Bond: "A Plain and Easie Rule to Rigge Any Ship", 1664.

A Plain and Easie RULE
TO
RIGGE
ANY
SHIP
BY
The Length of his MASTS
and YARDS.

Without any further Trouble.

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LONDON,
Printed by W. Godbid for William Fisher, Bookseller, at the Postern-Gate near Tower-Hill; and Eliz. Hurlock, at the Rose, at the West end of St. Paul's, 1676.

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A Plain and Easie Rule to RIGGE any SHIP by the Length of his Masts and Yards, without any further Trouble.

For the Spritsail-Yard.

Halliards: THree times the length of the Yard.
Lifts: Three times the length of the Yard.
Cluelines: Two times the length of the Fore-yard.
Buntlines: Two times the length of the Yard.
Sheets: Three times the length of the Yard.
Pennants: One third of the Yard.

For the Spritsail-Top-mast.

Shroudes: Most be the length of the Mast from the Heel to the Cross-tress.
Halliards: Three times the length of the Mast.
Lifts: Three times the length of the Mast.
Clulines: Two times the length of the Spritsail yard.
Braces: Two times the length of the Spritsail yard.
Cranlines: Two times the length of the Topsail yard.

For the Fore-Mast.

Pennants: ⅓ Of the length of the Shroudes.
Shroudes: ⅔ Of the Mast.
Stay: One time the length of the Mast wanting 1/6.
Lifts: Three times the length of the Shroudes.
Clugarnets: Three times the length of the Shroudes.
Buntlines: Two times the length of the Mast from the Deck to the Crost-rees.
Leechlines: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Braces: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Foresheets: 2 & � times the length of the Main yard.
Jeeres: Four times the length of the Mast from the Deck to the Cross-trees.
Buntlines: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Topsail-sheets: Two times the length of the Main yard.

For the Fore-Topmast-Rigging.

Pennants: Of the Shroudes. [sic]
Shroudes: One time the length of the Mast from the Cross-trees to the feed hole.
Burtons: One time the length of the Foreyard.
Lifts: 2 & � times the length of the Foreyard.
Clulines: Three times the length of the Fore yard.
Braces: 2 & ⅓ times the length of the Foreyard.
Bowlines: 2 & � times the length of the Foreyard.
Leechline: Two times the length of the Foretopsail yard.
Tye: One time the length of the Topmast.
Runner: 1 & ⅓ time the length of the Foreyard.
Halliards: Three times the length of the Foreyard.
Stay: 1 & ⅓ the length of the Mast.
Backstays: 1 & ⅓ the length of the Foreyard.
Buntlines: Two times the length of the Foreyard.

The Fore-Top-gallant-Rigging.

Shroudes: One time the length of the Mast from the Cross-trees to the feed hole.
Stay: 1 & � times the length pf the Foreyard.
Lifts: Three times the length of the Mast.
Braces: 2 & � times the length of the Foreyard.
Bowlines: 2 & � times the length of the Foreyard.
Halliards: 2 & � times the length of the Foreyard.

For the Main-Mast-Rigging.

Pennants: ⅓ Of the Shroudes.
Shroudes: ⅔ Of the Mast.
Stay: The length of the Mast.
Jeers: Four times the length of the Mast from the Deck to the Cross-trees.
Lifts: Three times the length of the Main yard.
Braces: 2 & � times the length of the Main yard.
Bowlines: One time the length of the Main yard.
Clugarnet: 2 & � times the length of the Main yard.
Buntlines: Four times the length of the Mast for Falls and Leges.
Leechlines: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Tacks: One time the length of the Main yard.
Runners: One time the length of the Main yard.
Tacklefals: Three times the length of the Runners.
Sheets: 2 & � the length of the Main yard.
Eknaveline: Two times the length from the Cross-trees to the Deck.
Topsail-sheets: Two times the length of the Main yard.

The Main-Top Mast Rigging.

Pennants: ⅓ Of the Shrouds.
Shroudes: One time the length of the Mast.
Stay: 1 & � times the length of the Mast.
Braces: 2 & ⅓ the length of the Yard.
Burtons: ⅓ Of the Main Yard.
Lifts: 2 & � times the length of the Main yard.
Buntlines: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Clulines: Three times the length of the Main yard.
Tye: One time the length of the Top-mast-Shroud.
Runners: One time the length of the Main yard.
Halliards: Three times the length of the Main yard.
Leechlines: Two times the length of the topsail yard.
Buntlines: Two times the length from the Deck to the Hounds.
Top-rope: One time the length of the main Shrouds
Topropefal: Two times the length of the Main Mast.
Pennants for Braces: One third of the topsail yard.
Backstays: 1 & � the length of the Main yard.

For the Main-Top-gallant-Mast-Rigging.

Shroudes: Once the length of the Mast from the Cross-trees to the heel.
Stay: 1 & � the length of the Main yard.
Lifts: Three times the length of the top-gallant Mast.
Braces: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Bowlines: Two times the length of the Main yard.
Tye: The length of the Mast.
Halliards: 2 & � times the length of the Main yard.
Top-rope: Two times the length of the Main yard.

Rigging for the Mizoen Mast.

Halliards: Four times the length of the Mast from the Deck to the Cross-trees.
Braytles: Two times the length of the Mast from the Deck to the Cross-trees.
Sheet: One time the length of the Yard.
Tack: Three Fathoms length.
Shroudes: One time the length of the Mast from the Deck to the Cross-trees.
Pennants: ⅓ Of the Shroud.
Burtenfal: One time the length of the Main yard.
Stay: One time the length of the Mast.
Bowlines: One time the length of the Crossjack yard.

Rigging for the Mizoen-Top-Mast.

Pennants: ⅓ Of the Shroud.
Shroudes: The length of the Mast from the Cross-trees to the Heel.
Stay: 1 & � the length of the Mast.
Lifts: Three times the length of the Mast.
Braces: 1 & ⅓ the length of the Mizoen yard.
Bowlines: 1 & � the length of the Crossjack yard.
Crossjack braces: 2 & � the length of the Crossjack yard.
Sheets: 2 & � the length of the Crossjack yard.
Clulines: 2 & � the length of the Crossjack yard.
Halliards: 1 & � the length of the Mizoen yard.
Tye: One time the length of the Top-mast from the Cross-trees to the Heel.

FINIS.

[Henry Bond] A Plain and Easie Rule to Rigge any Ship by the Length of his Masts, and Yards. Without any further Trouble.
W. Godbid for William Fisher, London, 1664. 8vo, 15,5×10,5 cm, 8 pp.

Transcribed by Lars Bruzelius

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