( hO 
«!entS5 Ordinary and Extraordinary, of the Tides 5 aSj their 
precife time of Ebbing and Flowing in RiverSj at Promonto^ 
ties or C^pe/ 5 which way their Current runs , what Perpen- 
dicular diftance there is between the higheft Tide an'd low* 
eft Ebb 5 during the Spring- Tides and Neap- Tides 5 what 
day of the Moons agCjSnd what times of the yearj the higheft 
and lowcft Tides fallout : And all other confiderabk; Acci- 
dents 5 they can obferve in the Tiijesj cheifly neerPorts^ and 
about Hands , as in St, Helena^ Hand ^ and the three Rivers 
iherej at the Bermodas &q. 
4. To make Plotts and Draughts of profpeij: of 
Coaftsj Promontories 5 Iflands and Ports^marking the Bear- 
ings and Oittances, as neer as they can. 
5» To found and marke the Depths of Coafts and Ports, 
and fuch other places ndte the (hoar , as they ftiall think 
6t. . 
6' To take notice of the Nature of the Ground at ihe 
bottom oftheSea, in all Soundings, whether it be Glay, 
Sand, Rock , &c. 
7. To keep a Regifter of all changes of Wind and 
Weather at all houresg by night and by day , (hewing the 
point the Wind blows frorps whether ftrong or weak : The 
Rains, Hail, Snow and the like^ the precife times of their be- 
ginnings and Gontinuance,efpecially Hurricans and ^ponts'-ibnt 
above all to take exaft care to obferve the Trade-lVmes 
bout what degrees of Latitude and Longitude they firft begin, 
t&berezVL^when they ceafe, or change, or grow ftronger or 
weaker, and how much 5 as near and exadi as may be. 
8. To obferve and record all Extraordinary Meteors^ 
Lightnings, Thunders, Ignesfatui , Comets, &c. marking 
ftill the places and times of their appearing , continu- 
ance. Sec. 
9. To carry with them good Scales, and Glaffe-Violls of 
a pint or fo, with verv narrow mouths^ which are to be filTd 
witbSea^waterio diffemt degrees of /l^^/z/^^^^ as often 
they 
