Copy of a letter from Rear-Adm. Robert Digby to Rear-Adm. Lord Hood, conveying the King's instructions with regard to Prince William being placed under Hood's care and direction during the next campaign, outlining the rules that Digby established for the Prince, sending Capt. Napier as the Prince's companion, and referring to Mr Waddington and Mr Majendie in connection with the Prince's previous naval education; with two duplicates (one in a different hand).

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any Officer His Royal Highness had not seen was in the Fleet, I always invited him to Dinner, and introduced him before we sat down.- It was a rule that He should employ his Morning in studying the Mathematics [[unclear]], till noon, when His Royal Highness with all the young People in the Ship went through their exercise.- That he should every Day write his Logg Books - That he should wear the same Dress as the Highshipmen.- And that he should not on any account go off the Deck in his Watch.- And that he should not frequent the Washroom.- These were the chief rules I recollect, but Your Lordship will perceive that it will be necessary in many instances to make some alterations. - It may be impossible for you upon all occasions to attend His Royal Highness, I should therefore recommend the fixing upon one or two proper Persons of pretty high rank, that you can send to at all times, besides Captain Napier, otherwise you will find it difficult to fix any Bounds, nevertheless upon some occasions Captain Napier may be thought sufficient, And though I have every reason to be grateful to His Royal Highness for his attention to me, I think, if I had parted from the rules fixed, in part by His Majesty and in part by myself, it would not have gone on so well.- I should have said before that, as I cannot find any Lieutenant that I know sufficiently, and that would be a proper Person to send with Prince William, I have therefore fixed upon Captain Napier whom I think a more proper person than any I know, as he has lived a great deal in my Family, is a Man of Family, is sensible, and I think a very good Officer, as far as I have been able to observe on shore, And what is of most consequences, will I am confident, strictly observe every