The greatest care imaginable is taken
not to give any master, mistress, or parent,
the least reason to complain.  These have
been always invited to see the boys when
they are cloathed, on Thursday mornings
at Mr. Fielding's house; and again when
they are examined and sent to their respec-
tive ships by the society, at the Seamens
office over the Royal Exchange; and if
any apprentice or son is required by his
master or parents, he is delivered up im-
mediately.

As to the landmen, they are required to
be hardy, active, and robust; these, to
prevent their being despised by the sailors,
are immediately cloathed as seamen, and
so divided among the messes of the ma-
riners, as will soonest enable them to
learn their language and duty, and they
are completely fitted out without being
obliged to expend any part of the bounty
of thirty shillings, granted by his Majesty
to all the landmen who enter into the
service.

What gives the higher idea of this so-
ciety, is, that several of its members are
active, and particularly Mr. Fielding, in
collecting many of the boys who are in

To prevent imposition, the society
keeps a sample of the cloathing at their
office, which is sealed with the seals of
several of the committee, and shewn to
the men and boys when they are cloathed,
that the society may be sure the slopseller
keeps up to his engagement.  Besides, as
it is the steady purpose of the society to
preserve the health of the men and boys
whom they clothe, as far as it depends on
such raiment, they are not contented with
such manufactures as they find in the
shops, but buy them of the manufacturer
in Yorkshire, which being well wetted
and milled on the spot, make what is
called pea jackets, that last twice as long,
and resist the weather four times as much
as the common sort of pea jackets.  And
as they think the severity of the winter
season renders common thin flannel waist-
coats insufficient, they make waistcoats of
white or other coloured kerseys, that are
of the greatest service and duration.  The
breeches or drawers for the men and boys
are made of half thicks or thin kerseys,
which the society also provides from
Yorkshire.  In order also to make the