The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.

Articles and orders to be obserued for the Fleete, set downe by Captaine Frobisher Generall, and deliuered in writing to euery Cap∣taine, as well for keeping company, as for the course, the 31 of May.

1 INprimis, to banish swearing, dice, and card-playing, and filthy communication, and to serue God twice a day, with the ordinary seruice vsuall in Churches of England, and to cleare the glasse, according to the old order of England.

2 The Admiral shall carie the light, & after his light be once put out, no man to goe a head of him, but euery man to fit his sailes to follow as neere as they may, without endangering one an∣other.

3 That no man shall by day or by night depart further from the Admirall them the distance of one English mile, and as neere as they may, without danger one of another.

4 If it chance to grow thicke, and the wind contrary, either by day or by night, that the Ad∣mirall be forced to cast about, before her casting about shee shall giue warning, by shooting off a peece, and to her shall answere the Uiceadmirall and the Rereadmirall each of them with a piece, if it bee by night, or in a fogge; and that the Uiceadmirall shall answere first, and the Rereadmi∣ral last.

5 That no man in the Fleete descrying any sayle or sayles, giue vpon any occasion any thace before he haue spoken with the Admirall.

6 That euery euening all the Fleete come vp and speake with the Admirall, at seuen of the Clocke, or betweene that and eight, and if the weather will not serue them all to speake with the Admirall, then some shall come to the Uiceadmirall, and receiue the order of their course of Master Hall chiefe Pilot of the Fleete, as he shall direct them.

7 If to any man in the Fleete there happen any mischance, they shal presently shoote off two peeces by day, and if it be by night, two peeces, and shew two lights.

8 If any man in the Fleete come vp in the night, & hale his fellow, knowing him not, he shall giue him this watch-word, Before the world was God. The other shal answere him (if he be one of our Fleete) After God came Christ his Sonne. So that if any be found amongst vs, not of our

owne company, he that first descrieth any such sayle or sayles, shall giue warning to the Admirall by himselfe or any other that he can speake to, that sailes better then he, being neerest vnto him.

9 That euery ship in the fleete in the time of fogs, which continually happen with little winds, and most part calmes, shall keepe a reasonable noise with trumpet, drumme, or otherwise, to keepe th••mselues cleere one of another.

10 If it fall out so thicke or mistie that we lay it to hull, the Admirall shall giue warning with a piece, and putting out three lights one ouer another, to the end that euery man may take in his sailes, and at his setting of sayles againe doe the like, if it be not cleere.

11 If any man discouer land by night, that he giue the l••ke warning, that he doth for mischan∣ces, two lights, and two pieces, if it be by day one piece, and put out his flagge, and strike all his sailes he hath aboord.

12 If any ship shall happen to lose company by force of weather, then any such ship or ships shall get her into the latitude of, and so keepe that latitude vntil they get Frisland. And after they be past the West parts of F••island, they shall get them into the latitude of, and, and not to the Northward of; and being once entred within the S••reites, al such ships shal eue∣ry watch shoote off a good piece and looke out well for smoke and fire which those that get in first shall make euery night, vntill all the fleete be come together.

13 That vpon the sight of an Ensigne in the mast of the Admirall (a piece being shot off) the whole fleete shall repaire to the Admirall, to vnderstand such conference as the Generall is to haue with them.

14 If we chance to meete with any enemies, that foure ships shall attend vpon the Admirall, viz. the Francis of Foy the Moone, the Barke Dennis, and the Gabriel: and foure vpon my Lieutenant generall in the Iudith, viz. the Hopewel, the Armenal, the Beare, and the Salomon: and the other foure vpon the Uizadmirall, the Anne Francis, the Thomas of Ipswich, the Emma∣nuel, and the Michael.

15 If there happen any disordred person in the Fleete, that he be taken and kept in safe custo∣die vn••ill he may con••••niently be brought aboord the Admirall, and there to receiue such punish∣ment as his of the••r offences shall deserue.

By me Martin Frobisher.