A descriptive catalogue of the naval manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge Volume 1

by Pepys Library

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 ...'For the timely enabling' him to make such provision, the navy board undertook to imprest to him from time to time such sums as might be necessary. 'And for discharging yourself of the same you are to bring the chirurgeons' hands on the back of our warrant, acknowledging the receipt of the proportion of necessaries for the number of men and time specified in our said warrant, which shall be allowed you upon accounts after his Majesty's aforesaid rate of 2d. a man per mensem! To seamen under cure in the hospitals of London the king allowed 2d. per diem, 'which hath been allowed from time out of mind.' For this also Mr. Pearse, who seems to have been a man of method after Pepys's own heart, was accustomed to give regular account, producing 1 each man's receipt for the same, with also one or more witnesses to it' 'Mariners and soldiers maimed in his Majesty's service at sea1 were entitled to relief out of the Chest at Chatham. The rate at which such relief was given in the latter part of the century appears from a paper of 24 July, 1685,1 supplied by the clerk of the Chest' in answer to a demand of Mr. Pcpys upon that subject' A leg or arm lost is 61. 13J. qd. paid as pre-£ „. sent relief, and so much settled as an annual pension for his lifetime... 6 13 4 If two legs be lost his pension is doubled. 1368 For the loss of two arms, in consideration of his being thereby rendered uncapable of getting a livelihood any other way, per annum. 15 o O But if an arm be on, and disabled only, is 5/. per annum 500 An eye lost is 4/. per annum....400 If a pensioner desires to be bought off he is paid two years' pension in full satisfaction, no more or less, with all his arrears due to that time, and is paid to all indifferently; but this practice of buying off (w...

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Published January 1, 2012