This tread will be devoted to how to rig a first rate ship of the line such as HMS Victory.From my own experience rigging this ship in the proper sequence is quite a challenge and their is very little info out there in regard to this aspect of rigging.
Please see my photobucket:

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
Look for the album Friggin' in the riggin'
Cheers! John.

It has been my experience that ship modelers have more difficulty in figuring out the sequence of the rigging than the rigging itself.I know I sure did.
When I rigged my Victory I only had a couple of ropes that were out of sequence and these I belayed to the shrouds rather than the foot of the mast.I figured that was pretty good considering this is a very complicated ship to rig properly.
This info will only be available on my photobucket and is intended for my modeling buds only.Good luck.