All these allowances are found, besides maintenance of the Petty Victuallers and their charge, as appeareth by Proportion hereafter following. And for the sum of £8,342 10s. the Officer's fee and the Soldiers' scores paid every six months, this service is to be done in every point of the same. HE GARRISON, being one thousand soldiers, as aforesaid, whereof account six hundred common soldiers and four hundred more of greater pay, or such as make more account of themselves: and for [in order] that the soldiers shall not be troubled with dressing of their victuals; neither the Captain in delivering the Proportion appointed within the town of garrison: I do appoint twenty Petty Victuallers; and to every Petty Victualler, thirty common soldiers and twenty more of bigger pay, whose Proportion of victuals for a year shall hereafter appear. The common soldier shall pay 2s. 8d. by the week, for his diet, lodging and washing; the soldier of bigger pay, at 4s. the week for his diet, lodging and washing, as hereafter followeth wherein it doth also appear how the Petty Victuallers are considered for their charges and travail in the same, for a year of 365 days. [Of 2s. 8d., each Common Soldier paid about 32d. a day or 2s. a week for food; with 8d. a week for lodging and washing. Similarly, of 4s., each Superior Soldier paid about 534 d. a day, or 3s. 4d. a week for food; with 8d. a week for lodging and washing.] The 30 common soldiers, to have every man a day, in wheaten bread, one pound and a half, rated at a penny: and the 20 of greater allowance, in white bread, every man a day one pound and a half, rated at three half-pence. And in in allowance to the Petty Victuallers, twenty-one loaves for twenty. These 50 soldiers' charge ... SUMMA...£91 5S. The Petty Victuallers' Allowance found in the same, in vantage bread ... SUM...£4 IIS. 3d. ... ... ... ... ... ... The thirty common soldiers, to every man a Wine Pottle [half a gallon=Three ordinary modern wine bottles] of Double Beer a day, rated at a penny. Their Proportion for a year, 22 tuns, 3 hogsh., 15 galls., delivered to the Petty Victuallers at 30s. the tun. The twenty of greater allowance, every man a Wine Pottle of Strong Beer a day, rated at 1d. Their Proportion for a year, 15 tuns, I barrel, 10 gallons; delivered to the Petty Victuallers at 48s. the tun. These 50 soldiers' charge... The Petty Victuallers' sum ... ... ... ... ... ... £91 5s. £20 10s. Ind. The thirty common soldiers, in Beef, every man one pound a day, rated at 1d. For 100 days, 3,000 lbs.; and the Petty Victuallers' allowance of every 100, twelve pounds. So is the proportion 3,000 lbs. in weight, at 12s. 6d. the hundred, in charge SUMMA...£18 15s. ... ... ... ... ... ... The twenty [of] greater allowance, every man 1 lbs. a day, rated as before, with like allowance. To the Petty Victuallers the proportion is 30 cwt., at 12s. 6d. the hundred. ... ... SUMMA The thirty common soldiers, in Mutton, every man one pound a day, rated at two pence the lb. For 50 days, 1500 lbs. in weight; and the Petty Victuallers' allowance, of every hundredweight, twelve pounds. So is the Proportion 15 cwt., at 16s. 8d. the hundred in charge. SUMMA ...£12 10S. The twenty of greater allowance, every man 1 lbs. a day, rated as before, with like allowance to the Petty Victuallers. The Proportion is 1500 at 16s. 8d. the hundred in charge. SUM £12 IOS. The Petty Victuallers' Allowance in both £2 13s. 8d. ... The thirty common soldiers in Pork, every man 1 lbs. a day, rated at 1d. For 32 days, 1200; and the Petty Victuallers, of every hundred, 12 lbs. The Proportion is 1200 weight, at IOS. the hundred. SUMMA... £6 The twenty [of] greater allowance, every man 1 lbs. a day, rated as before after the rate, with the like Allowance to the Petty Victuallers. The proportion is 12 hundredweight, at = The thirty common soldiers in Stock Fish, to every four men one stockfish a day for 52 Wednesdays, two meals a day, half service; and the like allowance to every four men of one stockfish for a meal for 52 Fridays, whole service: in all 7 fishes a day, 104 days 780 fishes, rated at 4d. the fish in charge. ...SUM...£13 The twenty of greater allowance to have, for the like days, to every four men one stockfish and a half a day; as well for the half as the whole service, every day 7 fishes = 780 fishes at 4d. the fish in charge. SUMMA...£13 ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... The thirty common soldiers to have in Shetland Ling for 26 Saturdays, 13 days in Lent, and 1 day in Rogation week; in all forty days: to every eight men, one ling a day, half service; rated at 7d. the ling. SUM. 150: and the Allowance for pay fish to the Petty Victuallers of 5 ling. ... ... ... ... ... SUM... £4 7s. 6d. The twenty of greater allowance for the like days, to every eight men, one ling and a half, rated as before, at 7d. the ling 150, and to the Petty Victuallers, 5 ling. [SUм] £4 7s. 6d. The Petty Victuallers' Allowance = The 30 common soldiers to have in Shetland Cod for 26 Saturdays, 12 days in Lent, and one day in Rogation week, to every eight men, 1 fish a day, half service, at 4d. the fish: and the Petty Victuallers in Allowance, as before in ling. The proportion 2193 fishes. The Petty Victuallers' Allowance 7 fishes in charge for the same. SUMMA...₤3 13s. 1 d. ... The twenty of greater allowance for the like days, to every eight men 2 fishes a day, for half service, with like allowance to the Petty Victuallers, as before at 4d. the fish. The proportion is 219 fishes. The Petty Victuallers' allowance 7 fishes, in charge for the same. The thirty common soldiers to have in Butter, to every four men one pound a day, half service, for 52 Wednesdays, two meals a day; and to every eight men one pound a day, quarter service for 52 Saturdays, 25 days in Lent, and two days in Rogation week at 4d. the lb. = 686 lbs., and is in charge. SUMMA...II 8s. gd: The twenty of greater allowance, for the like 52 Wednesdays, half service, to every four men 1 lbs. a day; and to every eight men 1 lbs. a day for 52 Saturdays, 25 days in Lent, and two days in Rogation week, quarter service: at 4d. the lb. = 686 lbs., and is in charge. The thirty common soldiers, in Cheese, for 52 Saturdays, 25 days in Lent, and 2 days in Rogation week, to every four men one pound a day, quarter service; and allowance to the Petty Victuallers, 16 lbs. of a Wey, at 2d. the lb. Sum 592 lbs. in charge. SUMMA...£4 18s. gd. The Petty Victuallers' allowance, 39 lbs. ... ... ... The twenty of greater allowance, for the like Saturdays, the like days in Lent and Rogation week; to every four men 1 lbs. a day, quarter service: SUM 592 lbs. at 2d. the lb., in charge. ... ... ... The Petty Victuallers' allowance 39 lbs. In money for both the parcels SUM...£4 18s. 9d. ... ... ... Every Petty Victuallers' allowance, that men may be well ordered. ... ... ... ... The whole Garrison, at twenty Petty Victuallers a year in charge ...£8,342 IOS. The twenty Petty Victuallers' Allowance, besides that in the General Proportion found out of the same, SUM, £2,391 6s. 8d. Some soldiers there are who are married and keep house; whose Proportion of victuals must be to them delivered accordingly; with the like Allowance as to the Petty Victuallers, in every thing. To Captains and Gentlemen, with their ordinary servants, keeping house of themselves, no Proportion is delivered but with like Allowance. FINIS. OR, The excellent conceitful Sonnets of H. C. Augmented with divers Quatorzains of honourable and learned personages. [This is the Second and enlarged Edition of this Collection of Sonnets by various Authors. The original work, containing only Twenty-three Sonnets, was entered at Stationers' Hall on the 22nd September, 1592, and published in that year. Of this First Edition, only one copy is now known to be in existence.] |