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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… before their Lordships. It is of utmost concern to that poor Island. Whilst the gunner (who is mostly a man of low … embezeled etc. Therefore I advised them to provide by a law that the Treasurer (who is allways a person of good … of powder is emptying; I was forced to reject such a law for Montserat. How these Islands are to be defended …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… way; and accordingly the first effects thereof fell on a poor innocent family or two at Sta. Cruz, an Island long … any arms, not so much as a musquet on board, yet the poor sailors not knowing what island they were come to, … to condemn as they do, for with great submission what is law to one nation ought to be so to another, in the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of it. I think you should show your disapprobation of a law which in so high a degree encroaches upon the prerogative … nations, especially St. Eustatius. We therefore propose a law to be made by each nation prohibiting the importation … the only mart allowed for the vent of them. While the law passed last year for laying a duty upon the retailers of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… bond entered into by Thomas Petty was agreeable to law and article 21 of the governor's instructions. The … to H.M.'s prerogative. As we cannot learn that this law was ever approved by the Lords Proprietors of the … it may be matter of dispute whether this can be deemed a law subsisting; but to prevent any such doubts and in order …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in Barbados in 1737 for his opinion thereon in point of law, vizt. Acts for ascertain ing price of meat; to encourage …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… A committee is appointed by the Trustees to prepare a law that the legal possessors for the time being of lands in … Causton and Mr William Bradley. Information concerning new law to permit female inheritance in no 124 repeated here. Dr … our regard to the instruction by amending the deficiency law in which some distinction was made in prejudice to the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… overthrow either of this most Christian action, or of His poor servants, in their thorough famine or other wants. God …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of ignorance and simplicity which veil the eyes of these poor wretches from looking upon their own beauty." Confesses …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… That the City of London be invited to send over 100 poor boys and girls at their own expense, seeing "they have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1630, when Tufton and "two others" were shot by martial law, by order of Capt. who also received a commission as …