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now allotted four millions twenty-two thousand eight hundred and seven
pounds, seven shillings and three-pence. They unanimously granted, as
a present supply in the then critical exigency, towards enabling his
majesty to maintain and keep together the army formed last year in his
electoral dominions, and then again put in motion, and actually employed
against the common enemy, in concert with the king of Prussia, the sum
of one hundred thousand pounds; for the ordinary of the navy, including
half pay to the sea-officers, they allowed two hundred and twenty-four
thousand four hundred and twenty-one pounds, five shillings and
eight-pence; towards the building and support of the three hospitals for
seamen at Gosport, Plymouth, and Greenwich, thirty thousand pounds; for
the reduced officers of the land-forces and marines, pensions to
the widows of officers, and other such military contingencies, forty
thousand nine hundred and twenty-six pounds, seventeen shillings and
eleven-pence; towards building, rebuilding, and repairs of his majesty's
ships for the ensuing year, the sum of two hundred thousand pounds; for
defraying the charge of two thousand nine hundred and twenty horse,
and nine thousand nine hundred infantry, together with the general and
staff-officers, the officers of the hospital and the train of artillery,
being the troops of the landgrave of Hesse-Cassel in the pay of Great
Britain, for sixty days, together with the subsidy for the said time,
pursuant to treaty, they assigned thirty-eight thousand three hundred
and sixty pounds, nineteen shillings and ten-pence three farthings.
To the Foundling hospital they gave forty thousand pounds, for the
maintenance and education of deserted young children, as well as for the
reception of all such as should be presented under a certain age, to be
limited by the governors and guardians of that charity. Three hundred
thousand pounds were given towards discharging the debt of the navy, and
two hundred and eighty-four thousand eight hundred and two pounds for
making up the deficiency of the grants for the service of the preceding
year. The landgrave of Hesse-Cassel was, moreover, gratified with
the further sum of two hundred and three thousand five hundred and
thirty-six pounds, four shillings and nine-pence farthing, for the
maintenance of his forces, and the remainder of his subsidy. They
granted six hundred and seventy thousand pounds for enabling his majesty
to make goo