An accidence for the sea. Very necessary for all young sea-men, or those that are desirous to goe to sea , briefly shewing the phrases, offices and words of command, belonging to the building, rigging, and sayling a man of warres, and how to manage a Navy and fight at sea. Together with the charge and duty of every officer, and their shares. Also the names, weight, charge, shot, and powder, all of sorts of great ordinance. With the use of the petty tally.

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• An accidence for the sea. Very necessary for all young sea-men, or those that are desirous to goe to sea , briefly shewing the phrases, offices and words of command, belonging to the building, rigging, and sayling a man of warres, and how to manage a Navy and fight at sea. Together with the charge and duty of every officer, and their shares. Also the names, weight, charge, shot, and powder, all of sorts of great ordinance. With the use of the petty tally.
• Sea-mans grammar

People / Organizations

• Benjamin Fisher ("printed for")
• John Smith (Author)

Imprint

London: Printed by T[homas] H[arper] for Benjamin Fisher, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Talbot in Aldersgate street, 1636.

Publication year

1636-1636

ESTC No.

S110778

Grub Street ID

130758

Description

[10], 62 p. ; 8⁰

Note

Anonymous. By John Smith.

Dedication to Earl of Northumberland signed B.F., i.e. Benjamin Fisher, the publisher.

Originally published in 1626 as "An accidence or The path-way to experience" (STC 22784); an enlarged edition appeared in 1627 with title "A sea grammar" and by 1652 the title had become "The sea-mans grammar" (Wing S4123).

Printer's name from STC.

Uncontrolled note

rpm 07/17/96