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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
·
James Wilson Hyde
78
Per
mensem.
Master
and
Commander,
L10
0
0
Mate,
3
10
0
Surgeon,
3
10
0
Boatswain,
3
5
0
Midshipman,
1
15
0
Carpenter,
3
5
0
Boatswain's
mate,
1
15
0
Gunner's
mate,
1
15
0
Quartermaster,
1
15
0
Captain's
servant,
1
0
0
11
Able
seamen
at
L1,
10s.,
16
10
0
Agent's
instrument,
2
0
0
----------
In
all,
L50
0
0
These
wages
may
not
have
been
considered
too
liberal
considering
the
risks
the
men
ran;
and
as
an
encouragement
to
greater
valour
in
dealing
with
the
enemy,
and
as
an
additional
means
of
recompense,
the
crew
were
allowed
to
take
prizes
if
they
fell
in
their
way.
They
also
"received
pensions
for
wounds,
according
to
a
code
drawn
up
with
a
nice
discrimination
of
the
relative
value
of
different
parts
of
the
body,
and
with
a
most
amusing
profusion
of
the
technical
terms
of
anatomy.
Thus,
after
a
fierce
engagement
which
took
place
in
February
1705,
we
find
that
Edward
James
had
a
donation
of
L5
because
a
musket-shot
had
grazed
on
the
tibia
of
his
left
leg;
that
Gabriel
Treludra
had
L12
because
a
shot
had
divided
his
frontal
muscles
and
fractured
his
skull;
that
Thomas
Williams
had
the
same
sum
because
a
Granada
shell
had
stuck
fast
in
his
left
foot;
that
John
Cook,
who
received
a
shot
in
the
hinder
part
of
his
head,
whereby
a
large
division
of
the
scalp
was
made,
had
a
donation
of
L6,
13s.
4d.
for
present
relief,
and
a
yearly
pension
of
the
same
amount;
and
that
Benjamin
Lillycrop,
who
lost
the
fore-finger
of
his
left
hand,
had
L2
for
present
relief,
and
a
yearly
pension
of
the
same
amount."
Some
other
classes
of
wounds
were
assessed
for
pensions
as
follows:
"Each
arm
or
leg
amputated
above
the
elbow
or
knee
is
L8
per
annum;
below
the
knee
is
20
nobles.
Loss
of
the
sight
of
one
eye
is
L4,
of
the
pupil
of
the
eye
L5,
of
the
sight
of
both
eyes
L12,
of
the
pupils
of
both
eyes
L14;
and
according
to
these
rules
we
consider
also
how
much
the
hurts
affect
the
body,
and
make
the
allowances
accordingly."
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