Appointed by Warrant from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and are to be Men well skilled in Martial Discipline, who are daily to exercise at Small Arms the Petty Officers and Ship's Company; to place and relieve Centinels; to mount the Guard; to see the Firelocks and other Arms be clean; observing the Orders of the Lieutenant at Arms; to see that the Fire and Candles be put out in proper Season; to visit all Vessels and Boats for preventing the Seamen going from the Ship; to acquaint the Officer of the Watch with all Misdemeanors: And the Corporals are to act and perform the same Duty under him. Master Sailmaker Is appointed by Warrant from the Navy Board, who, with his Mate and Crew, are to examine all Sails brought on board; attend all Surveys and Conversions; inspect into their Condition, and timely to repair and keep them fit for Service; to see they are perfectly dry when put into the Store-room, and there secured from Drips, Damps and Vermin; and to attend the Delivery of them into Store. Masts Of the Growth of _New England_ and _Riga_, are generally wrought into sixteen Squares, and are received into Store by their Diameter in Inches; the former are worked up for Fore or Main-masts, and the latter generally for Mizon-masts. _Norway_ and _Gottenbro'_ are brought from thence rough as they grow; are measured by girting them, and received by Hands, that is, four Inches make a Hand; are used for Top-masts or Yards. Masts made [Illustration: 1st Rates Main Main Top Main top gallant Bowsprit _Proportionably drawn by a Scale of 15^{inch} to 100 Feet statute measure._] For a Ship are the Sprit-top-mast, Fore, Fore-top, Fore-top-gallant, Main, Main-top, Main-top-gallant, Mizon and Mizon-top; and amongst which may be reckoned her Bowsprit; and the low ones are generally made out of _New England_ Growth, and the Topmasts and Top-gallant Masts, out of those brought from _Riga_, _Gottenbro'_ or _Norway_. Matts Are made out of Junk, old Rope Yarns, _&c._ for preserving the Yards from galling or rubbing in hoisting or lowering them. Mauls Doubleheaded Are allowed the Carpenters for such Uses as are requisite. Top Are for driving the Iron Fids in or out of the Heel of the Top-masts. Messengers Are allowed to great Ships, and a Cable-laid Rope which are made use of in the same Manner as the Voyals are, though not so big, brought round the main Capston, and are a Sort of Succour to the Voyal, but are never made use of, after the Anchor is a Peek. Midshipman His Station on Duty is on the Quarter Deck, Poop, _&c._ to mind the Braces, look out and give the Word of Command from the Captain and other superior Officers, and to assist on all occasions both in sailing the Ship, and in stowing her Hold, _&c._ Mizon Course When the Tack is taken off from the Mast forward, it is called a Bon-adventure Mizon. Moar