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Royal Proclamation Encourages Seamen to Enter Navy
A dated proclamation outlines Bounty payments to seamen who volunteer for the Royal Navy, detailing eligibility ages between eighteen and fifty five, the payment structure of five pounds for able seamen and three pounds for ordinary seamen, and conditions for repairing on board. It orders officials to avoid impressment of volunteers and requires captains and magistrates to report names, ages, descriptions, and timelines of entrants.
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