APPENDIX E
x 53
A full list of the pay as established in 1705 is appended.It is taken from a pamphlet, in the Library of the RoyalUnited Service Institution, called
THE THREE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNING THE PAYOF THE SEA OFFICERS, London, 1705.
A Table of the Monthly Wages.
Rank or Rating
Rate of Ship
ISt
2 nd
3rd
4 th
'
5 th
6th
d.
£
s. d.
£
s. d.
£
s.
d.
£
s. d.
£
s. d.
Captain *
42 0 0
33
0 0
28
0 0
21
0
0
16
16 0
14
0 0
Lieutenant .
880
8
8 0
7
0 0
7
0
0
7
0 0
Master
14 0 0
12
12 0
9
7 4
8
12
4
7
15 0
6
12 0
Midshipman
250
2
0 0
1
17 6
1
13
9
1
10 0
1
10 0
Master’s mate .
360
3
0 0
2
16 2
2
7
10
2
2 0
2
2 0
Quartermaster .
I 15 0
1
15 0
1
12 9
1
10
0
1
8 0
1
6 0
Quartermaster’s
I 10 0
1
10 0
1
8 0
1
8
0
1
6 0
1
5 0
mate
Boatswain
400
3
10 0
3
0 0
2
10
0
2
5 0
2
0 0
Boatswain’s mate
I 15 0
1
15 0
1
12 O
1
10
0
1
8 0
1
6 0
Yeoman of the
I 12 0
1
10 0
1
8 0
1
8
0
1
6 0
—
sheets
Cockswain (sic) .
I 12 O
1
10 0
1
8 0
1
8
0
1
6 0
—
Gunner .
4 0 0
3
10 0
3
0 0
2
10
0
2
5 0
2
0 0
Gunner’s mate .
I 15 O
1
15 0
1
12 0
1
10
0
1
8 0
1
6 0
Yeoman of the
I 15 O
1
15 0
1
12 0
1
10
0
1
8 0
—
Powder Room
Quarter gunner .
I 60
1
6 0
1
S 0
1
5
0
1
5 0
—
Armorer (sic)
i 5 0
1
5 0
1
5 0
1
5
0
—
—
Gunsmith .
1 5 0
1
5 0
—
—
—
—
Carpenter
400
3
10 0
3
0 0
2
10
0
2
5 0
2
0 0
Carpenter’s mate
200
1
16 0
1
16 0
1
14
0
1
12 0
1
10 0
Carpenter’s crew
1 60
1
6 0
1
5 0
1
5
0
1
5 0
1
5 0
Purser .
400
3
10 0
3
0 0
2
10
0
2
5 0
—
Steward
1 5 0
1
5 0
1
a 0
1
3
4
1
0 8
1
0 0
Steward’s mate .
1 08
1
0 8
1
0 8
1
0
8
—
—
Cook
1 5 0
1
5 0
1
5 0
1
5
0
1
5 0
1
4 0
Surgeon .
500
5
0 0
5
0 0
5
0
0
5
0 0
5
0 0
Surgeon’s mate .
1 1 10 0
1 1
10 0
i
10 0
1
10
0
I 1
10 0
1
10 0
Corporal .
1 15 0
1
12 0
i
10 0
i
10
0
1
8 0
1
6 0
Trumpeter.
1 10 0
1
8 0
! i
5 0
1
5
0 1
5 0
1
4 0
Captain’s clerk .
250
2
0 0
! 1
17 6
1
13
9
1
10 0
1
10 0
Able Seamen,
1 40
1
4 0
1
4 0
1
4
0
1
4 0
1
4 0
&c.
!
Ordinary Seamen
0 19 0
0
19 0
O
19 0
0
19
0
1 0
19 0
0
19 0
* The allowance for servants is not included.Note.—T he ‘ month’ was 28 days.