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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Common Law and Chancery, another oath was agreed upon for the meantime requiring them generally to do justice. … General Assembly. A new Commission of the Peace ordered for Kent County, Capt. Thomas Bray, John Lewis, Nicholas … expenses defrayed by him. Capt. Aldred complaining of his seamen deserting, a proclamation was ordered for their …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and West Indies April 1699 April 1699 April 26. Bill for preventing vexatious suits read the third time and … do not agree to two of the amendments proposed. Bill for settling Jacob Milburne's estate read the first time. An … their passage on the Hampshire, and be victualled with the seamen there. The ship that is to carry the provisions to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Chilton, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law, who was for several years Attorney General of Virginia, praying His … to give the necessary directions to the several offices for the speedy dispatch of the matters proposed. Signed, John … ordered promising rewards, etc., for seizure of seamen concerned. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… no opinion as to mariners' wages, unless it did appear for what cause she was condemned; for mariners loose their wages in many other cases besides … from Sir Charles Hedges declining to give an opinion about seamen's wages (March 28) read. Ordered that the same …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… York and Connecticut read. Proposals of Mr. Haynes, etc., for bringing pitch, etc., considered. Some heads relating to … it be never so groundless, yet we think it advisable for preventing the ill effects of such reports and the growth … in the course of it. We have proposed your query about seamen's wages, occasioned by the condemnation of the Hester, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… was ordered to send his men to view the sloop, offered for 40 l. by Mr. Joshua Broadbent, and to fit her out if found suitable, applying for necessaries to Major James Wilson and Capt. Samuel Bush, … of Lord Bellomont's letter, Oct. 20, 1699, relating to seamen's wages. 1 p. Inscribed on back, 332. ii. Opinion on …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… enclosed laid before the Board. Directions thereupon given for making extracts and copies of what relates to pirates and … extracts as above, signed and sent. Directions given for preparing an answer to Mr. Penn. Letter to Mr. Secretary … by the storekeeper. Mary and Judith Thomas, nurses of the Hospital, ordered to be paid by the Receiver General, it …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Heirs and Assignes of the Earl of Kinoule, be applied for the repairing and erecting such fortifications and other publick uses for the safety of the said Islands, as H.M. shall direct; and … to H.E. Capt. Moodie intimating that he had impressed 3 seamen from Col. Norsworthy's brigantine that morning arrived …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… great ships home; likewise that 'twas said he would sail for the Havanna; not being satisfied with this account, four … end of Jamaica and the West of Hispaniola. We find our Hospital of great service, tho' we have and doe dayly loose a … of ships :Bredah, Defiance, Gloucester, Windsor, Kingston, Greenwich, Falmouth, Colchester, Bristol, Ruby, Pendennis, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… lately come from Canada, to settle in this country, only for the benefit of a trade with them; which he takes care … the said duty be likewise applied towards the building an Hospital for sick and wounded seamen, as has been desired by the said Agents. And whereas …