a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1557- 



harborough especially) shall be made without advice, 



consent and agreement of the sayd Captaine, the 



Master, his mate, and two other officers of the said 



ship, or of three of them at the least. 



3 Item, that the said Anthonie is and shalbe reputed 

 & taken for Captaine general of the said flote together 

 with all such orders, preeminences, priviledges and 

 preferments as by the order of seas is due and accus- 

 tomed to a Captaine during his abode and exercise of 

 the same. 



4 It is also ordeined, that if any one or moe of 

 the said 3. ships shalbe out of sight either before or 

 behinde the Admirall, that then the rest of the ships 

 shall tacke or take ofF their sailes in such sort as they 

 may meete and come together, in as good order as may 

 be, to the intent to keepe the consortment exactly in 

 all poynts. 



5 It is constituted, that if any ships shalbe severed 

 by mist or darke weather, in such sort as the one 

 cannot have sight of the other, then and in such case 

 the Admiral shall make sound and noise by drumme, 

 trumpet, home, gunne or otherwise or meanes, that the 

 ships may come as nigh together, as by safetie and good 

 order they may. 



6 It is also to be observed, that every day once the 

 other three shippes shall send and come aboord the 

 Admirall, and there consult and determine of such 

 matter and things as shall be for the assurance of their 

 Navigation, and most expedition of the same. 



7 Item, that notes & entries be daily made of their 

 Navigations put in writing & memory, and that the 

 yong Mariners and apprentices may be taught & caused 

 to learne and observe the same. 



8 It is accorded that the said Captaine shall have 

 the principall rule and governement of the apprentices : 

 And that not onely they, but also all other the sailers, 

 shalbe attendant and obedient to him, as of duetie and 

 reason appertaineth. 



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