Drake paid each accompanying gentleman 100 pounds sterling from the voyage proceeds

Evidence

It was heard in London in August 1586 that, ‘He [Drake] had received from, the merchants of London, against bills of exchange, the sum of 60,000 sun-crowns to pay his soldiers, and has given to each gentleman who accompanied him 100 l. sterling.’ — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 388

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant to how Drake rewarded gentlemen vs. common soldiers, a comparison worth carrying across raids.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 388