'Of war or battle at sea,' relating to single ship actions.2.

'The form of a battle and the method of fighting,' relating to armament, fire discipline, boarding and the like.3.

'Of a battle of one fleet against another.' 4.

'Battle.' In the last two sections is contained the earliest known attempt to formulate a definite fighting formation and tactical system for sailing fleets, and it is from these that the following extracts have been translated.
It will be noted that in the root-idea of coming as quickly as possible to close quarters, and in relying mainly on end-on fire, the proposed system is still quite mediaeval and founded mainly upon galley tactics.

But a new and advanced note is struck in the author's insistence on the captain-general's keeping out of action as long as possible, instead of leading the attack in the time-honoured way.