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' againft her open declared Enemies the French, and Tn- 

 ' dian Rebels. You are to Obferve the following Inftruc- 

 ' tions. 



' Firft. You are to take care, That the duties of Reli- 

 ' gion be attended on board the feveral Veflels, and in the 

 ' feveral Company's under your Command, by daily Pray- 

 1 ers unto God, and Reading his holy word; And that the 

 ' Lords Day be obferved & duly Sanftifyed to the utmoft 

 1 of your power, as far as the circumftances and the necef- 

 ' fity of the Service can admit; that fo you may have the 

 £ prefence of God with, and obtain His Bleffing on your 

 ' Undertaking. 



' You are to take care, That your Souldiers have their 

 'due allowance of Provifions & other necefTaries; That 

 ' their Arms be well fixt, and kept fit for Service, and that 

 ' they be furnifhed with a fuitable Quantity of Powder and 

 ' Ball, and be alwayes in readinefs to pafs upon duty. 



'That good Order & Difcipline be maintained; And 

 ' all diforders, drunkennefs, prophane Swearing, Curling, 

 ' Omiffion or neglect of Duty, difobedience to Officers, 

 ' Mutiny, Defertion, and Sedition be duely punifhed ac- 

 ' cording to the Rules & Articles of War; The which you 

 ' are, once a Month or oftner, to caufe to be publifhed & 

 ' made known to your Officers and Souldiers for their 

 ' Obfervance & Direction in their duty. Let notorious & 

 ' Capital Offenders be fent away to the next Garifons, there 

 ' to be Imprifoned until they can be proceeded with. [105] 



' Let the Sick and wounded be carefully look'd after, 

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