John Narbrough, The Mariner's Jewel (1695)

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Date
1695
Author
John Narborough (alternate name for John Narbrough ) Note: 12/10/2005
Editor
Lexicon title
An Alphabetical Dictionary of all the Names of the Members or Parts of a Ship, with an Explanation of the same, and how they are disposed of; together with the Sea Terms used in any Ship
Book title
The Mariners Jewel; Or, A Pocket Companion For The Ingenious. Being of more General Use for Officers, Seamen, Carpenters, Boatswains, Pursers and Stewards, then any thing yet Published. Containing An Alphabetical Dictionary of all the Naval Terms; A General Pay Table; with a Table of Boatswain Stores for each Rank of Ship; the proportion of Prizes, with many other useful things both Decimal and Vulgarly demonstrated from a Manuscript of Sir John Narbrough's and methodiz'd by James Lightbody, P.M.
Publication place
London
Publisher
Robert Whitledge and Alexander Sims
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
navigation and the sea
Summary
Directory of naval terms for officers, general seamen, and doctors, but especially for regular crew-members, who deserve to be honoured for their services to the nation.
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Extent
53-88
Word-group
type: alphabetical
number: 22
Word-entry
type: headword
number: 369
sample: The Compass, is so well known to every Sea-man that I need not describe it.
Wing
L2049A
Catalog
Craig 4
Other editions
1703 (4th edn.): ESTC T231347
1705 (5th edn.): ESTC T097211
1724 (6th edn.): ESTC T113072
Criticisms
Laughton 87