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Oct. 24.
Whitehall. |
617. Council of Trade and Plantations to Governor Sir B.
Granville. A Petition having been presented to H.M. by Mr.
Foulerton [see July 6], H.M. has directed us to send you a copy,
and to take notice of the delays and obstructions of justice
complained of by the Petitioner, and require you to take care
that the administration of justice be expedited in the Petitioner's
case and in all others as the Law directs, and to signfy to you
H.M. pleasure, that if Thomas Maycock do by means or under
the protection of any office he may enjoy, continue to impede
or obstruct the course of justice in the present case, you do then
suspend him from such office, and particularly that of Judge,
untill ye cause or causes in which ye said Maycock and ye
Petitioner are concerned shall be determined. [C.O. 29, 9.
pp. 67, 68.] |
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618. Henry Furnesse to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Prays for directions to finish the Seals begun for the
Plantations by his grandfather, Henry Harris. Endorsed, Oct. 24,
1704. 1 p. [C.O. 323, 5. No. 64; and 324, 9. p. 37.] |
Oct. 26.
St. James's. |
619. Order of Queen in Council. Referring enclosed petition
to the Council of Trade and Plantations to report what they
conceive fit for H.M. to do thereupon. Signed, John Povey.
Endorsed, Recd. Oct. 31, Read Nov. 2, 1704. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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619. i. Petition of Richard Bayly and other merchants of
Bristol to the Queen. Their ship, the Expectation, did
in May last sayle for Virginia under ye West India
Convoy, there to load tobacco and return for Bristol.
They fear an embargo which will not only endanger
the loss of the ship by the worms, but also the lives of
the saylors by the seasoning of the country, or by
returning in a leaky ship, beside other great losses to
petitioners. Pray for an Order that yt. ship may have
liberty to return as was granted to the Tyger. Copy.
1 p. |
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619. ii. Report of H.R.H. March 18, 1704. that the Tiger be
permitted to return from Virginia. "When such
embargoes are layd in Virginia it is done without the
authority and order of the Lord High Admirall." Signed,
George. Copy. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 1314. Nos. 32, 32.i., ii.;
and 5, 1361. pp. 34–36.] |
Oct. 26.
Bermuda |
620. Lt. Governor Bennett to W. Popple. Encloses copyes
of papers sent Aug. 12, etc. Signed, B. Bennett. Endorsed,
Recd. Feb. 12, Read March 6, 1704/5. Addressed. Holograph.
Postmark. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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620. i. List of Commissions (15) granted by Lt. Governor
Bennett, July, 1701—June, 1704. 1 p. [C.O. 37, 7.
Nos. 4, 4.i.] |
Oct. 26.
African House. |
621. Royal African Company to the Council of Trade and
Plantations (Oct. 19). In Nov. 1702 the French with two ships
surprized and took their fort called James Fort in the River of
Gambia, and pillaged the same. Capt. Daniel Johnson, whom
the Company intrusted with their ship the St. Christopher, was
at the same time with a considerable cargoe trading up the
River Gambia, and at his return finding the Companies fort had
been plundered by the French, he combining with one Humphry
Chisnull, another of the Company's servants, ran away with
said ship and cargoe with such slaves, teeth and wax, which he
had traded for as aforesaid, to his Father at Bermudas, where
he sold most of the slaves, teeth and wax, and converted their
product to his own use, and afterwards burnt the St. Christopher
at Turks Island. The Company so soon as they heard Johnson
was runn away with their ship, sent letters to all the Islands in
the West Indies, where they hoped to meet him, upon notice of
which the Governor of Bermudas seized him, and by H.M. order
sent him home a prisoner, but he made his escape in the night
out of the ship that brought him to a port in England. Since
which the Company at their great expence have seized Johnson,
and intend to prosecute him for his crimes. They never trade
to Carolina, nor ever intended the St Christopher should be carryed
thither with slaves or any other comoditys whatsoever. And
further to satisfy their Lordships in the truth of the perticulars
above recited, they herewith also send a copy of an affidavit
made by one that was present with said Johnson at Bermuda
and other places in the West Indies. If their Lordships will
please to send copies of the affidavits mentioned in Sir N. Johnson's
letter, perhaps they may give them some further light into
Johnson's evill practices. Signed, John Perry, Secry. Endorsed,
Recd. Read Oct. 27, 1704. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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621. i. Affidavit of Wm. Norris referred to in preceding. 1½ pp.
[C.O. 5, 1262. Nos. 89, 89.i.; and 5, 1291. pp. 61–67.] |
Oct. 26.
Whitehall. |
622. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Lord High
Treasurer. Pray for directions in the matter of the seals for
the Plantations [see Oct. 24]. [C.O. 324, 9. pp. 38, 39.] |
Oct. 26.
Whitehall. |
623. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Queen. In
obedience to your Majesty's commands [July 1 and Sept. 21],
we have proceeded as far as possible in the examination of that
whole matter in order to the presenting a Report thereupon to
your Majesty, as soon as the nature of the business will permit.
But whereas in the course of our enquiry we do find that the
late disorders in Barbados, which have given rise to these
complaints, have been occasioned by an usage or custome in
that Island, requiring 15 Members to make a quorum, the whole
number of the Assembly as elected being 22, of which usage 8 of
the Assembly taking advantage and intending thereby to defeat
the passing of a Bill brought into the House, have wilfully contrived
to absent themselves from the Assembly, notwithstanding the
frequent admonitions of your Majesty's Governor and Councill,
as well as of the President and Councill before the Governor's
arrival, and their being censured for such absence even by those
Counsellors who likewise appear in opposition to the Governour,
and notwithstanding the endeavours of the major part of the
Assembly to reclaim such absenting Members, and to bring them
back to their duty. This evill practice having so far prevailed
in Barbadoes that from Oct. 27, 1702, to Nov. 24 following, and
from Jan. 7, 1702/3, to March 2 following, the Assembly was forc'd
to adjourn themselves, by five severall adjournments, before
the arrival of your Majesty's present Governor, and since that
time so frequently that there has been and yet was at the coming
away of the last packet (as appears by the Minutes of the Councill
transmitted from thence) a total cessation of business in the
Assembly, the absenting Members having publickly before your
Majesty's Governor and Councill declared as follows, vizt. "That
when any Bills were before their House that they did believe
for the service of the country and your Majesty's honour, they
would attend, and when they did believe the Bills to be otherwise
they would again leave the House,"which implyes an unwillingness
in them to trust your royal power of repealing laws in the
Plantations, if unfit or unduly made; and has greatly endanger'd
the safety of the Island by the discontinuance of the usual revenue
and of the necessary provisions for the publick security against
the will and endeavours of the major part of the Assembly, and
will intirely obstruct the course and administration of the
Government, which we are humbly of opinion may be in a great
measure prevented for the future, by your Majesty's reducing
the quorum of the Assembly of Barbadoes to 12, being the major
part of the whole number, no law appearing to us upon the
strictest examination to have past in Barbadoes to hinder this
exercise of your Majesty's royal prerogative, by which the methods
and forms of Government are established in your Plantations.
And if your Majesty shall be graciously pleased to approve of this
method, we humbly offer that your Majesty's pleasure herein
be signifyed under your royal sign manual to your Majesty's
Governor and Councill of Barbadoes to be communicated by
them to the Assembly, and registred in their Books, for their
guidance and direction, which we humbly conceive may hinder
the like obstruction of Proceedings in the Assembly, by Members
wilfully absenting themselvs, and much facilitate the expeditious
transacting of affairs in the General Assembly of that Island.
And whereas on this and many other occasions, we have observed
the earnest and pressing endeavours of severall persons to obtain
the honour of being of your Majesty's Councill in the Plantations,
without the knowledge and recommendation of your Majesty's
Governour, have been in order to the sheltring themselvs by the
priviledge of their places from prosecutions on account of debts
and for other indirect ends and purposes, we further humbly
propose that your Majesty would be pleased likewise to declare
by your signet and sign manual, that no Counsellors in the
Plantations have or ought to have by virtue of their places any
priviledge which may tend to the interrupting of justice, or to
the giving them any protection to the detriment of other your
Majesty's subjects in the recovery of their rights in the severall
Plantations. [C.O. 29, 9. pp. 69–75.] |
Oct. 26.
St. James's. |
624. Order of Queen in Council. Referring back above
Representation to the Council of Trade and Plantations, who
are to consult Mr. Attorney and Solicitor General what method
they can propose for punishing such Members of the Assembly
of Barbadoes as wilfully absent themselvs from the said Assembly.
Signed, John Povey. Endorsed, Recd. Read Oct. 27, 1704.
¾ p. [C.O. 28, 7. No. 56; and 29, 9. p. 76.] |
Oct. 27.
Whitehall. |
625. W. Popple, jr., to Mr. Attorney and Mr. Solicitor
General. Encloses copy of above Order and Report with an
extract of the Governor's Commission " whereby Assemblys are
constituted in Barbados. The Council of Trade and Plantations
desire your opinion thereupon as soon as may be, the administration
of the Government there being at a stand, and the Island in great
danger." [C.O. 29, 9. p. 77.] |
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626. Mr. Roope to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
The encroachments that the French have made, your Lordships
are very sensible hath been a vast national loss, but now in my
weak judgement there is a good opportunity of redressing it,
for Placentia, the only garrison they have in this country, is
weak'ned very much, for the said garrison did contain 150 men,
but now reduced to 117 there, a draught of 15 sent to Quebeque,
and 18 come over to our parts, who declare that the rest are
generally dissatisfyed in their Governour, and both these and
those that came last year, and the prisoners doe all agree that
if Admiral Gryden had attack'd it, he had certainly carryed the
place. It is therefore humbly offered, that if there be a competent
number of ships, soldiers etc. sent early in the spring, so as to be
here in March or Aprill, Placentia may be reduced and their Fishery
both on the coast and bank destroyed. The Americans coming
hither in shoales doe much hurt the Fishery by bringing such
quantitys of rumm etc., which is so much coveted by the fishermen
that they will be intoxicated with it, even in the heighth of the
Fishery (which is very short) to their utter undoing, and very
often also of those that employ them, to the great decay of the
Fishery, and in the end of the fishing season they carry great
numbers of seamen to the parts of America, which otherwise
would goe for England, and so H.M. Navy would be better mann'd.
The Scotts also of late do pry into this Trade, even several of them
that have no familys in England, which also may be of dangerous
consequence, if not timely prevented, for their men working for
little wages and things in their country cheape, will be able to
undersell us in fish when abroad, and so get when we loose, and
so work us out of this Trade, and then in little time gett seamen
and treasure, and then doe as others have done in this last age.
As to the fortifications, my opinion is, that it is absolutely necessary
that there be a stone fort, of about ten gunns, on a raising rocky
ground, called Crawly's Battery, and is on the East side of the
South Castle, by which means the said Castle will be secured
from any battery that can be raised on that side, and also it will
very much annoy the ships that shall pretend to enter in an
hostile manner, and that there be another stone fort of like force
built on the North side of the entrance of the Harbour near the
North Battery, and also one of about 6 gunns on a rising ground
fronting the entrance of Quide Vide, and that the gunns that
are now on the open Batterys of Ringnoon, Gassicles, and North
Battery, be put in those forts, and here no double-head shott,
it would be needfull that there be at least 40 rounds of double-head
shott for the 4 cannon of seaven that are here, and the like quantity
for the four 24 pounders; and that the gunn-carriages that
were cast in the survey of this year be exchanged, as also a quantity
of powder and small armes, a duplicate of all which is sent by the
gunner to the Office according to the survey, and that there be
an armourer allow'd, for want of which many armes are spoyl'd.
And that there be yearly an exact inspection into the carriage
of the Commanding Officer toward the soldery, how they are paid
their subsistance, and how serv'd in victualls etc., ye inspection
to be made by the Commadore and the Admiralls of the Harbour
in the presence of all the Masters of the fishing ships and signed
by them all, for one may be byass'd when so many cannot, and
this will certainly prevent so large desertion as there has lately
been at Plasentia, and indeed is generally beleived would have
been here if Capt. Lloyd had not been suspended and Lieut.
Moody put in his place. It is also prejudicial for any Commission
Officer to trade in this place or any way to intermeddle with the
Fishery, for by their haughty and soldier-like way they scare
(nay sometimes beat) those poor people out of their right, and
they are not able to spare time or money to get redress. I have
about 8 or 10 days work more to finish the boom in which shall
put about 120 tunn of timber, it had been finished long since,
had I had the required assistance from Capt. Lloyd, and above
70l. saved in. Signed, John Roope. Endorsed, Recd. 8th, Read
Dec. 12th, 1704. 1 large p. Enclosed, |
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626. i. Deposition of John Roope as to Capt. Lloyd's refusing
to let his men assist in fixing the bomb (boom) at St.
John's. Sworn in the presence of David Roberts,
Admiral, Henry Hayman, Vice-Admiral, Samuell Hayman, Rere-Admiral. Copy. Endorsed as preceding. 1 p.
[C.O. 194, 3. Nos. 36, 36.i.; and (without enclosure)
195, 3. pp. 354–359; and 385–389.] |
Oct. 28.
Whitehall. |
627. Mr. Lewis to Mr. Popple. Mr. Secretary Harley having
received information that one Frederick Gustavus Man, a subject
of H.M., is brought in custody from Jamaica by Capt. Andrew
Douglas, H.M.S. Norwich, desires to know whether the Captain
has given any account of this man to the Council of Trade and
Plantations, and if he is a prisoner of State, why the Government
is not acquainted with it. Signed, E. Lewis. Endorsed, Recd.
Read Oct. 31, 1704. 2 pp. [C.O. 137, 6. No. 68; and 138, 11.
p. 339.] |
Oct. 30.
Virginia, Williamsburgh. |
628. Governor Nicholson to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Hearing of another accidental opportunity of
writing for England, I send a duplicate of what I wrote the 7th
inst., since which little hath happened, only concerning the
Nansiatico Indians, five of which were hanged, and what is done
concerning the rest of them, I humbly transmit the proceedings.
Our General Court, I thank God, ended on Friday, none were
condemned to dy, only one to be transported to the West Indies.
I thought H.M. interest and service and likewise the Country's
required my speaking to the Grand Jury, (who were all upon
their oaths) about Mr. Robert Beverley's letters, the proceedings
concerning him I herewith transmit. This man's actions are
agreeable to the rest of the party, or rather faction: for they
will not be satisfied except they can rule and do what they please,
and if they are not suffered so to do, then oppression and arbitrary
proceedings is their cry: and no doubt with him, if they don't
succeed in what they have a mind to, they will even tax her most
sacred Majesty and the Rt. Hon. the Lords of her most honble.
Privy Council, as he hath done about his unfair trial, as he calls
it. In his narrative (as he calls it) he hath done me the honour
to joine me with the Parliament of England, and the tobaccomerchants etc. I am now every day in hopes of receiving her
most sacred Majesty's Royal commands, as likewise those of
your Lordships, which shal be most readily and chearfully obeyed
by etc. Signed, Fr. Nicholson. P.S. I thank God that both
H.M. Revenues and likewise those of the Country, are considerably
in bank, and this H.M. Colony and Dominion is in peace and
quietness, and that these things may so continue are the prayers
to God Almighty, of Fr. Nicholson. Endorsed, Recd. 2nd, Read
May 31st, 1705. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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628. i. Proclamation proroguing the Assembly of Virginia to
April 18. Signed, Fr. Nicholson, Oct. 26, 1704. Endorsed
as preceding. ¾ p. |
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628. ii. (a) Robert Beverley to Major David Gwyn, in Richmond
County. London, Feb. 12, 170¾. Encloses following
narrative" which is not the tenth part of what appears
here of the designs of slavery and ruine to our poor
country, and is no way to be helped but by the removal
of our Duke from among us, which one true representation
from our Assembly would do, nothing supporting him
so much as the flattering addresses he obtains by the
many inventions he uses with the Assembly, Clergy
and others, bestowing promisses and offices only the
better to obtain his other ends" etc. Signed, R. Beverley.
Copy. ½ p. |
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(b) Copy of Mr. Beverley's Narrative. London, Feb.
12, 170¾. Our poor unfortunate country feeds the
fire in its own house with Addresses and nourishes
Vipers with flattery. I was altogether in the dark till
I came here. I esteemed our Duke's behaviour to be
no more than the effect of his pride to hector and
domineer etc. and could never have imagined the
dilligence and means he uses in seeking a despotick
power by authority from hence, and a back of Military
force and Martial Law to support it. I thought some
merchants here might have been satisfyed in making
a trade of us in the sale of our tobaccos etc., and did
not think they had busied themselves in matters of
State to keep us underlings and poor, prying into our
Laws and improvements, and opposing privately anything
that might tend to the advantage of our manufactures,
ports or towns, wch. they knew would soon make us
a brave Country and teach us to make ye best of our
Commoditys. I thought when old Randolph was dead,
his place could not have been filled with such another
pest to mankind, but here's his successor ten times
worse; nay the Devil himself, were he in his room,
could not do us more mischief nor frame grosser lyes
against us. He has got some credit here and his storys
have a mighty weight etc. Here's our Duke and the
said successor of Randolph echoing one another in all
points etc. It is not unknown to my father Byrd how
he and his son have been misrepresented. Several of
the particular characters wch. have come to my hand
I have communicated—characters of Col. Carter, Col.
Ludwell, B. Harrison, N. Harrison, Mr. Drummond,
Capt. Marable, Esq. Luke, Fr. Jones, Jno. Page, Mr.
Fouace, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Blair and myself,—and the
method is to abuse all that come for England, or whose
names are but known in England, if they will not be
bribed to speak in his behalf, as some now in England
have done, who basely betray their country and posterity
for ye sake of 20 guineas bestowed on them at coming
hence. I have obtained copys of some of the Memorials
(one of wch. I had of Mr. Fouace) and have sent them
into the country. I suppose they may come to your
view in the circuit, if they 'scape surprize. By these
Memorials the Council in general are represented as
vain, cowardly, disloyal to H.M. and perjured, not
regarding their oaths, the Assembly a pack of rude,
unthinking, wilfull, obstinate people, without any regard
to H.M. or her interest, and 'tis laid as a crime to them
that they think themselves entituled to the libertys
of Englishmen: but ye most of all these Memorials
I cannot obtain a copy of, the Clerks have denyed gold
for it, and the Committee have denyed it to my brother
Byrd, whom I gott to ask for a copy of it as Agent,
but I have another trial to make. By them you may
also see how early our Duke (notwithstanding his fair
pretences of loving the Country and the natives thereof,
and particularly one of them) made it his business and
study to prey upon our poor country and render it
needy and ruinous, discouraging all manufactorys,
keeping us only to tobacco, disheartening all pretences
of priviledges as English subjects, giving odious characters
and misrepresentations of every gentleman that says
not as he says, seeking and continually moving for Acts
of Parliament against us, and urging and inciting the
Crown and Court of England into an ill opinion of us
by odious and false descriptions etc., which have already
brought two Acts of Parliament upon us, one to burden
our trade and commerce from one Plantation to another,
least we should thrive too fast and grow too great, viz.
the penny per pd. Act; and the other totally to suppress
our commerce in wool, cotton etc., and now seeking and
urging by all the ways they can invent for another
Act of Parliament to levy the Quotas of men and money
for New York upon us, crying up the necessity of our
supporting New York and that it is our only Barrier,
ridiculing the votes of our Assembly, representing us
a rich, populous and obstinate people, of Commonwealth
principles, and must be corrected and lowered in time,
thereby to get a Military Force; giving many reasons
for a grant of our Quitrents and publick money (which
is represented 10,000l. beforehand) to be applyed to
New York, and putting that Country upon moving
in ye same manner. But what I take to be the most
dangerous, and comes nearest to ye loss of our lives
and libertys, as well as estates, is the many inventions
and unsuspected arguments that are constantly used
in all letters and memorials to obtain a standing force,
and a title of Capt. General over all the Plantations on
ye Continent, the colour of wch. at this time is a
proposition of conquering Canada, and seems indeed a
very good cloak for what is mainly intended by it (altho
I am well assured, and some now in Virginia can informe
you that he had this design in his head in time of peace
and talked frequently of it with great satisfaction and
delight, when there was peace and no war thought on)
and if he once obtain such a Commission, Martial Law
is the consequence, and it will then be too late to
remember his threats so often used of taking and arming
all our servts., of bringing the Burgesses with ropes
about their necks, and daring that Assembly that should
deny him anything etc. etc. |
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(c) Proceedings of Council of Virginia upon above,
Sept. 28, 1704. H.E. caused above letter and narrative
to be read, and asked the opinion of the Council, whether
the same, if they should be dispersed, may affect the
peace of the Country. The Council declared their
opinion that it would not. H.E. caused his opinion
to be entred: "As to Mr. Beverly's letter and narrative
they are part false, part scandalous and part malicious,
but I could not expect otherwise from a man of his
universal ill character: but I suppose his pride, ambition,
vanity, unsettledness in all his conditions and his poverty
might make him hope to make a sedition in the country.
The advice I give him is to get himself close shaved
and make friends with the Governors of H.M. hospital
of Bedlam to get a place there, and there he may meet
with real chaines instead of imaginary ones that I was
preparing for H.M. loyal and dutiful subjects of Virginia.
And as for my own actions I appeal to the several Records
of the Country, and for what I have written by letters,
I have the copys of them all, and I shal endeavor (God
willing) to maintain and justify them, whenever I shal
be legally called to an accot. of them." The whole
endorsed as preceding. 4 pp. |
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628. iii. (a) R. Beverley to Wm. Blackbourne, mercht., in
Glocester County. London, Feb. 12, 170¾. My cause
is over and gone against me, having had as unfair a trial
here, as ever I had there. We have no certainty of a
change of Governors as yet, wherefore am not willing
to trust myself to his ill-usage again. I resolve to sitt
down here and sell my own tobacco when it comes
home, and if you or any of my friends will trust me with
theirs, etc. 'Tis expected we shall send a Guard-ship
to you. The Govr.'s Agent is solliciting for one to be
under his command. |
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(b) The Grand Jury to Governor Nicholson. We
refer the case of the Nanziatico Indians now in custody
to your Excellency and the Council. As to Mr.
Beverley's letters and narrative, we are humbly of
opinion that it is false, scandalous and malicious, but as
we come from ye sevll. parts of the Colony, we find it
in genll. so well satisfyed with ye Constitution of its
Government under your Excellency that we can't believe
it will affect the peace thereof. Pray for the continuance
of his Government. Signed, Geo. Clough, Wm. Randolph,
jr., Jno. Talliaferro, Sampson Darrel, Richd. Littlepage,
Tho. Tunstall, Jos. Brodbent, Henry Spratt, Tho.
Parker, Tho. Pettit, Saml. Fox, Antho. Holladay, Ja.
Wilson, Sam. Bridger, Wm. Timson, Gideon Macon,
Tho. Ballard (Foreman), Jno. Major, Richd. Wyat,
Nath. West, Jno. West, Cha. Baily. H.E. thanked
them etc. |
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(c) Justices of the Peace of King and Queen County
to Governor Nicholson. Robert Beverley, Clerk of
our Court, hath in confederacy with some other factious
persons in our County, stirred up sedition, faction etc.,
which, if not timely prevented, may occasion the breach
of H.M. peace etc. Pray that he may be removed from
his office of Clerk, and for H.E. long Government etc.
Signed, Wm. Leigh, Richd. Gregory, Tho. Paullin,
Richd. Anderson, Jno. Story, Geo. Braxton, Tho. Petit,
James Taylor, Sheriff. The whole endorsed as preceding.
2 pp. |
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628. iv. Copy of Minutes of Council and General Court of
Virginia, Aug. 8 and Oct. 16, 19 and 21, 1704, relating
to Mr. Ballard, Samuel Selden and Mr. Beverley. Upon
the Order of Council, Jan. 20, 170¾, the case of Ballard
v. Beverley was referred to the General Court (Aug. 8)
and on Oct. 16 ordered to be heard on Oct. 19, when
Defendant's Attorneys said they had no instructions
to appear. Whereupon Petitioner's Council prayed
judgement. H.E. ordered Petitioner's Council to put
their prayer in writing to-morrow, because Defendant
had reflected on his tryall both here and in England.
H.E. produced his letter to Mr. Blackbourne [above],
and desired the Court to give him an answer [thereto]
to-morrow. Oct. 21. The Court unanimously reported
that the cause was heard with all patience, justice and
circumspection, and all parties fully and fairly heard.
In the action of Francis Ballard v. R. Beverley, Deft.,
upon H.M. Order in Council, Jan. 20, 1703(4), whereby
the Judgment of this Court, April 24, 1703, is declared
null and void, and Deft. not appearing, petitioner moved
that the said judgment be reversed and that writ of
possession might issue. Ordered accordingly, and that
Deft. pay the 5l. sterl. costs allowed by H.M. Order
with all other damages and costs. Endorsed as preceding.
Copy. 2¾ pp. |
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628. v. (a) Report of the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer
recommending to mercy two Nansiatico Indians
condemned to death, but used as Queen's Evidence
in connection with the murders below. Propose that
the other Indians in custody be transported out of this
Government. Signed, Wm. Robinson, Cha. Barber,
Joshua Davis, Cha. Ashton, Hen. Ashton, Caleb Butler,
Wm. Tomlin, Robert Brooke, Jno. Craske, Robert
Carter, John Smith, Peter Beverley, Wm. Cattler,
George Taylor, Alexr. Donaphan [?Donovan], John
Deane, John Tarpley, Tho. Beale. |
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(b) Minutes of Council of Virginia, Oct. 17–21. The
Council advise that the said Nansiatico Indians be
brought to the publick goal at Williamsburgh until the
meeting of the General Assembly. Same endorsement.
Copy. 2½ pp. |
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628. vi. Abstract of Proceedings of a Commission of Oyer
and Terminer for trial of Indians in Richmond County
for the murder of John Ro[w]ley, Cath. Ro[w]ley, Wm.
Ro[w]ley and Mary Webb. Seven Indians were found
guilty and condemned to be hanged. Endorsed, Recd.
May 2, 1705. 2pp. [C.O. 5, 1314. Nos. 35, 35.i.–vi.;
and (without enclosures) 5, 1361. pp. 233–236.] |
Oct. 31.
Whitehall. |
629. W. Popple to Micajah Perry and Peter Paggan. The
Council of Trade and Plantations desire to speak with you
to-morrow in relation to a petition concerning the Expectation
now in Virginia. [See Oct. 26.] [C.O. 5, 1361. p. 29.] |
Oct. 31.
Whitehall. |
630. W. Popple, jr., to Erasmus Lewis. In reply to yours
of Oct. 28, the Council of Trade and Plantations have no
information. [C.O. 138, 11. p. 340.] |
| Oct. 31. |
631. Order of House of Lords, that the Council of Trade and
Plantations do lay before this House an account of the state of
the trade of this Kingdom since last Session. Signed, Mat.
Johnson. Cl. Parl. [C.O. 389, 18. p. 204; and 412, 549.
p. 222.] |
Oct. 31.
Whitehall. |
632. W. Popple, jr., to Mr. Cary. The Council of Trade
and Plantations desire to know what sort of guns are proper for
Castle Island. [C.O. 5, 911. p. 396.] |
