in years when the unofficial wars with France atd Spain were

at their height.

Wages in the navy remained throughout the Lancastrian period as they had been under Edward III.; but, in addition to their wages, most persons employed by the Crown received a sum called a "reward," which, in the case of a seaman, was sixpence a week. Exactly what "reward" then signified is rexknow-n, nor is it known under what rules and regulations the gratuity was granted. ]3ut it was probably derived fi'om the wages of fictitious men, not actually borne.

On August 19th, 1417, being then at Touques, neat' ]:[onfiem', Hemy Y. granted an annuity to the master of each of his ships, carracks, barges, and hallingers. The enclosm'e with the letters missive addressed upon the occasion to the chancellor, the ]3ishop of Din-ham, seems to show that the king's ships at that time, and the nmes of their commanders or masters were as follows :--

Great ship. Jesu ....... Jt,hn William ,, Tri. ity Royal Stephen Thomas ,, tloly tilost Jordan Brownyng Carrack 'I'eter ....... lohn Gerard ,, .Paul ...... William P.ayne ,, Andrcw . ..... h,hn Thm'nyng ,, Cbristopler . . . . -- Tendrell ,, Jlric . William Hethe ,, Marie ...... VGlliam Richeman ,, Geor.qe ...... John Mersh ,, Ages or Agase (?) Ship .... 2Wcholas ..... William Iobynsvn ,, .... Katlerine .... J,hn Kyngeston ....... ]Jarie ...... Richard Walsh ...... Fla tvard (?) .... Thomas Martyn ,, . . . . Mm'ie ...... William Cheke ,, .... Cl,.idopher .... William Yaltn Barge .... Petite 2Yinit. .h,hn Piers Ba]linger .Ann ...... llalph Hoskard ,, 2Viclwlas ..... ]l,,hert Shad ,, Geor. qe ...... Edward Hoper ,, Craccbere ..... Stephen Welles ,, Gabriel ..... Andrexv Godefi'ey .,, Little Jofi, .... .J,,hn Bull ,, James ....... Ianyn Cossard ,, 't' '1, ...... -- ,, K;tl, erine ...... Janyn Dene

The annuity for each master of a great ship or cata'ack was

13s. 4d.; that for each master of a ship, 5: and that for each