evident, and by Direction of his Commanding Officer, and always to give his Officers a Warrant in Writing for it. He is to be very careful to fend, by the first Opportunity, to the proper Offices, diftinct Accounts of all the Supplies he gives to other Ships; or receives from them, and of all Stores that shall be returned into any of His Majefty's Stores abroad, either decayed or ferviceable, to remain there as a Charge and Discharge to the said Officers.

XXIII.

to be fet up at proper Times, to be favour

and the Mafts

He is to obferve feasonable Times in setting up his The Rigging Shrouds, and other Rigging, especially when they are new, and apt to ftretch; and to be very careful to favour his Mafts, and not to hazard them in blowing ed. Weather, except upon a Chafe, or some other preffing Occafion.

XXIV.

Stores to be

When there shall be a Neceffity to caft any Rigging, Rigging and or other Stores, he is firft to order a Survey to be taken furveyed, bethereof, in the fame Manner as is herein after directed fore caft. with Regard to other Surveys.

XXV.

Store-Rooms

He is to caufe fuch of the Stores, as require it, to Stores and be frequently brought upon Deck, to be furveyed to be aired. and aired, and their Defects repaired; and the StoreRooms are to be cleaned, aired, and put into good Condition, and made as fecure as possible against

Rats.

D 2

XXVI. He

Not to mifufe the Sails.

To keep the Ship clean.

Officers to

have their

XXVI.

He is never to make Ufe of the Ship's Sails for covering Boats, or for Awnings; Canvas Awnings being allowed to Ships in Southern Voyages.

XXVII.

He is not to fuffer the Ships Decks or Gratings to be scraped oftner than shall be absolutely neceffary, but take Care, that they be well washed and fwabbed once a Day, and the Air let into the Hold as frequently as may be.

XXVIII.

He shall permit every Officer to poffefs the Cabbin proper Cab- allotted to him by the Custom of the Navy, and not make any Variation therein.

bins.

To take Care of the Cables.

XXIX.

No Person is to lie upon the Orlop, but by Leave from the Captain; nor is any body to go amongst the Cables with Candles, but when the Service fhall require it, by Order of the Captain, or the Commanding Officer of the Watch, and under the Care of a Quarter-Deck Officer.

The Seamen

to Smoak To

XXX.

Such as fmoak Tobacco, are to take it in the Fore

bacco in pro- castle, and no in other Place, taking all possible Care

Rer Places.

to prevent Accidents from Fire.

XXXI. And

XXXI.

dle at fetting

And for the farther preventing fuch Accidents, Care To put out is to be taken every Night, that immediately upon the Fire and Canfetting of the Watch, both Fire and Candle be put the Watch. out in the Cook-Room, Hold, Steward-Room, CockPit, and every where between Decks, the Master at Arms, or fome other careful Officer, being fent about to see the fame performed; nor are Candles to be used in any other Part of the Ship, but in Lanthorns, without the Captain's Leave.

XXXII.

tle Aboard.

He is not to fuffer any Person whatsoever to futtle, None to fator fell any Sort of Liquors to the Ship's Company, nor any Debts for the fame to be inferted in the Slop-Book, under Pretence of Cloaths or Tobacco iffued to the Seamen.

XXXIII.

the Ship's

Before the Ship proceeds to Sea, or as foon after as How to rate poffible, he is to call together his First Lieutenant, Company. Mafter, and Boatfwain, and take their Affiftance, (as alfo the Gunner's and Carpenter's for their Crews) in Examining and Rating the Ship's Company according to their Abilities, which he is to do without Partiality or Favour, and particularly not to Rate any as Inferior Officers, but those who are properly qualified; and to take ftrict Care that every Perfon in the Ship, without Regard or Diftinction, do actually perform the Service for which he is rated. And, for his Inftruction

in

Number of

ordinary al

in rating the Ship's Company, it is here declared, that none shall be rated Able, but who have ferved three Years (at least) at Sea, and are capable of doing the Duty of an Able Seaman; nor Midshipman, till they have ferved four Years, and are in all Respects qualified for it, nor will they be paid as fuch, unless they produce regular Journals to the Commiffioner, who comptrols the Payment of the Ship. And the fame is expected from the Mafter's Mates.

XXXIV.

None are to be rated Midshipmen Ordinary, but Midshipmen fuch as have ferved as Voluntiers by Order; and they lowed. who are fo rated, fhall receive the Pay of an Able Seaman, upon their producing a Certificate from their Captain, that they are qualified, and did the Duty of Midshipmen. The Number each Ship is allowed to bear, is as follows, viz,

To quarter

XXXV.

Before the Ship fails, the Captain is to make a Re

the Ship's gulation for Quartering the Officers and Men, distri

Company.

buting them to the Great Guns, Small Arms, Rigging, &c. And that every Man may the better know his Station and Duty in cafe of Action, he is not only to cause a General Table, expreffing the Mens Names, and their respective Quarters, to be hung up in fome publick Place of the Ship, but also particular Bills of Parchment to be fixed in every Quarter, and over every Gun, containing the Mens Names appointed to each Quarter. And he is to difcipline the Ship's Com- To exercise pany frequently in the Exercise of the Great Guns and Gr Small Arms, to render them more expert in Time of and Small Battle, and to fet down in his Journal the Times he Exercises them.

XXXVI.

them at the

Great Guns

Arms.

If any Officers are abfent from their Duty, when To inform the Secretary of the Ship is under Sailing Orders, he is timely to fend the Admiralty their Names up to the Secretary of the Admiralty, of Officers absent, when with the Cause of their Abfence, that (if it fhall be under Sailing thought proper) other Officers may be fent down in

their Room.

XXXVII.

Orders...

of the Boats

He is to carry his full Number of Boats to Sea, and To take Care. to take care to fecure them before blowing Weather; and Colours.. he is to husband the 'Ship's Colours, and not to keep them abroad in windy Weather, the Pendant being a füfficient Mark of Diftinction.

He is not to carry any Woman to Sea, nor to en-To carry no tertain any Foreigners to ferve in the Ship, who are Foreign Offi

Woman, nor

Officers cers, to Sea.