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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Commissioners of Customs in 1682 prepared instructions for the commanders of the King's ships to assist the … of Maryland to hire one or two small vessels to cruise for prevention of illegal trade, and giving him authority to … the fleet to the latitude of Deseada. Bill for furnishing seamen read, and a conference desired. Bill for new …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… that the salary of the late Treasurer, John Perry, be paid for no longer than to 2 November, 1696, that power be given … books to strike off bad debts, that a charge made by him for sending prisoners to Guadeloupe be disallowed, having … down and about sunset brought up a bill for furnishing seamen, with amendments, a bill for Habeas Corpus, and an …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and West Indies August 1698 August 1698 Aug. 16. Order for appointment of an overseer for the works in the fort. The Mayor and constables of New … sharply reprimanded for their mismanagement of a press of seamen for H.M.S. Fowey. Order for payment for firewood at …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… several memorials upon the French claims and encroachments for the use of the Commissioners appointed to treat with the … compromise the dispute, but such as we did noways think it for His Majesty's service to accept of. Therefore in our … country has this year held hitherto very healthy, only the seamen on Rear-Admiral Benbow's ship die very fast, to supply …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… As regards their compliance with my propositions, for the reviving and settling the Courts of Justice, which is … there have been several Acts passed. We passed an Act for settling and encouraging a trade with the Eastern … ashore at Newcastle, Pennsylvania, to refresh himself, the seamen ran away with his ship and all his estate, 7,000 in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… occasion however he was accused and tried in Providence for piracy, and was there acquitted, during the Government of … Vernon. An Act of the General Assembly of Jamaica, for entailing a parcel of land upon Edmund Edlyn and his … will be paid by the Commissioners of the sick and wounded seamen, as soon as the account sent for England. Signed, W. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of Council relating to his weaknesse and incapacity for such an imployment, also the report of the Attorney and … him to be sworne when the Council was sitting to officiate for him. You will find that after Bedingfield had … ye defference between James Chappman and others his fellow seamen and James Westmore, Master of the Africa Galley, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… long voiage of above three months, it has been impossible for me to do much in execution of either of those Commissions … to meet on Tuesday next render it, I fear, impracticable for me to go to Boston to open an Admiralty Court there, till … close of the year they inveigle and draw away a great many seamen, fishermen, and servants with promises of great wages, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1701 Aug. 26. Ordered that an Instruction be prepared for Brigadier Selwyn, in pursuance of the Order of Council, … And they farther praying the Board to report upon the Acts for a present to the said Lord Grey, they were told it should … to (be) sent to. (9) That care be taken to restrain seamen from deserting their service, wch. is very often to ye …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Enclosing, for their opinion, the following Memorial, and an extract of … to trade occasioned by the last war, makes proposals for allowing the Passports of the Venetian Republic during … by a great many Captains of merchant ships, that their seamen were entertained and harboured on shore unto their …