8. Item, every evening every ship to hail the Admiral, and so to
fall astern him, sailing through the ocean; and being on the
coast, every ship to hail him both morning and evening.
9. Item, if any ship be in danger in any way, by leak or
otherwise, then she to shoot off a piece, and presently to bring
out one light; whereupon every man to bear towards her, answering
her with one light for a short time, and so to put it out again;
thereby to give knowledge that they have seen her token.
10. Item, whensoever the Admiral shall hang out her ensign in the
main shrouds, then every man to come aboard her as a token of
counsel.
11. Item, if there happen any storm or contrary wind to the fleet
after the discovery, whereby they are separated; then every ship
to repair unto their last good port, there to meet again.
OUR COURSE /agreed upon/.
The course first to be taken for the discovery is to bear directly
to Cape Race, the most southerly cape of Newfoundland; and there
to harbour ourselves either in Rogneux or Fermous, being the first
places appointed for our rendezvous, and the next harbours unto
the northward of Cape Race: and therefore every ship separated
from the fleet to repair to that place so fast as God shall
permit, whether you shall fall to the southward or to the
northward of it, and there to stay for the meeting of the whole
fleet the space of ten days; and when you shall depart, to leave
marks.
Beginning our course from Scilly, the nearest is by west-south-
west (if the wind serve) until such time as we have brought
ourselves in the latitude of 43 or 44 degrees, because the ocean
is subject much to southerly winds in June and July. Then to take
traverse from 45 to 47 degrees of latitude, if we be enforced by
contrary winds; and not to go to the northward of the height of 47
degrees of septentrional latitude by no means, if God shall not
enforce the contrary; but to do your endeavour to keep in the
height of 46 degrees, so near as you can possibly, because Cape
Race lieth about that height.
NOTE.
If by contrary winds we be driven back upon the coast of England,
then to repair unto Scilly for a place of our assembly or meeting.
If we be driven back by contrary winds that we cannot pass the
coast of Ireland, then the place of our assembly to be at Bere
haven or Baltimore haven.
