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Munday the 14. of Iune, the wind blew so harde out of the North, that wee could not beare our topsailes with our forecourse which sailed South, the sunne was southward we had Port a Porte of vs, being in 41. degrees and 20 minuts.

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The slavers were generally small, handy craft; fast, of course; usually schooner-rigged, and carrying flying topsails and forecourse.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

She made a striking picture, Evelyn thought, with the great curve of her forecourse, which was still set, stretching high above the foam that spouted about her bows and tier upon tier of gray canvas diminishing aloft.

Vane of the Timberlands Harold Bindloss 1905

The slavers were generally small, handy craft; fast, of course; usually schooner-rigged, and carrying flying topsails and forecourse.

The Capture of a Slaver 1900

Our sails, wound up, lay without their use, and if at any time we bore but a Hollocke, or half forecourse, to guide her before the Sea, six and sometimes eight men, were not enough to hold the whip-staffe in the steerage, and the tiller below in the Gunner room; by which may be imagined the strength of the storm, in which the Sea swelled above the

Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Louise Manly 1896

The forecourse was selected, as being of considerable dimensions; and this, when detached from its yard, was dragged up on the beach and spread out to dry.

The Missing Merchantman Harry Collingwood 1886

We cold just get into the sailroom and got up a new forecourse and stuck it full of oakum and rags, and put itt under the ship's bottom; this is called fothering the ship.

"The Gallant, Good Riou", and Jack Renton 1901 Louis Becke 1884

"We must have the main-sail and forecourse on her," he said a few minutes later to Mr Mackay.

Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea William Heysham Overend 1874

Hands went scurrying aloft to get in the foretopsail and forecourse, and other hands went to the main braces.

Mr. Midshipman Easy Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 1873

Hauling up the forecourse of a merchant-ship is like lifting the curtain again on the drama of the land.

Recollections of Europe James Fenimore Cooper 1820