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Updated: October 27, 2026
Lignum vitæ was not used for block-sheaves until after the Dutch War in Cromwell's time. Iron blocks were in use in the time of Henry VIII. but only as fair-leads for chain topsail sheets, and as snatches for the boarding of the "takkes." The matting was made by the sailors, of rope, or white line, plaited curiously.