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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… ye French fired on them out of ye woods very much with two great gunns, wch. they found on ye South point, in ye main … my attendance was constantly in one or other of them to my great fatigue and expence. When they were tollerably in a … in ye service of ye neighbouring Plantations, so that great part of ye ground, wch. formerly was planted, is now …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… A suddaine and unexpected turn of Fortune, and the too great strength and unreasonable avarice of your Majesty's … between 2 and 4 p.m., betwixt 50 and 60 sayle of vessell great and small appeared betwixt Mounsaratt and Antegoa, … where the women and children had taken refuge in soe great a hurry. Next day, the 24th, upon the enemy's advance …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… us; then the publick money will not be applyed to pay great annual stipends not warranted by law; our forts will … of their lives, if they submitted not to ye payment of great summes of money; then no person of a ffreehold that's … on oath the truth of all these matters, wee may have great hopes of a good effect, etc. Signed, Wm. Wheeler, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… yet in regard it might be necessary for quieting the great tumults and disorder they and others had raised in the … occasion tobacco of foreign growth to be preferr'd, to the great prejudice of H.M. Revenues, the Plantations, and the … all ships from the Havana and Bay of Mexico) are of very great consequence not only to the trade of this Kingdom, but …
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 … whereas the very name of a Guardship, tho of no very great force, would prevent such bold attempts. From all which …
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 … me in private, I tooke him into my chamber, there he made great complaints of the Master of that sloop, I asked him …
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 … scarcity. Our trade of exportation is wholly of tobacco to Great Brittaine, unless some very little inconsiderable …
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 … occasioned thro the want of currant cash, and the great benefitt the Island would reap by a trade with New …