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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03860	James, Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Lord High Admiral of England, Scotland, & Ireland, Constable of Dover-castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque ports, and governor of Portsmouth, &c. Instructions for the better ordering his Majesties fleet in sayling [sic].	James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1660 (1660)	Wing J195B; ESTC R178842	7,266	15

JAMES Duke of York and Albany EARL OF ULSTER Lord High ADMIRAL OF England Scotland Ireland CONSTABLE of DOVER-CASTLE LORD WARDEN of the CINQVE PORTS And GOVERNOR of PORTSMOUTH c. INSTRUCTIONS FOR The better Ordering His MAJESTIES FLEET IN SAYLING INSTR. I. The Signal for Weighing by Day As soon as the Admiral shall loose his fore-top-sail and fire a gun every ship in the fleet is to make ready and weigh and being come to sail to follow the Chief of their Squadron INSTR. II. The Signal for Weighing by Night If the Admiral shall weigh in the night he will fire one gun and hang a light on the main-top-mast-shrowds above the constant light in the main-top which is to be answered by the Chief of every squadron and the respective ships to answer by a light on their main-tops which they are to take in when the Admiral takes in his from the main-top-mast-shrowds and not before INSTR. III. To know the Admiral and all the Flag-Ships by their Lights For the better knowing and distinguishing each Squadron and keeping company in the night notice is to be taken That 1. The Admiral hath three lights on his poop and one on his main-top 2. The Vice-admiral or he who commands in chief in the second place two on his poop and one on his main-top 3. The Rere-admiral or he who commands in chief in the third place one on his main-top and one on his poop 4. The Vice-admiral of each squadron two on his poop 5. The Rere-admiral of each squadron one on his poop but when the whole fleet carry their lights then the Rere-admiral of each squadron is to carry two lights the one hoisted a yard above the other on the Ensign-staff 6. In case of foul weather and a dark night each ship is to carry a light INSTR. IIII. The Signal for Cutting or Slipping by Day In case the Admiral would have the fleet to cut or slip in the day he will fire two guns and loose his fore-top-sail The Signal for Cutting or Slipping by Night And if he would have the fleet to cut or slip in the night he will fire two guns and hang a light in the main-top-mast-shrowds above the constant light INSTR. V. The Penalty of not Sailing and Anchoring each Ship in his own Squadron That all ships endeavour to sail in their own Squadrons and if they happen to be a stern of their Chief they are to make what sail they can and come up by them and if any one shall take in any sail and not do his utmost to come up with the chief of his Squadron as aforesaid or shall not endeavour to sail and anchor in his own Squadron he shall 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 such neglect and to give an accompt thereof at the next meeting Provided always First Proviso The Signal for Springing a Leak by Day 1. That in case of springing a leak by day under sail or any disaster whereby any ship is disabled for keeping company in the day such a ship is to make a sign thereof by firing two guns distinctly one after another and to hale up his low-sails Second Proviso The Signal for Springing a Leak by Night 2. That in case of springing a leak or other disaster by night such a ship is to hang out two lights of equal height in the shrowds and to fire guns INSTR. VI. There must be no striving for Wind or Place either in Sayling or Tacking In sayling or tacking every ship 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 ship or ships of the fleet That is to say every Captain Lieutenant Master Masters-mate or Pilot of a ship of lesser 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 However no Captain Lieutenant Master Masters-mate or Pilot is to stand or endeavour to take the place or wind of another ship though of a lesser rank so as dammage may ensue to either ship The Penalty of striving for Wind or Place though it be the elder Captain or greater Ship upon pain of cashiering and losing their pay as well the elder Captain or Captain of a better ship as the younger Captain or Captain of a less ship But in case any Commander of a lesse ship or younger Captain shall offer to go to windward of his senior or better ship when it comes to the necessity that one must give way or place to the other then the Captain or Commander of a better ship complaining the Captain The Penalty for a younger Captain or a less Ship to go to windward of an elder Captain or a greater Ship Lieutenant Master Masters-mate or Pilot so offending shall for every such first offence forfeit three months wages to be paid unto such 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 INSTR. VII None are to go to Windward of the Chief of their Squadron unless in Chase or Fight In sayling at any time no ships are to presume to go to windward 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 The Signal when any Ship is to bear under the Stern of the Chief of his Squadron and speak with him And if the Chief of their Squadron come by the lee and make a weft with his Jack then every ship of his Squadron is to bear under his stern and speak with him INSTR. VIII The several and respective Signals by which the Admiral calls any Captains or other Commanders on Boord 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 If an Ensign be put abroad in the same place all the Masters of ships are to repair on board as aforesaid If the Standard be put in the same place then the Flag-Officers only are to repair on boord as aforesaid If a red flag then all the Captains of the Admirals squadron are to repair on boord as aforesaid If a white flag then the Vice-admiral and all the Captains of his squadron are to go on boord as aforesaid If a blew flag then the Rere-admiral and all the Captains of his squadron are to go on boord as aforesaid If a Standard be put on the Ensign-staff the Vice-admiral and Rere-admiral of the fleet only are to go on boord If a