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lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	york_n	15,008	5	9.9762	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03859	Instructions and rules to be duly observed by each and every master-gunner entertained upon any ship, friggot, or vessel of war, which either now, or hereafter shall be in the service of his Majesty, / by order of his Royal Highness, James, Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland, &c.	James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1663 (1663)	Wing J195A; ESTC R214486	2,784	1

INSTRUCTIONS and RULES To be duly observed by each and every Master-Gunner entertained upon any Ship Friggot or Vessel of War which either now or hereafter shall be in the Service of His MAJESTY by Order of His Royal Highness JAMES Duke of York and Albany Earl of Vlster Lord High Admiral of ENGLAND and IRELAND c. For Regulating the Ceremony of Honour in Salutes I. THAT no Commander of a Ship of the Second Rank being neither Admiral Vice-Admiral nor Rear-Admiral at his first coming and saluting his Admiral give to his Admiral above Eleven Pieces his Vice-Admiral Nine and Rear-Admiral Seven and the rest proportionably less by Two according to their Rank And the Commander of any Ship is not to salute his Admiral after he hath done it once except he hath been absent from the Flag two Months II. That when any Admiral of a Foreign Nation is met withal he be answered by the like number by all the Ships that he salutes If a Vice-Admiral then the Admiral to answer him with Two less but the Vice-Admiral Rear-Admiral and as many of the rest as he shall salute are to give him the like number If a Rear-Admiral then the Admiral and Vice-Admiral to answer him with Two less but if he salute the Rear-Admiral or any other Ship they to return the like number III. That in case a Ship of the Second Rank carry any Ambassadour Duke or Nobleman he shall fire the Ordnance following viz. at his coming on Board Eleven Guns and at his Landing Fifteen When they shall carry a Knight Lady or Gentleman of quality at their coming on Board Seven Guns and at their Landing Eleven And the other Ships by Two less according to their Ranks and number of Ordnance IIII. That when any Man of War or Merchant-Man of another Nation or of our own salute any of the King's Ships he is to be answered by Two less V. That when any of His Majesties Ships shall have occasion to salute any of the King's Castles they are to give Two Guns less then they are directed to give when they salute their Admiral as aforesaid Rules for preventing the unnecessary waste and expence of Stores I. After the Ordnance in any Ships shall be Laden fit for Service the Powder and Shot not to be scaled oftner than once in six Months unless upon extraordinary occasion II. That for the first Month the Men be exercised Twice every Week to the end they may become good Fire-men allowing six Shot to every Exercising That the second Month they be exercised once every Week and after that only once in two Months allowing six Shot each time of Exercising III. That no Gunner be allowed by his Captain upon his Account for the waste of any Iron-work Beds Coins Copper-Ladles Sheet-Lead Tan'd-Hides or other natures of Stores not perishable but that the Gunner be obliged to make them good unless it shall really appear to the Captain and such other Officers of the Ship as shall sign to his Accompt that the same were lost or wasted in Service IIII. That the Gunner and Armourer in each Ship be obliged diligently to look to the keeping-oyled clean and well-fixed all Musquets Pistols Pikes Blunderbusses Swords Halberts Hatches Brown-Bills c. And to return the same in like condition as they were received unless there be a sufficient cause to the contrary And to that end that no Armourer or Gun-Smith be taken into any Ship but such as shall be approved of by the Office of the Ordnance for sufficient Workmen and not to receive their Pay but upon Certificate from that Office that they have well discharged their Duty V. That after an Engagement an exact Survey be taken by the Captain and principal Officers of the Ship if absent from the Flag but if with the Flag by such as the Commander in Chief shall appoint of all the Powder under the Gunner whether in Barrels Cartridges Guns laden Collers of Bandeliers or otherwise and that the said Survey be affirmed under his or their Hands that from thence the expence of Powder during the Fight may be ascertained VI. That every Commander and Gunner do certifie unto the Master of His Majesties Ordnance from time to time what Ordnance Powder Shot or other Gunner-Stores shall come into his or their charge out of any Ship taken as prize and that the same be charged by the Gunner upon his Accompt and attested by the Commander and other principal Officers under their Hands VII That if any Gunner shall receive any Additional supplies unto his Stores from any Fort or Garrison belonging to His Majesty at Home or Abroad or from any Vessel or Ship by order from the Admiral or Commander in Chief of a Squadron or otherwise he be obliged to give his Hand to the Person or Persons from whence he shall receive the said Stores and forthwith to advertize the Master of His Majesties Ordnance by Letter expresly setting down therein the Name of the Person and place from whence and the quantity and quality of the Stores so received and forthwith charge the same upon his Accompt VIII That in case of the death of any Gunner at Sea the Commander of the Ship do immediately cause a Remain of all his Stores to be taken attested under his own and other the principal Officers of the Ships Hands and transmit the same by the first opportunity unto the Master of His Majesties Ordnance to remain in the Office of the Ordnance as a charge upon the succeeding Gunner in passing his Accompts Rules for Keeping and Re●●…ring the Gunners Accompts I. That the Captain or Commander do every Week or at least every M●●●h call his Gunner to Accompt and Weekly or Monthly sign to the same which is likewise to be attested by the other principal Officers of the Ship and nothing to b●●●eved of contrary to the foregoing Articles And if the Captain or Commander shall neglect to call for the Gunners Accompts as aforesaid the Gunner is then to give ●n his Accompts unto him Weekly or Monthly at the farthest II. That every Captain upon his approach into Harbour do send up timely notic● thereof that so Warrant may be speedily directed to the Master of the Ordnance that the Remain may be taken as soon as the Ship shall come into Harbour and that before he leave his Ship he cause the Powder-Room to be made fast and lock'd up and other the Gunners Stores to be secured until the Remain be taken and that the Gunner before his Remain be taken do deliver to the Officer or Clerk appointed to take the said Remain his Accompt signed as aforesaid for the better preventing any surreptio●s additions or alterations for the after-levelling his Expence with the Remain III. That every Gunner be obliged to take care that the Guns and Carriages left o● Board his Ship be preserved without any Embezelment of Trucks Beds Coynes Extrees Cap-squares Ring-bolts or other Iron-work under the penalty of Repa●ring them at his own charge and putting them into a good condition as when they were first issued forth reasonable wear only excepted Given under my Hand and Seal at White-hall this Twentieth day of April 1663 JAMES To Sir THOMAS CHICHELEY Knight Master General of His Majesties Ordnance WHereas it hath pleased his Royal Highness the Duke of York Lord High Admiral of England to make and ordain the several Rules and Constitutions abovementioned for the better management of the Stor●● of War relating to His Majesties Navy These are therefore in pursuance of his Royal Highness said Order to me directed to will and require ●ou to take effectual care that the same be by you duly observed from time to time in each particular relating to the service under your charge to the int●●… a true Accompt may be rendred thereof at the end of your Voyage And hereof you are not to fail as you will answer the Contrary at your Peril To Master Gunner of His Majesties the