His
Majesties
Declaration
For
Encouragement
of
Seamen
and
Mariners
Employed
in
the
present
Service
.
HIs
Majesty
with
much
satisfaction
taking
notice
of
the
great
resolution
and
cheerful
forwardness
of
the
Sea-men
and
Mariners
in
the
present
Service
necessarily
undertaken
for
the
Honour
and
Defence
of
His
Dominions
,
and
the
Commerce
and
Trade
of
His
Subjects
;
and
resolving
to
give
due
reward
and
encouragement
to
their
Valour
and
Faithfulness
,
hath
thought
fit
(
by
the
Advice
of
His
Council
)
to
Publish
and
Declare
,
That
all
Captains
,
Seamen
and
others
,
that
do
or
shall
serve
in
any
of
His
Majesties
Own
,
or
Merchants
Ships
employed
in
His
Service
,
shall
(
for
time
to
come
,
in
lieu
of
all
Prizes
)
have
and
receive
from
His
Majesty
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
Shipwrights-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
Wages
of
such
Sea-men
(
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
served
,
and
according
to
the
Custom
of
the
Seas
in
that
case
.
And
further
,
That
it
be
lawful
for
all
Captains
,
Sea-men
and
others
,
serving
as
aforesaid
,
to
take
and
have
to
themselves
as
Pillage
,
without
further
or
other
accompt
to
be
given
for
the
same
,
All
such
Goods
and
Merchandise
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
onely
,
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
care
shall
be
taken
for
defraying
the
Charges
of
Sick
and
Wounded
men
,
as
aforesaid
,
and
for
the
Relief
of
Widows
,
Children
,
and
Impotent
Parents
of
such
as
shall
be
slain
in
the
Service
at
Sea
;
and
for
Meddals
,
or
other
Rewards
to
such
Officers
and
Sea-men
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
Moneths
Service
for
every
hundred
men
.
That
upon
the
Discharge
of
Sick
and
Wounded
men
from
the
Ships
in
His
Majesties
Service
,
care
shall
be
taken
for
the
payment
of
their
Tickets
and
Conduct-money
.
That
Directions
shall
be
given
to
all
Mayors
,
Bayliffs
,
or
other
Magistrates
in
any
Port-Towns
,
to
take
care
for
all
necessary
Accommodations
,
at
the
Charge
of
His
Majesty
,
for
the
Relief
and
Cure
of
such
Sick
and
Wounded
men
as
shall
be
sent
on
Shore
.
That
the
Moyetie
of
all
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
of
November
.
Richard
Browne
,
Clerk
of
the
Council
.