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Nov. 11.
Boston. |
482. Address of the Governor. Council and Assembly of the
Massachusetts Bay to the Queen. Our late humble Address of
thanks (v. Aug. 22) to your Majesty for your Royal resolution to
reduce Port Royal and the French settlements in Nova Scotia
to your Majesty's obedience etc., has waited till now for a safe
conveyance, when by the blessing of Almighty God, in the success
of your Majesty's armes, we are favour'd with the happy occasion
for accompanying the same with this our further Address, humbly
to congratulate your Majesty, as Soveraign Lady and Possessor
of that important Fort and Country, not only by conquest,
but of indubitable right, annex'd to your Majesty's Imperial
Crown; and the name of Port Royal, now changed into that of
Annapolis Royal, hears pleasantly. The advantages that will
arise thereby to the Crown are very considerable, particularly
by naval stores, furs and fish, whereof that country and the
adjacent fishing banks do produce great quantities; and the
ease and tranquility of these your Majesty's Northern Plantations
in some measure procured, by cutting off the supplies from the
Indian salvages, which they used to depend on the French for.
As also the Navigation and Commerce to and from your Majesty's
Kingdom of Great Britain, and your Majesty's Plantations in
America, will be rendred more safe, being freed from the insults
and rapines of the nest of robbers now removed from thence,
wherewith this coast was wont to be infested, and when a Colony
of your British subjects shall be planted there, which we humbly
hope and pray for, and that it may ever be continued under
obedience to the Crown of Great Britain, as it was originally
established, setled and intended by your Majesty's Royal Predecessors. And have a just consideration in all Treaty's as a
country of very great consequence to the British interests. We
perswade ourselves your Majty's General, Col. Nicholson, will
humbly represent the ready and chearful obedience of this Government to your Majty's Royal commands to be assisting in the late
important Expedition, and their doing of their duty in all things
required of them in that respect; as well as the obedience and
good courage of the troops levyed here for that service. And we
may not be wanting in our duty humbly to represent to your
Majesty the uncommon zeal for your Majesty's service, and the
unwearied application and prudent conduct, wherewith your
Majesty's said General carryed through the sd. expedition with
good success to your Majesty's honour. And upon encouragemt.
of the assurance given in your Majesty's name in your Royal
Instructions to General Nicholson, of a preference in the benefits
of that country. both with regard to the soile and trade, to such
of your Majesty's subjects as should contribute to the reduction
thereof, we are humbly emboldned to pray, that your Majesty's
good subjects of this Province may in all times hereafter have
and enjoy the liberty of catching fish and whales in the rivers and
bays upon the coast, and of makeing their fish and oyle on the
shoar; as also of digging and fetching of sea-cole from that
country; without any imposition, toll, custom or duty's to be
paid for the same. We are humbly bold further to represent
to your sacred Majesty, as absolutely necessary to the repose and
tranquility of all your Majesty's Northern Plantations in America,
that the country of Canada be reduced to your Majesty's obedience, towards which we shall chearfully do our duty according to
our ability, if your Majesty in your princely wisdom shall be
pleased to form an Expedition for the same, but are so weakned
and enfeebled, both in men and money, that we are utterly
unable to afford so great a quota of men or charge, as by your
Majesty's Royal commands was required of us towards the late
Expedition. And most humbly suggest, if it be your Majesty's
pleasure to direct an Expedition for that important service,
and command the assistance of these your Majesty's Plantations
towards the same, your Royal commands therefore may extend
to all your Majesty's Governments on the Continent, so far
southerly as to include Virginia, for a proportionable assistance,
who will receive equal benefit by the reduction of that Country.
Signed, J. Dudley; Isac. Addington, Secretary of the Council;
John Clark, Speaker of the Representatives. 1 large p. [C.O.
5, 10. No. 138.] |
Nov. 11.
Antigua. |
483. Governor Parke to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
I had the honour of a letter from your Lordshipps by this packett,
and I had a letter from Mr. Burchett by order of the Lords of the
Admiralty about the men of warr apointed for this station. 'Tis
true the Captains sends to me for orders, and I send them such as
I think most for the service of the Islands, but they take little
notice of them; there has been three of the Queen's shipps lost on
this station since I came, who had been now in being if my orders
had been followed. When I have it in my power to punish I
will be answerable for their behaviour, but to send home a
complaint against any one of them is to put my hands in a wasps'
nest; when I arrive I shall lay this before the Queen and Councill,
especially the behaviour of Capt. Norbury, who is now on this
station. I have sent a duplicate of my Answer, if your Lordshipps
will please to read it, I shall take it as a favour, and a greater if
then your Lordshipps will please to order it to be deliver'd to my
Agent, Mr. Perry, that he may be able to make my defence, in
case the complainants desire a hearing before I can come. Since
the Fleet sailed, the mann of warr on this station has been in
Harbour on pretence of carreening, and he is just gott out, and
now sends me word he must go to Barbados to gett provission;
I don't expect to see him back in two months, so that I have had
no opertunity (as yet) to goe to Leeward. I am in hopes some man
of warr will call here that I may have an opertunity of comeing
home for I earnestly desire it, if not I will come in the first good
shipp that sailes after Christmas. The whole Government is
very healthy, and I have not yet lost one foot of ground to the
enemy, nor have they ever plundered any one part, though they
have often attempted it, yet last warr they were plunder'd, and
this warr before I came, Nevis and St. Christophers were taken;
this and what else relates to these Islands shall be putt in it's
true light, if (Please God) I live to wayte on your Lordshipps att
Whitehall. Since the Fleet sail'd, I have detected some of my
Article subscribers that had French passes; I took a sloope laden
with goods from Martineque and one of Mr. Chester's sloopes
takeing it on board att sea. This I did with soldiers for the
Custom house officers are soe link'd with the inhabitants that they
durst not doe their duty, except Mr. Buckeridge the Collector.
I called a Sessions, and forgave all that were bound over for
insulting me, and indicted three for high treason, upon the Act for
holding a correspondence with ye French, the Grand Jury found
the Bill, but it signified nothing, for their friends helped them to
gett away; I see plainly 'tis morally impossible to punish any
inhabitant, lett him committ what crime he will; whilst I stay,
I shall do my duty to the utmost of my power, as I have allways
done. If some of their laws had been repealed, I should have
had a greater authority, and should have been able to have
done the Queen more service. Signed, Daniel Parke. Endorsed,
Recd. 10th, Read 19th Feb., 17 10/11. 2pp. [C.O. 152, 9. No.
36; and 153, 11. pp. 100–103.] |
Nov. 11.
Antigua. |
484. Governor Parke to the Earl of Dartmouth. I had
not the honour to recieve any letter from your Lordshipp by this
packett. Refers to previous letters and affidavitts. Repeats part
of preceding. There is nothing I desire more then to be with your
Lordshipp, that I may convince all the honest world how villainously I have been persecuted for supporting the Queen's Prerogative and the principles of the Episcopall Church. I hope I
shall find so much favour as not to loose my Government till
I am first heard; nor is it for the Queen's interest or the Ministery's
quiet to turne out Governours only to please a parcell of clamorous
villains who are called here the Calves Head Clubb; and have
vallued themselves upon that account, for they found it did them
no disservice with some people, whome I hope never more to see
in any authority. For whatever becomes of me, I doe rejoyce
to hear the Episcopall Church is like to be trumps. I will be at
home time enough to be chose into the house, if the Parliament
is not dissolved till after this sessions. P.S. I desire the favour
of yr. Ldpp. I may be incerted in the Comm. of the Peace and
Lieutenancy for Hampshire, where I have a clear estate of £550
the year. My Lord Cowper I hear by Mr. Woollaston's intrest
left me out of the last Comm. If I am the same in Midlesex
where I have a small matter t'will be a greater favour. I beg the
favour of yr. Ldpp. to give my service to Mr. Benton. I am shure
he thinks I am glad to hear he is in a good post, etc. Signed,
Daniel Parke. 2¼ pp. [C.O. 152, 42. No. 43.] |
Nov. 13.
New York. |
485. Mr. Bridger to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
Prays for a separate Commission for the services commanded
Jan. 3, and travelling charges allowed, the expenses thereof being
heavy, and to be Surveyor General of H.M. lands and Naval
Stores in America, etc. I have layd out for the Palatines five
towns all on Hudson's River, where I must be in the summer, and
at Piscataqua in the winter, for there is nothing to be done in the
woods till then by reason of the Indians, etc. Signed, J. Bridger.
Endorsed, Recd. 2nd, Read 22nd Jan., 17 10/11. 2 pp. [C.O. 5,
1050. No. 12; and 5, 1122. pp. 256–258.] |
Nov. 14.
New York. |
486. Governor Hunter to Lord Dartmouth. Refers to
letter of Oct. 13 and repeats part of following. Signed, Ro.
Hunter. Endorsed, Sent an extract to the Treasury, Jan. 5, 1711.
2 pp. [C.O. 5, 1091. No. 29.] |
Nov. 14.
New York. |
487.Governor Hunter to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Refers to former letters Oct. 3, etc. I was able to give you
then but an imperfect account of these Provinces, and am sorry
that I can mend the matter but litle now; for tho' the Assembly
here hath sate ever since Sept. 1st, except during an adjournment
of about 10 days, whilst I was setling the Palatins on Hudson's
River, they have gone through but very litle business necessary
for their own preservation or the support of the Government.
Untill such time as I can send your Lordps. the Journals of their
house intire, I must beg you'l be satisfyd with what I now send
with an account of some of their proceedings and some remarks
upon the same. I told your Lordps. what I had recommended
to them (v. Oct. 3). Soon after my Speech, I was informed that
they had the Bill of Fees, which had been dissapproved by H.M.
mightily at heart, and were preparing another, upon which I
sent them a message, that in conformity to one of H.M.
Instructions (a coppy of which I then laid before them) I was
then with the advice and assistance of the Council preparing such
a regulation of fees as I made no doubt would be satisfactory
to them; and I accordingly sent them that regulation, with
the ordinance annexed, when we had prepared it. Imediatly
upon this they prepared a Bill intituled an Act for the more
ease of H.M. subjects, which past their House but was rejected
in Councill, and they are now forming another Bill of fees, which
I believe may have the same fate. Answerable to these proceedings, the next thing they do, is to resolve that 2500 ounces of
plate should be levyed for the Governour's necessary expences
for one year, which is litle more then half of the salary appointed
by H.M., upon which I sent for their house, and told them that
reading their votes of Oct. 25 relating to the support of Government I took occasion to acquaint them with some of my Instructions relating to that matter lest they should make a wrong
estimate of the yearly expence of the Goverment., and accordingly
read to them the 25th–28th Instructions, deliver'd them a copy of
the same, and desir'd they might be enter'd in the Journals of
their house. I told them also I could not accuse myself of anything
even in my thoughts that might have deserv'd my being distinguisht
by them from all former Governours in that manner, yet I should
be very unwilling to believe that any of H.M. subjects, but more
especially such as lay under so great obligations to her, would call
in question her power of appointing such salaries for her
Governours as she should think fit, out of the subsidies granted
her for the support of her Government. The effect this had upon
them was only this, that they went on striking out some articles
intirely that had formerly been allowed for these purposes, and
retrenching others to less then one half, and tho' some of their
Members frequently moved, that what I had then said to them,
might be taken into consideration, it was industriously put off,
and waved from time to time, and Col. Morris, one of their
Members, who in a speech pressed the considering of that matter
with some warm expressions which they interpreted to be falsly
and scandalously vilifying the honour of their house, was expelled
the same. The money bills which have passed their house are,
(1) An Excise Act to Nov. 1711, (2) a duty on tonnage and slaves
for the same time, (3) a duty on chimneys for the same time, (4)
a duty on goods sold by auction for the same time. Which severall
Acts will not raise a fund sufficient for the support of the Government even according to their own appropriating Articles in an
Act for that purpose now passing their house. Observing that
there were no steps made towards the payment of the publick
debts, I sent on Saturday last for the Assembly and spoke to
them, and at the same time gave them H.M. letter relating to the
demand of the Lady Lovelace and desired it might be entered
also in their journals: what effect it will have upon them I
know not, but I have small hopes of a good one, and indeed of
anything else that has been recommended to them. Your
Lordships will be at a loss to find out the reasons of these proceedings, and their backwardness for their supporting the Government.
I will tell you the pretended ones, and then as farr as I am able
to guess, the real ones. It is pretended that the Expedition
intended against Canada hath sunk them so low, that they
are not able to raise the ordinary allowances for the Government; But that is meerly a pretence, for the fund appointed for
the defraying the expences of that Expedition was a land tax,
whereas the money formerly given for the uses of Government,
arose by an impost on goods imported and exported and by an
Excise. Another reason given is the misapplication of former
Revenues, which hath involved the Country as is alleaged in a
considerable debt. If I am rightly informed, Revenue might
have been so husbanded that the Government might have been
supported by it, as formerly it was. That the Country might be
assured that what Revenue they should think fit to give for the
purposes mention'd should be duly apply'd, I proposed to several
of their Members (judging it not proper to do it to the house)
that they might incert in their Bill a clause obliging the Receiver
General to be accountable to them as well as to H.M.; and
that it might not be in the power of the Governour and Councill
to load the Country with further debts, by warrants on the
Revenue, I proposed to them likewise the framing a clause
whereby no warrants signed by the Governour in Councill should
be a debt on the Country or a demand on the Revenue till it
was first accepted by the Receiver Generall. And that no more
warrants might be drawn on him then he had money in his hands
to answer, he should at the expiration of every quarter lay before
the Governour and Councill a true state of the Revenue as it
then stood, that so warrants might issue for so much, if the
service required it, and no more, and be paid in course as they
should be numbered; and for this he should give security here
to H.M. as he has done in England, which I think would answere
all their objections, and take from them all pretences of appointing a Treasurer of their own for the Queen's Revenue. The
true reasons as far as I can understand from private discourse
with the most considerable amongst them, are the exemptions
in a great measure of the neighbouring Governments from such
expence. But they do not consider that the Government of
Massachusets Bay is at £20,000 yearly charge at least, for the
defence of their frontiers, whilst their are for the most part
defended by H.M. Forces and Purse, for it is apparent that it
costs the Queen at least £20,000 a year in maintaining of Forces
and ships of warr for the defence of their Country and Trade.
Another reason is that by vertue of an Act giving a daily allowance to each Assembly man, it is now become a trade, and brings
them in more then most of them can get by their imploymts.,
and by the popular argument of having saved the Country's
money, some have got the Election secured to themselves, who
have always been, and ever will be refractory in what relates to
the expence of Government. Your Lordps. have a ready remedy
in your hands for this evill, if you think fit to apply it. In
the 3rd year of K. Wm. and Q. Mary, an Act of Assembly was
passed in this Province whereby each Assembly man had 10s.
per diem allowed him for that service, which Act continued in
force till the 13th of K. Wm., at which time another Act pass't,
whereby the first was repealed and allowing only 6s. a day to
each representative, which last mentioned Act was likewise
repealed among others by an Act of Assembly made in the first
year of H.M. reign for repealing several Acts etc. In 1700 this
last mentioned Act was disallowed by the Queen, so that the
second mentioned Act came to be in force again, and still continues so. Now this Act being thus in force and not particularly
approved by H.M., your Lordsps. if you so think fit, may advise
H.M. dissapprobation of it, by which means the first Act for the
10s. a day will be in force, but never having received her approbation may likewise be disallowed, and then there will be no
Act in force whereby the Assembly can demand or receive any
wages. For now that expence for this Session only amounts to
near half as much as they have voted for the support of Government for one year, and then it may be hoped we shall have men
of substance, sense and moderation for Representatives who come
with a true intent to serve their Country and not themselves.
One thing I will be bold to affirm, the warmest Assembly of men
in the most tumultuous times never strained the word Priviledge
to that bent they daily do. Their particular reasons for retrenching my sallary at this time is an opinion that has very much
obtained, that H.M. hath no power to appoint salaries, which
most of them venture to say in their house, and some of the most
considerable of them out of it, with this weighty argument
to back it, that by the same rule she appoints £1200 she may
appoint £12000. Now my Lords I have shewn you the evil, the
pretended and real causes, I wish it were as much in my power
to point at a remedy. But this is better suited to your Lordps.'
wisdom to find out. But I assure you that our circumstances
here do require an effectual and speedy one unles H.M. will be
satisfy'd with a very precarious Government in this place for
the future, if any at all. There is one thing I would propose
to your Lordps. as a remedy in part. In the infancy of the English
Governmt. here lands were granted without any reservation of
quit rents, at least there appears none in the Records of many
Patents, others were granted with a reservation of such quit
rents as then were or should thereafter be establisht by the laws
of the Country, others, and indeed all that have [? been] granted
till after the death of the Lord Lovelace are under a very inconsiderable quit-rent, those granted since are under a reservation
of 2s. 6d. each 100 acres. But the quantity is so small and there
is so litle in H.M. gift that if all were patented the quit-rent would
amount to a very inconsiderable summ: so that if your Lordships
thought fit to advise the passing of an Act of Parliament at
home, that all lands within this Province granted or to be
granted should pay to H.M. a quit-rent of 2s. 6d. sterl. for every
100 acres, or such further summs as your Lordps. shall think fit,
I believe it would goe a great way in raising a Fund sufficient
for the Government here. And if it should be objected that
persons holding great tracts of land would upon such an Act
resign them, it is evident that nothing could be of greater
advantage to this Colony: for then great numbers of persons
who remove from hence into the Proprietory Governments for
want of lands would by that means find lands at home, for there
is nothing that has contributed more to the keeping this Country
unpeopled then single men's possessing vast tracts of land of
some 20 some 30 miles square, which they keep in their own hands
in hopes of planting them with tenants, which is never to be
expected in a Country where the property may be had at so easy
a rate. And I am affrayed we must come at length to some
such contrivance in order to get the pine lands out of their hands,
which are of no manner of use to them, but when H.M. has
occasion for them, they will then set a value on them. Another
remedy which would effectually answer the end is the laying by
Act of Parliament an impost on all goods imported and exported
into and from this Province. But I believe your Lordsps. will
in this case think it adviseable that this Act should extend to all
sorts of strong liquors retailed. If your Lordps. think fit to
agree to this, for your information I referr you to an Act establishing a Revenue here in 1692. These are all the remedies which I
can think of, unless H.M. will be pleased to defray the charge
of this Governmt. from home. As to my own particular, I
must beg the favour of your Lordps. to recommend to H.M.
that my sallary for this year (if no provision be made for me here,
as I am apt to think there will not) be paid out of the duty's
arising from cocoa imported here by my incouragement in a
prize taken by two Jamaica privateers, the Customes whereof
will amount to a very considerable summ, and that your Lordps.
will be pleased to procure H.M. Order to the Collector of this
place for that purpose, or out of any other money in his hands
arising by vertue of any Act of Parliament, which tho' formerly
applyed by the Governors here to the uses of Government in
common with the Revenue, yet I find it out of my power, the
Collector having orders from the Commrs. of the Customes to
remit all such summs to them for the future. |
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I have now setled the Palatins upon good land on both sides
of Hudson's River about 100 miles up, adjacent to the pines.
I have planted them in 5 villages, 3 on the E. side of the River on
6000 acres which I have purchased of Mr. Livingston about 2
miles from Roloff Jansen's Kill; the other two on the W. side
near the Sawyers Creek, as your Lordships will observe by the
inclosed sketch etc. The lands on the W. side belong to the
Queen. Each family hath a sufficient lott of good arable land
and ships of 15ft. draught of water can sail up as far as their
plantations. They have built themselves comfortable huts,
and are imployed in clearing the ground. In the Spring I
shall set them to work in preparing the trees according to Mr.
Bridger's direction, whom I must recommend to your Lordps.
for an additional salary, not being able to attend this work upon
his own. And now, my Lords, this universally beneficial scheme
cannot fail of succes, but by being neglected at home, which I
hope there is no reason to apprehend. For I myself have seen
pitch pine enough on the River to serve all Europe with tarr, and
I hope I have hands according to the modestest computation
that has been made of one man's labour for a year to serve
H.M. Navy at least with that commodity. Mr. Bridger's letter
which comes with this will further inform your Lorps. of this
matter. The Accounts which I have sent the Lords Commrs.
of H.M. Treasury will shew you how well I have husbanded the
small summe intrusted to me for their subsistance; and I hope
your Lordps. will think yourselves concerned to take care that
what bills I shall draw for their future subsistance be duly
comply'd with, lest by their failing the whole design should prove
abortive, seing by H.M. commands to put in execution the
scheme projected by your Lordps. I am directed to subsist them
at 6d. per diem for adult persons and 4d. for children, out of
which fund I have saved in proportion to the time the officers
allowances and some part of the emergencies. Considering
that by next spring they will have cleared small tracts of ground
for gardens and Indian corn, I compute that £15000 a year for
two successive years will be sufficient to defray the expence of
their subsistance, officers' sallarys, and contingent charges,
except the cows, horses and sows mentioned in the account sent
to the Lords of the Treasury. For whatsoever besides I may have
omitted in relation to the Palatins, I referr your Lordps. to the
bearer, Mr. Du Pré, Commissary of the Stores, who has been of
great use to me; I beg you will dispatch him speedily back to my
assistance, and I hope with a favourable return to the errand he
is sent on. Besides the Acts mentioned in the former part of
my letter, I have passed and transmitted to your Lordps. these
that follow:—(1) for the better setling the Militia of this Province;
(2) for returning able and sufficient jurors; (3) repealing a clause
in an Act against clipping and counterfeiting of foreign coin.
This Act is only intended to prevent slaves stealing of household
plate to clip; (4) for the better setlement and assuring of lands.
The reasons which induced me to pass this Act were, that the
Assembly seemed to be very fond of it, and I was willing to leave
them without this pretence for their not setling a Revenue, tho'
I own I passed it with some reluctancy, being there was no saving
of the Queen's right in it. But the persons who hope to receive
any benefit by this Act being to remain in the peaceable possession
of what they now claim till Sept. 1, 1713, without any suit to
be prosecuted for the same. H.M. will have so long time to dissallow it, without receiving any prejudice by it, if any incroachments have been made on any of her lands. I send your Lordships also home (5) an Act to repeal an Act to oblige Robert
Livingston to account, etc. When your Lordships read this Act,
which was passed in Col. Ingoldesby's time, I am perswaded
you will think it reasonable to offer it to H.M. for her approbation.
I have also sent your Lordships the Minuts of Councill from my
arrival here to this time. The slow measures of this Assembly
has obliged me to adjourn that of the Jerseys to Dec. 1st, which
should have met this day. I acquainted your Lordps. in mine
by the Deptford (v. Oct. 3) with the expedient I found to end their
dispute about the place of meeting of that Assembly. If your
Lordps. think it for H.M. service that there should be but one
Assembly for the two Provinces, Her approbation of the Act
past in Col. Ingoldesby's time for that Assembly's meeting
constantly at Burlington for the future, would be an inducement
to the majority of the Proprietors and inhabitants to address
for such an union. Signed, Ro. Hunter. Endorsed, Recd. 2nd,
Read 11th Jan., 17 10/11. 14 pp. Enclosed, |
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487. i. Copy of Mr. Lewis Morris' Speech in the Assembly
of New York recommending the reconsideration of the
Governor's salary. Endorsed, Recd. Jan. 2, 17 10/11.
3¼ pp. |
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487. ii. Minutes of Assembly of New York. Sept. 1st—Nov. 11,
1710. Printed. |
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487. iii. An Ordinance by the Governor and Council of New
York, Oct. 19, 1710, for the regulating of fees. Endorsed,
Recd. Jan., 17 10/11. 26 pp. |
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487. iv. Copy of an Act of New York for the more ease of H.M.
subjects, etc. Endorsed as preceding 1 large p. |
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487. v. Copy of Revenue Act, 1692. Printed. Endorsed,
Recd. Jan. 2, 17 10/11. 8 pp. [C.O. 5, 1050. Nos. 7,
7 i.–iv. (without encl. ii); and (letter and enclosure ii.
only) 5, 1091. Nos. 19, 30; and (without enclosures) 5,
1122. pp. 213–236.] |
Nov. 14.
Boston. |
488. Mr. Addington to Mr. Popple. Acknowledges letters
and encloses public papers by H.M.S. Norwich. This governmt.
have constituted Jeremiah Dummer jr. resident in London,
to be their Agent. We are extreemly joyful for the success of
H.M. armes in the late Expedition, etc. Signed, Isaac Addington.
Endorsed, Recd. 1st, Read 5th Jan., 17 10/11. Addressed "on Her
Majties.' service" etc. 1¾ pp. [C.O. 5, 865. No. 57; and 5,
913. pp. 313–315.] |
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489. Petition of Ann Pauley to the Queen. Prays for the
discharge of Charles Arabella, master of a sloop, a subject of the
Duke of Florence, and now a prisoner near Chester River in
Maryland at Virginia. He was condemned for blasphemy and
fined £20, bored three times thro' the tongue, and sentenced to
six months' imprisonment. Being unable to pay, he has continued above a year in prison, etc. Subjoined, |
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489. i. H.M. refers preceding to the Council of Trade for their
opinion. Whitehall, Nov. 14, 1710. Signed, Dartmouth.
Endorsed, Recd. 24th, Read 27th Nov., 1710. 1p.
[C.O. 5, 717. Nos. 19, 19 i; and 5, 727. pp. 201, 202.] |
Nov. 15.
Newport, Colony of Rhode Island. |
490. Depty. Governor Cranston to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. I have had the honour to receive your Lordships'
letter dated Jan. 16, 170 9/10, the wch. I communicated to the
Generall Assembly of this Colony, who most gratefully acknowledged your Lordships' favour for so freely expressing your
satisfaction in the answers to the heads your Lordships were
pleased to require from them, and return their most humble and
hearty thanks for the most noble and kind offer your Lordships
have expressed in contributing (what in you lyes) towards the
welfare and prosperity of this Government, and have requested
me to assure your Lordships, that there will be nothing wanting
on their parts (so farr as it shall please God to give them understanding and ability) to serve H.M. and to oblige your Lordships
to favour them in the continuance of your friendship in contributing to their welfare and prosperity; and that your Lordships
(in your great wisdom) should anything hereafter thro' weakness
or want of ability in them be represented or contrived to their ill
conduct or remissness, will be pleased to put the best instructions
thereon, and give them such correction and advice as your Lordships, in your great wisdom, may think proper for H.M. service;
which will oblige them at all times to be more circumspect in
their duty and redressing what may be deemed amiss. H.M
was graciously pleas'd, the last year, to order an Expedition
against Canada, wherein the Colony was at considerable trouble
and expence in setting forth transports and 200 men towards
said Expedition, wch. lay at the Colony's charge upwards of 6
months, H.M. having occasion to imploy her Brittish forces
upon some other service, the sd. Expedition did not proceed:
this year H.M. see just cause to send shipps of warr and warrlike
stores wth. British troops under the command of the right
Honourable Generall Nicholson Esq. for the reduction of Port
Royall and the countrey of Nova Scotia and La Accada; towards
which service this Colony equipped the like force as they had done
the last year (but to better effect), who under the good conduct
and command of the aforesd. Generall (in conjunction of the
rest of H.M. arms) soon reduced that strong and important
fort and Countrey to H.M. royall obedience. Your Lordships
will have a more particular account of the reduction of that
important place and countrey than I am capable of giving you,
having instanced the aforesd. Expedition to your Lordships in
discharge of our duties to you, it being we have, that is
anyways materiall to communicate at this time, it having pleased
God to favour us this last summer so as we have not been disturbed
wth. the Enemie's privateers upon our coast, as they were
accustomed to do. The Colony's time having been taken up
(so much) upon the aforesd. Expedition, they have not gott their
Laws perfected for the Press so as to comply with your commands
at this time; but are now forwarding the same with all expedition,
and begg your Lordships' pardon for their neglect and remissness
therein. I am requested by the Generall Assembly to represent
unto your Lordships the discouragement that is given to the
traders and coasters of this and our neighbouring Colonys
trading to this Colony, by the late Collectors commissionated
for this and our sd. neighbouring Colonys, in exacting of fees
above the usuall custom of our former Collectors, who faithfully
served H.M. without any sallery allowed them, praying that your
Lordships will be pleased to take the same into your wise and
prudent consideration, and if your Lordships shall judge it
proper to procure the inclosed table of fees (which is conformed
here by an Act of this Colony) to be allowed and approved of as
the stated fees, till it shall be thought expedient to make any
alteration thereof: but if said fees be not approved of, then it is
humbly pray'd that such emendation may be made, or other
reasonable fees stated as your Lordships in your great wisdom
shall think meet, so as we may not be imposed upon by such as
covet their own private interest and gain more than H.M. interest.
In this and the neighbouring Colony, there are sundry ports
allow'd of where Navall officers are settled by the severall
Governors thereof, some of which Ports are upwards of 100 miles
distant from each other: notwithstanding which the late
Collectors will not allow of any more than one port (for entring
and clearing) in each Government, threatning to seize all vessels
and coasters trading from one Colony to the other, that do not
make their entry and take their clearing from them at such a
particular port where they reside: the which is also deemed as
a very great imposition upon H.M. subject, and to the great
discouragement of trade: we having small sloops and open
boats constantly trading from one Colony to the other, some for
provisions and others for lumber, as staves, boards and timber,
etc., and it often happens that the wind and weather is such,
that they cannot (without great danger, or to the ruin of their
voyage) reach that particular port that the sd. Collectors do
impose upon them; and their fraight and profit being very small,
the masters of such sloops and boats will be exposed to the
expence of the greatest part of their fruit, should they be impos'd
upon to travel 100 miles (some more and some less) to enter and
clear their vessels. We therefore most humbly pray that the
Collectors of the particular Governmts. may be directed to settle
their Deputies and Officers at each trading Port allow'd of by the
severall Governmts., or that the entries and clearings from the
Navall Officers may be approved of: all wch. is most humbly
submitted to your Lordships' wise and juditious considerations.
May the Almighty bless and preserve your Lordships, etc.
Signed, Saml. Cranston. Endorsed, Recd. 11th, Read 23rd Jan.,
17 10/11. 2 pp. Enclosed, |
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490. i. Copy of an Act of Rhode Island, Oct. 1710, for stateing
Collectors' and Naval Officers' fees. Endorsed as preceding. 2 pp. [C.O. 5, 1264. Nos. 109, 109 i.; and
(without enclosure) 5, 1292. pp. 243–248.] |
Nov. 15.
Boston, New England. |
491. Governor Dudley to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Refers to papers sent by H.M.S. Reserve with the mast
fleet. This is by Capt. Studley, who brings home the mast
fleet with the other ships that are ready, and has the year's
papers from both the Governments in like form, which I pray
may be acceptable to your Lordships and in both provinces
will demonstrate the duty and obedience of H.M. good subjects
in their Assembly, in their just and ready provisions for and
payment of the forces for the defence of the frontiers and for the
foreign Expedition the last year intended for Canada and this
year sent to Port Royal. Acknowledges letter of Jan. 16, 170 9/10,
received June 21st following, wherein I have your Lordships'
directions for the care and government of the trade for these
provinces agreable to the Acts of Parliament. I have alwayes
as is my duty laboured in that matter, and have some years
past represented to the Commissioners of the Customes the
impossibility to govern our extended coasts by one office of
Collection, who have thereupon this year divided the coast into
four heads, and sent as many Collectors, whom I have sworn and
admitted, and they shall want no encouragement in their duty,
there wants one thing more to make that prevention perfect,
which is a small scout boat such as we have att the Isle of Wight
and elsewhere in Great Britayn, to meet all foreign ships on the
coast and put a waiter on board to prevent running of contraband
goods. The woollen manufactory for the supply of the inhabitants
here will prevail every year unless the people be directed and put
upon building of shipps for H.M. royal Navy, or that we gett
into a further masting and providing of sparrs and boards, such
as are not either for lenght or breadth to be had in the Baltick,
or more tarr and resin, hemp and flax of which I have often
advised, or some such imployment to cloath the people, but
any trade or exportation of any such wool or woollen manufactory will be easily prevented by further act of Parliament,
when there shall be need. I shall strictly do my duty in the
preservation of the mast trees, and shall hope for your Lordships'
obtayning an Act of Parliament therein. I humbly thank your
Lordships' acceptance of my care and service in the preservation
of H.M. subjects from the mischeif of the French and Indians
their dependants, everybody here is sensible that we are in a
better posture then in any former warr, and I am well rewarded
by your Lordships' approbation of my service herein. Mr.
Vaughan upon his return has represented to the Assembly of
New Hampshire how much they are indebted to your Lordships'
care and favour in the dispatch of his attendance and have
prayed me to represent the sense they have of their obligations
to your Lordships, and further to pray your Lordships' influence
that they may once see an end of a 30 years quarrel between Mr.
Mason, Mr. Allin and themselves. I have agreable to H.M. commands sent to the board of ordenance the present state of H.M.
castles and ports the thrifty expences of the year to June 24th.
In the affair of Mr. Allin I am humbly of the opinion that since
Mr. Mason and Mr. Allin have expended a great summe att first
in planting of the Province tho' very imprudently, and have
made their challange these 35 years past, and have never been
dismist by the Goverment of England, it will be very hard for
them to lose all. I am firmly of opinion, that the poor people
tertenants and inhabitants have possessed those lands 30 years
and more, subdued them at the cost of the true present value,
defended them for 60 years past with the loss of their blood and
treasure, it will be inconsistant with H.M. grace to her good
subjects either to eject them or to put them to a rack rent. To
prevent and to put an end to all, if H.M. would be pleased to
reasume that grant and take the province into H.M. own hands,
and give Mr. Allin some compensation agreeable to his pretensions
and demonstration of charge thereupon, H.M. would then have
it in her imediate power to plant the great wast yet undisposed,
and make it much more serviceble to the Crown then at present,
and more defensible and secure for the inhabitants, which I
shall humbly lay before your Lordships if it shall please H.M. to
put it into that way. I have used all methods to enquire and
find out the great Landlord mentioned in Mr. Usher's letter to
your Lordships, and can find no man that challenges a grant of
that summe of acres mentioned in his letter, and have enquired
of Mr. Usher himself, who acquainted me that he meant Mr.
Waldron (whose case was heard before the Lords Delegates when
Mr. Vaughan attended last year) and he slightly alledged that he
was told so, upon which I wrote to Mr. Waldron and had his
answer assuring mee he made no such chalenge. I have given Mr.
Pople a copy of that clause in his letter on that head, if there be
anything too harsh in that letter I ask pardon for the Gentleman,
who is of H.M. Council and wrote it onely to myself, who in
everything for estate and ability for H.M. service is Mr. Usher's
superior, excepting H.M. Comistion for Lt. Governour, which Mr.
Usher has. However, if there be any town grants for lands in
the province for any greater tracts of land, they were made 30
years ago, in which I am not concerned, and the Laws giveing the
towns that or any other powers are taken away, H.M. since my
being here having repealed those laws and utterly restrayned
that power. Refering to mony in these provinces your
Lordships will please to understand that the first order or direction
about money in this Government was the Assembly's affirming
their former usage of 17 dwt. in anno 1697, which was in that year
sent home and approved by his late Majesty. Then followed
H.M. proclamation for 17½ dwt. in 1702, which was here upon
my receipt of it imediately printed and published. And in 1704
agreed to be declared and published by the Governour, Council
and Representatives in Generall Court assembled. And last of
all, in 1708, the Act of Parliament strictly injoyning the use of
17½ dwt. was here printed and solemnly published. Since which
the practise of all our Courts gives judgment for 17½ dwt., and H.M.
Treasuory can receive nor pay one penny but att that weight, and
the judgment and receipts are in no other form or manner whatsoever, all this Mr. Usher well knows unless he be more careless
or ignorant then I ought to hope he is. Col. Cranson is att a
farther distance, and so is more excusable in his ignorance, tho
not at all in his following the Massachusets in an ill precedent.
Yet after all my Lords there is so little silver money in these
Provinces, it having been all these seven years past so
industriously gather'd up to be sent into Great Britayn that I
have not myself received out of the Treasury nor of rents or
otherwise tenn pounds att one time these four or five years last
past, and our Province chequer notes are of that currency and
honour, that wee buy all merchandize goods, ships, houses,
estates of land, or whatever els with those bills preferable to
money, and the little silver stirring sometimes tho' seldom payes
a reckoning att the tavern, or a ferryman, or such trifles, and if
anybody will convict his neighbour of paying that at 15 dwt.
they are criminall in the law, and will have judgment against them,
and Mr. Usher might have made the tryall before he acquainted
your Lordships if so he had pleased, if your Lordships please to
direct the Government to do anything more for its prevention,
I shall obey it carefully, haveing alwayes been of opinion that the
lowering of money to 15 dwt. is a mischeif to the Province.
Refering to the price of tarr set by the Act of Assembly of
Newhamshire, your Lordships will please to understand that the
Acts of ye Revenue in Newhamshire are considered as money
17½ dwt., that the current price of tarr att that time was 6d. or
12d. more then it was sett at in the tax, but the people having
their market to look, and sometimes transportation to make, and
other accidents made the certayn receipt in the Treasury more
easy for the people, and if your Lordships see mete to have me
continue that law, I shall alwayes keep the price in the treasury
below the market price. Your Lordships' next letter is of May
2, 1710, which I received by Col. Nicholsen, 19th July. The first
clause whereof refers to the obedience of the provinces to H.M.
commands last year, and our hopes of the revival of that service.
I am glad the readyness of the provinces was acceptable last year,
and we have been as ready this sumer. I have in the present
expedition to Portroyal 1000 musquetiers besides officers 20
shipps and vessells for transports with subsistence of all sorts for
3 months from their sayling, with all stores of cannon powder and
other stores which Col. Nicholsen thought necessary, which were
all ready Aug. 22, as agreed in a Council of warr, though the
other Colonyes came not till Sept. 8th, and the frigatts from New
York on the 10th of the said month. Your Lordships' intentions
for an Act of Parliament for the preservation of masts in the
Massachusets Province will be effectuall and take away any
pretensions whatsoever. The present Councellours sworn and
assisting att the board of Newhamshire are, Peter Coffin, Robert
Eliot, John Gerrish, Samuel Penhallow, Mark Hunkins, William
Vaughan, Richard Waldron. Nathaniel Wyre, John Plaisted;
to which if your Lordships please to have added John Wentworth,
George Vaughan, Shadrack Walton, the Councill will be full;
as your Lordships have directed, the last I offer are men of
estates and reputation and very loyall to H.M. Goverment. I
shall obey your Lordships commands in any further commands
refering to negroes. I most humbly thank your Lordships'
acceptance of my care refering to H.M. stores sent to Newhamshire. The Engineers for the present expedition to Port royal
agreable to H.M. lycence have drawn 50 barells of powder and
the tenn feild peices, and other stores there and elswhere, of
which I shall give exact account att the board of Ordenance as I
am commanded having taken the Engineers receipts for the same
in due form, but the small armes being now the second time born
agreable to H.M. direction, are given to the soldiers for their
incouragement. I humbly thank your Lordships for your
favourable acceptance of my service and dilligence referring to
Naval Stores, in which I have every year earnestly intended
H.M. service and the supply of the Kingdom of Great Britayn
with those comodityes, yet I labour under a very great difficulty,
having all this sumer 17000 men in armes, 1000 att portroyall
700 in the Castles and frontiers, among whom are all my loose
people that should be imployed in those manufactoryes, besides
the danger of the sculking enemy in the woods, all which when it
shall please God a peace comes will be ended, and I doubt not
from hence H.M. Kingdoms will be perfectly supplied without
any foreign dependence, if it be persued with the care that it has
been for these 7 years last past, which I shall never fayle (of)
while I have the honour to command here. What your Lordships
observe refering to the survey of all Naval Stores by persons
appointed by the Navy Board is what I expressly told the
merchants here when it was offered me, but they were very urgent
that it might be written. The refusal of it was what they expected
and will be no hindrance in the service. I continue in behalf of
the Massachusets province to pray they may be heard refering to
any complaints made by Connecticut or Road Iland, who are both
concerned in the province dividing lynes, which were runn and
stated many years before the letters pattents for those Goverments were granted by the Crown of England. I shall do what
lyes in my power for the supply of men to H.M. ships without
running directly contrary to the Act of Parliament and humbly
thank your Lordships' acceptance of my service therein. On
the 21st of June last past I received H.M. warrant Oct 29, 1709,
covering the new seals for the provinces of Newhamshire and the
Massachusets, in which I was commanded in the presence of the
Council to break the old seals and put the new into the service of
all publick instruments, which accordingly I have done in both
the Provinces, and the letters are upon record in the Council
books, and the originalls upon fyle in the offices and the old broken
seals are in your Lordships packett (with this), etc. I have also
under cover from my Lord Suderland H.M. Instruction of May
2, 1710, refering to an illegal trade caryed on with H.M. enemys
by flaggs of truce, etc. which I received Oct. 25th. I am very
confident nothing of that nature has been practised here. I have
sent but twice to Portroyal and once to Queebeck this whole
warr for 8 years past in very small and mean sloops to transport
prisoners who have alwayes been commanded strictly to carry
nothing but their own subsistence, and have alwayes been as
strictly searched and examined by the officers, and alwayes
reputed to have nothing on board but what was necessary to
preserve them in their voyage out and home, and I am now out of
any further use of flaggs of truce for the future by the reduction
of Portroyal. I have lastly humbly to acquaint your Lordships
with the success of H.M. arms under the command of Colonel
Nicholson who after a week's service on the shoar had the Fort of
Portroyal and the country renderd to him on the second of
October last past, and has left Colonel Vetch Governour of the
Fort with 400 men in Garrison with stores and provisions and
Colonel Nicholson is retur[n]ing home for Great Britayn and all
H.M. Goverments are still humble and earnest petitioners that
H.M. will once more send a number of shipps and forces to
Queebeck and Mountreal early next year, which will put H.M.
into the possession of all the North America with the invaluable
treasure of all the fishery, masts, lumber, and naval stores whatsoever. I most humbly refer myself and service to your Lordships' patronage, and pray your Lordships' favourable representation to H.M. Signed, J. Dudley. Endorsed, Recd. 1st,
Read 5th Jan., 17 10/11. 6½ pp. Enclosed, |
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491. i.–vi. Lists of causes in the Inferior Courts of Bristol and
Barnstaple in New England. The whole endorsed,
Recd. 1st Jan., 17 10/11. 9 pp. |
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491. vii. Proclamation by Governor Dudley for a General
Fast on Sept. 28. H.M. Forces being now embarquing
on the design'd expedition for the reducing of Port
Royall, etc., an affair of the last consequence to these
H.M. Plantations. Signed, J. Dudley, Boston, Sept.
12, 1710. Printed by E. Green, Boston. 1p. |
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491. viii. Proclamation by Governor Dudley against harbouring deserters from H.M.S. Dragon, Chester and Falmouth,
appointed to attend the Expedition. Signed, J.
Dudley, Boston, Aug. 15, 1710. Printed. 1 p. |
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491. ix. Proclamation by Governor Dudley. Calling upon
those who bore arms last year, to enlist for the present
expedition. All voluntiers shall have a coat of 30s.
value given them, and one months wages paid before
their embarquing; they shall bear the Queen's armes,
and enjoy them as their own for ever, and be exempted
from all impresses for 3 years, etc. Signed, J. Dudley.
Boston, July 29, 1710. Printed. 1 p. |
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491. x. Duplicate of No. viii. |
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491. xi. Duplicate of No. ix. |
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491. xii. Proclamation by Governor Dudley, for a General
Thanksgiving throughout the Massachusetts Bay and
New Hampshire, Nov. 16, for the general health, a
very plentiful harvest, after awful threatnings of pinching scarcity by an early scorching drought, and the
success of General Nicholson's expedition. Signed,
J. Dudley. Boston, Oct. 28, 1710. Printed. 1 p. |
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491. xiii.Journal of Col. Nicholson's Expedition against Port
Royal. Printed in the Boston News-Letter, No. 342.
Boston, Nov. 6, 1710. Endorsed, Recd. 1st, Read 5th
Jan., 17 10/11. 12 pp. double columns. |
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491. xiv. Address of the Governor, Council and Representatives
of New Hampshire to the Queen. Portsmouth in N.
Hampshire in N. England, Oct. 23, 1710. Your
most sacred Majesty's most dutifull and loyal subjects
are deeply sensible of your Majesty's princely regard and
favour in the support and defence of this Province by
the late supply of cannon and other warlike stores
sent hither, as well as in your Majesty's most gracious
care for us in sending such a force of ships and marine
forces, who in conjunction with the forces drawn out of
these Provinces, have by the good Providence of
Almighty God put your Majesty into possession of that
important Fort of Port Royal, the head of Nova Scotia
and L'Acadie, who have been these seaven years the
great pest and trouble of all the Navigation and Trade of
your Majesty's provinces on the coast of America.
Your Majesty's most dutifull and loyal subjects do
from this success and benefit take incouragement most
humbly to address your Majesty, that such a number of
your Majesty's ships of war and forces may be sent
early the next spring to visit Quebec and Mount Real,
with such additional forces from all your Majesty's
Govmts. on the shore of America as may by the favour
of Almighty God reduce those places to your Majesty's
obedience, and thereby make the whole North America
an addition to your Majesty's Imperial Crown and
dignity, from whence by the industry of your Majesty's
liege people at present inhabitants, with such others as
may be planted here, all sorts of Naval Stores may with
industry and without any hazard or interruption be
transported home, sufficient not only for your Majesty's
service in the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland,
but for all Europe, to the great increase of Trade and
Navigation, the improvement of ships and breed of
sailors. Your Majesty's most loyal and obedient
subjects most humbly beseech Almighty God for your
Majesty's health, long life, and the addition of further
glorious victories over the great oppressor of the liberties
of Europe. Signed, J. Dudley, Ch. Story, Sec. Council;
Richd. Gerrish, Speaker of the Representatives.
Endorsed, Recd. Jan. 1st, 1710. Copy. 2½ pp. [C.O.
5, 865. Nos. 55, 55 i.–xiv.; and 9(without enclosures) 5,
913. pp. 279–306; and 218, 1. pp. 4–6.] |
Nov. 15.
Boston, New England. |
492. Governor Dudley to Mr. Popple. Acknowledges letters of
May 2, 1710. Continues: I would be very glad the heats and inconveniences between Mr. Collins and Mr. Bridger were ended, but
that must be by Mr. Collins fetching home the masts long since
cut which lye in hazard alwayes as well as wasting by time, which
Mr. Micoe, Mr. Collins' Agent, assures me shall speedily be done.
I shall obey their Lordships in that matter as I have alwayes
done, and Mr. Bridger is sensible he wants no warrants, nor power,
nor assistance, nor guards of soldiers in his service; he is att
present at New York takeing care of the palatines, etc. I have
given account of Mr. Usher's letters as well as I can to their
Lordships att the board. That Gentleman has been very
unfortunate in putting himself into Mr. Allin's affayre, the delay
of which has made him poor and angry, and perticularly with Mr.
Waldron, whose estate was acquitted out of that challenge by
the Lords delegates when Captain Vaughan attended, and that
has made him more angry with him, inclosed is the clause of
Mr. Waldron's letter too harsh to be shewed directly to their
Lordships, but the matter of fact is true that Waldron has no
such lands nor any other man in the province of the seventh part
of that value by town grants. I have now propounded Counsellors
(v. preceding). I do not remember ever to have written Mr.
Packer, because he keeps a tavern, and it would be very odd to
have him att the board of H.M. Council while he is in that
imployment. I have sett the matter of the money in a true light
to their Lordships, however people in corners no doubt keep the
usage of 15 dwt., but it is true there is no money att all, and I
challenge the gentleman that complains to shew me tenn peices
of 8/8 that he has received in a twelvemonth in silver, tho he has
need enough of it. I am not used to angry clauses in letters, and
shall not endeavour to hurt that gentleman, because he will do
it himself fast enough. P.S. I am glad Mr. Drift has his money,
pray give him my service. Signed, J. Dudley.Endorsed as
preceding. 1½ pp. Enclosed, |
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492. i. Extract of a letter from Richard Waldron to Governor
Dudley. June 30, 1710. As to the gentleman that
holds 18000 acres of land in this province, I can find
none. I valued myself as one of the greatest landed
men in the province, but if he that writes this story
will make good to mee but 1000, he shall have all the
lands that myselfe, or my Father before mee had in this
province by town grants. Indeed my father purchased
some addition to his lands, and I have done the like,
but all falls much short of a quarter part of 18000 acres.
I hope your Excellency will give a true account of this
matter, that the author of that story may be discovered
to be an envious malicious lyar as all the inhabitants of
this province are ready to prove him to be. Signed,
Richard Waldron. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 865. Nos. 56, 56 i.;
and 5, 913. pp. 309–312.] |
Nov. 16.
Whitehall. |
493. Mr. Popple to Sir C. Hedges. The Council of Trade and
Plantations desire to know whether the allegations of James
Briggs (v. June 13, 1710) are true, etc. [C.O. 38, 6. p. 506.] |
| Nov. 16. |
494. Petition of Clerks etc. of the Board to the Council
of Trade and Plantations. There was 6 months salary due to
petitioners at Michaelmas. There is an order from the Treasury
directing the payment of 3 months salary to Midsummer in
tallies upon tin. Petitioners, who have no perquisites as in other
offices, will be considerable losers thereby. Pray their Lordships
to interpose, etc. Endorsed, Recd. Read 16 Nov., 1710. 1 p.
[C.O. 388, 76. No. 105.] |
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495. Mr. Popple to Mr. Lowndes. The Council of Trade
desire you to move to Lords of the Treasury for the relief of
petitioners as preceding, and that the doorkeeper of this office be
paid in money for the wood and coal supplied to this office, not
in tallies on tin by wch. he would be a great looser, etc. [C.O.
389, 36. pp. 465–467.] |
| Nov. 17. |
496. Council of Trade and Plantations to the Lords' Commissioners of the Treasury. Enclose following, |
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496. i. Salaries and Expenses of the Board of Trade Midsummer to Michaelmas, 1710. v. B. of T. Journal.
5 pp. [C.O. 388, 76. Nos. 106–108; and (covering
letter only) 389, 36. pp. 469, 470.] |
Nov. 18.
Whitehall. |
497. Mr. Popple to Col. Nicholson and Col. Vetch. Having
communicated the favour of yours to me of Sept. 16, to the
Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations, touching your
embarkation for the Expedition, etc., their Lordships have
commanded me to acquaint you that they wish you all imaginable
success etc., and that they shall be glad to receive as early an
account of that affair from you as possible; and you may assure
yourselves that I joyn very heartily with their Lordships in their
good wishes etc. As to Court news, I have only to tell you, that
the Lord Treasurer has been removed, and that the Lord Pawlet,
Mr. Harley, Mr. Paget, Sir Thomas Mansell, and Mr. Benson are
appointed Commissioners of H.M. Treasury. The Lord Dartmouth is Secretary of State in the place of the Earl of Sunderland,
Mr. St. John in Mr. Boyle's place, the Duke of Shrewsbury in
the Duke of Kents, Lord Rochester in the Lord Sommer's, Duke
of Buckingham in the Duke of Devonshire's, there are several
other changes, but I have not time to enumerate them at present.
P.S. Sir Simon Harcourt succeeds my Lord Cooper as Keeper of
the Great Seal, Duke of Ormond is Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
and a new Parliament is chosen. [C.O. 5, 865. pp. 268, 269;
and 218, 1. pp. 2, 3.] |
Nov. 20.
Boston, New England. |
498. Governor Dudley to [? Mr. Secretary Boyle.]. Recomments Col. William Taylour, a son of this Country, who has
served H.M. in the reduction of Port Royall, etc. Signed, J.
Dudley. [C.O. 5, 898. No. 4.] |
Nov. 20.
St. James's. |
499. H.M. Warrant to Governor Hunter as to granting lands
in New York, pursuant to Representation of Oct. 26 q.v.
Countersigned, Dartmouth. Endorsed, Recd. 24th, Read 27th
Nov., 1710. 2¾ pp. [C.O. 5, 1050. No. 1; and 5, 1122. pp.
200–202.] |
Nov. 20.
Whitehall. |
500. Mr. Blathwayt to [? Mr. Popple]. As I am in waiting
at the Councill I have recd. from you a duplicate of a Representation of the Council of Trade Feb. 23 last past, with papers
relating to Newfoundland, wherewith having immediately
acquainted my Lord President, His Lordp. who has had so late
notice of those matters has express'd his desires that upon a
review of all those papers by the Lords Commrs. I might be
enabled to let him know whether there may be anything to be
added unto them or any alteration fit to be propos'd to H.M. at
so great a distance of time. Signed, Wm. Blathwayt. Endorsed,
Recd. Read Nov. 21, 1710. 1 p. [C.O. 194, 4.No.140; and
195, 5. pp. 149, 150.] |
