and Holland. 
mark, in commerce, a certain note 
which a merchant puts upon his goods, or 
upon the cask, hogshead, &c. that contains 
them, in order to distinguish them from 
others, such as a grape, a crow’s foot, a 
diamond, a cross, an asterisk, &c. Some 
use one or other of these marks by them- 
selves ; others join them with the initial 
letters of their own name, and otliers use 
the letters only. 
Mark, or Marc, also denotes a weight 
used in several states of Europe, and for 
several commodities, especially gold and 
silver. In France the mark is divided into 
eight ounces, or sixty-four drachms, or one 
himdred and ninety-two derniers or penny, 
weights, or one hundred and sixty ester 
lines, or three hundred mailles, or six him 
dred and forty felins, or four thousand si: 
hundred and eight grains. In Holland ths 
mark- weight is also called troy-weight, anl 
is equal to that of France. When goU 
and silver are sold by the mark, it is d- 
vided into twenty-four caracts. See (X- 
RACT. 
Mark is also used among us for a morey 
