24/30 This you must do upon the windermost ship or ships of an enemy, which you shall either batter in pieces, or force him or them to bear up and so entangle them, and drive them foul one of another to their utter confusion[12]. The musketeers, divided into quarters of the ship, shall not deliver their shot but at such distance as their commanders shall direct them. If the admiral give chase and be headmost man, the next ship shall take up his boat, if other order be not given. Or if any other ship be appointed to give chase, the next ship (if the chasing ship have a boat at her stern) shall take it. If any make a ship to strike, he shall not enter her until the admiral come up. |