Their Majesties declaration for encouragement of officers, seamen, and mariners employed in the present service England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1689 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2005-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A66236 Wing W2504 ESTC R21974 12484691 ocm 12484691 62276 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A66236) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 62276) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 301:8) Their Majesties declaration for encouragement of officers, seamen, and mariners employed in the present service England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) William III, King of England, 1650-1702. Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694. Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715. 3, [1] p. Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb ..., London : 1689. Caption title. "Given at our court at Hampton-Court this 23d. day of May, 1689"--P. 3. Signed at end: Cha. Montague. Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng England and Wales. -- Royal Navy -- Pay, allowances, etc. 2005-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-07 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-08 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2005-08 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Their Majesties DECLARATION For Encouragement of Officers , Seamen and Mariners , Employed in the present Service . WILLIAM R. THeir Majesties out of Their Princely Care and Wisdom , with great Tenderness and Regard having taken into Consideration the Condition of their Seafaring Subjects , as well Officers as Seamen and Mariners , and with intent and purpose that their Resolution and Forwardness , Valour and Faithfulness in the present Service , necessarily undertaken for the Honour and Defence of Their Majesties Dominions , the Support of the Protestant Religion , and Security of the Commerce and Trade of their Subjects may be duly Rewarded and Encouraged , By and With the Advice of their Council , have thought fit to Publish and Declare , That all Captains , Seamen and others that do or shall Serve in any of Their Majesties own or Merchant Ships Employed in Their Service , shall ( for time to come in lieu of all Prizes ) Have and Receive from Their Majesties for every Ship or Prize they shall Lawfully take , whether Merchant Men , or Men of War , Laden or Light , the Sum of Ten shillings for every Tun the said Ship shall measure , according to the ordinary Rule of Shipwright's Hall , and Six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence for every Piece of Ordnance , whether Iron , or Brass , the same to be paid by the Collector for Prize Goods within Ten days after the payment of the Ships ( in case Adjudication be made of the Ship in the Admiralty Court ) to be shared and divided amongst them proportionably , according to the respective Places and Offices in the Ship in which they Serv'd , and according to the Custom of the Seas in that case . And further , That it be Lawful for all Captains , Seamen , and others , serving as aforesaid , to take and have to themselves as Pillage , without further or other account to be given for the same , All such Goods and Merchandizes as shall be found by them , or any of them , in any Ship ( they shall take in fight as Prize ) upon or above the Gun-Deck of the said Ship , and not otherwise : And for every Man of War sunk or destroyed by Firing or otherwise , to have Ten pounds a Gun only , to be divided as aforesaid , to be paid by the Commissioners for Prize Goods , within Ten days after the payment of the Ship as aforesaid , upon Certificate of the Matter of Fact stated by the Council of War. That in paying the Wages of all Seamen and Mariners , that now do , or hereafter shall Serve on Board any of Their Majesties Ships , the following Method and Regulation shall be observed ; That all Seamen and Mariners that on the First of November next , shall have been in Their Majesties Service Six Months , shall by themselves or assigns receive full Two Months pay ; and in like manner those that on the First of May next shall have been in the Service Six Months , shall receive other Two Months pay , and so ( till their Ships be paid off ) shall continue to receive Two Months pay ▪ after having Served Six Months from the aforesaid days of Payment ; For which Pay or Pays for Two Months from time to time , as aforesaid , Tickets shall be given gratis under the Hands of the Commander , and other Officers usually appointed in Signing them , and Letters of Attorney shall be also Attested under the Hands of the aforesaid Signing Officers gratis , in such manner as shall be thought to conduce most to the Benefit , Support , and Ease hereby intended to Seamen in general and their Families , of whom Care shall be taken that these Payments be made accordingly . And all Commanders are hereby strictly Charged and Required not to Discharge any Seaman from Their Majesties Ships , without giving the Person so Discharged the usual Ticket for the time of his Service . That Care shall be taken for defraying the Charges of Sick and Wounded Men , and for the Relief of Widows , Children and Impotent Parents of such as shall be slain in the Service at Sea ; And for Medals , or other Rewards to such Officers and Seamen of the Fleet , as shall be found to have done any Eminent or Extraordinary Service : And that for Supplying of necessary Provisions for Sick and Wounded men on Board , there shall be allowed by His Majesty Five pounds for Six Months Service for every Hundred Men. That upon the Discharge of Sick and Wounded men from the Ships in Their Majesties Service , Care shall be taken for the payment of their Tickets and Conduct Money . That Directions shall be given to all Mayors , Bailiffs , or other Magistrates in any Port Towns to take Care for all necessary Accommodations at the charge of Their Majesties , for the Relief and Cure of such Sick and Wounded men as shall be sent on shoar . That the Moyety of Our Hospitals in England , employed for the Cure of Wounded and Sick People , be reserved during the time of War at Sea , for such as shall be Wounded in the Service of the Navy , as they shall become void from and after the First day of June next . 1689. Given at Our Court at Hampton-Court this 23d . Day of May , 1689. In the First Year of Our Reign . At the COURT at HAMPTON-COURT , The Twenty third of May , 1689. PRESENT , The King 's most Excellent Majesty . His R. Highness Prince George of Denmark , Lord Privy-Seal , Duke of Norfolk , Duke of Schonberg , Earl of Oxford , Earl of Shrewsbury , Earl of Nottingham , Earl of Maclesfeld , Earl of Portland , Earl of Fauconberg , Viscount Newport , Viscount Sydney , Lord Bishop of London , Mr. Vice-Chamberlain , Admiral Herbert , Mr. Russell , Mr. Boscawen . IT was this Day Ordered by His Majesty in Council , That Their Majesties Gracious Declaration for Encouragement of Officers , Seamen and Mariners , Employed in the present Service be forthwith Printed by His Majesties Printers : And that so many Copies thereof as shall be required by the Right Honourable the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of England , be disposed of as they shall think fit and direct ; And so many also to the Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesties Navy Royal , by them to be Distributed to such Persons and Places as in their Judgments shall seem Convenient : some of them also to His Majesties Principal Secretaries of State , and to the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council . Cha. Montague . LONDON , Printed by Charles Bill , and Thomas Newcomb , Printers to the King and Queen's most Excellent Majesties , 1689.