▁ever ▁set ▁of ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations , ▁The ▁La ws ▁of ▁War ▁and ▁Ord in ances ▁of ▁the ▁Sea , ▁the ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁which , ▁containing ▁ 2 0 ▁prov isions , ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁with ▁a ▁printed ▁version ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁as ▁The ▁La ws ▁of ▁War ▁and ▁Ord in ances ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁( Ord ained ▁and ▁Est ab lished ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁England ), ▁listing ▁ 3 9 ▁off ences ▁and ▁their ▁pun ish ments   – ▁mostly ▁death . ▁The ▁Inst ru ctions ▁of ▁the ▁Admir als ▁and ▁gener als ▁of ▁the ▁Fle et ▁for ▁Coun c ils ▁of ▁War , ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 3 ▁by ▁Bla ke , ▁George ▁Mon ck , ▁John ▁Dis bro we ▁and ▁William ▁P enn , ▁also ▁instit uted ▁the ▁first ▁naval ▁courts - mart ial ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁n avy . ▁ ▁Bla ke ▁developed ▁new ▁techniques ▁to ▁conduct ▁block ades ▁and ▁land ings ; ▁his ▁S ail ing ▁instructions ▁and ▁Fight ing ▁Inst ru ctions , ▁which ▁were ▁major ▁over ha uls ▁of ▁naval ▁tact ics ▁written ▁while ▁recover ing ▁from ▁injury ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁were ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁English ▁naval ▁tact ics ▁in ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁S ail . ▁Bla ke ' s ▁Fight ing ▁Inst ru ctions , ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁gener als ▁at ▁sea ▁on ▁ 2