No date recorded. The proposals of Richard Gibson for the better regulation of the Navy, pointing to fraud occurring when ships return to port prematurely for provisions and the deception involving Tickets and the pay of seamen. A wealth of detail follows concerning the entitlements of Pursers, the relationships between Pursers, Captains and Victuallers, including connivance, and urging a return to the Establishment adopted in 1645. A number of suggestions are made for saving money. Reference is made to the complications that can arise when a Purser dies on board a ship and an illustration is given concerning a voyage of the DUKE OF ALBERMARLE in 1687. The present plight of Pursers is highlighted, as is the distress caused to seamen through fraud, delays in payment and extortion; and the effect this is having on seamen's families and the strength of the Navy. Remedies are suggested for dealing with abuse arising from sickness, from seamen being falsely recorded as having deserted, and from the withholding of Tickets. The proposals conclude with references to the evils of Tickets falling into the hands of buyers, to forgery and to the necessity of seamen gaining positive assurances that they will not be cheated of their wages.