The Life Of A Seaman During The Stuart Age - 4003 Words

THE LIFE OF A SEAMAN DURING THE STUART AGE Gregory Leatherman Course Title March 31, 2015 The Stuart Age was a tumultuous time for the men of the Navy Royal. Seamen had to endure to austere conditions that heretofore were unknown to men in service of the crown. The men were cut off the common life ashore for months, having to deal with cramped quarters, disease, repetitive and salty foods, and low pay. On top of all of this sailors had to face the danger of weather at sea and the constant threat of attack by enemy ships. This paper will attempt to give the reader a real sense of the experience of the 17th century English sailor. I would be remiss if I did not mention the lack of accurate recordkeeping†¦show more content†¦Once a man had signed on and come aboard, the officers were supposed to decide if the man was an able or ordinary seaman. Able seamen were more advanced than ordinary and would be given positions of increased responsibility. Able seamen would helm the ship or control the sails and rigging, positions that required considerable ski ll. Taking the helm of a ship meant controlling the movements of the ship. While an officer would oversee this position, the helmsman may have to make a decision in an emergency to ensure that wind stayed in the sails. An ordinary seaman was not one that was unskilled, many times working above the deck and learning the rigging or manning a gun such as a musket. The pay of a navy man was decent; after 1693 ordinary seamen were given 19 shillings per month and able seamen were given 24. This pay was about the same as a land laborer, but was less than could be paid for service in the merchant service. Men expected to be paid a lump sum at the end of each trip, but naval administration of the time usually did not have the money to do so. Crews could accumulate massive running debts owed to them by the administration, sometimes up to 3 or 4 years of pay. In such cases, families of sailors had to use credit or charity from friends and family to afford life. Samuel Pepys noted in his diary that this put undue stress on the sailors and their families,Show MoreRelatedIntimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in Women Essay1970 Words   |  8 Pagesinclude any other form of intimate partner violence. (Connelly, et al. 2006) Intimate partner violence results in fatalities in thirty percent of all female homicides. (Catalano, 2006) For males, the percentage goes down to five percent. Men and woman ages twenty to thirty-four are at the highest risk for intimate partner violence. Again, both men and women who are married but separated are at higher risk for intimate partner violence. Black and white females are more likely to be victims of nonfatalRead MoreThe John Lennon Tragedy1100 Words   |  4 Pagestown of Liverpool, England. His parents are Julia and Alfred Lennon. He is named John Winston Lennon after his grandfather, and prime minister, Winston Churchill. He mostly lived with his mother because his father was always traveling as a merchant seaman. Johnâ €™s aunt almost took custody of him, but then his father came home and made John pick between living with his father or mother. His decision was to live with his father but when he saw how upset his mother got he then ran up to her and his finalRead Moreï » ¿IMPLEMENTATION OF R.A.9262 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CALAPAN CITY ORIENTAL MINDORO5910 Words   |  24 Pagesin every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Every year, violence in the home and the community devastates the lives of millions of women. Gender-based violence kills and disables as many women between the ages of 15 and 44 as cancer, and its toll on womens health surpasses that of traffic accidents and malaria combined.1 Violence against women is rooted in a global culture of discrimination which denies women equal rights with men and which legitimizes