70. No goods are to be shot loose in the hold, nor any luggs to be cut off the bales, under penalty of the Company paying but half the freight of goods thus damaged; and bales not to be opened without giving notice, under penalty of 10l.; for pepper shot loose between decks, the freight will not be paid for.
71. The ship to make no deviation, and the whole cargo to be delivered into the Company’s warehouses.
72. The ship, if she touch at the island of Ascension or St. Helena, must not sail without leave of the governor and council. Penalty, 200l.
73. The ship not to touch at Barbadoes, or any port in America, or any of the Western Islands, or Plymouth, or put into any port of England or Ireland, without orders (unavoidable dangers of the sea excepted). Penalty, 500l.
74. The commander, chief and second mates to keep journals of the ship’s daily proceedings, from her first taking in cargo in the River Thames to her return and discharge of her cargo in England, and of the wind and weather, and all remarkable transactions, accidents, and occurrences during the whole voyage; also of everything received into and delivered from the ship; and are afterwards to be delivered to the Company on oath, if required.
75. No unlicensed goods to be carried in the ship; or to take any passengers without leave.
76. The ship to have her complement of men during the voyage.
77. That it shall not be lawful for the master of the ship, or any other officer of the ship, to furnish any of the seamen with money, liquor, provisions beyond the value of one-third of what the wages of such seaman shall amount to at the time of furnishing the same.
78. The paymaster to be appointed by the Company, and owners to pay seamen’s wives, etc., one month’s wages in six.
79. The commander to have the use of the great cabin, unless for the use of the Company’s servants.