The monkey on board ship was a lad employed to fetch supplies'powder and so forth'to the guns.
( ( ( The monkey ) ( on ( board ship ) ) ) ( ( was ( ( a lad ) ( employed ( to ( ( ( fetch ( ( supplies ` ) ( ( powder and ) ( so forth ) ) ) ) ` ) ( to ( the guns ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN monkey)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN board) (NN ship)))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lad)) (VP (VBN employed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB fetch) (NP (NP (NNS supplies)) (`` `) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ powder)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB so) (JJ forth)))) (`` `) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NNS guns))))))))) (. .)))
The monkey aboard the ship was there to fetch supplies. 
( ( ( The monkey ) ( aboard ( the ship ) ) ) ( ( ( was there ) ( to ( fetch supplies ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN monkey)) (ADVP (IN aboard) (NP (DT the) (NN ship)))) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB there)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB fetch) (NP (NNS supplies)))))) (. .)))