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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the people called Quakers on behalfe of that people in Connecticut Colony in New England. Notwithstanding the … severall years all Protestant dissenters have here injoyed under the kind influence of the Goverment, wee understand in … H.M. to disallow it. The penalties of it are esteemed so much the moor hard as being made by persons who have no less …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… one, it must be an encouragement to the planter, being in such a hurry, to produce worse tobacco. Good ships, well … to sail in Aug. or Sept., when there will not be so much danger of privateers on the coasts of England and … course for Antigua, and by 12 the same day was gott close under the shore of that Island, where they continued for …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… thy best and strongest Reason to bear up and support thee under, for it is the grieviousest shock of mischief Fortune had in her power to smite both thee and me withall etc., etc. … them, some they tossed over the walls and some they threw down into ye Fort, 2 or 3 were burst to peices. They …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the petitions have already signed petitions also in your favour, etc. Signed, Tho. Adams. 2 pp. [ C.O. 194, 4. … Robert Freeman was seized in right of Mary his wife, then under age, in which petition they sett forth the great … sold the said lands, and that the lands have been since much improved by the purchasors, and that Robert Freeman is …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… pp. 37, 38.] April 1. St. James's. 1425. Order of Queen in Council. Confirming an Act of Virginia for regulating the … to barre a plaintiffe or demandt. that is not a minor or under coverture, both which disabilities or rather … But in regard that the climate of those Islands is so much hotter than that part of Germany from whence they come, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… you what comes to hand touching the interest of trade in the West Indies; I can only lament our misfortune in this, … from the coast, where he took severall canoes with money under the shoar, as they were going aboard the traders then … Marshall to carry them all to gaol, and did himself throw down and strike one Peter Scheurman, calling him Rascall. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… certain Acts omitted. (4) Whenever the Kingdom of England in mencon'd. to be Great Britain, and instead of English … surprized to hear of the arrival of the flotilla at Cadiz, under the convoy of only two French men of war, and wonder … and saw ye enemy entering ye trench, when I forthwith layd down a gunn and poynted it towards ye enemye; butt (when I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… April 1711, 1-10 April 1 St. James's 770. Order of Queen in Council. Approving of draught of Commission for Governor … the powers therein mention'd ought not to be granted under the Great Seal, the power of pardoning rebellion and … hanged until we were almost strangled before they cutt us down, this is what offers from, Gentlemen, Your most humble …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… then the foregoing says that they wou'd be a harbour in time of peace for the buckaniers; he always, (with … be made almost impregnable, the rest might be supported under it. Upon the whole, he hopes it will appear that what … resentment of all mankind, few Princes, and I am afraid much fewer first Ministers would live out half their dayes …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Major Jno. Livingston to be delivered to General Nicholson in London, with instructions etc. Signed, Jno. Dean. 1 p. [ … he has endeavoured to stifle that bloody trajedy as much as possible, as will appear I beleive when the matter is … ships of war bound to the Leeward Islands are at Spithead under orders to proceed on their voyage in company of Sir …