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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… you would infinitely oblige the inhabitants. A frigate in time of peace and a squadron of ships in time of war, are, … the French. No less a person than the Vice-Admiral of France has been here for three years in succession, and he is … List of Grand Jury (13) and Petty Jury (12). List of eight prisoners indicted for piracy, of the prosecutors, and the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… meeting of Sir H. Chicheley's Company on 20th July last in the restoration of Ensign Ross [Rous] to his employment, … reform he would be constrained to dismiss them the service in disgrace. [ Col. Entry Bk., Vol. LXXXIV., pp. 4955.] July … treaties by which this Government is concerned with France, Spain, and Holland, but they have never been …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… XLVII., No. 22.] This and foregoing document are printed in New York Documents, Vol. III., pp. 2879. July 1. Barbados. … Carthagena ( see preceding abstract). The frigate demanded prisoners but found none; such as were there before his … annum for themselves, servants and slaves, and 4 lbs. in France for every 100 lbs. weight of the produce of their …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… among other things to help the neighbouring Colonies, and in particular the Massachusetts, against any invading enemy. … We now instruct you to render the like assistance to him in the like case. Memorandum.The like letter was sent to … Mr. Brisbane, Secretary of the Admiralty, was called in, and said that the Mermaid frigate would be ready in three …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to order him either to a safe harbour, or to keep the sea in some safer latitude, and in the latter case to pursue the … they threatened to burn the great church and all the prisoners, who were six thousand in number. So the prisoners … eastward about a league, where there was a ship aground, a Flemish vessel of three hundred tons, full of good ship's …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… ( see No. 1782) respecting Bermuda read, also the Order in Council of 27th June ( see No. 1778). Ordered that the … property made by Sir W. Stapleton be set aside as not made in legal form. We did not determine whether the partition was … taken out and put to serve on board, five more were sent in a Spanish man-of-war to Havana, and deponent and three …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… No. 1.] July 1. Barbados. 264. Deposition of Ralph Lane in answer to Sir John Witham. (1.) That Sir John Witham agreed to take a negro from Mary Gough in payment of a debt. (2.) That he gave this evidence, … their fishing vessels had been seized there and carried to France, to the loss of over 7,000 l. to petitioners. The …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the moiety of perquisites may be clearly expressed in his instructions. (2.) That Colonel Molesworth be directed … would admit no evidence but that which they had given as prisoners, and this evidence was taken from them in prison, … on purpose to place themselves under the sovereignty of France and ask for a missionary. (11.) In 1663 they came …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to his office. You have altered the form of writs in Carolina, wherein you have done ill. They should run in the name of the Palatine and Proprietors, as those of Durham run in the name of the bishop. You are not to hinder captains of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1689 July 1689 July 11. Whitehall. 244. Order of the King in Council. Referring the petition of Ralph Lane to Lords of … to come. Besides this armament every steeple in France maintains a soldier for the King at its own expense, a … Attorney-General and some commissioned officers are prisoners in the Castle. 2 pp. Annexed, 261. I. Declaration …