Christian, a member of a family that had moved from the Isle of Man to Cumberland, England, had already served some years in the navy when, in 1787, he became master's mate on the Bounty, a discovery ship sailing (December 23 , 1787 from Spithead to the South Seas to collect breadfruit trees for the West Indies.
He became master's mate aboard the 64-gun HMS Rupert under the command of Captain Arthur Herbert, whilst she was fitting out at Portsmouth.
A midshipman who became master's mate earned an increase in pay from £2 5s to £3 16s per month but initially reduced his chances at a commission because master's mates, along with masters, were assumed to have a working-class background.
The latter went to France in 780 to become master of Charlemagne's palace school.
And it certainly looked that way when Mr. Davies agreed to become master of the queen's music, a 10-year job with few specific requirements beyond writing odd pieces for royal occasions but a definite sense of joining the establishment at its heart.
Together they have risen through Barcelona's academy to become masters of the club's brand of stylish, victorious play.
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Over time, however, appointment to master's mate became considered a normal part of the path to a commission; the situation caused some confusion during the last part of the 18th century, when two parallel roles – master's mates trying to become masters, and former midshipmen working toward a commission – held the same title and responsibilities aboard ship.
Now it's the energy problems... We've had to become masters of hitting ctrl and s".
In 1991 he became master of St Peter's College, Oxford, which he led with panache.
