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A09315 Orders, set dovvne by the Duke of Medina, Lord general of the Kings fleet, to be obserued in the voyage toward England. Translated out of Spanish into English by T.P.; Instrucción general al armada. English Medina Sidonia, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, duque de, 1550-1619. 1588 (1588) STC 19625; ESTC S114377 5,833 16

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ORDERS Set dovvne by the Duke of Medina Lord general of the Kings Fleet to be obserued in the voyage toward England Translated out of Spanish into English by T. P. Imprinted at London by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Gilbert dwelling in Fleetstreete neere to the signe of the Castle 1588. Don Alonso Peres de guzman the good Duke of Medina Sidonia Countie of Nebla Marques of Casheshe in Africa Lord of the Citie Sainct Lucar Captaine generall of the Occian Sea of the Cost of Andaluzia and of this Armie of his Maiestie and Knight of the honorable order of the golden Fleece I Do ordaine and commaund that the generall Maisters of the field all Captaines Officers of the Campe and of the Sea Pilats Maisters Soldiers Marriners and Officers whatsoeuer other people for the land or Sea seruice commeth in this Armie al the time that it indureth shall be thus gouerned as hereafter followeth viz. First and before all things The cause of the Iorney it is to bee vnderstood by al the aboue named from the highest to the lowest that the principall foundation and cause that hath moued the King his Maiestie to make and continue this iorney hath been and is to serue God and to returne vnto his Church a great many of contrite soules that are oppressed by the Heretikes enemies to our holy Catholike faith which haue them subiects to their sects and vnhappinesse and for that euery one may put his eyes vpon this marke as we are bound I do command and much desire euery one to giue charge vnto the inferiours and those vnder their charge to imbarke themselues Their Shrift being shriuen and hauing receiued the Sacrament with competent contrition for their sinnes by the which contrition and zeale to do GOD such great seruice he will carie and guide vs to his great glorie which is that which particularly and principally is pretended For auoyding blasphemie and raging oathes and others In like maner I do charge and command you to haue particular care that no Soldier Marriner or other that serueth in this Armie do blaspheme or rage against God or our Lady or any of the Saincts vpon paine that he shall therefore sharply be corrected and very well chastened as it shall seeme best vnto vs and for other oathes of lesse qualitie the gouernours in the same ships they go in shall procure to remedie all they shall punish them in taking away their allowance of wine or otherwise as they shall thinke good And for that the most occasions come by play you shal publikly prohibit it especially the games that are forbidden Debarring play and that none do play in the night by no meanes And to auoyd inconueniences that might ensue in this Armie and force of his Maiestie if that the here written were not put for remedie by these presents I do command that particularly and generally all quarrels angers defiances and iniuries that are haue been before this day and vntill the publication hereof of all persons as well by Sea as land Suppressing of quarels of greater or lesse qualities be suppressed and suspended so that none goeth in this Armie for the time that this voyage continueth and lasteth although they be olde quarels yet for my expresse commaundement shall breake this truce and forbearance of Armes directly or indirectly vpon payne of disobedience and incurring into high treason and dye therefore In like maner I do giue charge Digraces auoyded that abord the shippes there bee not any thing offered to the disgrace of any man Declaring herewithall that there cannot bee any disgrace imputed to any man for any thing that shal be offered nor yet be a reproach whatsoeuer happeneth abord any ship And for that it is knowne that great inconueniēces and offence groweth vnto God Carying of common women by consenting that common women and such like go in like Armies I do ordaine and commaund that there be none imbarked nor caried in the Armie And if that any will carrie them I do commaund the Captaines and Maisters of the shippes not to consent thereto who so doth or dissembleth therewith shal be grieuously punished Giuing the good morow The companie of euery ship one euery morning at the breake of the day according to the custome shall giue the good morrowe by the maine mast and at night the Aue Maria and some dayes the Salue Regine or at least the Saterdaies with a Lettenie Auoyding all occasions of Scandale And forasmuch as it importeth for the preseruation and good successe of this armie that there be betweene the Soldiers and Marriners much confirmed friendship and such amitie that there bee not any difference nor other occasions of murmuring I commaund it to bee published that no bodie do carrie any Dagger nor thwart one another or giue any occasions but that all do obey the superiour Officers and if any Scandale or offence come he that was the beginner shall straightly bee punished Order for departure When the Gallion Sainct Marten wherein my selfe go Admirall of this Fleet doth make a signe with a peece of Ordinance it shall bee a signe of departure for the whole Fleete that sounding their Trumpets shall follow without losing time and without comming fowell of each other and cutting sayle shall doe the like hauing great care of the Sands and Catchops carrying their Boates Skiffes readie for any thing that may happen Being from the land a sea borde Order for comming to the Admirall euery ship shall come to leyward saluting the Admirall to know what he wil commaund demaund the word without going a head the Admiral either in the day or in the night but to haue great care to his sayling Euery afternoone they shal repayre to their Admirals to take the word Taking the word and to knowe if there be any thing to do And for that so many great Shippes and so great may be cannot come euery day without bording one another to auoyde the daunger that may followe the Generall of each Squadron shall haue particular care to take the word in time to giue it vnto the Shippes vnder their charge The Admiral shal be saluted with Trumpets of them that haue them if not Hayling the Admirall with their Whistles and the people to hallowe one after another and aunswering them shall salute againe and if it be towards night to demaund the word and taking it shall salute one another in time and depart to giue roume to others that follow The watch word If it happeneth some daies that winde wil not suffer to take the word of the Admirall or Admirals they shall haue for euery day in the weeke the words following Sunday Iesus Monday The holy Ghost Tuesday The holy Trinitie Wensday Sainct Iames. Thursday The Angels Friday All Saincts Saterday Our Ladie Disposing of their Squadrons And for that it importeth that all the Armies doe go close together I