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A history of the administration of the Royal Navy

APPENDIX A CHAPTER HOUSE BOOK Vol. XIII

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Here ensuyth An Inventorie or boke of All such Stuff, tacle, apparell, Ordynaunce, Artillarie and habillamentes for the warre as Remayned in our soveraigne lord the kynges shippes the xxvij day of July the vjᵗʰ yere[1489] of his reign, By a vewe taken by Sir Henry Wyat, Sir Andrewe Wyndsore, knightes, George Dalyson, and Thomas Tamworth, commissioners in that behalf appoynted, Whuch Stuff, tacle, apparell, Ordynaunce, Artillaries, and habillamentes for the warre Was delyvered into the charge and kepyng of severall persons hereaftyr particlerly named to our seid soveraigne lord the kynges use by Indentures thereof made and also billes signed with the handes of the seid commissioners in the custodie of the seid persones remaynyng, That is to Sey

The kynges Shippe called the Henry Grace de Dewe:—Stuff, Tacle, and apparell of the seid shippe delyvered by the seid Commissioners into the charge of John Hopton by Indenture, that is to sey

ffyrst the foremast of the seid shippe j

Shrowdes to the same xvj

Dedemens hyes[1490] to the same xvj

Tacles to the foremast iiij

Doble polles[1491] with Shyvers[1492] of Brasse iiij

Single polles with Shyvers of Brasse iij

Single polles with a colk[1493] of Brasse j

Swyfters to the foremast vj

Doble polles with colkes of Brasse iij

polles whuth Shyvers of wode iij

polles with v colkes of Brasse and oone of wode vj

Garnettes to the foremast with iiij poles[1494] ij

Garnet with ij polles and shyvers of Brasse j

Garnet with a shever of Brasse and another of tymbre j

Trusses to the foremast ij

Drynges[1495] to the same j

Doble polles for the trusses with colkes of brasse ij

Single poles of tymbre ij

Drynges with a doble pole with a colk of brasse and oone single pole of wode j

halyers to the foremast ij

Shyvers of Brasse to the brest[1496] of the forecastell iij

Ramehedes with ij shevers of Brasse j

Shetes to the foresayle ij

pollies with shevers of Brasse to the same ij

lyftes to the foresayle ij

Doble polies with shyvers of Brasse to the same ij

Single polies with colkes of Brasse ij

Shetes to the toppe Sayle ij

Single polies with woden pynnes to the same ij

Tackes to the foresayle ij

Stodynges[1497] to the foreyerd ij

pollies to the same with woden pynnes ij

cranelynnes to the foremast j

Single poles with shyver of Brasse j

Bowelynnes to the foreyerd with the poleis and dedemanes hies and oone doble pole with a shever of brasse j

Stayes to the foreyerd with iiij dedemens heies ij

Sprete sayle yerdes ij

halyers to the same ij

Single poleis with shyvers of Brasse to the same ij

lyftes to the Sprete Sayle with iij single polies and woden pynnes j

Grapilles[1498] with the cheyne hangyng apon the bowspret with a pole havyng a colk of brasse j

knyghtes[1499] longyng to the lyftes of the foresayle with ij shevers of brasse ij

The fore topmast j

Shrowdes to the same xij

halyers with a doble polie and a colk of brasse ij single poleis with woden pynnes ij

Bowlynes to the foretop Sayle yerd with pawes[1500] and dedemens hyes to the same ij

Brasses[1501] for the foretop sayle yerd ij Single poles with pynnes of wode ij

lyftes to the foretopsayle yerd with iiij poleis with wooden pynnes ij

Shetes to the foretopsayle with ij woden poles ij

Steyes to the foretopmast j

Sayle yerdes to the foretop j

Toppe Galant apon the foretopmast j

mastes to the same j

Shrowdes to the same viij

halyers with ij single poles with woden pynnes ij

Brasses to the same with ij single poleis and wodepynnes and dedemens hyes to the same ij

Bowlynes to the topgalant yerd the power and dedemens hies to the same ij

lyftes to the foretopgalant yerd with iiij single polies with woden pynnes ij

Shetes with ij single poles with woden pynnes ij

Stayes to the foretopgalant mast j

Shevers of Brasse for the cattes in the forecastell iiij

Davettes[1502] with iiij shevers of Brasse ij

Smale davettes with oone shever of Brasse j

The mayne mast[1503] j

Shrowdes with cheynes of yron and dedemenes hies to the same xl

Bote tacles of sterebord syde with iiij doble poles and viii single poleis with xvj shyvers of Brasse[1504] iiij

Swifters on the same syde with vij doble poleis and vii single polees with colkes of Brasse and ij poles of tymbes[1505] pynnes viij

Garnettes with ij single poles with shivers of Brasse j

Garnettes with ij single polies with colkes of Brasse j

Garnettes with oone single pole with a shever of Brasse and an other pole with a colk of Brasse j

Stodynges with a single polie with a Shever of Brasse j

Bote tacles oon ladbord syde with iiij doble polies and viij single polies with xvj Shevers of Brasse iiij

Bretayn tacles[1506] with ij single polies and Shevers of Brasse to the same j

Swyfters with vij doble polies with colkes of Brasse and viij single poles with colkes of Brasse viij

Garnettes whereof oone with ij single polies and ij shevers of Brasse an other with ij single poleis with ij colkes of Brasse and an other with a shever of Brasse iij

Stodynges with a shever of Brasse j

tymber polies for the Shuts[1507] ij

The mayne yerde with the mayne parell j

Single poleis with a shever of Brasse to wynde up the mayne parell j

Trusses with iiij doble polleis and iiij single polies with xij shevers of Brasse iij

Drynges with ij doble polies and iiij shevers of Brasse ij

Single poleis of tymbre to the same ij

Tyes j payer

Whele Ropes[1508] j

Geers with vj single poleis whereof iiij with shevers of Brasse and ij of tymbre iij

knyghtes belonging to the same with iij Shevers of Brasse iij

Single poles for the topsayle iiij

Shutes with iiij shevers of Brasse ij

knyghtes with ij shevers of Brasse ij

The mayne yerd j

lyftes with ij doble poleis and ij single with vj Shevers of Brasse to the same ij

Knyghtes with ij Shevers of Brasse ij

Shutes ij

Tackes ij

bowlynes with Brydelles and Dedemens hies ij

poleis to the mayne Bowlyne with ij Shevers of Brasse j

mayne Stayes with viij dedemens hies iiij

Brasses with ij single poles and colkes of Brasse ij

The mayne top j

The mayne top mast and a coler of yron j

Shrowdes to the same with dedemens hies xiiij

The mayne top Sayle yerd j

Tyes j

halyers with a doble and a single polie with ij shevers of Brasse j

Brases with iiij poles ij

lyftes with iiij polies and colkes of Brasse ij

Cranelynnes with a single pole and a colk of Brasse j

Steyes to the mayne top mast j

bowlynes with dedemens hies ij

The top Galant apon the mayne topmast j

mastes for the same j

Rynges of yron for the same j

Shrowdes to the same with dedemens hies x

Sayle yerdes to the same j

Stayes to the same j

Bowlynes ij

Brases with ij poles to the same ij

Shutes ij

Grabulles with cheynes to the same ij

poleys apon the mayne yerd for the grabulles ij

Spare knyghtes standyng by the mast with ij shevers of Brasse ij

The mayne meson mast j

Shrowdes with xj doble poles and xj single poles, a doble and single polee with colkes of Brasse xij

Swyftyers with vj doble poles and vj single poles with colkes of Brasse vj

Tacles with ij doble poles of tymbre ij

Single poles oone of tymbre the other with a colk of Brasse ij

Steyes j

Shutes j

Single poles oon of tre[1509] the other with a colke of Brasse for the same Shutes ij

cranelynes with a single polie and a colk of Brasse j

Brases with ij single poles ij

Teyes[1510] ij

halyers ij

The Rame hede j

knyghtes with iij Shevers of Brasse j

The yerd to the meson Sayle j

lyftes with iij poles and dedemens hies j

Trusses with a double and a single polie with colkes of Brasse j

Toppe j

Topmast to the same j

Rynges of yron j

Shrowdes with dedemens hies x

The Sayle yerd j

Tyes j

poles to the same ij

lyftes with iij poles and dedemens hies j

The top Galant of the mayne meson j

The mast to the same j

Shrowdes to the same vj

lyftes with iij poleis and dedemens hies j

The Sayle yerd j

Tyes to the same j

halyers j

The boneaventure mast j

Shrowdes with x Doble poles and x syngle poleis x

Sayle yerdes j

Tyes j

halyers with a doble pole ij

knyghtes with iiij Shevers of Brasse j

Shutes with ij poleis to the same j

The boneaventure top j

mastes to the same j

Sayle yerdes j

Shrowdes viij

Steyes j

In the storehouse of the Shipp viij single pendaunt polies with shevers of Brasse viij

Smale single garnet poleis with shevers of Brasse j

Doble lyft poleis with shevers of Brasse iiij

Doble poleanker[1511] poleis with shevers of Brasse iiii

Snach polleis with gret Shevers of Brasse iiij

Single poleis with Shevers of Wode xiiij

Doble poleis with Shevers of Wode ij

Doble poleis with a colk of Brasse j

Single poleis with a colk of Brasse j

pottes called piche pottes j

ketilles to melt in pyche j

boyes for ankers x

boy Ropes x

Shevers of Brasse without poleis iij

leddern[1512] bokettes xij dossen

love[1513] hokes iiij

lynch[1514] hokes iij

Copper ketill not sett in furnes weying by estimacon ccc[1515] j

CABLES AND CABLETTES OF

xiij ynch compas j

xvij ynch compas ij

xv ynch compas ij

ix ynch compas j

viij ynch compas j

vij

HAWSERS OF

iiij ynch compas iiij

vj ynch compas iij

vj ynch di[1516] compas j

v ynch compas j

viij ynch compas j

iiij ynch compas j

iij ynch compas j

v ynch compas j

iiij ynch compas vij

iij ynch compas j

iij ynch di compas j

xxij

Smale lyne ij peces

Bygger lyne for lanyers[1517] ij peces

Brayle Ropes with iij poles to the same j

Grete doble Blockes ether of them ij Shyvers of Brasse ij

Single blokes with ij Shevers of Brasse ij

long Ores for the Grete bote lx

Tarre ij barelles

Ores for the Cocke bote xxiij

Standart Staves[1518] lix

Stremers viij

lytle flagges c

Top Armours vii

Targettes xx dossen

large fflagges lx

To the mayne Sayle Acorse[1519] and ij bonettes doble j mayne sayle

mayne topsayles j

Topgalant Sayle j

The meson Sayle j

The boneaventure Sayle j

The foresayle Acorse and a bonet doble and bonet single an other corse and iij bonettes single in all ij foresayles

The fore topsayle j

The foretopgalant Sayle j

The Bowspret Seyle j

The mayne Sayle for the gret Bote, a corse and ij bonettes single j sayll

The foreseyle acorse and ij bonettes single j

Top Seyle j

The meson Seyle j

The boneaventure Sayle j

An old corse of a hulk Sayle j

ANKERS CALLED

Sterbord bowers ij

ladbord bowers ij

Destrelles[1520] of Sterbord ij

Destrelles on ladbord ij

Shot[1521] ankers j

Caggers[1522] j

Spare ankers ix

xix

Trene[1523] platters iiij dossen

Trene cuppes v dossen

Tankerdes iij dossen

lantrons[1524] vj

grete lantrons j

middellantrons ij

Copper ketilles in furnes iij

lede in oone pece by estimacon D[1525]

Grete belles in the seid Ship of Brasse j

The grete botes mayne mast j

Shrowdes to the same xiiij

polles to the same xxviij

Tacles oone with a doble pole and colkes of Brasse the other with a single pole and a Shever of tymbre ij

Single poles with a shever of Brasse j

mayne yerdis and the parell j

Trusses with ij poleis and Shevers of tymbre j

Tyes j

halyers with a doble pole and Shever of Brasse j

Single poleis on of them with a Shever of brasse and other of tymbre ij

Shutes ij

Tackes ij

bowlynes with a pole and Shever of tymbre ij

lyftes with ij Single poleis ij

Topsayle Shotes with ij single poleis ij

yerde Ropes ij

The meyne Stey with ij doble poleis j

The toppe j

The topmast j

Shrowdes to the same vj

Sayle yerdes j

Tyes j

parell to the sayle yerd j

Bowlynes ij

lyftes ij

Cranelynes j

Brases ij

The foremast j

Shrowdes to the same vj

The Sayle yerd j

The parell j

Teyes j

Syngle halyers with a polie to the same j

Shetes vj

tackes j

lyftes with ij poleys ij

Steyes j

bowlynes with a polie j

Single Trusses with a polie j

Bowspretes j

mayne meson mast j

Shrowdes to the same vj

The Sayle yerd j

the parell to the same j

The Tye j

Single halyers with a pole j

Trusses with ij poles j

lyftes with iij poles j

Brases with ij poles ij

Steys with ij Smale poles j

The boneaventure mast j

Shrowdes to the same iiij

Tyes j

Single halyers with oone pole j

The sayle yerd j

The parell to the same j

Ankers for the said bote iij

Cablettes of v ynch compas ij

Cocke bote j

mastes to the same j

Sayle yerdes j

Shevers of Brasse ij

Ores to the same xij

bote hokes j

The skyff otherwise called Jolywatt j

mastes to the same j

Sayles j

Ores to the same vj

Shevers of Brasse j

Shevers of Brasse called a Wyndyng Shever for the j Rame hede j

hawsers of v ynch compas j

hawsers of vj ynch di compas di hawser[1526]

hawsers of v ynch compas iij

Cables of ix ynch compas j

hawsers of vj ynch compas di hawser

Soundyng ledes vj

Ordynaunce Artillarie and habillamentes for warr delyvered to the charge and custodie of Thomas Spert, master, and William Bonython, purser of the seid shipp by Indenture as aforeseid, that is to sey

Serpentynes of yron with miches[1527] boltes and forelockes cxxij

Chambers to the same ccxliiij

Stone gonnes of yron Apon trotill wheles and all other Apparell iiij

Chambers to the same iiij

Serpentynes of Brasse apon wheles shod with yron iij

Serpentynes of Brasse apon wheles unshodd j

Grete peces of yron of oon makyng and bygnes xij

Chambers to the same xxiiij

Grete yron gonnes of oone sort that come owt of fflaunders with myches bolts and forelockes iiij

Chambers to the same viij

Grete Spanysh peces of yron of oone sorte ij

Chambers to the same iiij

Stone gonnes apon Trotill wheles with miches boltes and forelockes to the same xviij

Chambers to the same xxxiiij

Smale vice peces of Brasse apon shodd wheles of Symondes makyng j

long vice peces of Brasse of the same makyng iij

ffawcons of Brasse apon Trotill wheles vj

a fayre pece of Brasse of Arragows makyng j

A Slyng of yron Apon Trotill wheles j

Chambers to the same with other apparell j

grete Stone gonnes of yron ij

chambers to the same iiij

Grete culverynes of Brasse apon unshodd wheles of Symondes makyng ij

Grete bumberdes of Brasse apon iiij trotill wheles of herberd[1528] makyng j

Grete curtalles of Brasse apon iiij wheles and of the same makyng[1529] j

hakebusshes of yron hole clxxxxiij

hakbusshes of yron broken vjj

Shott of yron of Dyverse Sortes Dclx shott

Stone Shott of Dyverse Sortes in the balist of the ship A grete nomber not told

In the Grete Bote of the seid ship Remaynyng fyrst

Serpentynes of yron with myches boltes and forelockes viij

Chambers to the same xxv

Serpentynes of Brasse apon shodd wheles j

ffawcons of Brasse apon Shodd wheles ij

In the Storehouse of the shipp

Bowes of Ewe cxxiiij

chestes for the same ij

hole chestes of Arrowes iij

Billys cxliiij

moryspykes lxxx

Backes and Brestes of Almyne Ryvettes of ether cc

Splentes[1530] clxxxxviii payer

Salettes[1531] cc

Standardes of mayle cc

chargyng ladylles for Gonnes with staves vj

staves withowt ladelles viij

Spare miches for Gonnes xiiij

Spare boltes ij

Javelyns ix dossen

Dartes lvij dossen

hamers for Gonnes xiiij

Crowes of yron iiij

Stokepykes of yron xiiij

lynch pynnes iiij

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · 1514.Note 2 · Deadeyes.Note 3 · Pulleys, or blocks.Note 4 · The wheel of a pulley or block.Note 5 · Later the bushing of the wheel-pin; here apparently the pin itself. Cf. ‘colkes of brasse grete and small ... xxviii’—Inventory of the GraceNote 6 · Pulleys, or blocks.Note 7 · Halliards.Note 8 · Perhaps the main beam or head piece across it (Cf. breast-summer, Halliwell, Dictionary).Note 9 · Some sort of rope gear, but the exact use is unknown.Note 10 · Grappling-irons, or hooks.Note 11 · Piece of timber carrying blocks and used with various ropes.Note 12 · See p. 374, where it is written ‘power.’ Probably used in the sense of ‘bowline bridle’ (See p. 375), and from the old English powe, a claw,Note 13 · Braces.Note 14 · The davit was a movable beam of wood fitted with blocks, and used to raise the fluke of the anchor.Note 15 · The main mast was a ‘made’ mast, e.g. ‘a grete mast to be the spyndell of the mayne mast to the Henry Grace à Dieu.’Note 16 · The Sovereign had ‘bote tacles of both syds the mast x.’ It appears therefore to have been customary to hoist one or two out of the three boNote 17 · Timber.Note 18 · Now known as a ‘burton tackle.’Note 19 · Wooden blocks for the sheets.Note 20 · Used in connection with the main sail.Note 21 · Wood.Note 22 · Tyes.Note 23 · Blocks of a particular kind; from French palan, palanc, a combination of pullies, or palanquer, to hoist or haul.Note 24 · Leathern.Note 25 · Luff.Note 26 · Or Leche hooks, probably broad hooks, from old French, leeche, lecsche.Note 27 · 300 lbs.Note 28 · Six and a half inches.Note 29 · Laniards.Note 30 · Flag staves.Note 31 · The body or main portion of the sail.Note 32 · Perhaps from the Catalan destre, to bridle.Note 33 · Sheet anchors.Note 34 · Kedge anchors.Note 35 · Wooden.Note 36 · Lanterns.Note 37 · Five hundredweight.Note 38 · Half a hawser.Note 39 · Linstocks.Note 40 · Herbert.Note 41 · Another document (Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, i-4968) gives the distribution of these guns:—Forecastle—33 iron serpentines, 1 brass seNote 42 · Armour composed of overlapping plates working on rivets.Note 43 · Headpieces.
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