[18] Tiffany, thin transparent silk.

[19] Collars.

[20] Woollen stuff used for linings.

[21] Wooden blocks for extending the stays.

[22] A speek was a large nail; a pintle, then as now, a rudder-pin.

[23] A kind of harpoon.

[24] Hook for sturgeons; dog-irons were probably fire-dogs.

[25] Deep-sea lead (for sounding).

34. Examination of John Johnson. May 5, 1673.[1]

The examination of John Johnson steersman of the frigott commonwealth, Capt. Cornelius Lincourt Comd'r.