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HISTORY OE MALTA.

Annual Receipt, on an average of ten yearsfrom 1779 to 1788. ’

l .

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Maltese Money. English Money.

Crowns. T, G. £. s .

and serving brothers of arms. The Spanishpistole is valued at the rate of eight crowns fivegrains Maltese money.

There were two majority passages , the fees ofwhich were equal. The first was that of thepages, who entered at twelve years old as page tothe grand-master, and quitted that service at fif-teen. The second was what might properly betermed majority passage, and included all knightsreceived after the age of sixteen. The fees were125 pistoles; 100 for the chaplains, 115 for theservants of arms, and 33 for the donats or bro-thers, who were usually employed in the service

of the inns. ....... 203,344 8 8 . 20,334 9 4

Article IV.

Spoils.

The spoils consisted in the produce of all theeffects of a professed knight at his decease, with theexception indeed of the quint or fifth part, which,with the permission of the grand-master, he was

at liberty to dispose of at pleasure. . . 247,55 0 11 . 24,755 0 0

Article V.

Priory Annates.

Each grand-priory having the privilege ofnaming to a commandery every five years, theknights who were appointed to this dignity paidthe first year’s revenue of their commanderiesinto the treasury; and this was termed priory

annat . 4,774 8 8 . 477 9 4