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' cers or an}' of them mould be flain, or otherwife uncapa- 

 t ble of Service, and for fuch reafon difmift, you are to 

 ' appoint others in their room, who fliall have the like 

 ' wages, and a Commiffion fent upon notice given, you to 

 ' give them Commiffions in the mean time. You are 

 ' to take effectual care that the Worfhip of God be kept up 

 ' in the Army, Morning and Evening Prayer attended as 

 ' far as may be, and as the Emergencies of your affairs 

 1 will admit, to fee that the holy Sabbath be duely Sancli- 

 ' fied. You are to take care as much as may be to prevent 

 ' or punifh Drunkennefs, Swearing, Curling, or fuch other 

 ' Sins, as do provoke the anger of God. You are to ad- 

 ' vife with your Chief Officers in any matters of Moment, 

 ' as you fhall have opportunity. You are from time to 

 1 time to give intelligence and advice to the Governour & 

 ' Council of the MaJjfacJmfcits, or Commiffioners of the 

 ' Colonies of your proceedings and occurrence that may 

 ' happen, and how it fhall pleafe the Lord to deal with you 

 ' in this prefent Expedition. 



' If you find the Veffels are not likely to be Serviceable 

 i to you, difmifs them as foon as you may. 



' Capt. Silvanus Davis 23 is a prudent Man, and well 



23 Sylva?ius Davis was at Sheepfcot time, being licenfed, in 1687, "to retail 

 1659; fwore allegiance to the King liquors out of doors in the town of Fal- 

 1665; was wounded by the Indians at mouth"; became unpopular in the days 

 Arrowfick when Captain Lake was of Andros ; commanded the fort ; was 

 killed; removed to Falmouth (Port- captured by the French and Indians in 

 land) 16S0; became a large land-owner May, 1690; was exchanged for a French- 

 there, and had the moft extenfive ware- man 15 Oct., 1690; was put into the 

 houfe in the Eaftern country at that Council by the Charter of William and 



