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1596. " Majesty’s Favour, Bounty and PIea-“ sure is, that a third Part ot that which“ shall be taken from the Enemy, so“ it be not tste King’s Treasure, Jewels,“ or a Carrack, shall be employed to“ the Comiyiodity and Benefit of the" whole Company, over and above his<<r ordinary Wages, according to his“ Desert.
XIX. " N o Captain or Master shall“ suffer any Spoil to be made aboard" any Ship or Bark, that strati be taken" by them, or any of their Companies,“ upon Pain to be displaced of their" Offices, or some great Punishment," according to the Offence given; Be-“ cause the Rest of the Company have“ Interest in every Thing that shall be" taken. Therefore the Value of every“ such Thing, be it of great or small“ Importance, must especially be re-“ garded and considered of. And what-“ soever Soldier or Mariner, that o-“ beyeth not accordingly, shall be dis-“ poiled of that which he hath gotten,“ and his Person extreamly punished.
XX. “ Whosoever ffiall enter a-“ board any Ship, he shall give Ac-“ count of those Things, which shall be“ wanting and taken out of her 5 For“ that no other Company shall board“ her, unless there shall be Need of“ their Help.
XXI. “ If we happen to meet with" any great Fleet, supposed to be the“ Army of the King of Spain , you shall" endeavour yourself to come as near“ Us, Generals, or to the Admiral of“ your Squadron, or, in our Absence," to the Vice-Admiral or Rear-Admi-“ ral of the Fleet, to know what you“ shall be directed unto, as you will“ answer it upon the Peril of your" Lives.
XXII. “The Watch ffiall be set“ every Night, by eight of the Clock,“ either by Trumpet or Drum, and“ singing the Lords Prayer, some of“ the Psalms of David, or clearing the“ Glass. And, after the Watch is set,“ no Trumpet or Drum ffiall be heard,“ or any Piece whatsoever ffiall be“ shot off, without such great Cause be" offered, as is before signified, or such" like.
XXIII. “ You are to take especial
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“ Care of your Watch by Night, and 1^96.“ this; the Soldiers do watch, -as well“ in-Harbour as at the Seas, one third" Part of them every Night, and that“ there be a Captain of the Watch ap-“ pointed, who ffiall take Care that no“ Fire or Light be suffered, but onlv“ such Candles in .Lanthorns as are al-“ lowed to the Quarter-Masters, or o-" therwise upon Necessity ; And that“ inHarbour, a certain Number be ap-
pointed to keep diligent Watch in“ the Forecastle or Beak-head of your" Ships, for Fear of cutting of Cables,
“ which is a Practise much used in hoc“ Countries.
XXIV. “ If, at any Time, the Ge-“ neralshave Occasion to order a Chafe,
" and that Order be given to any other“ Ships ------ their Flags, until!
“ their Return unto the Fleet, all the
“-ffiall follow the Flag, in what
" Ship soever it be placed; And that" whatsoever Ship ffiall be next, the“ same ffiall take up Our, your Gene-“ ral’s Boats, when we give Chafe, or“ the Boats of any of the Admirals of“ Squadrons or others whatsoever.
XXV. “No Man, upon Pain of“ Death, ffiall presume to land in any“ Country, untill his Return into Eng-“ land, without Order from Us, your“ Generals, or such as we ffiall appoint“ to command.
XXVI. “No Person ffiall depart“ out of the Ship wherein he is placed,
“ into another, without special Leave“ of his Captain ; And no Captain or“ Master ffiall receive any suchPerson,
“ without the Knowledge of us, your“ Generals, or such as we ffiall ap-“ point.
XXVII. “ In Fogs (if any happen)
“ when your Ships are becalmed, you" ffiall cause some Noise to be made,
“ by Drum, by Trumpet by Shooting,
“ off' a Musket or Callivpr, now and“ then, or by some other like Means,
“ that hearing you to be near every one" may take Heed, lest he falls foul of x
“ another. 'i
XXVIII. “No Person whatsoever“ ffiall dare to strike any Captain,
“ Lieutenant, Master, or other Officer,
“ upon Pain of Death. And, farther-“ more, whatsoever he be that ffiall
4 O “ strike