An
Account
of
the
many
Frauds
and
Abuses
,
which
have
been
frequently
Committed
in
the
late
War
with
France
,
and
still
are
continued
to
the
great
prejudice
,
and
discouragement
of
Sea-men
.
AS
it
must
be
acknowledged
that
the
Trade
,
Honour
and
Safety
of
the
Nation
do
very
much
depend
on
the
number
of
Ships
belonging
to
it
,
so
it
cannot
be
denied
but
all
due
care
and
encouragement
ought
to
be
taken
of
,
and
given
to
Sea-men
,
whose
use
and
Service
is
so
very
great
and
necessary
.
How
much
then
is
their
Case
to
be
pitied
and
considered
,
that
whilst
they
are
exposing
themselves
to
difficulties
and
dangers
in
the
defence
and
service
of
their
Country
,
advantage
should
be
taken
of
their
absence
,
and
Impositions
on
their
weakness
,
and
unwariness
,
and
all
occasions
improved
to
wrong
them
of
,
and
to
lessen
and
take
from
their
Wages
,
which
,
together
with
other
hardships
put
upon
them
,
too
often
happens
:
Instances
of
which
,
in
order
to
a
redress
thereof
,
are
now
particularly
and
humbly
set
forth
.
First
,
That
many
persons
have
pretended
,
and
still
do
pretend
to
be
serviceable
to
Sea-men
in
receiving
their
Wages
,
which
the
poor
Sea-men
believing
,
and
not
having
time
or
liberty
to
look
after
the
same
themselves
,
impower
the
said
persons
to
receive
their
Wages
,
which
when
received
,
the
persons
impower'd
as
aforesaid
often
abscond
,
and
cheat
them
of
their
said
Wages
.
2.
That
others
,
instead
of
taking
Letters
of
Attorney
from
Sea-men
to
receive
their
Wages
,
have
caused
Bills
of
Sale
to
be
made
of
the
same
,
which
when
paid
,
the
persons
to
whom
such
Bills
of
Sale
have
been
made
pretend
a
right
to
the
said
Wages
.
3.
That
oftentimes
the
hands
of
Sea-men
are
Counterfeited
,
and
forged
when
at
home
,
as
well
as
at
Sea
and
a
great
distance
off
,
and
their
Wages
received
under
such
pretended
power
and
authority
.
4.
That
several
persons
,
under
pretence
of
receiving
Sea-mens
Wages
at
an
under
rate
,
and
short
of
what
is
usual
,
have
kept
back
several
small
summs
of
Money
,
under
pretence
of
deductions
made
in
the
Kings
Books
.
5.
That
others
,
when
Tickets
have
been
sold
at
a
very
low
and
under
rate
,
by
poor
Sea-men
,
have
taken
Bonds
from
such
Sea-men
for
the
payment
of
so
much
Money
at
a
certain
day
,
or
at
the
payment
of
their
Wages
by
the
King
,
and
have
put
the
same
in
suit
,
and
recovered
thereupon
,
pretending
they
never
received
any
such
Money
,
and
sometimes
that
the
Bonds
were
absolute
,
and
had
no
reference
to
the
assignment
of
the
Tickets
or
Wages
,
altho
the
said
Bonds
were
given
only
as
a
Collateral
security
.
6.
That
Letters
of
Attorney
,
Assignments
,
or
Bills
of
Sale
of
Seamens
Wages
have
been
often
antidated
,
and
the
persons
to
whom
the
same
have
been
made
,
have
received
the
Wages
upon
such
antidated
power
,
and
so
deceived
others
,
who
have
had
an
honest
right
to
their
Wages
by
Assignments
lawfully
executed
.
7.
That
oftentimes
when
but
a
small
matter
is
due
to
their
Landlords
and
Landladies
,
Seamen
,
at
their
going
to
Sea
,
are
prevailed
on
to
make
them
a
Letter
of
Attorney
,
and
Bill
of
Sale
of
their
whole
Wages
,
(
instead
only
of
giving
a
Letter
of
Attorney
and
a
Bond
for
their
Debt
,
which
is
usual
)
when
not
so
much
as
a
quarter
part
of
the
said
Wages
is
due
to
them
;
which
Wages
,
when
received
,
the
said
Landlords
and
Landladies
detain
to
their
own
use
,
without
accounting
for
the
same
to
the
said
Seamen
,
their
poor
Families
or
Relations
.
8.
That
Seamen
at
their
going
to
Sea
,
are
frequently
prevailed
on
to
make
their
Wills
,
and
to
give
all
their
whole
Wages
to
their
Landlords
and
Landladies
,
altho
the
said
Seamen
have
Wives
,
Children
,
and
other
poor
●nd
necessitous
Relations
,
who
by
that
meansbecome
burthensom
and
chargeable
to
the
Parishes
where
they
●ive
.
9.
That
several
Persons
,
Servants
,
and
Apprentices
to
Masters
of
Ships
,
Watermen
,
and
Tradesmen
,
upon
Credit
of
their
Wages
,
are
supply'd
with
Dyet
,
Cloaths
,
and
other
necessaries
,
often
to
the
full
amount
of
●heir
Wages
,
the
said
Apprentices
concealing
their
being
so
,
from
the
persons
who
supply
them
as
aforesaid
,
●o
that
after
such
supplies
and
payment
of
the
said
Servants
Wages
,
upon
Assignment
thereof
made
to
the
●ersons
who
have
supply'd
them
,
the
said
persons
have
been
sued
6
or
12
months
after
by
the
Masters
of
the
●id
Servants
,
and
the
Wages
recovered
by
the
said
Masters
,
and
the
persons
who
have
given
Credit
to
the
●id
Servants
,
have
been
defeated
of
what
was
due
to
them
.
All
which
is
humbly
submitted
.