THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



saylers, and strong chosen for the purpose, to sayle well 

 and to beare good store of ordinance. In these two 

 shippes are alwayes going and comming, two good knights 

 men of warre, and Captaines and souldiers expert in 

 the warres. 

 ACaptatnetn And in every other ship is a Captaine, which ruleth in 

 every ship. ^jj causes of controversie, or fights in the seas ; the Pilot 

 directeth onely in government and leading the shippe to 

 her port. 



All the Captaines, Masters, Pilots, Maryners, and 

 passengers, and all others bee obedient to the two shippes, 

 so appoynted to passe : they doe, as in all other commande- 

 ments what is by them appoynted, having power to hang, 

 or doe any justice upon any man, as to them seemeth 

 good at sea, and this is the last commandement upon 

 payne of death, if the General please. 



Concerning the Contractation house, there are therein 

 ^ixe Judges, sixe Judges of the highest sort. 



Foure v'lsi- There are visitours of shippes, as it is sayd before, to 



T'T^* ^ f ^^^ whether the ships goe in order well, and sufficient in 



the arte of '^ things : and what manner of men the Masters of the 



Navigation, ships and Pilots are, whether they be able to answere to 



all such articles, as the reader is able to objecte unto them, 



in matters of Navigation : if they be not found sufficient, 



they are not admitted to take charge. 



The master must knowe whether the ship be sufficiently 



calked, tackled, and furnished in all things accordingly, as 



with mastes, sayles, cables, ankers, and all other necessary 



furniture: that at such time as any of the high judges 



with their ordinary visitours appointed for such causes doe I 



come, there be nothing found out of order or lacking, 



The booke of according to The booke of orders, which every shippe 



°in Danish proportionable to her burthen ought to have, which is not 



Pragmatics, unknowen to any of the masters, being in writing common 



common in among them : and all the charge given to the Master and 



writing among YAot serveth onely to conduct the ship from port to port. 



/ e mas ers. "Y\i^ counter Master, or masters mate is obedient in all 



things whereunto hee shall bee commanded by the master 



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