This section of the Falcon Website is intended to provide a collection of reference materials, for use by the Falcon members and by any other reenactors who may find this material useful. Offsite links will open in a separate window; onsite reference pages will have quick links at the top and bottom which lead back to this index.
Gunnery & Seamanship
The Sea-Gunner (excerpts) — The important parts of a text by John Seller, Sr. concerning the art of gunnery at sea. Printed in 1691, it's a little earlier than the Falcon's time period, but it still contains much useful information. [offsite]The Seamans Grammar and Dictionary [PDF] — Another book from 1691, this is a scanned facsimile of the original, which contains a section on gunnery. Two versions provided: one for reading on the computer, and one for printing out in book form (instructions provided on how to arrange the pages and make a "stitch book"). [offsite]
Covey Crump — The Royal Navy's lexicon of nautical terms and slang. Unfortunately, many of the entries give no indication of when the terms came into currency. [offsite]