1 68 C. 10, Anno tricefimo primo Georgii II. A. D. 1757* where a Com- by proper Pay Lifts to be made out, all the Wa<»es which fiiall appear to be due to him in the Ship or Vef- n"^'°1i^'iu'^^ fcl from which he (hall he i"o turned over, before the Ship or VelTel, into which he fliall be turned over, is*7beVid'the ^^^' proceed to Sea; unlcls it fhall be otherwile directed by Special Order from the Lord High Admiral of Wages due to Great Brita'tny or from the Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain^ him before fuch Or any three or more of them, in Cafes of the greateft Exigency only : And if fuch Ship or Vcflel, in pur- Ship goes to Sea, fuance of the faid Order, {hall proceed to Sea before fuch Payment can poHibly be made, then the faid Ad'*^'^r^h ^b ^^^^Scs fliall be paid as foon as ever fuch Ship or Veilel (hall come again into any fuch Port of Great Britain other'wlflfdil ^ "«'here any CommifTioner of the Navy fnall be or refide as aforefaid. refted j in which Cafe, he is lo br paid as foon as the Ship returns into Fort again. Perfons turned V. Provided always, and be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe any Officer or over, are to be Seaman (hall be turned over from one Ship or Vefle! in the Service of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeflbrs, IsTn thefo[m°r' ^^'^'^ ^"^ "^^"^ ^"^^ ^'^^ ^^ Vffiel ; then, and in fuch Cafe, fuch Officer or Seaman, fo turned over, fliall not Ship; ""^ "^ kxve or be rated in a worfe Quality or lower Degree or Station, than he ferved in or was rated for in the and to be paid Ship or Veflel from which he was turned over; and fhall receive, over and above fuch Wages as ftiall then tMcirW ages then be due to him, an Advance of two Months Wages, before the Ship or Veftel into which he ftiall be fo w^' l"'^,,'""'. turned over fliall proceed to Sea, in cafe he fhall not have received fuch Advance in any of the Ships or Vef- Months Pay .n ^^j^ ^^^^ ^^j^j^^j^ j^^ ^^U ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ Advance, if ncne be received » a i t o before. VL And, to the Intent that all Arrears of Seamens Wages, and their growing Wages, may be conftant- Monies are to ly, regularly and pundually paid ; Be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That from and out of be appropriated fuch Monies as have been or fhall be granted in this Scffion of Parliament, for the Service of the Navy; ^"fi'ft'i'i' '" ^"'^ ^^^^ ^'^^"^ ^"'^ °"^ °^ ^^^ ^^^^ Supplies as fhall be hereafter granted in Parliament, for any Naval Ser- out of the Grants ^'^^^' ^"'"^^ Sums of Money fhall, in the firft Place, be appropriated, and fhall, from time to time, be if- for Naval Ser- fued and applied, as fhall be fufficient for the conftant, regular and punctual Payment of all Tickets that vices, fufficient fliall be made out in the Manner herein after directed, for the Wages or Pay due to any Officer or Seaman ; for the r.-guljr ajid alfo for the conftant, regular and punctual Difcharge of all Wages or Pay now due, or to grow due, ^^^'""f"^"*^"* upon any Ship's Books, to any Officer or Seaman employed in the Royal Navy, in Manner following; viz" h" a'^Ship' that is to fay. That from time to time, and at all Times, from and after the faid firft Day ef Novemberj fhall be in Sea when and fo often as any of the Ships or Veflels of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeflbrs, fliall have been in Pay twelve Sea Pay twelve whole Months, or more, if fuch Ship or Veflel fliall then be or fliall arrive, in any Poit of Months or troTc, Qfg(jt Britain, or on the Coaft thereof, the Captain or Commander of fuch Ship or Veflel fhall immedi- and he in Port, ^jj^^^iy make out, or caufe to be made out, five complete Pay Books for all the Officers and Seamen belong- Grc'aVBntafn *' '"S ^o the faid Ship or Veflel, for all the Time that fuch Ship or Veflel fhall have been in Sea Pay, except tlie Captain is' the laft fix Mon'Jis; to which Time, videlicet, the laft fix Months, the Wages due upon all fuch Ships or to make out VelTels are hereby intended to be cleared ; and fliall fv)rthwith fend or tranfmit, by the firft fafe Opportunity, 5 Pay Booics fuch Pay Books, together with three Alphabets, and a Slop Book, to the Commiffioners of the Navy, at |""P^*'"'|^* their Board; and whenfoever or as foon as any fuch Ship or Veflel, having been twelve whole Months or and transmit Hiore in Sea Pay as aforefaid, (hall be or arrive in any Port oi Great Britain where any Commiffioner of the them* with 3 Navy fhall be or refide, the faid Commiffioti€rs of the Navy, at their Board, are hereby ItriiSlly dire61ed and yviplubets, and a required to follicit fuch Sums of Money as fliall be fufficient, and as foon as the fame fhall be ifiued, to Slop Book, to caufe immediate Payment to be made of all the Wages due upon the faid Pay Books as aforefaid, to all o*^ ^h^'sh^""'^ ^"^'^ Officers and Seamen, their Executors or Adminiftrators, or to the refpectivc Attorney or Attornies of Airiva^l where a f"<^^ Officers or Seamen, their Executors or Adminiftrators duly authorized as is herein after dj reded, de- Commi/Tioncris, dueling thereout whatever Monies fhall have been paid before by way of Advance, or that fhall ftand againft Money is to be them in the Books of fuch Ships or Veflels, on Account of any Defalcation; leaving always fix Months folicitcd, and Wages, and Jio more, due to fuch Officers and Seamen for their Service in fuch Ship or Veflel, unpaid and in Money is to be them in the Books of fuch Ships or Veflels, on Account of any Defalcation; leaving always fix Months folicitcd, and Wages, and Jio more, due to fuch Officers and Seamen for their Service in fuch Ship or Veflel, unpaid and in ^Itl^vloh'J^^^^^^^'- ^^'^ whenever any of the Ships or Veflels of his Majefty, his Heirs or SuccelTors, fliall return ^latey to e p|^p^£ j„ order to be laid up, all the Wages due to the Officers and Seamen ferving on Board of any fuch dejuairg Ad- Ship or VefiTcl, fliall be entirely paid off" as foon as may be, or within two Months at fartheft after the Ar- vance Money rival of fuch Ship or Veflel in the Port where the fame is defigned to be laid up : And it is hereby declared, a»ci De/aUavion. yi-j^f ([^r. Computation of the faid Months Wages fhall be by reckoning twenty-eight Days to the Alonth, ilfbffpaid off"' according to the ufual Courle or Pra^ice of the Navy. lA jihin 2 Months. Month to confifl of a8 Days. ' VII. And whereas inferior Officers and Seamen are frequently abfcnt, either with the Leave of the inifrioner, for long as aforefaid, or from the Captain or Coinmander of any Shij^ or Veflel of his Majefty, his Heirs or paying off fuch Succ'lTors, Oil Board of which fiich Offic-tr or Seamnn fliall then iVrve, in cafe fuch Ship or Veflel fhall be M-nthon i,i the jj^ Y'oxt where any Commiffioner of the Navy fli 11 he or refide; then the Commiffioners of the Navy, Service a« ilwll j . Y>,o?iV<, fh.all immediately, upon fuch Application, caufe tlie Pay Books of fuch Ship or Veflel !o rave been anfent __'-. ...^ — ■./-i .- .1 1 /- » i.-. -i ^ at I he I'aynient of ihd Ship. Enid, or Pay Lii'ls for fuch Officers and Seamen fo unpaid made out from them, to be fent, without any )clay, to the Commiffioner of the Navy at the Port where fuch Ship or Veflel fliall be to which fuch Officers or Seamen fliall then belong; and fiith Cornmiflioncr of the Navy Ihall forthwith c^i'c Payment to be made to the faid Officers and Scunen of the Wages or Pay which they were entitled to receive on the Payment of fuch Ship or Vefltl, as aforefaid. ^ ,rTTr a .
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