FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR Cap: Thomas Allen Touching the Execution of his Commission; bearing date the Eight day of January, 1649.   printer's or publisher's device 
LONDON; Printed by M. Simmons in Aldersgate-streete. 1649.   

To the Reader.  
to the late K. his uncle, or to him whom he reputes his Successor, hath been the cause which hath moved him to what he hath do, since his actions, and demeanour, especially his delivering up of Bristol hath render him to the most of his own party, not suspected only but hated; as one sufficiently discovered to have no other aim or interest, but, as the proverb is, to fish in troubled waters, and to patch up his own indigent fortunes, with the spoil and robbery of whomsoever. The rest of his piratical arts, and who are his receivers, who his interlopers, together with the whole model of his trade, may be read plain anough in the instructions themselves, which were happily intercepted, and here presented to public view, not his instructions, but discoveries to forearm all those whose affairs necessitate them to traffic, or Sea voyage.   

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR Cap: THOMAS ALLEN touching the execution of his Commission; bearing date the Eight day of January, 1649.  
WHen you have taken any Prize from any of the Rebels against the King of England, or their assistants, you shall come to Neuport Road, or to the Peerehead there, and lad the Goods into Billanders, for Dort, and consign them to Mr Cornelius Vande Graef, the sraight to pay. But first take away the Marks, and unpack the Goods, and put them into new Cloth packs, and give order to the Billander-men, and to some trusty men, whom you shall send with them, to pass by Zealand without stay, to escape visitation: Keep all your Prisoners safe aboard your own Ships, suffer none of them to remain in the Prizes, till you may conveniently send them on shore in England or France after that the Goods are sold, and the whole Fleet put out to Sea; to prevent noise and discovery.  
If you take a Ship laden with costly Goods, thou send her with trusty men into Gordy, & give them Instructions to run up the River towards wilderland, and thence send speedily to Mr. Cornelius Vande Graef, to give notice to Mr. Revixit van Nassen at Rotterdam with all haste to come to you. But be sure to give me speedy notice thereof if I shall be here. And then get what ready money you can for the Goods, and appoint what remains unpaid to be returned unto me or to whom I shall appoint by Bill of Exchange from Mr. Revixit van Nassen son in Nants, in as short a time as may be obtained.  
If you take any Prizes where you cannot so conveniently carry them as aforesaid, you may cause them to be carried into the Balk, and to go up so near Weareing, as you may lie out of right of any Ships going out or in at the texel; there hire a Boat, and send one of the trustiest men to Mr. Zacharie Lapie, English Merchant at Eucusen, and procure him to go aboard with your Messenger, and agree with him for sale of the Goods, for ready money, and such nocessaries as you want, which he will furnish you with: Keep close the Ships company of the Prize, as before is appointed you: and let it not be known whence Mr Lapie comes, let him enter the Ship from what place he thinks sit, according to the sorts of the Goods, and then bring Lighters to unloade them, and to bring to your Ships any supplies that you want but let not your Ships stir out of the Balk till they go to Sea again, nor suffer any of the Common men to go on shore, to avoid discovery.  
If you shall meet with Prizes coming out of Holland, send them for Flanders, and such as come from Flanders or France, send for Holland if you shall hear that Marshal Rantzewe is at Dun●●●k, you may have a safe Harbour at that Port.  
If you cannot bring your Prizes into any the aforementioned places to be sold, then in cases of necessity you may dispose of them as you shall conceive to be for the best advantage of his Highness the Prince of Wales his service, wherein there is great trust reposed in your care and fidelity, whereof you are to be careful to give a good account.  
Your Randezvous is Helvert Sluice, in case you can put in thither within eighteen days after the date hereof. But if you shall find that the Fleet is gone from thence, then if you perceive by the winds that the Fleet is gone Northward, your Randezvous must be Hamburrough head: But if you shall judge by the winds, that the Fleet is gone towards the Channel Westward, you are to follow that way, and your Randezvous is Silley or Pell Isle, according as you shall find the winds to blow, or meet with any advertisement or Commands from me to direct you to the Fleet, which you are to endeavour with all speed to come unto.  
If you shall not hear of the Fleet in any of the places appointed for your Randezous, you are to stay about Silley, and to do there what you shall conceive to be best for the King's service in taking Prizes, and further execution of your Commission and Orders. And when you find your victuals to begin to be scant, than you are to go towards Cork in Ireland, keeping there out of Command of the Land, until you be informed how things go in Ireland, in or●●● to your safety there; And if you may go safely 〈◊〉 Kingsale, than you are to go into that Port.  
You are immediately upon the taking of any 〈◊〉 to be very careful to advertise me from time to time what Ships or Vessels you shall seize, what the value of them may be, to what place, and to whom they 〈◊〉 long, and where you intent to send them. And for my better satisfaction, you are to send me upon 〈◊〉 occasions, Expresses, with Copies of such L●●ters, Invoices, and bills of lading, as are of importance.  
Given this 8th of Janury 1649. New stile. RUPERT.  
FINIS.