Seamen's pay rates had been established in 1658, and because of the stability of wages and prices, they were still reasonable as recently as the 1756-1763 Seven Years' War; however, high inflation during the last decades of the 18th century had thus severely eroded the real value of the pay.
Because of mistrust, especially over pardons for the mutineers, the negotiations broke down, and minor incidents broke out, with several unpopular officers sent to shore and others treated with signs of deliberate disrespect [REF].