Sentence:  ... we espied towards the North end of the Iland ye light of a great fire thorow the woods, to the which we presently rowed: when wee came right ouer against it, we let fall our <WSD>Grapnel</WSD> neere the shore, & sounded with a trumpet a Call ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.