[11] ? Folkestone, see p. [80].
[12] The sizes of all his vessels are given in old measurement. Before 1835 ships were measured by the following elaborate rule. Subtract three-fifths of the greatest breadth from the length of the keel, multiply this by the breadth, and the result by half of the breadth; divide the result so obtained by 94, and the answer is the size of the ship in tons (see 13 Geo. III. c. 26, § 74). They are now measured by the cubical contents. It is difficult to render these figures in modern measurement, but this sloop was probably about the size which would be now called 10 tons.
[13] About 18 tons in modern measurement.
[14] About 30 tons in modern measurement.
[15] Spelt "oughten" in the manuscript. Daughter is still pronounced "dafter" in West Cornwall.
[16] Conscience.
[17] "Felt," dialect pronunciation.
[18] "Carried," dialect pronunciation.
[19] About 60 tons in modern measurement.
[20] The treaty between France and the Americans was made on February 6, 1778.