Nor is there any evidence that they were used in the St.James's fight of July 25, and as this was the last action in the war fought, the 'next engagement' did not take place till the Third War.

It is fairly clear therefore that we must regard these remarkable orders as resulting from the experience of the Second War, and as having been first put in force during the Third one.
After the battle of Solebay these supplementary articles were incorporated into the regular instructions as Articles 27 to 29.

This appears from a MS.

book belonging to Lord Dartmouth entitled 'Copies of instructions and other papers relating to the fleets.

Anno 1672' It contains a complete copy of both Sailing and Fighting Instructions, with a detailed 'order of sailing' for the combined Anglo-French fleet, dated July 2, 1672, and a corresponding 'order of battle' dated August 1672.