Are used by the Riggers or Seamen, with which they drive in the Fidds for Spliceing Cables, _&c._ Compasses Azimuth Is an Instrument made in a large Brass Box, with Imbers and a broad Limb, having Ninety Degrees diagonally divided, with an Index and Thread to take the Sun's Amplitude or Azimuth, in order to find the Difference between the Magnetical Meridian and the Sun's Meridian, which shews the Variation of the Compass. Brass Box They stand in the Bittacle, that the Men at the Steering Wheel may see to keep the Ship in her right Course. Hanging Flag Officers are generally furnished with them to hang up in their great Cabbins. Cond Is to Guide or Conduct a Ship in her right Course; he that Conds gives the Word of Direction to the Men at the Steering Wheel how to Steer. Cook Is a Warrant Officer that dresses the Ship's Companys Victuals. Cookroom Is variously seated, generally in the Fore-Castle, but in some great Ships it is on the Middle Deck, and in lesser on a Plat-form under the Deck. Cordage Is in general all the Ropes belonging to the Standing or Running Rigging of a Ship, and is also distinguished by, Cablelaid Is made with nine Strands, (_i. e._) the first three Strands are laid slack, and then three of them being closed together makes a Cable or Cablet; the same for Tacks, but they are laid tapering. Hawserlaid Is made only with three Strands. Stays Are Cablelaid, but made with four Strands as Cables are with three, with an Addition of an Heart which goes through the Center of them. Counter Is the arching Part of the Stern above the Wing Transom, and the lower is from the Wing Transom to the Upper Deck, and the other is from the Upper Deck to the lower Edge of the Ward-room or Great Cabbin, the Projecture of which, is lower almost the Quadrant of a Circle. Course The Point of the Compass on which a Ship Steers. Courses In a Ship are her low Sails, and when she Sails under them only, they say she goes under her Courses. Coxswain Is the Person who sits in the Box at the Boat's Stern, Steers her, hath the Direction and Command of the Boat's Crew. Coyle When Cables or Ropes are placed in a round or oval Ring, one fake (or turn) upon one another, so that they may the more easily be stowed out of the Way, and also run out free and smooth without Kinks as they call them, _i. e._ without twisting or doubling, then they are said to be coyled up. Crabb An Engine of Wood with three Claws placed on the Ground like a Capston, and is used at launching or heaving Ships into the Dock. Cradle A Frame of Timber fayd to the Outside of a Ship under her Buildge, for the more securely and commodiously Launching her. Craft Are small Vessels, such as Ketches, Hoys, Smacks, _&c._ they call all such small Craft. Cramps Short Pieces of Iron, whose Ends being turned down, are let into Stones, and melted Lead being run into the Holes, binds two Stones fast together. Cranes