Sentence:  The Boats being clear, the Captain's Boat, which was Oars, and consequently had two Watermen, went before the Maid's Boat, which was but a <WSD>Sculler</WSD>; and as he passed by, looking at the Wench, he thought he knew her Face, but did not call to mind who she was ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A boat rowed by one person with two sculls, or short oars.