Note 1285 — THE COMMONWEALTH 1649-1660

Commons Journals, 21st Dec. 1652. The ‘medium’ cost of each man at sea was reckoned at £4 a month, including wages, victuals, wear and tear of ships, stores, provision for sick and wounded, and other incidental expenses. Rawlinson MSS. (Bodleian Library), A 9, p. 176.