HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.

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The allowances made to these 36 names, or any other in their steads, mustbee saved to the King, which amounteth yearely in waiges to £.234 12r.Victualls £.410 12s. 6 d.

Whereunto add the payments made to two masters assistants lately erected :—For wages £.26 is. 4d. Victualls £.26 is. 4 d.

5. Wages allowed in the Name of Shipwrights.

£■ s. d.

To the clerke of the cheeque at Chatham - - 23 5 o

To the clerke of the checque at Woolwich - - 23 5 o

To the clerke of the checque at Deptford - - 23 5 o

To Richard Merriott, at Deptford - - 800

To John Austin, at Deptford - - -600

To Daniell Duck, at Deptford' - - 2 13 4

To John Rawson, carpenter (Discharged) - - 600

Thus much for harbour.

Dead Payes upon Sea Bookes follow, which are allowed.

To the three principall officers a dead pay a-piece in every shipp, which' atthis time are 4, soe as they have for 12 men’s waiges £.84 14/. 4 d. Victualls£•146.

To the captaines for their rettinues, namely, to the admirall at Narrow Seas16, to the captain of the Answer 8, that is, for 24 men’s wages £. f69 Sr. 8 d.Victualls £.292. Discharged.

And if any more bee found of this kinde they must be defaulted.-

Soe as the present defalcation to bee made £. s. d.

for waiges is ... 1894 7 10

And for victualls - - - 2562 16 4-

4457 4 2

Besides the dischargeing of these men,, which have long filled place in..the.booke, and not in the shipps, it much concerneth his Ma*’ service, and the.safety of the navy, (as wee conceive) that your Honours will be pleased to take

order,