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1709
May 1.
Jamaica. |
483. Governor Handasyd to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Encloses duplicate of last letter. The Assembly has
pass'd 12 private and publick. Acts, which I am getting ready
with all speed, and shall send with the Minutes of the Councill
and Assembly by the first man of war or packet boat, not daring
to venture them by this ship. I have prorogued the Assembly
from April 18 to May 30, at which time I design to prorogue
them to March 1, 1710, believing I shall not get a better. A
small Spanish sloop came in here about a fortnight ago from
Porto Prince for exchange of prisoners, and gives an account
that the ships are not yet sail'd from La Vera Cruz, nor the
galleon from Carthagene to Havanna. The Island is at present
pretty healthy. |
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P.S. I am informed by the Spaniards that came in the
Flag of Truce, that there was in the ship lately taken by the
Portland 400,000 peices of eight registered, besides what was
not registered. Signed, Tho. Handasyd. Endorsed, Recd. 21st,
Read 25th July, 1709. 1½ pp. [C.O. 137, 8. No. 44; and 138,
12. pp. 419, 420.] |
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484. W. Nivine to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
Encloses following. Signed, Will. Nivine. Endorsed, Recd.
Read May 2, 1709. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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484. i. Abstract of Petition and Articles against Governor
Parke. (See March 31, April 12). Same endorsement.
3¾ closely written pp. |
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484. ii. Abstract of depositions in support of preceding. Same
endorsement. 10¼ closely written pp. |
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484. iii. Abstract of the Minutes of Assembly of Antegoa,
Nov, 28, 1707–June 14, 1708. Same endorsement.
6¾ pp. |
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484. iv. Analysis of evidence in support of No. 1. Same
endorsement. 2 pp. |
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484. v. Remarks [by Mr. Nivine] upon the preceding, and
a proposal for the suspension of Governor Parke, etc.
Endorsed, Recd. May 2, 1709. 2 pp. |
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484. vi. Draft of bond proposed to be entered into by 4
merchants in £500 each, for the indemnification of
Col. Parke if acquitted. Endorsed as preceding. 2 pp. |
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484. vii. Deposition of John Barnes, in support of Article
I. (March 31). Copy. 1 p. |
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484. viii. Depositions of James Atkinson, Mariner, as to pressure put upon him by the Governor to give evidence
against Mr. Chester, etc. Copy. 5 pp. |
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484. ix. Copy of Col. Parke's Order to Col. Codrington to produce his title to Barbouda, etc. March 18, 1707. Signed,
Daniel Parke. Copy. 1½ pp. |
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484. x. Deposition of Elizabeth Hastings, Aug. 10, 1708,
that she was turned out of her house near St. Johns,
Antigua, by soldiers, upon orders from the Governor,
etc. Copy. 2½ pp. |
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484. xi. Deposition of Geffrey Duncomb, Antigua, July 30,
1708, as to a guard of grenadiers placed over some
brandy imported by Edward Chester, and removed after
an interview with the Governor. Copy. 1½ pp. |
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484. xii. Copy of a decree made by Governor Parke, Antigua,
June 8, 1708, on the petition of Anne, wife of John
Vincent, for maintenance. Edwd. Chester to pay her
annuity according to a bond entered into with her before
her marriage. Signed, Daniel Parke. 2 pp. |
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484. xiii. Copy of a decree made by Governor Parke, Antigua, June 14, 1708, in the case of Robert Latimer
v. Samuel Watkins, James Field, and John and Katherine Greenway. Watkins to pay £43 as an executor
of Leonard Waller, but only as far as he had assets.
Nothing decreed against Waller's relict, Katherine
Greenway. Signed, Daniel Parke. 4 pp. |
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484. xiv. Copy of an injunction granted by Governor Parke,
St. Kitts, May 20, 1708. Giles Watkins of Antegoa is
not to proceed v. Thomas Morris, until the Court of
Chancery shall have given their decree in the case
Morris v. Watkins. Signed, Daniel Parke. 1 p. |
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484. xv. Deposition of Richard Sharpe, Antigua, Aug. 6,1708.
The sloop Great Britain, belonging to Edward Chester,
senr., was condemned by a Court of Admiralty, St.
Kitts. Governor Parke granted deponent leave to appeal to England, but deterred Dr. Rowland Garnet and
Mr. Burreau by threats from providing the necessary
security. Signed, Richard Sharpe. Copy. 1 p. |
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484. xv(a). Copy of Richard Sharpe's appeal (see preceding).
1 p. |
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484. xvi. Governor Parke's warrant to Samuel Watkins to
remit the powder duty to vessels owned by the inhabitants of Antigua any former act or order to the
contrary notwithstanding. Signed, Daniel Parke, May
24, 1707. Copy. 1 p. |
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484. xvii. Deposition of Samuel Watkins, Antigua, Aug. 25,
1708. In June last past, Governor Parke said, "were
it not for some few friends I have upon your Island,
I would send your Island to the Devil." Signed, Sa.
Watkins. Copy. 1 p. |
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484. xviii. Deposition of Samuel Philips, Antigua, Aug. 26,
1708. Confirms Articles 20 and 25, March 31 and
April 12. q.v. Signed, Samuel Philips. Copy. 1 p. |
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484. xix. Deposition of Geffrey Duncomb, Antigua, July 30,
1708. Confirms Article 25, April 12. q.v. Copy. 1 p. |
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484. xx. Deposition of Capt. Joseph Hall, Commander of the
Virgin Queen, privateer. June 13, 1708 at St. Kitts,
Governor Parke exacted from him 1/10th of a prize, etc.
Confirms Article 21. Signed, Joseph Hall. Copy. 3 pp. |
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484. xxi. Governor Parke to Lt. Governor Hodges, Antigua,
Feb. 14, 1707/8. I understand that you have condemned
the 54 negroes brought in by Capt. Dunavan; when I
sent you that Commission 'twas only to try the sloop
that was seized, and 'twas never intended to condemn
any prizes, for no privateer shall condemn any prize
but where I am. I shall take Dunavan's commission
from him, since he has served me so. I expect the
tenths in kind, and not by appraisment. I desire you
to send them by the Bearer and the negro that run
away, tho' I promised Capt. Akers, and the rest of
the English privateers, for their incouragement, they
should not pay the tenths, I did not promise it to
Dunavan. I understand the Danes have a Free Trade
at Mountserratt, for the future suffer none to stay
longer than to fill water, which is not above an hour's
work. Signed, Daniel Parke. Copy. 1 p. |
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484 xxii. Deposition of John French, merchant of St. Thomas.
Montserrat, July 21, 1708. In Feb. last he was in
Antigua, Commander of a Danish sloop. He twice
received a message by Mr. Patrick Blacke from Governor
Parke, assuring him he should not be molested in
trading within his government, provided he gave him
100 pistoles in gold. He refused £40 which he offered.
In Curacoa last May deponent met with Robert Jones of
St. Kitts, Master of an English sloop belonging to
H.E., loaden with brown Muscovada sugars, which cargo
Jones traded for Dutch goods and money for H.E.
account and brought to St. Kitts, July 10. Signed,
John French. Copy. 1½ pp. |
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484. xxiii.–xxviii. Copies of Depositions of Edward Chester
senr., William Chapman, Jeremiah Brown, Edward
Chester, jr., Samuel Walker, and Jacob Thibon, confirming Article 24, April 12, q.v. Antigua, Sept. 20, 1708.
The whole, 18 pp. |
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484. xxix. Deposition of Lt. Governor Hodges, confirming
Article 23, April 12. q.v. Mountserratt, June 26, 1708.
Signed, Anthony Hodges. Copy. 1¾ pp. |
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484. xxx. Deposition of Jonathan Warner, Jan. 3, 1709. Clerk
of the Council, Montserat, deponent heard some dispute
in Council, on Dec. 20, 1708, between Governor Parke
and George Wyke relating to [preceding] deposition.
Governor Parke said the [Lt.] Governor was a raskal,
for what he spoke was in jest and over a glass of
wine, etc. Signed, Jonan. Warner. Copy. 1 p. |
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484. xxxi. Copies of papers, warrants etc. relating to the proceedings at Edward Chester's house, Sept. 18, 1708,
including letter from Sir Samuel Gerrard to Edward
Perrie, etc. Confirm Article 24, April 12. q.v. 6¼ pp. |
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484. xxxii. Governor Parke's Mandamus to C. J. Samuel
Watkins to sign an attachment against Henry Fletcher.
Signed, Daniel Parke. July 30, 1708. Note: The Governor has no power to intermeddle with the orders
of the Court of Common Pleas, except upon application
in Council. Copy. 2 pp. |
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484. xxxiii. Mr. Nivine's evidence in support of the Articles
of complaint against Governor Parke. Signed, Will.
Nivine. Copy. 7 pp. |
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484. xxxiv. Col. John Ward to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. St. Kitts, Aug. 25, 1708. Petitioner entered into partnership with Governor Parke to farm
a plantation etc. The Governor has broken through
all his covenants and so forfeited his bonds, besides
so treating petitioner as to ruin him speedily, unless
prevented. Prays that he be compelled to pay him
the money due to him for the labour of his negroes
etc. Signed, John Ward. Copy. 1¼ pp. |
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484. xxxv.–xxxvii. State of the case, accounts, agreements,
etc. between John Ward and Governor Parke. Copies.
62 pp. |
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484. xxxviii. Copy of proceedings of the Court of Admiralty,
St. Kitts, re the sloop Great Britain, July 12 and 13,
1708. 9 pp. |
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484. xxxix. Copy of proceedings of the Court of Admiralty,
Antigua, re the sloop Union. July 31, Aug. 3 and 4,
1708. 15 pp. |
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484. xl. Edward Chester to Robert Chester. Aug. 24, 1708.
The Governor demanded a present of 2 negroes from
every ship that came from the Gold Coast. Confirms
Article 16, March 31. etc. Copy. 6 pp. [C.O. 152,
8. Nos. 15, 15. i.–xl.; and (without enclosures)
153, 10. pp. 352, 353.] |
May 3.
Whitehall. |
485. The Earl of Sunderland to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. The Queen being informed that some hundreds
of poor German Protestants are lately come and more are coming
from the Palatinate with intentions to settle in H.M. Plantations
in America, H.M. being convinced that it would be much more
for the advantage of Her Kingdoms if a method could be found
to settle them here in such manner as they might get a comfortable livelyhood, instead of sending them to the West Indys,
that it would be a great encouragement to others to follow
their example, and that this addition to the number of her
subjects would in all probability produce a proportionable increase of their trade and manufactures; H.M. has commanded me
to signify to you Her pleasure that you should take this matter
into consideration, and that if you can think of any proper
method of having this done, you should propose the same to
H.M. as soon as is possible, together with your opinion in what
part of England it may be most feasible. They are for the
most part husbandmen and labouring people, which renders it
the easier to dispose of them to the advantage of the publick.
Signed, Sunderland. Endorsed, Recd. 3rd, Read 4th May, 1709.
1¾ pp. [C.O. 388, 76. No. 54; and 389, 36. pp. 398, 399.] |
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486. Capt. Moody to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
Proposals for the better Government and security of Newfoundland. Signed, J. Moody. Endorsed, Recd. Read May 3,
1709. 3 pp. [C.O. 194, 4. No. 90; and 195, 5. pp. 86–90.] |
May 4.
Antigua. |
487. Governor Parke to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Capt. Buor, who brings your Lordshipps this, alsoe carrys
with him the Minutes of the Councill to the meeting of the
last Councill, etc. I need make noe remarke for I doe nothing
without the advice and consent of the Councill, and it is all
entered in the books. I can't gett the Minutes of the Assembly,
the bookes are kept by the Speaker, and he is to deliver noe
coppys but by order of the house, indeed there is no great
regard to be had of them, for they are not kept by sworne Clerke,
they pretend it is their right to put in their owne clerke, and
he is not to be sworne to enter all yt. passes, for sometimes
it is not requisite, and they are soe very fickle they have had
in my time three severall Clercks in one weeke, one thing shall be
put to the vote and carryed one way, if some of the cunning
men dont like it, two or three hours afterwards, they will
continue to gett some of the members out of the house with
a bowle of punch, or some other way, and put the same question
and have it carryed quite contrary, and then adjourne the house,
and soe it must stand. Tell them this is not like the House of
Commons, when a vote is passed, the same thing cannot be
brought on that Sessions, they laugh, and thinke themselves in the
right, they assume the negative voice, and without it they will
pass noe law, that is they pretend it is noe Law, untill it be
first passed their house, the Councill and myselfe, and after
that be sent downe and the Speaker has signed it. Tell them
when once a law has passed the House of Commons and Lords
it is never sent backe, and when the Queen gives her assent
to it, then it is a Law, they say it is noe matter for that,
they will have it their owne way. None of the other Islands
pretend to any thing like this. They had a Custome that all
Laws were to be signed by ye Generall and Speaker, and when
the Generall passed any Law, the Assembly were by, and out
of respect they gave the Generall the penn first, but when the
Generall was of the Island, the Speaker then signed the Law,
and sent it for the Generall to signe, and it had gone on soe
still but the last Assembly after a law had been passed wch.
was a very good one, for establishing standing guards, after
I had signed it the Speaker was order'd by the house not to
signe it, and soe it was noe law, and that we might not have
it to put in force, they kept it, these Gentlemen not only
pretend to be part of the Legislative, but the whole Government,
for if any man wants anything, they sollicitt them, and they
adress me, and if I don't grant it, nothing is then to be done,
noe mony must be disposed of but by a warrant from the
Speaker, though it is contrary to my Instructions, it is all one
if I will not suffer, they will raise none, the reason for all
this irregularity is this, theyr former Generalls did not understand the proper methods, and then every time they met, they
made him a present, and therefore he let them 'doe what they
pleased, and because I would not lett them doe soe too and pass
a law to fine and imprison any one that should affront any
of their house, and they to be judges, and alsoe power to inflict
corporall punishment, they would not pay me what they settled
on me by a law for house-rent, but if I would have humoured
them in their unreasonable desires, then I should have my houserent well payd, and have a hansome present, besides had I
done this your Lordships had heard of no complaint, notwithstanding all Codrington's intriegues. Now they tell the people
I have taken away all their libertys, though in a messuage to
them I offer'd them all the priviledges the house of Commons
pretended to, but they are for they privileges of the Lords,
and the Queen's prerogative too. It is in your Lordshipps'
power to bring them now into the same method with the other
Goverments. Their Clerke should have a sallary settled on him
and sworne, their proceedings ought to be as near as may be
like the House of Commons. I shall be governed by your
Lordshipps, and shall follow ye order I recieve. Your Lordshipps will see in the Minutes of the Councill a letter I writ
to Coll. Jones about cloathing, and paying his regiment, and
I there offer him if he will lett me recieve wt. the Queen allows,
I will doe it, and add to the pay of the subaltern officers. I
undertooke to doe it myselfe because he should have noe pretence to
evade it, and I had people in every Island would have undertaken it, I know noe reason why the poor soldier should not
have that paid him and layd out upon him the Queen allows,
they ought to be paid once a month, and every Captaine have
liberty to take up money to pay his company, and his bills on
the Agent to be paid, but the Coll. is makeing bargains with
the merchant who will give him most, and they send over goods,
and if any accident happens, the men are [u] npaid and uncloathed, and consequently a great many will die for want of
neccessarys. Provisions now are cheap, such as they eat, and
they may live very well on their pay, if the Coll. would duly
cloath them and see that they be paid their due, if the Queen does
not think fitt to intrust the Captains, there should be a Commissary apointed to see it done, for unless some care be taken
in a litle time they will be reduced to a very small number,
and those not fitt for service, it is now allmost six months
since I recieved any letter from your Lordshipps. I expect your
Lordships' command with a great deale of impatience. Capt.
Medcalfe is arrived with the Queen's bounty provissions, and
I have sent the Queen's order and my Lord Sunderland's letter
to the Lt. Governor of Nevis and St. Christophers. Refers to
enclosures. I sent some of these by the last fleet, but not hearing of their arrivall, I send others. I shall have an adress alsoe
from Nevis, but the sickness being there, I could not call the
Councill and Assembly when I was at that Island, and the
Adventure being taken the first of March last has made me a
prisoner to this Island. The Weymouth being now here, I
thinke to get Capt. Legg to carry me to the other Islands.
Signed, Daniel Parke. Endorsed, Recd. July 13, Read Nov. 15,
1709. Recd. from Mr. Perry. 4 pp. Enclosed, |
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487. i. Affidavits of the officers of the Regiment in the Leeward Islands, justifying Governor Parke from the com
plaints made against him March 31, April 12. Sworn
in Council, Nov. 12, 1708. Endorsed, Recd. July 13,
1709. 3 pp. |
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487. ii. Address of Freeholders, Merchants and Planters of Antigua to the Queen. Congratulate successes of H.M. We
should think ourselves as happy as any other your Majesty's subjects, if a spirit of division, (which of long time
has been brewing) had not at this time broke out into
a flame begun and carried on by the restless malice of
some few persons against Governor Parke, etc. Praise
Parke's administration, etc. Signed, Richard Olive,
Samuel Byam, Wm. Yeamans, Christopher Knight,
Thos. Rome, J. Huyghue, Will. Grear, John Smith,
Wm. Lyell, Nathaniel Humphry, Tho. Dewitt, Alex.
Blake, Edward Morgon, Jno. Sawcolt, H. Pember,
Charles Goss, John Gosse, Richard Oglethorp, Danl.
Hobart, Robert Porter, John Chamberlain, Henry Beaulieu, John Weatherill, Saml. Picart Lafertey, John
Vineens, Sam. Wickham, Jno. Wickham, Saml. Proctor,
Leonard Burroughs, Saml. Hewes, John Barbottain,
Alexander Calman, Geo. Salter, Timothy Singin, [?
St. John] John Parry, Dennis Machelmore, Cuth. Black,
Walter Shelley, John Blondon, jr., Thomas Sawcolt,
John Brady, James Westmore, Michael Ayon, John
Brett, Robert Weir, F. Pouch, N. Symon, Jno. Poach,
Jam. Robinson, Saml. Podivinu (?), Alexr. Dunn, Henry
Norton, Giles Blizard, Giles Blizard jr., Gousse Bonnin,
Petre Vollard, Abraham Cairson, Cæsar Rodeney, John
Hoskins, Elias Jamain, Richard Sharpe, Walter Kirwan,
Geo. Napper, John Watlington, Jer. Blizard, John
Greenway, Jeremiah Blizard, jr., John Elliott, John
Buxton Clerk, Jean Decosty, John Reynolds, Hazael
Reynolds, B. Johnson, Thomas Lone, Jer. French,
Edwd. Taylor, John Wright, James Nisbitt, Richd.
Buckeridge, Abr. Redwood, John Haddon, Isaac Royall,
Humphry Osborn, Joseph Buckshorn, C. Stoodly, Francis Rogers, Saml. Parry, Tho. Gateward, John Burton,
Anth. Henteyne. Endorsed, Recd. July 13, 1709. 1
large p. |
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487. iii. Account of Stores of War in Antigua, Feb. 10, 1708/9.
Same endorsement. 1 p. |
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487. iv. List of inhabitants of Martinique, their stores, ammunition and cattle etc. Jan. 1, 1708/9. 1481 men and
150 soldiers, 20,282 slaves etc. Same endorsement.
1 p. [C.O. 152, 8. Nos. 35, 35.i.–iv.; and (without
enclosures) 153, 10. pp. 386–395.] |
May 4.
Antigua. |
488. Governor Parke to Mr. Secretary Boyle. I have desired
the favour of Capt. Buor to deliver this to you, with some cytron
water etc. He is an officer in the Regt. here, soe will be able
to informe you of the state of these Islands much better then I
can possibly doe by a letter. I hear they have sent some time
agoe Articles against me, but what they are I am yett a stranger
too, as alsoe are the whole Councill, and all the inhabitants
except 5 or 6, for though they have gott severall to signe
them, they were not suffered to see them, there are adresses
from the severall Councills of each Island in my justification.
I send these Adresses home, that the Queen may see that 3 of
the 4 Islands not only thinke I have not been guilty of any
male administration but on the contrary I have acted like a
very good Governour, and the whole Councill, part of the Assembly
and the most considerable inhabitants of this Island are of the
same opinion, as they declare in their Address. Everybody
knows very well the Duke of Marleborrough and my Lord Treasurer are my patrons, and it is by their favour that I was
sent here. If I have been guilty of any male administration, the
Duke and his Lordshipp ought to see that I bee not only removed
but punnished, but common Justice requires that I be heard
before condemned, this is all I desire. What a villanous petition
did Mrs. Bowden deliver to the Queen against me, which upon
examination by the Councill of Saint Christophers was found
to be every article falce in fact, as apears by their report
sent home with the severall affidavitts to justifie their report,
this was putt in by order of her brother, Coll. Lillingston, to
be revenged of me for pressing for his comeing over to his
Regiment, putting in a petition and makeing a complaint costs
nothing, it is throwing of dyrt, and when it is proved to be
falce I can have noe remedy against the authors, the Articles
Col. Codrington's friends have sent home they know themselves
to be falce, notwithstanding the pretended depositions they have
sent with them, but they hope to gett me out by bribery without
being heard, for they make noe scruple to owne in their cupps
and declare their articles are only to give a pretence to some
great men. In all my publick transactions I have taken the
advice of the Councill, and they are to be seen in the Minutes,
etc., and if I am very charged with any ill thing in my private
capacity, I am very certaine I shall be able to prove it both
false and malitious. Had I had a Commission to be Brigadeer
Generall, as the Duke promised me, when I tooke my leave,
I had not had this uneasyness, but Coddrington finding soe many
Collonels made Briggadeers over my head, who am by the
Duke's Commission an older Coll. than any that has been made
brigadeers for this two years past except Coll. Lillingston, he
therefore concluded I had noe intrest, and consquently flinging of
dyrt and makeing a claymour and some money well disposed
of, would gett me removed. Signed, Daniel Parke. 3 pp.
[C.O. 152, 42. No. 11.] |
May 4.
Whitehall. |
489. Mr. Popple to Mr. Lowndes. The Council of Trade
and Plantations having under consideration the most effectual
method for preventing illegal trade in the Plantations, and
more particularly in Virginia, they desire you to move the Lord
High Treasurer, that they may have as soon as possible the
opinion of the Commissioners of H.M. Customes upon an Act
past in Virginia in June 1706, entituled, An Act for establishing
of Ports and Towns in that Colony, transmitted to you in my
letter of Dec. 4, 1706. [C.O. 5, 1362. p. 383.] |
May 5.
Treasury Chambers. |
490. Mr. Lowndes to Mr. Popple. My Lord Treasurer
directs you to signifye to his Lordp. what accounts at any
time have been sent to the Lords Commrs. for Trade and
Plantations concerning the galeon taken by Capt. Waager in
the West Indies. Signed, Wm. Lowndes. Endorsed, Recd. 5th,
Read 6th May, 1709. Addressed. ¾ p. [C.O. 137, 8. No.
38; and 138, 12. p. 397.] |
May 5.
Whitehall. |
491. The Earl of Sunderland to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. H.M. being graciously disposed to relieve the necessitys of the German Protestants [see May 3], you are forthwith
to make enquiry into their numbers and condition, and report to
H.M. as soon as may be, what it may be necessary to give
them for their present support, till they be either settled here
or sent to H.M. Plantations. Signed, Sunderland. Endorsed,
Recd. Read May 6, 1709. 1 p. [C.O. 388, 76. No. 55; and
389, 36. p. 409.] |
May 7.
St. James's. |
492. Additional Instructions for Brigadier Whetham. If
the squadron of our Fleet employed in this expedition shall act
against the enemy's battery's or fortifications, or shall assist
in reducing any place possess't by the enemy to our obedience,
the Flagg Officer [Com. in Cheif, in margin] who commands the
same, is to be considered with regard to the plunder in the
same proportion as you or the Commander in Cheif of our said
forces, and the Captains, other officers of ships and seamen in
our fleet, in the same manner as those acting on shore, and
all other cases of plunder to be ruled, according to former
custome of land, and sea forces acting together in the West
Indies. ½ p. [C.O. 5, 751. No. 77.] |
May 7.
St. James's. |
493. H.M. Warrant for Governor Hunter to be Captain of
the Independant Company at New York, whereof John Lord
Lovelace was late captain, etc. Countersigned, Sunderland.
[C.O. 5, 210. p. 176.] |
May 7.
St. James's. |
494. The Queen to Governor Crowe. Alexander Skeen is
to be restored to his offices, according to the Representation of
the Council of Trade, April 15, q.v. Countersigned, Sunderland.
[C.O. 5, 210. pp. 149–151.] |
| [May 9.] |
495. John Tribbeko and George Ruperti to the Council
of Trade and Plantations. According to your Lordships' order,
we have made a particular enquiry into the condition of the
poor Protestant Palatines (see encl. ii.). These poor distressed
people, who most humbly implore H.M. most gracious protection,
have desired us to represent, (1) That those of 'em who had
some substance when they left their country, have during their
journey been obliged to assist the others who had nothing, by
which means all of 'em (except some few) are now reduced to
great want. (2) That they finding themselves under great straits,
and having already some sick among 'em for want of necessary
sustenance, and many of 'em going allmost naked, they pray
some speedy relief, lest the vigorous young men might lose
their health and strength, and so not be serviceable in the
Plantations. (3) Those who are come over last and landed
May 5th, having had some brandy taken from them by the
Custom House Officers, pray that it may be restored to 'em.
(4) That your Lordships would be pleased to order that
they may not be overcrowded in the ships in their voyage
to the Plantations, they having been in great misery, and had
severall children died in their passage from Holland for want
of room. (5) That about 100 more of their countrymen having
been obliged to stay behind at Rotterdam, they cannot pay their
transport hither, and leave it to your Lordships' generosity,
etc. (6) It being likely that these poor people who are destitute
of a minister, may stay here some time, we are ready to perform
the divine services with 'em once or twice a week, if your
Lordships would appoint a place near their dwellings in St.
Catherine's, where they might meet. Return thanks etc. Signed,
John Tribbeko, Chaplain of his late R.H. Prince George of
Denmark. George Andrew Ruperti, Minister of the German
Lutheran Church in the Savoye. Endorsed, Recd. 9th, Read
12th May, 1709. 2 pp. Enclosed, |
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495. i. Same to same. A great many of the poor Palatines
begin to be very sikly, and several are dead here already,
because (1) they are pakt up in such great numbers,
we having found very often 20 to 30 men and women
together with their children in one room; (2) when they
fall sick they are destitute of all comfortable assistance,
and many really want bread. Pray for some speedy
relief for their great necessity. Signed as preceding.
1 p. |
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495. ii. A list of the poor Germans lately come over from
the Palatinate, taken in St. Catherine's, May 6, 1709.
Names, families, and ages, religions and trades of 852
refugees, of whom 150 of the 210 men are agriculturists, the rest tradesmen and mechanics. Signed as
preceding. Endorsed, Recd. Read May 12, 1709. 19
pp. [C.O. 388, 76. Nos. 56, 56.i.,ii.] |
May 9.
Barbados. |
496. Governor Crowe to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Encloses, duplicates. Acknowledges letters of Nov. 25,
Dec. 15 and Feb. 24. There is not amongst them the copy of
the Representation of the three Counselours as H.M. letter expresses, and commands me to answer to. I doubt not but
fully to clear myself from all false aspertions which I find has
had so great an impression on your Lordships etc. Signed, M.
Crowe. Endorsed, Recd. 6th, Read 8th Aug., 1709. 1 p. [C.O.
28, 12. No. 34; and 29, 12. p. 1.] |
May 9.
St. James's. |
497. Additional Instructions to Brigadier Whetham. Whereas by our former Instructions you are at your arrivall at
Boston in New England to consider at a Councill of war
whether considering the failure of the Quotas of the respective
Provinces, or the latenesse of the season, the expedition to
Canada shall be found practicable, this is further to direct
and require you, that in case the said expedition is found not
practicable, you forthwith repair with the forces under your
command to Newfoundland, in order not only to the recovery
of St Johns, and what the enemy have lately taken from us and
our subjects, but to the reducing to our obedience Placentia
and the rest of Newfoundland, and this in such a manner as shall
be judged most practicable in a Councill of War. N. This Instruction was sealed and thus endorsed "Additional private Instruction not to be opened by Brigadier Whetham, except upon
his arrival at Boston in New England, if it be at a Councill
of War found impracticable to go on the expedition on Canada."
¾ p. [C.O. 5, 751. No. 78.] |
May 9.
St. James's. |
498. Additional Instruction for Brigadier Whetham. Whereas by your former Instructions you are directed at your arrivall
at Boston in New England, in case of the failure of the Quota's of
the Troops of New England and New York etc., to consider whether
the expedition to Canada will be found practicable, you are
hereby further directed, in case at that time there shall be any
doubt, whether the proper season of the year is past, to take that
matter at the same time under your consideration, and you are
at the same Councill of War to have the opinions in writing
of the Lord Lovelace [Col. Hunter in margin], our Governour
of New England, of Coll. Nicholson and Mr. Vetch, or as many
of them as shall be present, together with their reasons for
their said opinions, and this for the better guidance of your
judgment in the said Councill of warr, and for our information of
the reasons on which your resolutions shall be founded. ¾ p.
[C.O. 5, 751. No. 79.] |
May 9.
Whitehall. |
499. W. Popple to Mr. Lownds. I herewith transmit to
you the extracts of two letters from Brigadier Handasyd of
June 17 and June 20, 1708, relating to the galleons taken and
destroy'd by Capt. Wager (Cf May 5) which is all the information their Lordships have received of that affair. And as
Brigadier Handasyd has given me no account of the value of
any of the prizes mentioned in his letter, their Lordships have
writ to him about that neglect, and directed him to transmit
to them by the first opportunity the best account he can of
the value of the said prizes. This you will please to lay before
my Lord High Treasurer. [C.O. 138, 12. p. 400.] |
| May 10. |
500. Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company to [? the Earl
of Sunderland]. The Hudson's Bay Compa. have sent your
Ldshipp. the two Bookes promised you, which your Ldshipp.
would have had sooner, could they have been gott ready. They
have likewise sent you the Compies.' case which they have already
distributed in London, and designe to send the same over into
Holland. They returne your Ldshipp. theire harty thankes for
the many and great favours already received, humbly praying
the continuance thereof. Signed, Step. Evance, Govr. ¾ p.
[C.O. 5, 3. No. 36.] |
May 12.
Whitehall. |
501. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Earl of Sunderland. Reply to letters of May 3 and 5. Quote MM. Tribbeko
and Ruperti [May 9]. These Gentlemen proposing that the
medium to provide for the 852 persons now here, if carefully
distributed, may amount to no more than £16 per day, we
signify the same to your Lordship for H.M. pleasure. [C.O.
389, 36. pp. 401–403.] |
May 14.
Barbadoes. |
502. Messrs. Sharpe, Walker and Beresford to the Council
of Trade and Plantations. Our Governour Mr. Crowe's behaviour
upon the receipt of H.M. gracious orders for restoreing us to
ye Council and for ye examination of evidences on our complaint
against him, has oblig'd us to lay before your Lordships this
Representation, whereby your Lordships will perceive how little
H.M. sacred commands are regarded, and what violent steps
he is forced to take, rather then suffer an examination of those
unjustifiable practices, which he knows we can so evidently
prove against him. On ye 6th of this month we received
duplicates of H.M. Orders. On ye 7th H.E. promised to restore
Mr. Walker and Mr. Beresford, who waited on him, on Tuesday
following, when the Council was to meet, and yt. he would
give an order to any magistrate yt. we should name to take
what depositions we pleased. But on Monday, the meeting of
ye Council was adjourned to ye Thursday ye 12th; and that
evening, as the paequet was goeing under sail, the Assembly
met and passed an Address, wherein they falsely pretended
yt. H.M. Order for restoreing us had occasion'd a general
consternation and great dissatisfaction in ye inhabitants. This
Address was passed by those persons against whom we were
forced to complain in our Representation. They themselves seem to
have been so sensible, yt. that they had given a wrong account
of ye people's inclinations, yt. they endeavour'd to keep ye
Address private; and in order thereunto ye Speaker took it
from ye Clerk without leaving him any copy, or so much as
suffering it to be enter'd on ye Journals. But as soon as
it came to be known, by ye information of ye Members that
voted against it, yt. ye majority had passed such an Address,
it rais'd ye resentments of everybody to yt. degree, yt. in 48
hours an Address was presented to H.E. sign'd by 160 Gentlemen, who happened to be then in town, whereof nine tenths are
ye most considerable merchants and traders, and it would also
have been sign'd by a very great majority of all ye Gentlemen
on ye Island, if they had had ye least notice of it; but they
will still sign duplicates, and if there had been any freedome of
choice at the last election, very few of these factious men
would have been now in yt. House. The ten Gentlemen that
voted for ye Address were Richard Downes, Speaker, Thomas
Maycock, Thomas Maxwell, Edmund Sutton, Thomas Horne,
Thomas Neal, Samuel Husbands, William Terril, William Grant,
and James Vaughan, and we most humbly submit it to your
Lordships, if it be not a matter of very dangerous consequence,
yt. a few Members of the Assembly should presume to address
H.M. Governour to disobey Her Royal Commands, as well as to
take upon them to declare the sentiments of ye People; the
contrary whereof will appear from a copy of ye Address herewith
transmitted, etc. On ye 12th we went to Pilgrim, where the
Council was appointed to meet, to know whether he would restore
us. Soon after we came in, Col. Christopher Codrington, at
the request of ye most considerable merchants of ye Island
presented ye aforesaid Address; upon which H.E. after having
read it, broke out into a violent passion, and turning himself
to us, abus'd us in such scurrilous Billingsgate language as
would be offensive to your Lordships' ears to hear; such as no
Gentleman would have given even to a footman. After his
temper was a little cooled, we presented to him a Memorial,
praying him to give order by ye Honble. Thomas Beckles, Chief
Judge of H.M. Court of Common Pleas for ye precinct of St.
James and St. Thomas, to take ye affidavits upon our complaint.
He ask'd whether your Lordships had transmitted to us a copy
of ye Representation, and when we told him that your Lordships
had not, he said that neither had your Lordships sent any to
him, and yt. therefore untill he had a copy sent him, he would
give no order. Then we offer'd to give him a copy of it, to
which he answer'd that there was no occasion, since he himself
had ye original; but that he did believe H.M. in her Order
meant some other Representation then that which we deliver'd
to him; for he had already answer'd that very fully. Upon
which we tender'd H.E. our oaths that we had not since that
transmitted any other Representation to your Lordships; but
he told us yt. would not do. However, after several times
pressing him, he said he would take time to consider of it.
When he went in to Council, he order'd ye doors to be shut,
and would not suffer us to be admitted, notwithstanding that
ye serjeant at arms attending the Council acquainted him yt. we
were without, and had waited several hours, and desired admittance, haveing matters of moment from H.M. to lay before him;
and a 2nd time told him yt. we had H.M. letter unopen'd directed
to H.E., as indeed we had, which we desired him to receive. His
answere was, that he would receive no paper from us then;
but that if we had anything to say, we must give it him in
writeing another time. In ye evening ye Minutes of Council were
sent to us, by which we perceive yt. ye reasons there given,
why he will not restore us, are, in complyance with the aforesaid Address of ye ten Assemblymen, and some crimes as yet
to us unknown, which they pretend to charg us with; tho' it
is but too evident yt. the true reasons are his own numerous
causes now depending, which are like to take up ye business of
ye Council for some time, and which he is willing to have
determined before our admittance, besides 2 Addresses, which
were that day to be passed in Council, one for £500 to himself
and ye other for £300 to be sent to Mr. Heysham and Mr.
Royle to carry on a complaint against us; as also an Act
constituteing them Agents with the allowance of £250 per annum
salary to each. And we humbly recommend to your lordships'
consideration, whether an Act obtein'd with such violence, yt.
was carry'd only by one voice, and when 3 Members of ye
Council were excluded, ought to be confirm'd. Assert their
integrity, etc. Signed, Wm. Sharpe, Alexander Walker, Saml.
Beresford. Endorsed, Recd. Read June 27, 1709. 4 closely
written. pp. Enclosed, |
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502. i. Minutes of Council of Barbados, May 12, 1709, referred to in preceding. Copy. Endorsed, Recd. June
27, 1709. 4¼ pp. |
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502. ii. Petition from Messrs. Sharpe, Walker and Beresford
to Governor Crowe, that he will instruct Mr. Beckles
to take depositions as supra. Signed, Wm. Sharpe,
Alexander Walker, Saml. Beresford. Endorsed, Recd.
June 27, 1709. ¾ p. |
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502. iii. Governor Crowe's reply to preceding. He will give
orders as desired as soon as he receives their Representation referred to in H.M. Order. Barbados, May
16. Signed, M. Crowe. Endorsed as preceding. 1 p. |
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502. iv.,v. Reply of Messrs. Sharpe, Walker and Beresford
to preceding, May 18, 1709. Copy, sealed and certified by Alex. Skene. Same endorsement. 2½ pp. |
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502. vi. Petition of Messrs. Sharpe, A. Walker and Beresford to Governor Crowe for a copy of the Address of
the Assembly accusing them of crimes to them unknown,
etc. Copy, sealed and certified by A. Skene. 1 p.
[C.O. 28, 12. Nos. 25, 25. i.–vi; and (without enclosures) 29, 11. pp. 460–468.] |
May 14.
Barbados. |
503. S. Cox and J. Pilgrim to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Confirm statements in preceding as to proceedings
in Council of Barbados, May 12, 1709. Signed, Saml. Cox,
Jno. Pilgrim. Endorsed, Recd. 9th, Read 15th Aug., 1709.
2 pp. [C.O. 28, 12. No. 38; and 29, 12. pp. 3–5.] |
May 15.
Whitehall. |
504. The Earl of Sunderland to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. H.M. approving of what you propose [May 12],
has given orders for a supply to the poor Germans till they
are otherwise provided for; and desires you will make what
dispatch you can to report your opinion in the several points
mentioned in my letter of May 15. Signed, Sunderland. Endorsed, Recd. Read May 17, 1709. 1 p. [C.O. 388, 76. No.
57; and 389, 36. pp. 403, 404.] |
