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“brances of the World and under such habits and Circumstances of 
“Life That the Salary or pay will be a Competent & Congruous Sub- 
“gistance to them. — 
All which is humbly Submitted te :~ 
Lordships Consideration — 
CC. TN.WB. TR Vv 
After my hearty Commendations. — 
Whereas in a Memorial bearing date the Ninth Instant, You have 
represented unto me, that nothing can Conduce more to a faithfull and 
[ndustrious Management of his Majesty’s Customs than to let the 
Officers see that their honesty and Diligence will be rewarded with 
preferment and the Contrary punished with Neglect and Dismission 
and that Nothing can more discourage them then to see their own 
Experienced Merits and Abilities Slighted and Superceded by New 
Persons not so well Quallifyed Steping in before them to places of 
Precedency & Advantage and themselves and Qualifications totally 
Neglected And you have therefore proposed that a Standing order from 
me be published in all Ports that upon the Vacancy or Remove of any «gg 
Officer above the Quality of a Tidewaiter no new man be presented or 
preferred thereunto but that one of the established Number of the 
next Lower Rank shall be chosen according to Merit to succeed therein 
and that in the choice of new men to Supply the Transplanting of Such 
Officers as shall be so advanced there shall be Special Care and good 
Testemony taken that they be not only Capable in respect of Body 
ind Parts but that they be free from Such Debts and Incumbrances of 
the World and under Such Habits and Circumstances of life that the 
Salary or pay will be a Competent and Congrous Subsistance to them: 
Which Proposal so by you made Seeming to me in all Points to be very 
reasonable and Ezpedient for his Majesty's Service I do fully agree 
thereunto, And do by these presents (which are to be Standing Order) 
Direct and appoint that the same Shall from henceforth be Strictly 
Observed & complyed with and accordingly that upon the Vacancy or 
Remove of any Officer above the Quality of a Tidewaiter as aforesaid, 
no new Man shall be presented or preferred thereunto But that you 
shall from time to time present one of the established Number of the 
next Lower Rank which you shall chose according to Merit to succeed 
herein as aforesaid: And that in the Choice of the new men which 
you are to present to me for Supplying the Transplanting of such 
Mficers as shall be so advanced vou take Especial Care and Good 
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