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after such moustres be made, he shall receive of our sovereign lord, by the handsof such as his grace shall appoint for himself, the said captains, soldiers, mari-ners, and gunners wages, rewards, and victual money, after the rate beforerehearsed, for three months then next ensuing, accounting the month asabove.

“ And at the same time, he shall receive for the cost of every captain and sol-dier, four shillings , and for the cost of every mariner and gunner, twenty fience >and at the end of the said three months, when the said admiral shall, with hisnavy and retinue, resort to the port of Southampton, and then and there victualhimself, and the said navy, and army, and retinue, he shall make his moustresbefore such commissioners as it shall please his grace the king therefore toappoint within bord ; and after the said moustres so made, he shall for himself,the said captains, soldiers, mariners, and gunners, receive of our said sovereignlord, by the hands of such as his grace shall appoint, new wages and victualmoney, after the rate before rehearsed, for the said three months next ensuing;and so, from three months to three months continually during the said time.The said admiral shall have also for himself, the said captains, soldiers, mariners,and gunners afore, the bestowing their bags, baggages, and victuals ; and forthe exploit of the said service of war, at the cost and charges of our said sove-reign lord, eighteen ships, whereof the names and portage hereafter ensue, in suchmanner, rigged, equipped, tackled, decked, and furnished with artillery, as tosuch a voyage and service, for the honour of our said sovereign lord, and theweal of the journey, shall be thought to his grace and his council necessary andexpedient.

“ The said admiral shall have for his dede shares of the ships as hereafterensueth, that is to say, for the Regent, being of the portage of 1000 tons,fifty dede shares, and four pillotys ; also for the ship Mary Rose, of the portageof 500 tons, thirty dede shares and a half; for the ship called the PeterPomegranate, being of the portage of 400 tons, twenty-three dede shares anda half; for the ship called the Nicolas Reede, being of the portage of 400 tons,twenty-three dede shares and a half; for the Mary and John, being of theportage of 260 tons, twenty-four dede shares and a half; for the Ann ofGrenewich, being of the portage of 160 tons, twenty-four dede shares and ahalf; for the Mary George, being of the portage of 300 tons, twenty dedeshares and a half; for the Dragon, of the portage of 100 tons, twenty-two dedeshares and a half; for the Barbara, of the portage of 140 tons, twenty dedeVol. II. F shares