Recruiting for the Royal Navy

The very-poor-quality image below is of a Naval Recruiting Poster. The date of the Poster has been established as from the 1790s, a time when, after 50 years of Anglo-Spanish peaceful alliance, the Spanish changed sides to support the French, and the order was given to the fleet to pick up any Spanish Treasure Ship or Galleon. At this time, John Swinglehurst was an Overseer at Chipping.

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THREE MEN FOR THE
NAVY
WANTED

For the Townships of Chipping, Dutton,
And Clayton-le-Dale,

THREE ABLE-BODIED
Seamen or Landmen,

To ferve in his Majefty's NAVY during the prefent War only;
and as the Time for accepting fuch Volunteers expires on
Wednefday next, the 14th of December, it is hoped that no True-
Born BRITISH TAR will lofe fo favourable an Opportunity.
Such as make an immediate Application will be preferred, and
over and above a handfome Bounty, will be entitled to, and
receive, Advantages fuperior to any other Service, viz. The
Families and Friends of Volunteers will receive Monthly Pay,
and the Volunteers themfelves will have a bountiful Supply
of CLOATHING, BEEF, GROG, FLIP and STRONG BEER,
also a certainty of PRIZE-MONEY, as the men entered for
this Service will be fent to Capture

The Rich Spanish Galleons,

and in Confequence will return loaded with Dollars and
HONOURS, to fpend their Days in PEACE and PLENTY.

HUZZA!!!

BOUNTY will be paid by applying to JOHN SWINGLEHURST, of
Chipping; THOS DEWHURST of Dutton; and JAMES HIGGS,
of Clayton-le-Dale.

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