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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… never heard of any abatement in payment, either in trade, or market, or any dealing whatsoever. The heat and length of … levyed upon their estates for the penaltys, and when the day of sale came, their neighbours being offenders in the … 4 companies, and refers to regimental business. etc. This day I summoned all the inhabitants of this place and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… not trouble you with any observations on the sd. paper, or the Minutts of ye House in relation to it, but leave ye … of H.M. authority ever to pass that Bill as it now is, or any other fram'd after that plan. The Bill allready sent … ye offices, has either obtain'd H.M. allowance, or it has not, if it has, then this new Bill is unnecessary, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in a Parliamentary way, had not the Assembly been this day prevented by a sudden prorogation. Signed, Pe. Beckford, … Lopps. will not find the least pretence of any grievance or complaint that can tend any way personally to effect me, … want of pay and cloathing, having been intirely neglected or rather abandoned by the Ministry at home," etc., in all …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… that under no pretext whatsoever, they should fitt out or arm out of Trinidado or Cuba vessells to go privateering … in, who generally fall in with that Island first, and this day I have an account that the two pirates mentioned in the … me that they are about doing of them. I received this day duplicates of your Lordships' letters of 30th May and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… shall not be construed in any manner to diminish or set aside H.M. claim of right to the three lower counties … their voyages to their familys. And above all the Lord's Day, is as it were, an Universall Day of drunkeness and debauchery, and becoming spendtrifs, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… depending before the Council, meets with some opposition or threatned opposition from men of private views piques and … of Sunderland. We are informed, that on the last Council day, upon reading a representation from our Board, 16th Oct., … had given in memorials against ye petition, and I fix'd a day for a hearing, and I found three different partys not …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… give a better dispatch to those affairs, if the Assembly or the profits of my office would allow me any assistance … And these powers, were looked upon, at that time of day, to be so large and extensive, that for fear, they might … them, from those burthens, and tyes, at that time of day, upon their consciences, by the laws of England, which …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… I hope Sir you will put a stop to their proceedings, or ellce they will claim everything to within cannon shott of … who keep public houses from selling upon the Lord's Day or Sunday, any liquors whatsoever, and without imposing … any penalty upon the transgressors, even upon that day; Newfoundland is now become a perfect scene of drunkeness …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… into the Capitol furniture; in which they spent five or six days at the expence of 400 to their country to examine … could not be proved, and so put off the debate till next day, when eight of the Articles were entirely struck out as … and ordered, that the same should be published the next day by the Heralds at Arms etc.; and H.M. having communicated …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… with the Marechal d' Estres, who had put off from day to day delivering to him the papers proving the right of the … Governor Rogers there were 200 destitute inhabitants and 5 or 600 pirates who surrendered to him, and about four score …