context: The recruitment figures presented to Parliament for the years 1755–1757 list 70,566 men, of whom 33,243 were volunteers (47%), 16,953 pressed men (24%), while another 20,370 were also listed as volunteers separately (29%).
source: Volunteering also protected the sailor from creditors, as the law forbade collecting debts accrued before enlistment.
reference_original: Fare volontariato proteggeva il marinaio dai creditori, in quanto la legge vietava la riscossione di debiti accumulati prima dell'arruolamento.
reference_flipped: Fare volontariato proteggeva la marinaia dai creditori, in quanto la legge vietava la riscossione di debiti accumulati prima dell'arruolamento.