twice every day, except urgent cause enlbrcc the contrary, and that no nmn, soldier or other rimfiner do dispute of matters of religion, unless it be to be solved of some doubts; and, in uch case, that he conlr wilh the ministers of the army: tLr it is not

fit that mlearned men should openly argue of st high and mystical matters. And if any person shall tbrget him,lf and his dnty herein, he shall, upon knowlolgc ceive pen puuislnncnt tt, his shame, an, l after be banished the army. And if any shall hear it, and not lveal it to us, Generals, or to his Captain, or some other especial ocers, whereby the owledge therf may come to us, the Generals, he shall likewise receive punishment, and be banished the army.

"II. Ixt. You shall lbrbid swearing, brawling, dicetag, and such like disorders as may laed contention and disorders in your ships; wherein you shah also avoid God's disl,lcasmv and win His fayour.

"I[i. l'lclNG and stealing you shall severely punish; and, if the tault be great, you shall acquaint us, Generals, therewith, that martial laxv may be inflicted upon the ofibnders.

"1V. You shall take great ca to l,rese've your victuals, and to ob,lwe snch orders therein as you sh:fll receive by particular directions fi'om your Generals. And that eve Captain of each ship ceive an account once a week hov his victuals are slant, and what emains, that their pvvision may be lengthened by adding more xnen to

"V. ALL persons whatsver, within your ship, shall come to the ordinary rvices ,f tbe ship without contradiction.

"Vi. Yor shall give special charge tbr avoiding the danger of fil, and that cmdle be' carried in your ship without a lantern; which, if any person shall disoily, yu shall severely punish. And if any chance of fire or other dangers (which God fi,rbid) should hal,l,en to any ship near unto you, then you shall, by yur boats and all other your 1.st means, sk to help and relieve her.

"VII. You 1,owder you shall carefidly preserve from slil and waste; without which we cannot undertake any geat a'ice.

"Vlll. Y shall give order that your ship may be kept clean dally, and sometimes washed; which (with God's favour) shall 1,rcerve fi'om sickness and avoid many other conveniences.

"IX. Yu shall give order and especial charge that your top-masts be favoured, and the heads of your masts, and that you have care not to bear too high sail when your ships go by the wind, and eSlcially in a head-sea; tbr the slil of our masts may gatly hin, ler us, and endanger the enterpri.s which otherwise (with Gl's help)we shonhl l,ertbrm with salbty.

"X. ALn such as ae in shil under the govcrnlnent" [of the admiral in char ] "ge of a squ:,lrn, shall, as near as in them lieth, keep with it, and not lbr cha of other ships, or any ther cause, go fi'om that sqnadron, l,t by the command of the adndral of that squadron; airless any of the two qfief (lenerals shall n,l lbr them, or, by message, appvint them to any service, r tllat, by wealher, they be sepanted. And then, as they laay, they shall endcavour to repair to the place al,pintl by such instructions as shall be set down. And if thce be any sail perceived by any of the ships of any ,uadron, it shall lawfid fir the next. ship, having the wind, to give chase, the ship decried [ing to the windwall; and the like of any that shall be neaxest to bear up, if the sail be descried to the leeward? Bat because, Ul,On every chase, all will be apt to fllow the same, and so be led away up,n evex occasion fi'om the Fleet. it shall not be lawfid fir any sec,nd ship to fidlw any chase (one having

There is a brutus. These words ae conjcctm'ally SUlq,lied.

This permission is dicdt to reconcile with the lirst clause of the instruction. Apart from that, it is wvngly expressed. But the meaning i clear.