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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… they presented me last week with a Bill for an import upon liquors and some other commodities, but would not give … were told that their principals had no right to levy money upon those who traded with them. At a Committee of 8th April …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… command the fortifications of Oistins precinet. I called upon them among the rest of the commanders for an account of … before I saw and agreed to the copy, I should look upon it as a most unfair practice. What to call his … by some present that Lord Baltimore had but two degrees; upon which the Lord President turned to me who was standing …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… our particular instructions on that behalf. We now enjoin upon you strict observation of our instructions of March … without reason assigned. Aug. 30. "The Council fell upon the business of the day." Henry Walrond absent without …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… under the King and given him two deer-skins to write upon them to the foregoing effect. They desire these …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of 29 April I shall forbear to commence any more suits upon title of land until William Vaughan's appeal has been … to me to have to sue in this place, where jurymen take upon themselves to be judges of law as well as of fact, as in … vilified and abused, and several riots have been committed upon the lands of those who have taken deeds from me, pulling …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… with eleven sail and two fire-ships, and came unexpectedly upon the privateers, when one of the principal French ships, … demanded in order to shew you the rates and taxes imposed upon the people (against the will of most of the inhabitants) … and take the oath of allegiance, but this was looked upon as a great discouragement to good people, and is …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of naturalisation. The perquisites of the Admiralty are upon condemnation of goods and vessels forfeited by law, … that this is the only reason why the French have fallen upon you. I took it very ill that after you had declared … was halted to rest, and after a volley on each side, fell upon them hand to hand. The enemy's left wing was broken, and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of land are undervalued, writs of ejectment are served upon divers people's lands, a writ of intrusion upon Hog Island, another against Mr. Lynd for fencing land … where it has happened has been redressed by the Governors upon complaint, and as occasion required the servant has been …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and of such other matters as they intend to insist upon at the hearing before your Lordship. Copy. 1 p. Within, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… from among us is nearly anarchy. Benjamin Davis to Edward Hull. Boston, 31 July, 1689. We have only rumours of a war … French and eight English on board. The last named set upon the French, soon overcame them without the loss of a man … direct from France and the other from Martinique, fired upon us from the sea. Then by throwing up a trench of …