258, 259, 261 _n._, 264. _Sweepstake_ (of Henry VIII), 50, 58, 59, 60, 124, 125, 155-157, 212, 262, 341. Culverin, 55, 56, 155-157, 212, 229, 256, 262, 341, 379, 380 and _n._ Voyages of discovery, 43, 91, 94. W Wager, George, 352. Wages. See Seamen, pay of; Officers, pay of. Waistcloths, 182 and _n._, 205, 206, 253, 287, 338. Norman superiority in, 3. Shipkeepers, 23, 188, 191, 284. Ship-money, 218, 236, 237, 326, 327, 329, 347.