References
- Archéologie Navale , 1 323 Jal
- Archéologie Navale , 1 296 See his description of it in
- Archives de la Marine B6, 136
- Enramer is defined by Godefroy as “to fit with oars.” Here it is used in a more generic sense as “to frame up” or “fit up.”
- Lices is usually written lisses.
- “Ces pièces regnent des deux côtés de la galère depuis le 4e singlon de proue jusqu'au 5e de la poupe, oú elles se joignent, formant une manière d'ovalle imparfait, fort long et fort estroit; elles sont endentées de ¾ de pouce sur les empâtures des madiers et des estamenaires pour les lier.” Jal, quoting from “Traité de la Construction des galères,” MS. of the seventeenth century at the Bibliothèque de la Marine, No. 143
- Escasses are defined by Jal in almost the same terms as the escoues. They seem to have formed a sort of oval 25 ft. long of which the contrequille formed the longest dimension, but unlike the escoues they did not go the whole length of the ship
- Coutou is usually written Couteau.
- Usually written cols or cous de latte.
- Usually written jougs.