2 documents - Mémoire et Instruction sur le service des prises, 1778 et 1780.

Instruction that the King wishes to be observed, by the officers of his vessels, for the captures they will make on his enemies. September 27, 1778. 6 pages in 4°. "As soon as a prize has been taken, the commander of the vessel taking the prize shall, in accordance with article 39 of the Declaration of June 24 last, send the officer in charge of details to seize the keys, seal the hatches, chambers, chests, cupboards, barrels and other things locked or packed, and draw up a summary statement which shall be signed by the said officer and the captain of the vessel taken"... Mémoire sur le service des prises. Extract from Mémoire concernant le service à exécuter par les Officiers chargés à bord des vaisseaux armés, et préposés par l'Ordonnance du 27 septembre 1776, pour remplir les fonctions qui étaient attribuées aux écrivains de vaisseau. Paris. De l'Imprimerie Malmassis, 1780. Brochure of 16 pages in 4°.