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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. 1702 Excerpt: ...came into sick Quarters; some (have been-Imprest, and hurried on Board other Ships before half reco'vered; and most of them rendered incapable to return on Board their proper Ships, by reason of their sailing before recovered, and for want of Conduct-Money; for which reason they have been obliged to expend great part of their Wages, and fell their Cloaths for Subsistance. 6. They having faithfully served His Majesty to the impairing of their Healths, and hazard of their Lives, and the Nation having provided sutable Funds for the Payment of their Wages; it seems not only just and reasonable, but also for the Honour osHis Majesty, and Credit of his Service, to take off those OJs, and pay the Wages so hardly earned. But I shall also hint some few of many Reasons or Motives that might be given, for taking off the R's, as followeth. (viz.) 1. That such as have Tickets delivered them, seems in the Eye of Justice, to have a good Title to their Wages. 2. Those Tickets are, and have been esteemed, as the Kings Bonds or Bills of Exchange, and were formerly paid at fight, or soon after produced. 3. Many well affected People, for promoting His Majesty's Service, and in Charity to their distressed Neighbours, have supplied them to the value of their Tickets. 4. The making such Tickets run, has unspeakably reduced the Credit of the Navy, with respect to Wages; insomuch, that Tickets which were formerly discounted as aforesaid, at 6 d. per Pound, and few years since at 2 s. and is. 6d. per Pound, have of late been sold for less t, han one half of their Value. 5. That such Tickets, had not Money been wanting, would have been paid long before they became forfeited. 6. The Tickets and Wages due by them has been assigned to others long before such Forfeiture, which I conceive, i

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