Religion on a naval vessel in the 1700s
						Although many times a captain performed the serviced at sunday divisions, or might hire a chaplain on board, he might also simply read the articles of war every week, to remind the men what happens when you violate them. But from Elizabeth I onward, the Book of Common Prayer has made provisions for religous observance at sea, and we provide some of it thorugh the below sites.
						You can enjoy it all  here, straight from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, 1622.  This page takes into account only those sections related specificly to being at sea, but there is also a link to all previous and subsequent revisions. We include a separate section with regards to burial at sea, and the customs for the ship, the crew and the dead.
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