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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… from 4 s. to 20 s. per tunn, which we look upon as too great a burden on liquors imported from England, and for this … persons who have no relation to our Office, which is a great and unnecessary charge to us, we must again remind you … the desired effect, those very men were chosen in the Western Division, and the same methods taken by Coll. Morris …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… officer that the wind being fair, it would be a great prejudice to them to be stopped a whole tide, … on board the sloop and after having given the Master a great deale of ill language and struck him, he forced him … from granting any warrants for taking up of lands in the Western Division. We cannot see by what Law or Reason any …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Port Royall, was Governour of Placentia, when they made ye great devastation at St. Johns, and was personally present to … and H.M. stores of masts; wch. Castle by reason of ye great poverty of ye inhabitants occasioned by ye long and … whole. But their Lordships find that notwithstanding the great charge his late Majesty was at, in fitting out the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… being supported by a power that have so lately suffered so great a disgrace in an attempt of that consequence; this you … for the good of H.M. service, and the welfare of Great Britain. As to the Spanish trade, we have severall … of Major John Ascough, one of the Councill, who is gone to Great Britain with a design not to return; I received no …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… honour to be personally known, and shall at all times with great dilligence and sincerity endeavour to discharge my duty … a height, beyond H.M. royall Proclamation, and the great encouragement they give to saylors, has induced many … the Indian Traders of this Colony were carrying to the Western Indians, and have very much interrupted that trade. I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… hopes that the misapplications and imbezelments of very great sumes lately raised will be fully discovered and satisfaction made. We esteem it a great happiness that the freedom of election of … A complaint having been made by the Proprietors of the Western Division that the Lord Cornbury has caused their late …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… stock nor manufacture, most of them women and children; a great many of them, through age and infirmities past their … to their losses, we shall only humbly offer that a very great advantage will accrue to this Kingdom, were the Company … in and Government of those parts, he having been at great charge in building forts and otherwise for the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Province, and to give them all possible assistance in that great and glorious designe hath rendred it very difficult to … vizt., Mr. Revell and Mr. Leeds, who both resided in the Western Division, that are two of the Members of the Councill … Assembly to impower the Publick Treasurer to issue a verry great summe in noates from 2/6 to 10 for dischargeing the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… be what it will) is lyable to corruption, especially if great sums are offered, and I know Codrington soe well … good title made to the land; for they might not only make great advantages by raising horses, cattle and sheep, and all … opinion, as well as myselfe, that it putt the Island to a great charge, and to noe purpose, for as long as they …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the sole enjoyment thereof. Tis to this Fishery that the great encrease of their shipping and numbers of seamen are … of Fishery in those parts be delivered up to the Crown of Great Britain. [ C.O. 195, 5. pp. 146148.] June 4. St. Jago … his owne port. As to the Spanyards, I treated them with a great deal more civility, and gave them leave to buy such …