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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… shall not be construed in any manner to diminish or set aside H.M. right and title to the three Lower Counties … being or either of them being present on the first third day of the week in the eighth month yearly for ever hereafter … may hold two market-days a week, on the 4th and 7th day of the week, and two fairs a year, beginning on the 16th …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Virginia ought not to be detained there longer than March or April, in order to avoid sickness of men occasioned by the … properest time for the fleet to go from hence is in June, or July at furthest, yearly during the war. And since by the … report. I also begg the year's approbation may be from the day of its arrivall, or the time may happen to be half …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… that Col. Andrew Hamilton had very lately held a meeting or Assembly in East Jersey, which he calls the Governor of … for several tracts of land be allowed him. I am told in a day or two I shall have a full account of the whole matter. … to return from the Cape of Virginia by the 1st or 10th day of July at the farthest bringing with them to England …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… ten thousand pounds in Bank, the public taxes never easier or lighter, the people never better sattisfyed and contented … and had therefore sent advice to the mines, for within a day and a half's march of the mines our people met with a … This town of St. Crux and the mines lye within half a day's march of St. Maries. These mines are opened up at the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… received any bribes nor presents, unless a few oranges or lemons. They believe all vessels arriving at that Island … of wind and weather come to an anchor in the Castle or St. George's Harbour, and never heard that the present Governor ever permitted any vessel to load or unload any goods before they came to an anchor in one of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… French and Spaniards, and the people all put to the sword or carryed off, which danger we have always been apprehensive … of which the House of Assembly was sole judge, at last a day was appointed to hear the County by their Council. But … being accountable any ways to any of the rest, who to this day have not one acre run out for them, but must take up the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… wherein the Court of Barbadoes have proceeded irregularly, or wherein H.M. has been injured, either in that or any other … which they gave in 500 l. each. On 3rd 7 m., being Court-day at Chester, a dedimus was sent from the Council, directed … will make them of nothing. 7th 7/m., 1703. This being the day for our Court of Philad., the Justices mett, and the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and Road Hand might be brought to march with us or pay a Quota, and that we might have some powder and other … will not be allowed. (1) An Act for Assemblyman 3 s. a day; there being no provision made for Members of Council. … upon my comeing into the Province, but could that day serve an execution. I informe your Excellency hereof, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… fourscore ears of corne, there is an omission of a line or two which makes that clause nonsense. (3) By an Act for … Col. Romer took his leave in order to depart next day for Boston. George Jeffreys' accounts as Treasurer, 1695, … Ordered that Dec. 29 be sent apart as a Thanksgiving Day throughout this Province for all mercys daily received. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… (not being of their community) shall meet to worship God or have a Minister, without lycence of the Generall Assembly. … which they were pleased to thank me for, but the next day arraigned me with that scandalous name of arbitrary etc., … he wondered to hear such a motion made at this time of day, for that no such thing was practised in England now. I …