The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt, in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593

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To hull, is to lie without sail set; to try, with only low sail; whence we have now special storm sails, called try sails. We believe the correct expression is “to try” either a hull or under sail.

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