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History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 2 (of 4)

Volume 2 — APPENDIX No. 12, Vol. ii. p. 467.

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List of Wages of the East India Company’s Ships.

By the Month.

£ s. d.

1 Commander 10 0 0

1 Chief Mate 5 0 0

1 Second Mate 4 0 0

1 Third Mate 3 10 0

1 Fourth Mate 2 10 0

1 Fifth Mate 2 0 0

1 Sixth Mate 1 15 0

1 Surgeon 5 0 0

1 Purser 2 0 0

1 Boatswain 3 5 0

1 Gunner 3 5 0

1 Master-at-Arms 2 15 0

1 Carpenter 4 0 0

1 Midshipman and Coxswain 1 15 0

4 Midshipmen, each 1 15 0

1 Surgeon’s Mate 3 10 0

1 Caulker 3 10 0

1 Cooper 2 15 0

1 Captain’s Cook 3 5 0

1 Ship’s Cook 2 0 0

1 Captain’s Steward 1 15 0

1 Ship’s Steward 2 0 0

2 Boatswain’s Mates, each 2 0 0

2 Gunner’s Mates, each 2 0 0

1 Carpenter’s First Mate 3 0 0

1 Carpenter’s Second Mate 2 10 0

1 Caulker’s Mate 2 10 0

1 Cooper’s Mate 2 0 0

6 Quartermasters, each 2 0 0

1 Sail-maker 2 5 0

1 Armourer 2 5 0

1 Butcher 1 15 0

1 Baker 1 15 0

1 Poulterer 1 15 0

2 Commander’s Servants, each 1 3 0

1 Chief Mate’s Servants, each 1 0 0

1 Second Mate’s Servants, each 0 18 0

1 Surgeon’s Servants, each 0 15 0

1 Boatswain’s Servants, each 0 15 0

1 Gunner’s Servants, each 0 15 0

1 Carpenter’s Servants, each 0 15 0

50 Foremast Men, each 1 15 0

Total 102

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