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BEP(F.756.035
8 Nov 1756:11,12,21 (1106)
By the King. A Proclamation. Appointing the distribution
of prizes taken,and the bounty for taking or destroying
ships of war or privateers of the enemy, from the time of
his Majesty's declaration of war against France. George R.
. . [21, 1st full para.]
We taking the premises into consideration, do, pursuant to
the said Act of Parliament . . . order, direct, and appoint,
that the neat produce of all prizes taken by our ships of
war, and bounty money for the taking, sinking, burning or
otherwise destroying the enemies ships of war, or
privateers, be divided into eight equal parts, and be
distributed in manner following; that is to say, to the . .
. [line 15] To the lieutenants and quarter-masters of
marines, and lieutenants, ensigns, and quarter-masters of
land forces, boatswain, gunner, purser, carpenter, master's
mate, chirurgeon, pilot, and chaplain, on board any such
ship, one eighth part, to be equally divided amongst them.
To the midshipmen, secretary to flag officers, captain's
clerk, master sail maker, carpenter's mates, boatswain's
maites, gunner's mates, master at arms, corporals, yeomen of
the sheets, coxswain, quarter-masters, quarter-master's
mates, chirurgeon's mates, yeomen of the powder room, and
serjeants of marines or land forces, on board any such
ships, one eight part to be equally divided amongst them.
To the trumpeters, quarter gunners, carpenter's crew, cook,
steward, armourer, sterward's mate, cook's mate, gunsmith,
cooper, swabber, ordinary trumpeter, barber, able seamen,
ordinary seamen, and marine or other soldiers, and all other
persons doing duty, or assisting on board any such ships,
two eighth parts, to be equally divided amongst them.
And in case any sea captain, inferior commission or
warrant sea officers, belonging to any ship of war, for whom
any shares of prizes, or of the bounty money for ships
taken, sunk, burnt or destroyed, are hereby allowed, to be
absent at the time of the capture of any prize, or at the
capture, burning, sinking or destroying any ships of war or
privateers of the enemy, the share of such sea captain,
inferior commission or warrant sea officer, shall be cast
into the shares hereby allowed to the trumpeters, quarter
gunners, carpenter's crew, steward, cook armourer, steward's
mate, cook's mate, gunsmith, cooper, swabber, ordinary
trumpeter, barber, able seamen, ordinary seamen, and marine
or other soldiers, and other persons doing duty, or
assisting on board any such ships, to be equally divided
amongst them. . .
(N.B. This results from the loss of Fort Philip and Island
of Minorca.)
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