Wounded; as alsoe of all Thing, Necessary for their Cure and Payment
of the Physitian and Surgeons; And if the Hospitalls shall not be able to
receive the Number so sett on thoar. You are to take speciall Care to see them
provided for in other places at the most reasonable Rates you can; with due
respect to the Condicon and State of the diseased parties.

TB the honble: Comes: for sick and Wounded Seamen
Humbly Represent The Physitians and Chirurgeons of St Thomas's Hospitall

That dureing the late Warr with France they always testified their
readiness, To take Care of all the Sick and Wounded Seamen who were at any
time sent to their House by the Comr. for the said Service; A Signal proofe
Governours to Clear the House of above 150 Patients by Quartering them abroad
at the houses Charge purposely to make Roome for the Wounded Seamen; and
the like hath been done upon other Occasions

And Whereas the House Service required their Attendance but twice in
a Week Yett they dayly at all Seasons attended on the Seamen, Useing their own
Medicines hastning their Cures being furnisht with fire Suitable Dyett and Lodging
with all other Necessaryes at the Houses charge.

There is in this Hospitalls Service, One Physitian three Surgeons with other
Assistants and if they should be allowed £200: P Annu which would for 10 yeares
amount to £2000. It would not be above £40. P Annm amongst themWhereas
we are informed that at severall Ports the Physitians and Chyrurgions are allowed
£400: P Annu.

But Your Petitioner are willing to Content themselves with the Customary
Allowance of £6:8d p head Which is given to the Chirurgions at other ports who
always have sent the Worst of their patients to this House And at the said
Allowance of 6s:8d The whole sume for 10 yeares Service doth amount to £1382:

Which they hope you will please to grant them, It will be a great Incouragemt.
for their future Service, and no small advantage to the Government, Which your
Honours need not to be informed of by us.

Read at the board:
25o: March 1702:

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for ourselves and in behalfe of the
rect.

To the Honble: Comrs: for sick and Wounded Seamen.

The Physitians and Surgeons of St Thomas's Hospitall
Humbly Reprsent

That in our Memoriall of the 25th of March last Wee prayed the
Allowance of 6s:8d: p head for the Cures of sick and Wounded Seamen into our
house dureing the late Warr with France Whereupon it Pleased this honble: board
after many Debates, To declare that in their Opinion, 5 P head was sufficient and
left it to us to Consider of it.

Wee have since consulted with those concerned therein and for severall
Reasons Wee cannott receede from our first request of 6s:8d: for said Cures.

[..] Because Wee find Wee have prejudiced and Under valued our Labour. by
asking so little, For it wee had been paid by the Day such Rates as none would have
served for, Vizt 5 for the Physitian and 2s:6d for the Surgeon p diem it would have
amount to nigh £1000 more than the 6s:8d p head Or had Wee been allowed the same
Sallaries