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<DIV1 TYPE="instructions">
<PB N="1" REF="1" MS="y">
<HEAD>JAMES Duke of York and Albany, EARL OF ULSTER, Lord High ADMIRAL OF England, Scotland &amp; Ireland, CONSTABLE of DOVER-CASTLE, <HI>LORD WARDEN</HI> of the <HI>CINQ&V;E PORTS,</HI> And GOVERNOR of PORTSMOUTH, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">INSTRUCTIONS FOR The better Ordering His <HI>MAJESTIES</HI> FLEET IN SAYLING.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. I.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal for</HI> Weighing by Day.</LABEL> As &s;oon as the Admiral shall loose his fore-top-&s;ail, and fire a gun, every &s;hip in the fleet is to make ready and weigh, and being come to &s;ail, to follow the Chief of their Squadron.</P>
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<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="2" REF="2">
<HEAD>INSTR. II.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal for</HI> Weighing by Night.</LABEL> If the Admiral &s;hall weigh in the night, he will fire one gun, and hang a light on the main-top-mast-&s;hrowds above the constant light in the main-top, which is to be answered by the Chief of every &s;quadron, and the respective &s;hips to answer by a light on their main-tops, which they are to take in when the Ad|miral takes in his from the main-top-mast-&s;hrowds, and not before.</P>
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<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. III.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>To know the Admiral and all the Flag-Ships by their <HI>Lights.</HI></LABEL> For the better knowing and distinguishing each Squadron, and keeping company in the night, notice is to be taken, That</P>
<P N="1">1. The Admiral hath three lights on his poop, and one on his main-top.</P>
<P N="2">2. The Vice-admiral (or he who commands in chief in the &s;e|cond place) two on his poop, and one on his main-top.</P>
<P N="3">3. The Rere-admiral (or he who commands in chief in the third place) one on his main-top, and one on his poop.</P>
<P N="4">4. The Vice-admiral of each &s;quadron, two on his poop.</P>
<P N="5">5. The Rere-admiral of each &s;quadron, one on his poop; but when the whole fleet carry their lights, then the Rere-admiral of each &s;quadron is to carry two lights, the one hoisted a yard above the other on the Ensign-&s;taff.</P>
<P N="6">6. In case of foul weather and a dark night, each &s;hip is to carry a light.</P>
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<DIV2 N="4" TYPE="instruction">
<PB REF="2">
<HEAD>INSTR. IIII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal for</HI> Cut|ting <HI>or</HI> Slipping by Day.</LABEL> In case the Admiral would have the fleet to cut or &s;lip in the day, he will fire two guns, and loose his fore-top-&s;ail.</P>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal for</HI> Cut|ting <HI>or</HI> Slipping by Night.</LABEL> And if he would have the fleet to cut or &s;lip in the night, he will fire two guns, and hang a light in the main-top-mast-&s;hrowds, above the constant light.</P>
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<DIV2 N="5" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. V.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Penalty, of</HI> not Sailing, and Ancho|ring, each Ship in his own Squadron.</LABEL> That all &s;hips endeavour to &s;ail in their own Squadrons, and if they happen to be a &s;tern of their Chief, they are to make what &s;ail they can, and come up by them; and if any one &s;hall take in any &s;ail, and not do his utmost to come up with the chief of his Squadron, as aforesaid; or &s;hall not endeavour to &s;ail and anchor in his own Squadron; he &s;hall be tryed at a Council of war, as a neglecter of his duty. And the Flag-officers of each Squadron are to take notice of &s;uch neglect, and to give an accompt thereof at the next meeting.</P>
<P>Provided always,
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<LABEL><HI>Fir&s;t</HI> Provi&s;o. <HI>The Signal for</HI> Springing a Leak by Day.</LABEL>
<ITEM> 1. That in case of &s;pringing a leak by day, under &s;ail, or any disaster, whereby any &s;hip is disabled for keeping com|pany in the day; &s;uch a &s;hip is to make a &s;ign thereof by firing two guns distinctly one after another, and to hale up his low-&s;ails.</ITEM>
<LABEL><HI>Second</HI> Provi&s;o. <HI>The Signal for</HI> Springing a Leak by Night.</LABEL>
<ITEM> 2. That in case of &s;pringing a leak, or other disaster, by night; &s;uch a &s;hip is to hang out two lights of equal height in the &s;hrowds, and to fire guns.</ITEM>
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<DIV2 N="6" TYPE="instruction">
<PB REF="3">
<HEAD>INSTR. VI.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>There mu&s;t be no <HI>&s;triving for Wind, or Place,</HI> either in Sayling or Tacking.</LABEL> In sayling or tacking, every &s;hip is to keep good order, and not to strive for the wind or place one of another, upon any pretext whatsoever, whereby the least prejudice or dammage may come to any &s;hip, or &s;hips of the fleet: That is to say, every Captain, Lieutenant, Master, Masters-mate, or Pilot of a &s;hip of les|ser rank, is to give place to one of a greater; and if they be of one rank, then the younger Captain is to give place to the elder: How|ever, no Captain, Lieutenant, Master, Masters-mate, or Pilot, is to &s;tand or endeavour to take the place or wind of another &s;hip, (though of a lesser rank) &s;o as dammage may ensue to either &s;hip, <NOTE PLACE="marg">The Penalty of <HI>&s;tri|ving for Wind, or Place,</HI> though it be the elder Captain, or greater Ship.</NOTE> upon pain of cashiering and losing their pay; as well the elder Captain, or Captain of a better &s;hip; as the younger Captain, or Captain of a less &s;hip.</P>
<P>But in case any Commander of a lesse &s;hip, or younger Cap|tain, &s;hall offer to go to windward of his &s;enior, or better &s;hip, when it comes to the necessity that one must give way or place to the other, then the Captain or Commander of a better &s;hip complaining, the Captain, <NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>The Penalty</HI> for a younger Captain, or a le&s;s Ship, to go to <HI>windward</HI> of an elder Captain, or a greater Ship.</NOTE> Lieutenant, Master, Masters-mate, or Pilot, &s;o offending, &s;hall for every &s;uch first offence, forfeit three months wages, to be paid unto &s;uch persons as the Admiral or Council of war shall appoint, to be disposed of for the relief of wounded men widows, and orphans of the slain: And for every such second offence, shall forfeit four months pay: And for every such third offence, be cashier'd, and lose his or their whole wages.</P>
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<DIV2 N="7" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="5" REF="3">
<HEAD>INSTR. VII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>None are</HI> to go to Windward of the Chief of their Squa|dron, <HI>unle&s;s in Cha&s;e or Fight.</HI></LABEL> In &s;ayling at any time, no &s;hips are to presume to go to wind|ward of the Chief of their Squadron, unless in chase or in fight; but to give due respect, to come and speak with him, as often as they can conveniently: <NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>The Signal when any Ship is</HI> to bear under the Stern of the Chief of his Squadron, <HI>and</HI> &s;peak with him.</NOTE> And if the Chief of their Squadron come by the lee, and make a weft with his Jack, then every &s;hip of his Squa|dron is to bear under his stern, and speak with him.</P>
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<DIV2 N="8" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. VIII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The &s;everal and re&s;pe|ctive Signals, by which the</HI> Admiral calls any Captains, or other Commanders, on Boord.</LABEL> As soon as the Admiral shall put abroad the Union-flag in the missen-shrowds, and fire one gun, all the Captains in the fleet are to repair on boord the Admiral.</P>
<P>If an Ensign be put abroad in the same place, all the Masters of &s;hips are to repair on board, as aforesaid.</P>
<P>If the Standard be put in the same place, then the Flag-Officers only are to repair on boord, as aforesaid.</P>
<P>If a red flag, then all the Captains of the Admirals &s;quadron are to repair on boord, as aforesaid.</P>
<P>If a white flag, then the Vice-admiral, and all the Captains of his &s;quadron, are to go on boord, as aforesaid.</P>
<P>If a blew flag, then the Rere-admiral, and all the Captains of his &s;quadron, are to go on boord, as aforesaid.</P>
<P>If a Standard be put on the Ensign-staff, the Vice-admiral and Rere-admiral of the fleet only are to go on boord.</P>
<P>If a white flag be put on the Ensign-staff, all the Captains of
<PB N="6" REF="4" MS="y">the frigots, that carry thirty guns and upwards, are to go on boord.</P>
<P>If a blew flag be put there, all the Captains of the frigots, and good &s;aylers, that carry under thirty guns, are to go on boord.</P>
<P>If a red flag be put there, all the Captains of frigots, both small and great, are to go on boord.</P>
<P>If the Jack, coloured with colours, be put there, all the Captains of &s;hips, that are not frigots, shall go on boord.</P>
<P>If they are not in a capacity to go on boord themselves, they are to send their Lieutenants, or next Officers, to give an account thereof; and none are to fail upon forfeiture of one days pay, to be paid presently.</P>
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<DIV2 N="9" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. IX.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal when any Ship de&s;ires to <HI>Speak with the Admiral.</HI></LABEL> Whoever has a desire to speak with the Admiral, shall &s;pread a flag from the head of his top-mast down the &s;hrowds, lowering his top-sail, (that it may be the better discovered) and fire one gun.</P>
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<DIV2 N="10" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. X.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal for</HI> Tack|ing by Day.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the sternmost &s;hips to tack before him, in the day, he will fire one gun, and take in his Ensign, and put out a pendent on the &s;taff: And if he would have any particular &s;hip to tack, he will fire one gun, and take in his Ensign, and put up the &s;ignal for speaking with that &s;hip.</P>
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<DIV2 N="11" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="7" REF="4">
<HEAD>INSTR. XI.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal for</HI> Tack|ing by Night.</LABEL> If the fleet chance to tack in the night, the Admiral will fire one gun, and put out two lights more then he had before, at equal distance, one over another, on the poop; and each &s;hip is to answer with one light more than ordinary; which light is to be kept out, till the Admirals lights be taken in.</P>
<P><LABEL>And in what <HI>Order.</HI></LABEL> And when the &s;ignals are thus given for tacking in the night, by the Admirals and Flag-ships, the sternmost and leeward-most &s;hips must tack first, and so keep on with an easie &s;ail, till the Admiral comes a head again; and every &s;hip is to keep in order in their own &s;quadron.</P>
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<DIV2 N="12" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal when any Ships <HI>lo&s;e Company,</HI> and meet again in the <HI>Day.</HI></LABEL> If any shall chance to lose company in the day time, and meet again, those to windward shall <GAP DESC="blank"></P>
<P>And those to leeward shall <GAP DESC="blank"></P>
<P><LABEL>The Signal for the <HI>&s;ame thing</HI> by <HI>Night.</HI></LABEL> And if the same thing shall happen by night, that they may the better know one another, he who hales shall ask, What &s;hip is that? And he who is haled, shall answer <GAP DESC="blank"> And the other who first haled, shall reply <GAP DESC="blank"></P>
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<DIV2 N="13" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="8" REF="5">
<HEAD>INSTR. XIII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal when the Admiral &s;hall <HI>&s;horten Sail</HI> in the <HI>Night.</HI></LABEL> If in case of &s;ayling in the night, it overblows, so that the Admiral shall think fit to shorten &s;ayl, he will put out one light over the other on the poop; and each &s;hip is to answer with another light, beside what they had before; it being understood, that in foul weather, and a dark night, each &s;hip is to carry a light.</P>
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<DIV2 N="14" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XIV.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal</HI> when the Admiral lyes a Trey <HI>in foul weather.</HI></LABEL> If by reason of foul weather it be thought fit by the Ad|miral to hand the fore-sails, and lye a trey, he will shew four lights of equal height, and the rest are to answer with the like.</P>
<P><LABEL><HI>Signal when he</HI> lyes a Hull.</LABEL> And if the Admiral shall at any time, think fit to lye short, or a hull, in regard of foul weather, then will he shew three lights, one over another, on the main-shrowds, or where they may be most conveniently seen.</P>
<P><LABEL><HI>Signal</HI> when any o|ther Ship lyes a Trey <HI>or</HI> a Hull.</LABEL> And it is to be noted, That if any of the fleet have occasion to trey or hull, when the rest of the fleet bear away, he is to fire one gun, and shew the same number of lights, after the manner here before exprest.</P>
<P><LABEL><HI>Signal</HI> when the Ad|miral Sails (after blow|ing weather) in the Night.</LABEL> When the Admiral shall see cause to make &s;ail in the night, after blowing weather, he will shoot off two guns; which are to be answered by the Vice and Rere-admirals of his own Squadron, with one gun: The Vice and Rere-admirals of the fleet, are each of them to shoot off two guns; and each of their Vice and Rere-admirals, one gun: And the Admiral will put out three lights,
<PB N="9" REF="5">one over the other, in the main-shrowds, according to the &s;ignal for shortning &s;ail; which being answered from every &s;hip, he will take in.</P>
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<DIV2 N="15" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XV.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>Signal when</HI> the Ad|miral alters his Cour&s;e in the Night.</LABEL> If the Admiral shall alter his course in the night, he will fire one gun, without alteration of lights; which is to be answered by the Chief of every Squadron.</P>
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<DIV2 N="16" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XVI.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal whereby <HI>the Admiral makes him&s;elf known in the Night,</HI> when he &s;ees not the Fleet.</LABEL> If in the night the Admiral should not see the fleet, and yet would know where each &s;hip is, he will put out two lights of equal height, besides what he had before: And each &s;hip is to answer with the like, and to get as near as conveniently they can, to the chief of their &s;quadron's lights.</P>
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<DIV2 N="17" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XVII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>Directions for the</HI> Fire-Ships and &s;mall Ships of the Admirals Divi&s;ion, when he An|chors in the open Sea.</LABEL> If at any time after sayling (being in the open &s;ea) the Admiral shall anchor, the fire-&s;hips and small &s;hips of his division are to anchor a fair birth to windward of him; and to ob|serve, and shift their roads, as the wind shifts, (during the time the Admiral rides there) in case the weather shall permit them.</P>
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<DIV2 N="18" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="10" REF="6">
<HEAD>INSTR. XVIII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal when</HI> the Admiral Anchors in the Night.</LABEL> If the Admiral chance to anchor in the night, he will fire two guns, a small distance of time one from another; to which his Vice and Rere-admirals are to answer, each with one gun: The Vice-admiral of the fleet, with two; his Vice and Rere-admirals, each of them with one: Then the Rere-admiral of the fleet, with two; and his Vice and Rere-admirals, each of them with one: Whereby the chief &s;hips of each &s;quadron may have convenient time to birth themselves, and the whole fleet may have timely notice to dispose of themselves near their respective flags; so that they may receive no prejudice one by another: And each &s;hip is to an|swer with two lights.</P>
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<DIV2 N="19" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XIX.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal when any <HI>di&s;covers Land,</HI> or <HI>Danger</HI> in the <HI>Night.</HI></LABEL> If in the night any one sees land or any danger, he who first discovers it, is to fire one gun, and then to shew as many lights as he can, and to bear away or tack from it.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="20" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XX.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signals</HI> in a Fog.</LABEL> If it grow thick and foggy weather, and there be &s;ea-room e|nough, the Admiral will hale up his low-sails, and shoot every hour a gun; which the flag-officers of the Admirals own &s;quadron, are first to answer; afterwards, the Vice-admiral, and his flag-officers; then the Rere-admiral, and his flag-officers; and all
<PB N="11" REF="6">the rest of the fleet are to answer, with firing of musquets, beating of drums, and sounding of trumpets.</P>
<P><LABEL>Signal for <HI>Sailing</HI> in a <HI>Fog.</HI></LABEL> If the Admiral make &s;ail in a fog, he will fire three guns one after another, and one every glass; which is to be answered by the chief &s;hips of each &s;quadron; and the rest are to beat drums, shoot off musquets, and sound trumpets, as before.</P>
<P><LABEL>Signal for <HI>Tacking</HI> in a <HI>Fog.</HI></LABEL> If the Admiral shall tack in a fog, or thick weather, so that the Admiral cannot discern the whole fleet, he will fire four guns immediately one after another; and the chief flags of the other &s;quadrons, are to answer, each of them with three; and to keep firing, as aforesaid.</P>
<P><LABEL>Signal for <HI>Anchoring</HI> in a <HI>Fog.</HI></LABEL> If the Admiral shall anchor in a fog, he will do the same thing, as when he anchors in the night; for which see Instr. 18.</P>
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<DIV2 N="21" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XXI.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>When the Captains, &amp;c.</HI> come into any Port, <HI>&amp;c. they are to</HI> &s;upply them&s;elves with all Nece&s;&s;aries.</LABEL> When the Captains, and other Officers of the fleet, shall come into any port or harbour, they shall endeavour to supply them|selves with water and ballast, and whatever else shall be necessary for &s;ayling and fitting their &s;hips, and enabling them for present service. <NOTE PLACE="marg">And to make and to keep their Ships <HI>clean</HI> and <HI>&s;weet,</HI> e&s;pecially <HI>be|tween Decks.</HI></NOTE> They are likewise to be very careful to wash and make clean their &s;hips, as often as they shall have opportunity, especially between decks and in the hold; to which end they shall hoist up all beef, pork, and beer-casks, on the upper deck, and shake them there, that so no stench may go down into the hold.</P>
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<DIV2 N="22" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="12" REF="7">
<HEAD>INSTR. XXII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>If <HI>a &s;trange Ship</HI> come into the Fleet, the Ships that are neare&s;t, are to know what &s;he is.</LABEL> In case any &s;hip or vessel, not of His Majesties fleet, &s;hall at any time come into the fleet, and make towards the Ad|miral, or lye driving in the fleet, or at anchor; those &s;hips of His Majesties fleet, which are nearest to such a &s;hip or vessel, are to send on boord the said &s;hip, to know what she is, and to give an ac|count thereof unto the Admiral; not permitting such a &s;hip or vessel to come to the Admiral, unexamined.</P>
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<DIV2 N="23" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XXIII.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>If the Admiral fire at a &s;trange Ship,</HI> the next Ship (under the Third Rate) is to fire at her, and bring her to the Admiral.</LABEL> When the Admiral being at anchor, shall fire a gun at any &s;hip or vessel, approaching, passing by, or standing away from him, or at anchor; any &s;hip of the fleet, which shall then happen to be nearest to that &s;hip or vessel, at which the Admiral shall so fire, shall also fire at, and endeavour to &s;peak with the said &s;hip, and bring the Commander thereof to the Admiral: But if such a &s;hip shall decline to be so &s;poken with, and the Admiral shall think fit to fire three times at her, those &s;hips of His Majesties fleet that are nearest (under the third rate) shall im|mediately slip or cut their Cables, and use their best endeavour to bring such a &s;hip or vessel to the Admiral.</P>
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<DIV2 N="24" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="13" REF="7">
<HEAD>INSTR. XXIV.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal for <HI>the Admiral of the White Squadron</HI> to &s;end out Ships to <HI>Cha&s;e.</HI></LABEL> When the Admiral shall put forth a flag striped with red and white on the fore-top-mast-head, the Admiral of the white Squadron shall send out &s;hips to chase; when on the missen-top-mast-head, <NOTE PLACE="marg">Signal for <HI>the Admi|ral of the Blew</HI> to &s;end out Ships to <HI>Cha&s;e.</HI></NOTE> the Admiral of the blew shall send out &s;hips to chase.</P>
<P><LABEL>The Signal for <HI>any Ship of the Admiral's Divi&s;ion</HI> to <HI>Cha&s;e,</HI> excepting his Vice and Rere-Admirals.</LABEL> If the Admiral would have any particular &s;hip of his own division (excepting his Vice and Rere-admiral) to chase, he will put a flag, striped red and white, on that place, where the ordinary &s;ignal for &s;peaking with that particular &s;hip, uses to be a pendent.</P>
<P><LABEL>The Signal for <HI>the Vice-Admiral of the Red</HI> to &s;end out Ships to <HI>Cha&s;e.</HI></LABEL> If a flag striped red and white be &s;pread upon the main-top-mast, under the &s;tandard, the Vice-admiral of the red is to send out &s;hips to chase.</P>
<P><LABEL>The Signal for <HI>the Rere-Admiral of the Red</HI> to &s;end out Ships to <HI>Cha&s;e.</HI></LABEL> If the same flag be hoisted on the Ensign-staff, the Rere-admiral of the red is to send out &s;hips to chase.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="25" TYPE="instruction">
<HEAD>INSTR. XXV.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>The Signal for giving over <HI>Cha&s;e.</HI></LABEL> Upon firing one gun, and lowering the main-top-sail of the Admiral, or Chief of the Squadron, every &s;hip in chase shall give over his chase: And when the Admiral doth it, the chief of the Squadron next to him or them, ought to do the like, whereby the &s;ignal may be the more apparent.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="26" TYPE="instruction">
<PB N="14" REF="8" MS="y">
<HEAD>INSTR. XXVI.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signals in ca&s;e of</HI> di&s;covering another Fleet by Day.</LABEL> If any one in the day time chance to see a &s;hip or &s;hips, more than His Majesties fleet, he is to put abroad his Ensign, and there to keep it till the Admiral's is out, and then to strike it as many times as he sees &s;hips, and to stand with them, that so the Admiral may know which way they are, and how many; but in case they be at such a distance, that the Ensign cannot be well discovered, then he is to lay up his head towards the &s;hips or fleet which he so descrys, and to brayl up his low-sails, and to continue hoisting and lowering his top-sails, and making a weft with his top-gallant-sail (if he has any) until the Admiral answers by lowering his top-sails, and making a weft with his top-gallant-&s;ails.</P>
<P><LABEL><HI>The Signal in ca&s;e of</HI> di&s;covering a Fleet by Night.</LABEL> If by night, the &s;ignal is by firing of guns, and making of many false fires, and putting out a light in the main-top, and three on the poop, steering after them, and shooting off guns; unless the Admiral keep out his lights, and steer away another course, and fire one gun, two, or three, to call them off; in which case, they are to leave the &s;hips and fleet so descryed, and follow the Ad|miral.</P>
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