SEBASTIAN CABOT'S ORDINANCES a.d. 



1553- 

 ribaldrie, filthy tales, or ungodly talke to be suffred in 

 the company of any ship, neither dicing, carding, tabling, 

 nor other divelish games to be frequented, whereby 

 ensueth not onely povertie to the players, but also 

 strife, variance, brauling, fighting, and oftentimes murther 

 to the utter destruction of the parties, and provoking of 

 Gods most just wrath, and sworde of vengeance. These 

 and all such like pestilences, and contagions of vices, and 

 sinnes to bee eschewed, and the offenders once monished, 

 and not reforming, to bee punished at the discretion of 

 the captaine and master, as appertaineth. 



1 3 Item, that morning and evening prayer, with other d minister in 

 common services appointed by the kings Majestie, and v °y a i e - 

 lawes of this Realme to be read and saide in every ship 



daily by the minister in the Admirall, and the marchant or 

 some other person learned in other ships, and the Bible 

 or paraphrases to be read devoutly and Christianly to 

 Gods honour, and for his grace to be obtained, and 

 had by humble and heartie praier of the Navigants 

 accordingly. 



14 Item, that every officer is to be charged by 

 Inventorie with the particulars of his charge, and to 

 render a perfect accompt of the diffraying of the same 

 together with modest & temperate dispending of 

 powder, shot, and use of all kinde of artillery, which 

 is not to be misused, but diligently to be preserved 

 for the necessary defence of the fleete and voyage, 

 together with due keeping of all instruments of your 

 Navigation, and other requisites. 



15 Item, no liquor to be spilt on the balast, nor 

 filthines to be left within boord : the cook room, and 

 all other places to be kept cleane for the better health 

 of the companie, the gromals & pages to bee brought 

 up according to the laudable order and use of the Sea, 

 as well in learning of Navigation, as in exercising of that 

 which to them appertaineth. 



16 Item, the liveries in apparel given to the mariners 

 be to be kept by the marchants, and not to be worne, 



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