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97 Necessaries for a Midshipman, or, Guinea Pig, to join an East Indaman


1/ A cot or Hammock. 2/ Hair Mattrass and Bolster. 3/ Feather Pillow. 4/ Blankets. 5/ Quilt. 6/ Check Sheets. 7/ Check Pillow-cases. 8/ White Sheets. 9/ White Pillow-cases. 10/ Check Shirts. 11/ White Shirts. 12/ White Neck-handkerchiefs. 13/ Black Silk Handkerchiefs. 14/ Black Silk or Velvet Stocks. 15/ Duck Trowsers. 16/ Striped Trowsers. 17/ Blue Trowsers. 18/ Pantaloons. 19/ Banyans. 20/ Uniform Suit. 21/ Uniform Jackets. 22/ Uniform Waistcoats. 23/ Short Coat. 24/ Lined Jackets. 25/ Thin Waistcoats with sleeves. 26/ Flannel Waistcoats with sleeves. 27/ Thin Breeches. 28/ Calico Drawers. 29/ Flannel Drawers. 30/ Sea Great-coat. 31/ Uniform Hat and Box. 32/ Sea Hats. 33/ Dirk and Belt. 34/ Leather Caps. 35/ Shoes. 36/ Boots. 37/ Brown Cotton Hose. 38/ White Cotton Hose. 39/ Worsted Hose. 40/ Towels. 41/ Pocket Handkerchiefs. 42/ Night-caps. 43/ Foul-clothes Bag. 44/ Worsted Gloves. 45/ Welch Wigs. 46/ Needles, Thread, Tape, etc. 47/ Pieces of Hair-ribbon. 48/ Pieces of Soes-ribbon. 49/ Sage and Balm. 50/ Portable Soup. 51/ Pounds of Soap. 52/ Pewter Wash-hand Bason. 53/ Knives and Forks. 54/ Large Queens Matal Spoons. 55/ Tea Spoons. 56/ Pewter Plates. 57/ Quart Black Jack. 58/ Pint Black Jack. 59/ Horn Tumblers. 60/ Tin Tea-Kettle or Boiler. 61/ Set of Soes Brushes and Blacking Cakes. 62/ Scrubbing Brush. 63/ Clothes Brush. 64/ A set of Combs and Brush. 65/ Hair Brush. 66/ Small Looking Glass, with Slider. 67/ Sleeve Buttons. 68/ Paper, Pens, Ink-powder, etc. 69/ Ink-stand. 70/ Slate and Pencils. 71/ Journal. 72/ Bable and Prayer book. 73/ Moore's Epitome. 74/ Midshipsman's Vocabulary. 75/ Ephemeris, or Nautical Almanack. 76/ Requisite Tables. 77/ Gower's Treatise on Seamanship. 78/ Gower's Supplement to do. 79/ Outline Chart, with a Scale from England to the East Indies. 80/ Chart of the British Channel. 71/ Case of Instruments. 72/ Gunter's Scale. 73/ Compasses. 74/ Quadrant. 75/ Telescope. 76/ Clasp Knives. 77/ Pen Knives. 78/ Scissars. 79/ Cork Screws. 80/ Liquor Case. 81/ Liquor. 82/ Pounds of Tabacco, in Half Pounds. 83/ Pounds of Loaf Sugar. 84/ Pounds of Lisbon Sugar. 85/ Sugar Cannister and Padlock. 86/ Sugar Tab and Padlock. 87/ Pounds of Green Tea in Cannisters. 88/ Pounds of Souchong in Cannisters. 89/ Tea Pot. 90/ Butter. 91/ Cheese. 92/ Cases for do. 93/ Log Lines. 94/ Gromets. 95/ Glues. 96/ Trunk. 97/ Chest.

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