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2. One or two persons were to be named to 

 purchase provisions, fruit, etc., from the In- 

 dians. With the exception of these, no officer, 

 seaman or other person belonging to the ship 

 was to undertake any sort of bargain without 

 special permission. 



3. All those employed on shore, whatever 

 their duties, were to obey strictly the orders 

 they might receive. If they were to lose by 

 neglect, or by their being stolen, any weapons 

 or tools, the value of such would be deducted 

 from their pay, according to naval regula- 

 tions, and the offender would be punished, 

 according to the merits of the case. 



4. The same penalty would be inflicted 

 upon anyone who should be convicted of hav- 

 ing taken from the ship any stores whatever 

 for purposes of barter. 



5., No iron of any kind, hardware, clothing 

 or other necessaries were to be exchanged ex- 

 cept for provisions. 



Cook, who was a disciplinarian, acted always 

 with the greatest severity towards those who dis- 

 obeyed his orders. 



When the captain of the Endeavour landed 

 for the first time, in company with Banks, So- 

 lander and a party of armed men, several hun- 

 dred Tahitians made the strangers understand, 



