And besides his own side in coming to help and support him might find themselves out of action; or peradventure if any accident befell him, the rest of the fleet would be left without guidance and would not have care to succour one another, but so far as they were able would fly or take their own course.

Accordingly the captain-general should never be of the first who are to grapple nor should he enter into the press, so that he may watch the fighting and bring succour where it is most needed.
The ships of support in like manner should have care to keep somewhat apart and not to grapple till they see where they should first bring succour.

The more they keep clear the more will they have opportunity of either standing off and using their guns, or of coming to close range with their other firearms.

Moreover, if any ship of the enemy takes to flight, they will be able to give chase or get athwart her hawse, and will be able to watch and give succour wherever the captain-general signals.
The boats in like manner should not close in till they see the ships grappled, and then they should come up on the opposite side in the manner stated above, and carry out their special duties as occasion arises either with their bases,[12] of which each shall carry its own, and with their harquebuses, or else by getting close in and wedging up the rudders, or cutting them and their gear away, or by leaping in upon the enemy, if they can climb in without being seen, or from outside by setting fire to them, or scuttling them with augers.[13] FOOTNOTES: [1] Fernandez Duro, _De algunas obras desconocidas de Cosmografia y de Namgaaon, &c._ Reprinted from the _Revista de Navegacion y Comercio_.
Madrid, 1894-5.
[2] _Armada Espanola desde la union de los Reines de Castilla y de Aragon_.
[3] _Entrar y salir_--lit.

'to go in and come out,' a technical military expression used of light cavalry.