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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… by the reports of prisoners. Two hundred men are ordered in pay at the Castle and four hundred more to repair there on … that they sail on the 5th. Excise bill, as amended, sent down to the Assembly. The Assembly presented a memorial, … with the first of the guards, and served in Flanders under the Duke of Ormond until November, 1692, when I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 34. p. 317.] [Aug. 12.] 743. Deposition of John Blacon. In July, 1696, while sailing in one of the East India … of Council and Assembly of Antigua. The Council sent down the letter from the Council of Nevis as to the … complaints of a fourth, the respective Governors seeming under a necessity to join his interests, that their indirect …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… men, was examined, and confirmed previous depositions, in particular that of Nicholas Alderson, as to Kidd's voyage. … shortly be perfected; and when that is done we shall have much to write to you. We now send you a duplicate of one … and Charter Governments remain intermixed with those under the King's direct authority, it is impossible to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Thornburgh's letter of 29th ult. as to the pirate Every in the Bahamas read ( No. 707). Mr. Phelps's letter of 29th … as to appeals to the King upon seizure of ships under the Acts of Trade, read ( No. 677). Order for a letter … returned at night, but the English pirates were hull-down by six o'clock, with Captain Mason still on board. 27 …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 16. Order for appointment of an overseer for the works in the fort. The Mayor and constables of New York were called … there was a pirate in London, who was prepared to serve under him in the expedition if pardoned, was directed to lay … have not yet been able to fulfil your orders as to laying down the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, for King …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… minutes of Council, lists of ships, copy of the laws in force and accounts of the public revenue. The orders as to … board her while at anchor and showed authority to take her under his orders, whereupon he took her to Spanish Town, … of Admiralty until the trial. Yesterday the Sheriff under a warrant of the Justices took them from his custody by …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of Maryland. Report being made that Robert Mason was in good health, it was ordered that he and Philip Clarke be … latitudes we met three English men-of-war and a fire-ship under Captain Warren, who told me that Kidd's commission was … me that he was going to Madagascar as a privateer to put down the pirates, and that if he found them not there he …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 100 for lime and materials for the additional buildings in course of erection in James' Fort ordered to be paid to … to restrain persons from carrying servants off this island under the penalty of the Act, June 20, 1699, for the … illegal in tobacco, the price of that commodity was very much risen there, and much more of it planted than formerly. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Aug. 12. Act for regulating Jurors amended, read and sent down. It was returned for amendment, amended and sent down. … (Aug. 26, 1697), but having left two papers enclosed in the latter letter at Boston, he advised them not to draw … You are to send us a perfect copy of all your laws under the Public Seal. We observe the tenour of one Act …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and the reason of its long duration was the great trouble in revising the whole body of Laws according to H.M. … they have continued as formerly and made some alterations in others, copies of which I have herewith sent. I hope you … have all the marks of content they could hope for under the conduct I am entrusted withal, which will more …