of glossaries to consult, than those which treat of geography,
navigation, military and naval economy, and the science of warfare
both on shore and afloat. As far as the technical terms have been used
by poets and dramatists, much valuable illustration may be found in
the annotated editions of their works, but much more is required for
general purposes, and I could point out some fifty volumes which would
enable an industrious student, possessing a competent acquaintance
with those subjects in their modern state, to produce a most useful
supplement to our existing glossaries.

With very small pretensions to the amount of information which [Greek:
S] ascribes to me, I will at once answer his query on the meaning of
_grummett_.

GRUMETE is pure Spanish. It also occurs as a Portuguese word. I shall
transcribe the explanations of it as given by the best authorities on
those languages:--

"GRVMETE.--El muchacho que sirue en el nauio, y sube por el
mastil, o arbol, y por la antena, y haze todo {338} lo demas
que le mandan con gran presteza."--Sebastian de Couarruuias,
1611.

"GRUMETE.--El mozo que sirve en el navío para subir á la
gavia y otros usos. _Tirunculus nauticus_."--La real academia
Española.

"GRUMETE.--Grumete he o moço que serve como de criado
aos marinheiros, sobindo pellos mastros atè à gavea,
etc."--Raphael Bluteau.