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3 63 2.INTRODUCTORY.THE SHIP-MONEY FLEETS, _circa_ 1635 73 The Earl of Lindsey, 1635 77 PART IV .-- THE FIRST DUTCH WAR 1.INTRODUCTORY.ENGLISH AND DUTCH ORDERS ON THE EVE OF THE WAR, 1648-53 81 Parliamentary Orders, 1648 87 Supplementary Instructions, _circa_ 1650 88 Marten Tromp, 1652 91 2.INTRODUCTORY.ORDERS ISSUED DURING THE WAR, 1653 and 1654 92 Commonwealth Orders, 1653 99 PART V .-- THE SECOND DUTCH WAR 1.INTRODUCTORY.ORDERS OF THE RESTORATION 107 The Earl of Sandwich, 1665 108 2.INTRODUCTORY.MONCK, PRINCE RUPERT, AND THE DUKE OF YORK 110 The Duke of York, 1665 122 His Additional Instructions, 1665 126 His Supplementary Order 128 Prince Rupert, 1666 129 PART VI .-- THE THIRD DUTCH WAR TO THE REVOLUTION 1.INTRODUCTORY.PROGRESS OF TACTICS DURING THE WAR 133 The Duke of York, 1672 146 His Supplementary Orders, 1672 148 The Duke of York, 1672-3 149 Final form of the Duke of York's Orders, 1673, with additions and observations subsequently made 152 2.INTRODUCTORY.MEDITERRANEAN ORDERS, 1678 164 Sir John Narbrough, 1678 165 3.INTRODUCTORY.THE LAST STUART ORDERS 168 Lord Dartmouth, 1688 170 PART VII .-- WILLIAM III.

AND ANNE 1.INTRODUCTORY.LORD TORRINGTON, TOURVILLE, AND HOSTE 175 Admiral Edward Russell, 1691 188 2.INTRODUCTORY.THE PERMANENT INSTRUCTIONS, 1703-1783 195 Sir George Rooke, 1703 197 PART VIII .-- ADDITIONAL FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY INTRODUCTORY, ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 203 Admiral Vernon, _circa_ 1740 214 Lord Anson, _circa_ 1747 216 Sir Edward Hawke, 1756 317 Admiral Boscawen, 1759 219 Sir George Rodney, 1782 225 Lord Hood's Additions, 1783 228 PART IX .-- THE LAST PHASE 1.INTRODUCTORY.THE NEW SIGNAL BOOK INSTRUCTIONS 233 Lord Howe, 1782 239 2.INTRODUCTORY.THE SIGNAL BOOKS OF THE GREAT WAR 252 Lord Howe's Explanatory Instructions, 1799 268 3.INTRODUCTORY.

NELSON'S TACTICAL MEMORANDA 280 The Toulon Memorandum, 1803 313 The Trafalgar Memorandum, 1805 316 4.INTRODUCTORY.INSTRUCTIONS AFTER TRAFALGAR 321 Admiral Gambier, 1807 327 Lord Collingwood, 1808-1810 328 Sir Alexander Cochrane, 1805-14 330 5.

INTRODUCTORY, THE SIGNAL BOOK OF 1816 335 The Instructions of 1816 342 APPENDIX.