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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… time, their Lordships upon some doubt relating to the Act for preventing vexatious Suits, etc., ordered the following … Province, or whether it can be extended to bring actions for the recovering back of anything that has been levied by … pp., of which the following is a brief abstract: Number of fishing ships, 171. Number of sack ships, 49. Number of men, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Naval Officer in that Provence and with him compounded for upon Wake's giving him a bond that the certificate should … be removed from their employment and called home to answer for what they have done, and make Petitioners satisfaction … made by the inhabitants upon the liberties of fishing ships, since 1685, are corrected. (5) The Admirals of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… are a breach of privilege, and that Twyford be sent for in custody of the Messenger. After being heard, he was … our open frontiers, and even the Northern Indians from the Lakes and other places on the back of New York, passing far … in remote and separate Plantations. The French also on the Lakes, on the Meshashippi and on the North side of Cape …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… at H.M. death, they conclude there that H.M. Proclamation for six months cannot justifie him, soe that they seeme to … both Civil and Military, are still under my Commissions, for I know Brigadier Selwyn never granted out one in his … are Bankers, some with fish, others with salt etc. for a fishing voyage, and the sloops are abroad again for one …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… see the damage we have sustained this year at Newfoundland for want of early convoys and of a fortification in Trinity … here besides myselfe are concerned thither this year; for my part I am very much endeavouring to uphold a sinking, … Allegiance to Queen Anne. Mr. Larkin appearing, gave rules for regulating the Court of Judicature about piracy. John …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… had at York has so much diminished our number there, for in ten weeks' time the sickness has swept away upwards of … of the City of New York, in prison under sentence of death for high Treason, which treason was no other than the signing … persons who had collected them as well as they could, for Mr. Attwood would not permit any minutes to be taken in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… by me condemned in the Court of Admiralty as lawful prize for unlawful trading with the Queen's enemies, I thought it … to the neighbouring Islands about his lawful occasions for six months. Now he, not having any liberty granted by the … that can be expected from the Letters of Mart and Fishing ships, which can now best supply them with men, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… considered of the Act investing H.M. in land in Kingston for the reception of the sufferers by the late dreadfull fire … falsifye almost all the reasons mentioned in the Act for passing the same and will make the Act appear to be … Province, if a Scotch Collony might be setled there, the Fishing and Lumber and masting being more plenty and easy …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 22. Resolved that an Address of thanks be drawn up to H.E. for his weighty consideration of the good of this Island in … and that Capt. Townsend do provide all things necessary for her immediate sayleing. Col. William Allumby appointed to … and report within a month, and also to consider the Act for preventing negroes rowing in wherrys and report within a …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of their good services, but do all that in her lyes for their redemption. As to Dyer, we have asked him several … war were killed in cold blood, and so are those since, as for instance those that went to take the town of Jaquo on the … yielded on promise of fair quarter, which they had for five days, and then were drawn out by 4 and 5 at a time …