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<p n="1227">Sallaries Annually, As One Physitian, One Surgeon and Mate have at<lb></lb>
Plymouth Portsmouth Rochester and Deale who by the Lords of the Nomiralty's<lb></lb>
Order had £400: P Annu Wee should have Earned in 10 yeares time £4000:<lb></lb>
Whereas now at the Rate of 6s:8d: P head Wee have no more then £1382: Without<lb></lb>
any Regard to the time Wee have been out of the Money not having<lb></lb>
received one farthing to this Day.</p>
<p n="1228">2Wee also forgott in our Demands to Reckon the many<lb></lb>
Amputacons for which every Chyrurgion at the Ports are allowed 20s: by<lb></lb>
your Beard; besides lingring tedious Distempers under which many have<lb></lb>
been our patients for Months and Yeares which the Surgeons at the Ports are<lb></lb>
never troubled with but send them up to us.</p>
<p n="1229">3:Wee might mencon the Advantage to the Governement of 12d: P<lb></lb>
diem for Each Season's Quarters which at the Ports is paid, but to our house<lb></lb>
Nothing, tho' the Seamen are much better Accommodated both for Dyett<lb></lb>
Lodging and Cures As your Honours have seen at your often Visitacons</p>
<p n="1230">Wee are Unwilling to Trouble you with Repetitions of Argumts:<lb></lb>
knowing that you are sensible how ready and Carefull Wee have been<lb></lb>
at all times And what Benefitt hath accrued to the Governement by our<lb></lb>
Service dureing the late Man and probally much more in time to come</p>
<p n="1231">Wee therefore Request Wee may not be discouraged by any<lb></lb>
further Delays, or forced to make Applicacons where wee are Confident our<lb></lb>
modest Request will easily be Granted.</p>
<p n="1232">Aprill 16th 1702</p>
<p n="1233"> <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1233-1">Richd: Torlesse</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ889">Phyn</rs>
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:<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1233-2">Tho: Elton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ890">Chyn</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1234">Signed in behalfe of ourselves<lb></lb>
and the rest concerned.</p>
<p n="1235">The Comr: for sick and Wounded SeamenDr<lb></lb>
To the Physitian and Surgeons of St Thomas Hospitall</p>
<p n="1236">For Cure of 4146: Sick and Wounded Seamen sent by the said Comr:<lb></lb>
order into the said Hospitall Between the Year 1689 and the 30 June<lb></lb>
1698:</p>
<p n="1237">At 6s:8d p head accounts to £1382.</p>
<p n="1238"> <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1238-1">Richard Torlesse</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMG55301_n1238-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Mr. D.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1238-2">Thomas Elton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ891">Chyrurgion</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1239">Mensday 25th: March 1702: Present<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1239-1">Thomas Addison</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMG55301_n1239-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1239-2">Anthony Sheppard</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMG55301_n1239-2" type="surname" value="Sheppard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHMG55301_n1239-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1239-3">David Elder</rs>
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<p n="1240">The Board upon reading the Representacon of the Physitian and<lb></lb>
Surgeon of St Thomas; Hospitall and hearing them personally to their<lb></lb>
Allegacons</p>
<p n="1241">Took it into their Consideracon.</p>
<p n="1242">And upon Examining of their own Instruccons relateing to the Hospitalls<lb></lb>
in Generall Did find full and particuler direccons therein to pay the<lb></lb>
Physitians and Surgeons And all other things necessary for the Cures of<lb></lb>
sick and Wounded Seamen in the said Hospitalls though no Certaine<lb></lb>
Establishment by yearly Sallary. Gratuites, or by the head which at other<lb></lb>
ports is 6s:8d for Cures of Each Seamen And is the Allowance which they in<lb></lb>
the abovesaid Representacon do request.</p>
<p n="1243">Which by Computacon wee find as followeth</p>
<p n="1244">1:That a Gratuity could be lesse than £200 P Annu which would not be<lb></lb>
£40:</p>
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