MARTIN FROBISHER ad. 



1578. 

 England, and to cleare the glasse, according to the old 

 order of England. 



2 The Admiral shall carie the light, & after his light 

 be once put out, no man to goe a head of him, but 

 every man to fit his sailes to follow as neere as they 

 may, without endangering one another. 



3 That no man shall by day or by night depart further 

 from the Admirall then the distance of one English mile, 

 and as neere as they may, without danger one of another. 



4 If it chance to grow thicke, and the wind contrary, 

 either by day or by night, that the Admirall be forced 

 to cast about, before her casting about shee shall give 

 warning, by shooting off a peece, and to her shall answere 

 the Viceadmirall and the Rereadmirall each of them with 

 a piece, if it bee by night, or in a fogge ; and that the 

 Viceadmirall shall answere first, and the Rereadmirall 

 last. 



5 That no man in the Fleete descrying any sayle or 

 sayles, give upon any occasion any chace before he have 

 spoken with the Admirall. 



6 That every evening all the Fleete come up and 

 speake with the Admirall, at seven of the Clocke, or 

 betweene that and eight, and if the weather will not serve 

 them all to speake with the Admirall, then some shall 

 come to the Viceadmirall, and receive the order of their 

 course of Master Hall chiefs Pilot of the Fleete, as he 

 shall direct them. 



7 If to any man in the Fleete there happen any mis- 

 chance, they shall presently shoote off two peeces by 

 day, and if it be by night, two peeces, and shew two 

 lights. 



8 If any man in the Fleete come up in the night, & 

 hale his fellow knowing him not, he shall give him this 

 watch-word, Before the world was God. The other shal 

 answere him (if he be one of our Fleete) After God 

 came Christ his Sonne. So that if any be found amongst 



us, not of our owne company, he that first descrieth [III. j6.] 

 any such sayle or sayles, shall give warning to the 



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