9, April 9, 1588; Hawkins's _Observations_ (Hakl.

Soc), Sec.

lxvi.
_SIR WALTER RALEGH_, 1617.[1] [+State Papers Domestic xcii.f.

9+.] _Orders to be observed by the commanders of the fleet and land companies under the charge and conduct of Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight, bound for the south parts of America or elsewhere_.
_Given at Plymouth in Devon, the 3rd of May, 1617_.
First.

Because no action nor enterprise can prosper, be it by sea or by land, without the favour and assistance of Almighty God, the Lord and strength of hosts and armies, you shall not fail to cause divine service to be read in your ship morning and evening, in the morning before dinner, and in the evening before supper, or at least (if there be interruption by foul weather) once in the day, praising God every night with the singing of a psalm at the setting of the watch.
2.