An Account of what Provisions the Queen allows each Sea-man per Week, and what sort of Food they have each Day of the Week.

Sun.	Monday	Tues.	Wednesday	Thur.	Friday	Sat.
Pork 1 Pound	Pease ½ a Pint	Beef 2 Pounds	Pease ½ a Pint	Pork 1 Pound	Oatmeal 1 Pint	Beef 2 Pounds
Pease ½ a Pint	Oatmeal 1 Pint		Oatmeal 1 Pint	Pease ½ a Pint	Butter 2 Ounces
	Butter 2 Ounces		Butter 2 Ounces		Cheese 4 Ounces
	Cheese 4 Ounces		Cheese 4 Ounces

Note, that each Sea-man is allow'd for every Day of the Week, a Pound of Bread and a Gallon of Beer.

"J.L.": The Sea-Man's Vade Mecum. James Woodward, London, 1707. p 149.

Transcribed 1996-07-01 by Lars Bruzelius