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two shillings; the corporals and 
drummers ten-pence. Two serjeants, 
four corporals, and fifty-two of the 
most able privates, are appointed, by 
the King’s sign-manual, to act asa 
patrol on the road fram Chelsea to 
Pimlico, for which duty they have 
an additional allowance. The patrol 
consists of half the number here 
mentioned, the duty being taken 
alternately. There is likewise in the 
college a small corps, called the light 
horsemen, thirty-four in. number, 
who are allowed two shillings per 
week, and are chosen indiscrimi- 
nately out of any of the regiments 
of cavalry. The various servants of 
the college, among whom are twen- 
ty-six nurses, make the whole num- 
ber of its inhabitants above five 
hundred and fifty. There are also 
_ belonging to the establishment, four 
hundred serjeants, who are out-pen- 
- Sloners, and receive a shilling a day ; 
these are called king’s letter-men, 
and are appointed, half by the go- 
vernor, and half by the secretary at 
war. The number of private out- 
pensioners is unlimited ; their al- 
Jowance is five-pence per day, and 
they are always paid half a year’s 
pension inadvance. Their number 
has been much increased since the 
passing of the militia-act; they are 
now upwards of twenty-one thou- 
sand, and are dispersed all over the 
three kingdoms, at their various oc- 
_cupations, being liable to be called 
upon to perform garrison-duty as in- 
-valid companies in time of war. The 
expences of this noble institution 
(excepting about 7000I. which ari- 
ses from poundage of the household 
troops,* and is applied towards the 
payment of the out-pensioners) are 
defrayed by an annual sum voted by 
* Since Mr. Burke’s bill, the army poundage is confined to those 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
parliament. The yearly expence of 
the house-establishment, including 
the salaries of the officers, repairs, 
and other incidental charges, varies 
from 25,000). to 28,000]. The in- 
ternal affairs of the hospital are re- 
gulated by commissioners appointed 
by the crown, and consisting of the 
governor, lieutenant-governor, and 
some of the principal officers of 
state, wha hold a board, as occa- 
sion requires, for the paying of out- 
pensioners, and other business. 
Articles of Reconciliation between a 
Man and his Wife, Océ. 9, 1629; 
Srom the same. , 
T was agreed between Joseph 
Caron and Margery, his wife, 
in manner and form following : 
1, Joseph Caron, do willingly pro- 
mise to my wife Margery, that up- 
on condition that she will not here- 
after make farther inquiry into any 
thing that hath in time past occasion- 
ed jealousy on her part, I from this 
time forward will forbear the pri- 
vate company of any woman or 
maid whom she may suspect to be 
dishonestly inclined ; and in parti- 
cular, because of ber former suspi- 
cions, how unjust soever, I do pro~ 
mise to estrange myself from Mrs. 
Largeand Mrs. Colmer, and whom- 
soever else she hath formerly sus- 
pected: and that I will forbear 
striking her and provoking speeches, 
aud be as often with her at meals as 
I can conveniently, and in all things 
carry myself asa loving husband 
ought to do to his wife: In witness _ 
whereof I have subscribed my name 
the day and year above mentioned, 
Joseru Canon. 
troops. 
I, Margery 
