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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to be assisting to Thomas Delavall, his Auditor-General, in recovering the estate taken from him by the Dutch. [ Col. … them by their throng. Many nations of Indians inhabit down the river which they are all at war with, and keep 150 canoes under command of their fort; each canoe will carry at least …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… case and the remedy fit for him, all drawn up this day in a letter proper for his Majesty's signature, which his … from the privateer captains and their companies that sail under his commission, and touch in Jamaica to dispose of … board than in the list here inclosed. The ships are very much pestered and could not contain more. By way of Jamaica …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… London, 8 Aug. 1676, with a letter from John Yeo, minister in Maryland, to the Archbp. of Canterbury. Read, 19 July … coming into the Indies of a squadron of the States' ships under the command of Jacob Binckes. [ N.B.What follows as … in the road, but do not land, if Admiral Binckes comes down with his fleet the whole coast will be certainly …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 6th September. Supposes they may finish all there is to do in a week. The last difference arose from one Browne, a … 300 come in since the passing of the Act against serving under a foreign prince. Men will not venture their lives to … of Sir W. Berkeley contrary thereto. It is conceived much for His Majesty's honour as for the quiet of that place …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the service of his ship, the Peter of Plymouth, imprested in 1667 by Lord Willoughby against the French and Dutch at … AttorneyGeneral prohibiting the making waste and cutting down pimento trees without the Governor's license. [ Col. … King's final determination should be made, nevertheless under pretext of conquest from those Indians they strive to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… several Governments. The late war with the Indians began in June 1675 between the Sachem Philip and New Plymouth, and … Philip was slain by an Indian belonging to Rhode Island under the command of a captain who was with a company of … to Port Royal are said to be detained as prisoners, which much exasperates the people's heart against the Spaniard. The …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… all Sheriffs to collect His Majesty's quit-rents in all and every county and counties of this Colony. Copy. 2 … of all laws to be forwarded to England by first conveyance under penalty of forfeiture of a year's salary. This penalty … of cohabitation as a means to reduce production; but I much doubt the efficiency of the late Act because of the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Lynch to be Captain-General, Vice-Admiral, and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica. This Commission gives powers to appoint … to disband the King's soldiers, raised by his commissions under his sign manual and signet. For it is a common maxim, … case may be met by an instruction to the Governor to put down such mutinies in future. The ninth article, as to the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Spanish letters. The King saw no reason to give any orders in respect of them, excepting that in regard to Virginia he … for their oath's sake, as they are magistrates, and being under the great obligation of church membership they durst … notice of our unhappy insurrection, which was timely put down by the militia. The country is still a little anxious, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… into the fourth year. Our neighbours are never two months in arrear. I I shall apply the 750 l. of the fort money which … of Oyer and Terminer are and always have been issued under the hand of the Commander-in-Chief. I know nothing of … offices herein, and would have you as soon as possible set down your northern boundary with him by an admeasurement of …