ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



Admirall by himselfe or any other that he can speake to, 

 that sailes better then he, being neerest unto him. 



9 That every ship in the fleete in the time of fogs, 

 which continually happen with little winds, and most part 

 calmes, shall keepe a reasonable noise with trumpet, 

 drumme, or otherwise, to keepe themselves cleere one 

 of another. 



10 If it fall out so thicke or mistie that we lay it to 

 hull, the Admiral shall give warning with a piece, and 

 putting out three lights one over another, to the end 

 that every man may take in his sailes, and at his setting 

 of sayles againe doe the like, if it be not cleere. 



1 1 If any man discover land by night, that he give 

 the like warning, that he doth for mischances, two 

 lights, and two pieces, if it be by day one piece, and 

 put out his flagge, and strike all his sailes he hath 

 aboord. 



12 If any ship shall happen to lose company by force 

 of weather, then any such ship or ships shall get her 

 into the latitude of , and so keepe that latitude untill 

 they get Frisland. And after they be past the West 

 parts of Frisland, they shall get them into the latitude 

 of , and , and not to the Northward of ; 

 and being once entred within the Streites, al such ships 

 shal every watch shoote off a good piece, and looke out 

 well for smoke and fire which those that get in first 

 shall make every night, untill all the fleete be come 

 together. 



13 That upon the sight of an Ensigne in the mast 

 of the Admirall (a piece being shot off) the whole fleete 

 shall repaire to the Admirall, to understand such con- 

 ference as the Generall is to have with them. 



14 If we chance to meete with any enemies, that foure 

 ships shall attend upon the Admirall, viz. the Francis 

 of Foy, the Moone, the Barke Dennis, and the Gabriel : 

 and foure upon my Lieutenant generall in the Judith, 

 viz. the Hopewel, the Armenal, the Beare, and the 

 Salomon : and the other foure upon the Vizadmirall, the 



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