The sea-mans grammar: containing most plain and easie directions, how to build, rigge, yard, and mast any ship whatsoever. With the plain exposition of all such terms as are used in a navie and fight at sea. Whereunto is added a table of the weight, charge, shot, powder, and the dimensions of all other appurtenances belonging to all sorts of great ordnance. With divers practicall experiments in the art of gunnery. Also the charge and duty of every officer in a ship and their shares: with the use of the petty tally. Written by Captain John Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admiral of New England.
Smith, John,1580-1631.
Imprinted at London : and are to be sold by Andrew Kemb, at St. Margarets Hill in Southwark,
1653 [i.e. 1652].
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".
Text continuous despite pagination.
Thomason apparently received his copy in 1652.
Annotations on Thomason copy: "Nouemb. 6 1652"; the '3' in the imprint has been crossed out.
Reproductions of the original in the British Library.
Locations:  E  Copy notes: Matched from printed catalog.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996),
Thomason,
ESTC
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