“Thus all would work together, and each man have the beginning of his stroke marked.
“There might be also a deck or gangway on each side for the protection of the men from sun and rain.
“Very large sweeps were exhibited as in actual use in the Exhibition of 1851, if I remember right.
“From some rude experiments with fir poles, I think 35-feet oars could be efficiently handled.
“The lower tiers would ship first, and the hands assist the upper.
“These are mere notions; but if they should be new to you, I shall be glad I entertained them.”
[APPENDIX No. 2.]
Ordinances made by King Richard to be observed among seafaring men, A.D. 1190, in the second year of his reign.