Sovereign of the Seas

Rigging

Inch. Fath.
Bowsprit
Pennants for sheats 6 24
Falls for the same 60
Clulines 3 50
Garnets 60
Lifts 4 60
Pennants for braces 4 6
Falls for the same 60
Halliards 40
Tye 7 14
Horse 6 10
Sprit-topmast,
Shrouds 3 28
Laniards 2 15
Pennants for braces 4
Falls for them 2 48
Tye 3 5
Halliards 2 15
Clulines 36
Pennants for back-staies 3 6
Falls for the same 2 30
Lifts 2 30
Parrel ropes 2 6
Puttocks 3 14
Pennants for tackles 3 3
Falls for them 2 18
Fore-mast.
Pennants for tackles 8 24
Runners for tackles 100
Falls for them 4 200
Shrouds 8 234
Laniards 4 90
Standing Back-stayes 8 26
Laniards 4 10
Stay 15 17
Laniards to the stay 5 12
Tye 8 26
Halliards 6 65
Jeers 100
Lifts 4 80
Parrel ropes 5 18
Brest ropes 8 8
Sheats 6 100
Tacks 60
Bow-lines 70
Bridles 18
Pennants of braces 4 8
Falls to them 3 70
Clu-garnets 80
Bunt-lines 3 150
Runners of Martnets 3 48
Falls of Marnets 100
Fore Topmast
Pennants for tackles 5
Falls to them 30
Shrouds 75
Laniards 2 30
Puttocks 5 60
Stay 5 17
Pennant of the laniard 4 6
Fall of the Laniard 24
Tye 6 10
Runner of the Halliards 20
The fall top them 4 66
Standing back-staies 5 40
Laniards to them 12
Running back-staies 4 12
Falls to them 3 52
Lifts 72
Bowlines 84
Bridles 14
Pennants for braces 3 6
Falls to them 80
Pennant of the top-rope 8 16
Fall of the same 50
Sheats 7 68
Clulines 80
Parrel-ropes 4 10
Buntlines 40
Fore topgallant mast
Pennants of tackles 6
Falls of tackles 2 30
Shrouds 30
Laniards 18
Puttocks 3 20
Pennants of back-staies 8
Falls of back-staies 2 74
Top-rope 36
Stay 30
Laniard 9
Tye 3 6
Halliards 2 42
Lifts 2 30
Pennants of braces 2 4
Braces 70
Clulines 2 65
Bowlines and bridles 2 75
Pe[n]nants & fals of cranlines 50
Parrel-ropes 2 5
Main-Mast
Pennants of tackles 40
Runners of tackles 6 132
Falls of tackles 4 260
Shrouds 280
Laniards 100
Standing back-staies 28
Laniards 10
Stay 17 25
Coller of the stay 16 12
Laniard of the stay 6 16
Lifts 94
Tacks 60
Sheats 100
Bowlines 80
Bridles 24
Pennants of braces 4 12
Falls of braces 3 88
Clugarnets 4 90
Tye 9 29
Halliards 90
Jeers 100
Parrel-ropes 6 35
Brest-ropes 8 12
Runners of Martnets 110
Falls of Martnets 3 110
Bunt-lines 230
Pennant of the garnet 14½
Guy 6 18
Fall of the garnet 45
Main Top=mast
Pennants of tackles 5 12
Falls of tackles 70
Shrouds 5 96
Laniards 42
Standing back-staies 5 44
Laniards 3 14
Running back-staies 5 17
Falls 4 60
Stay 8 20
Laniard 4 12
Lifts 64
Pennants for Braces 3 7
Falls to them 85
Bowlines 80
Bridles 4 22
Pennant of the Top=rope 20
Fall of the same 6 65
Sheats 8 90
Clulines 100
Tye 12
Runner of the Halliards 6 24
Fall of the Halliards 4 60
Parrel Ropes 4 12
Bunt=Lines 4 100
Puttocks 5 88
Main Top=gallant Mast
Pennant of tackles 3 8
Falls of tackles 32
Shrouds 3 46
Laniards 24
Puttocks 36
Pe[n]nants of ru[n]ning backstays 3 9
Their Falls 2 88
Stay 3 20
Laniard of the Stay 6
Pennants for braces 5
Braces 2 80
Bowlines 80
Bridles 2 12
Parrel=ropes 8
Top=rope 43
Flag=staff Stay 25
Tye 3 7
Halliards 3 65
Clulines 2 80
Lifts 30
Mizon mast,
Pennants of tackles 16
Runners 4 50
Falls of tackles 3 80
Shrouds 144
Laniards 3 48
Tye 7 11
Halliards 5 50
Stay 6 15
Laniard 6
Sheat 4 30
Jeer 42
Truss 40
Bowlines 4 20
Brails 210
Parrel ropes 7
Crossjack,
Lifts 4 66
Braces 60
Pennants 6
Halliards 4 40
Mizon top=mast
Pennants of tackles 8
Falls of tackles 36
Shrouds 3 55
Laniards 2 25
Puttocks 30
Pennants of Braces 4
Braces 2 45
Bowlines 50
Bridles 2 12
Clulines 2 80
Tye 3 7
Halliards 36
Lifts 38
Top=rope 4 35
Parrel ropes 3 6
Pennant of the Stay 3 20
Runner 15
Parts of the Stay 2 60
Pennants for Back-staies 3 12
Falls 40
Cat=ropes Pennants 7 36
Falls 5 90
Pennant of the Fish=hook rope 8 16
Fall of the same 5 35
Stoppers at the Bow 52
Shank-painters 48
Stopper of the stream=anchor 13
Shank=painter 12
Four Buoy=ropes Cablet 100
Buoy=rope for the stream=anchor 16
Buoy=rope for the Kedge Anchor, Cablet 16
Pennant of the winding tackle 12 12
Slings for Ordnance 8 7
Vial Cablet 10 40
Passing rope 6 30
Boat=rope, Cablet 9 60
Guest=rope, 50
Pinnace=rope, 50
Guest=rope, 40
Two pair of but=slings 5 10
Two pair Hogshead slings 4 8
Woolding for the bow=sprit 100
Woolding for the stem 6 30
Stopper at bits 10 20
Laniards 4 20
For Robins, Earings, and Clueseazings for one compleat suit of Sails, of 30 600
260
2 300
300
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Equipment

A Proportion of Carpenter Stores, for each Rank of Ship.
VIZ.

Soveraign,
Resolution,
Naseby.
c. qr. l.
Spikes 2 1 0
40d Nails 500
30d Nails 600
24d Nails 1500
20d Nails 2000
10d Nails 2500
6d Nails 3000
4d Nails 3500
3d Nails 4000
Pump=Nails 1500
Lead=Nails 3000
Scupper=Nails 3000
20d Tuffand=clench 500 pair
Port=Nails 100
Drawn bolts 4
Ring bolts 6
Port=hooks 6
Port=hinges 6
Port=shackles 6
Port=staples 20
Deadman eyes iron bound 5
Esses for Shrouds 4
Plates for Chainwales 6
Bolts to them 6
Eyebolts 4
Calking Irons 3
Rother Irons 8 pair
Rings and Forelocks 10. l.
Cold Chizels 3
Drive=bolts 3
Setbolts 3
Wast=board Irons 36
Double=headed maul 1
Clench Hammers 2
Hanging Clamps 4
Scuttle hinges 3 pair
Hasps and Staples 20 pair
Dozen Garnets 4 pair
Pitch=pot of Iron 1
Ess=hinges 8 pair
Dovetails 4 pair
Hanging Locks 6
Single Spring=locks 3
Double Spring=locks 2
Two Hand=saw 1
Whip=saw 1
Double White=plates 40
Tempered Stuff 4 barrels
Tarr 4 barrels
Ballast Baskets 4
Leather Scuppers 36
Old Canvas 40 yards
Netting for Stage=ropes 40 fath.
New Canvas 20 yards
White twine ½l.
Leather 1½ back
Grind=stone 1
C. . qr. l.
Black Okam 3 0 0
White Okam 0 2 0
Sheet=Lead 2 0 0
Wollen thrums 0 0 20
Tree-nails 200
Smal sparrs 20
Cant-spars 8
Deal boards 40
Elm board 400 feet
Four inch Plank Oak 50
Three inch Plank 80
Two inch Plank 100
Inch and half Plank 60
Fishes for Masts 2
Anchor-stocks 3
Spare main topmasts 1
Pump=chain Leather'd 1
Wheel fitted 1
Sprockets 10
Esses 30
Hooks 28
Swivels 15
Pump-hook
Pumpbrake
Pump=boxes
Falling boxes

A Proportion of Anchors for the Ships in the Margent.

Soveraign
C. qr. l.
Anchors of 60 0 0 1 These be her present Anchors, but if ever the Ship want any more, it is advised that the least be 55. C. weight.
55 0 0 1
54 0 0 1
45 0 0 2
44 0 0 1
43 0 0 1
Stream Anchor 24 0 0 1
Kedgers of 8 0 0 1
5 0 0 1
Boats Anchors 3 2 0 1
Pinnace Grapnel 1 0 0 1
Skiffs Grapnel 0 3 0 1

Canvas to make each of the States Ships one suit of Sails, and the quantity in each particular Sail.

Soveraigne.
Yards
Spritsail Course, and Bonnet, Noyans Canvas 308
Spritsail topsail, Ipswich warp't 192
Fore course, and bonnet; Ipswich double 1230
Fore topsail, Noyans 482
Fore topgallant=sail, Vittery 130
Main course and bonnet, Ipswich double 1640
Main topsail, Noyans 721
Main topgallant=sail, Warp't Ipswich 180
Mizon course and bonnet, Noyans 430

Payne's engraving, which was made before the ship was actually rigged, indicates that she was equippeded with royal sails. This is confirmed by a Ms formerly at Petworth House and now in the Science Museum:

Clothes
double
Yardes
deepe
Main course 49 13¾
Main bonnet 49
Fore course 40 11¾
Fore bonnet 40 3 1/8
Main topsaile 33 19
Clothes
double
Yardes
deepe
Main topgallant saile 17½ 10 ¾
Fore topsaile 28 16½
Fore topgallant saile 14½ 9
Spritsaile course 28
Spritsaile bonnet 28
Spritsaile topsaile 20½ 13
Mizon course 14½ 18
Mizon bonnet 32
Mizon topsaile 17½ 12½
Clothes
Maintop royall 7
Foretop royall 6
Mizon topgallant 7


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