NOTE.

IN treating of various details of naval routine, I have availed myself of Commander Robinson's kind permission to draw upon his book, "The British Fleet," and have derived occasional assistance from Captain Stenzel's "The British Navy," The Navy and Army Illustrated, and "Life in the Royal Navy, by a Ranker." For the chapter on Greenwich Royal Hospital School I found much interesting material in Hasted's "History of Kent" ("The Hundred of Blackheath ").

I am indebted to Mr. Harold Begbie for permission to make use of his poem, "The Navy's Cradle," which appeared in Literature of the 2nd of June, 1900; and to Mr. Henry Newbolt for "Drake's Drum" and "The Fighting Téméraire" from his book of poems, "Admirals All."

To Messrs. West and Son for leave to include several photographs by Captain C. G. Robinson, R.N., of H.M.S. Vernon, and to Captain Robinson for his kindness in obtaining this permission for me, I desire to tender my hearty thanks. Also to my friends Staff-Surgeon Strickland, R.N., and the Rev. S. St. Aidan Baylee, R.N., for several interesting pictures; also to Mr. Corbin, of Greenwich R.N. School, for three pictures of the school.

I have also to thank those kind friends who were at the pains to read through my manuscript and to suggest several valuable corrections.

If, in spite of my earnest endeavour to avoid any infringement of copyright in my selection of naval songs, I have transgressed in any case, I beg to offer my sincere apologies for the unintentional offence. G. G.

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