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March 1.
Whitehall.
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948. The King to Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, or the
Commander-in-Chief of Barbadoes for the time being. Whereas
certain Jews, under pretence of ability to discover and improve a
gold mine in the West Indies, have fraudulently induced his Majesty
to make them free denizens of England, with power to trade everywhere,
and have also much damnified Sir William Davidson, Knt.
and Bart., gentleman of his Majesty's Privy Chamber in ordinary,
by falsifying their oaths and promises, it is his Majesty's pleasure
that their patents of denization be esteemed void, that they make
good, strangers' customs for all the goods wherein they have traded
in Barbadoes, and then be banished thence, having first satisfied Sir
William Davidson all his disbursements. And whereas his Majesty
for their encouragement bestowed a gold chain upon one of them,
named Isaac Israel de Piso, his Majesty's pleasure is that it be taken
from him and returned to his Majesty. The names of the Jews in
Barbadoes are Isaac Israel de Piso, Aaron Israel de Piso, with his two
sisters and two brethren, Moses and his mother, sent thither by
Abraham Cohen : the rest of the confederacy Sir William Davidson
will notify to him. 2 pp. [Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. XIV.,
pp. 57, 57đ.]
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March 1.
Whitehall.
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949. The King to Sir Thomas Modyford, Governor of Jamaica,
or the Governor thereof for the time being. To the same effect as
the above letter to the Governor of Barbadoes concerning Jews, but
the names of the Jews in Jamaica are Benjamin Bueno de Mesquita,
with his two sons, Abraham Cohen, Jacob Ulhoa, and Abraham
Suarez : the rest of the confederacy Sir William Davidson will notify
to him. And his Majesty takes this occasion to signify his pleasure
about another concernment wherein he is to assist Sir William
Davidson or his agents. One Capt. John Duglasse, a private man-of-war,
set out by one Jaques Martin, of Jamaica, seized the ship
Blue Dove, of London, belonging to Sir William Davidson, in Blewfields
Bay, in Jamaica, and carried her to New England, to the
Governor and Council whereof his Majesty has sent letters for the
apprehension of the pirate, but hears nothing of them. If he returns
to Jamaica Gov. Modyford is to secure and proceed against him, or
send him into England to receive judgment ; and said Jaques Martin,
being partner in the piracy, ought to be made sensible of his offence
by undergoing justice and repairing the loss of Sir William Davidson.
2 pp. [Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. XIV., pp. 58, 58đ.]
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March 1.
Jamaica.
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950. Governor Sir Thomas Modyford to Sec. Sir H. Bennet.
Capt. Ensome has arrived with Moro's ship and 12 prisoners, having
after half-an-hour's fight killed Moro, Grand Louis, and many of his
men. The 12 have been condemned together with Moro's ship.
Capt. Ensome lost but one man. This is a very considerable and
seasonable piece of service, and will give a great stop to the villanous
intentions of these revolting pirates. Incloses,
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950. I. Minutes of a court-martial. Upon French and Dutch
prisoners taken in the St. Lewis, Capt. Moroe, for seeking
as a pirate the Prosperous of Hampton, and for fighting
with his Majesty's ketch Swallow, Moroe's commission from
Lord Windsor being against the Spaniards. John Peanco
and five others to be hanged, Cornelius Jacobson imprisoned,
and three others acquitted. Two copies. Together 3 pp.
[Col. Papers, Vol. XIX., No. 27, p. 5 and 27, II., III]
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[March 1.]
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951. Declaration of the Deputies of Long Island to the Duke of
York. The deputies duly elected from the towns on Long Island,
assembled at Hempsteed by authority from his Royal Highness to
Col. Nicolls, acknowledge the honour and satisfactions they receive
in their dependence according to his Majesty's patent, wherein they
acknowledge themselves, their heirs and successors for ever, to be
comprised. They publicly and unanimously declare their cheerful
submission to all laws which shall be made by authority from his
Royal Highness, his heirs and successors for ever, and will maintain,
uphold, and defend all the right, title, and interest granted to his
Royal Highness against all pretensions or invasions, foreign and
domestic. They further beseech his Royal Highness to accept this
as the first fruits in this general meeting, for a memorial and record
against them, their heirs and successors ; and to take their poverty
into consideration, that by constant supplies of trade and his Royal
Highness's particular countenance, they may be the more encouraged
to labour for the improvement of these his Majesty's western
dominions. Draft in Col. Nicolls' handwriting. Printed in New
York Documents, III., 91. 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XIX., No. 32.]
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March 1.
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952. Proclamation of Sir Thos. Temple, appointed Governor of
Nova Scotia and Acadia by Letters Patent and commission of (July 27)
1662. All persons that come into Nova Scotia or L'Acadie to give
due obedience to the laws of England ; penalties or corporal punishment
to be imposed on any one planting, building, fishing, or
trading without license from the Governor ; also for profaning the
Lord's day, cursing or swearing, drinking to excess, breaking the
peace, stealing, and neglecting to assist against any that shall invade
this jurisdiction, or not observe the laws ; forbidding coasting vessels
from New England to trade, or to trade with the Indians for peltry,
without license from the Governor. Orders concerning the fisheries.
Licenses to be renewed yearly. Printed, 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol.
XIX., No. 33.]
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March 3.
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953. Warrant to the Heralds and Pursuivants-at-arms. To send
two Heralds to the gate of the Court of Whitehall on the 4th inst.,
at 10 in the morning, to proclaim his Majesty's Declaration dated the
22nd February last, touching his Majesty's proceedings for reparation
for several injuries and affronts done by the East and West India
Companies and other subjects of the United Provinces. ¾ p. [Dom.
Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. XXII., p. 45.]
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March 3.
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954. Examination of Major Robt. Holmes. Shows his instructions,
ordering him to protect the goods, ships, forts, and factories
of the Royal African Company, and to preserve to them freedom
of trade with all natives, by force if needful and if he were able.
Narrates wrongs committed on the English in Gambia at the instigation
of the Dutch, who stirred up the King of Barra to
make war on the English ; universal complaints of English factors
against the Dutch, and especially instances their attack on James
and Charles Islands. Account of his taking of Cape de Verd,
and that the trunks, chests, or other goods belonging to the particular
persons of the Dutch were all suffered to be quietly carried
away by them, while the goods and commodities found in port were
handed over to the Company's agents for their use. Fraudulent
practices of the Dutch against us at Sestor ; refers to information
given him at the place. As to his taking the Golden Lion, his instructions
ordered him particularly to seize that ship ; account of
the taking of Anta, and that the Dutch set a price upon his head ;
proofs of his amicable overtures to their General Valkenburg for the
composing of differences, and of his narrative of the taking of
Cape Corso ; offers witnesses to support his charge against the
Dutch of treacherously blowing up our men at Aga ; and that he
took Anamaboa in accordance with a resolution of the agents and
factors. Annexed,
Extract from instructions given to Capt. Holmes concerning
the protection of the Royal Company's agents, goods, ships, and
factories as above, especially from molestation by the Golden
Lion. [Dom., Chas. II., Vol. CXIV., No. 19, Cal., p. 235.]
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March 4.
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955. Warrant to pay to Col. Wm. Legg the sum of 205l. 19s. 11d.
for ordnance, carriages, shot, and other munition and habiliments of
war, to be delivered to Sir John Colleton, Bart., for the use of the
island of Barbadoes. [Dom., Chas. II., Docquets, Cal., p. 238.]
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March 4.
Rhode Island.
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956. Col. George Cartwright to Col. Nicolls. Arrived yesterday,
where he found Serjeant Dowdale according to appointment.
The Governor of Plymouth came hither without them. Is confident
the relation of Plymouth they will give his Majesty will be very
satisfactory to his Royal expectation. 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XIX.,
No. 34.]
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March 5.
[Rhode Island.]
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957. Samuel Mavericke to Col. Nicolls. They have been
16 days from Boston, and on their way gave the government of
Plymouth a visit ; the Governor and Major Winslow are now with
them. Yesterday began to make an agreement between Plymouth
and this Government as to their bounds, possibly to-morrow an end
may be made. The pretended Proprietors to a great part of the Narragansett
will meet them this week here, to see if it may be determined
who has most right to it, they, Connecticut, or Rhode Island. Has used
his utmost endeavour in the Massachusetts government to undeceive
the deceived and prepare them for the election on 3rd May. Winder
intends ere long to be with him, with sack, brandy, and other lumber.
No news from Boston ; of frost and snow they have had enough.
Remembrances to Capt. Needham, Delaval, Nicolls, and the rest.
Printed in New York Documents, III., 93. 1 p. [Col. Papers,
Vol. XIX., No. 35.]
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March 6.
Whitehall.
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958. Warrant to the Clerk of the Signet. To prepare a bill to pass
the Privy Seal for paying to Sir Thomas Modyford, Bart., Governor
of Jamaica, or his assigns, the yearly sum of 2,500l. for the expenses
of the island according to an establishment made by his Majesty, to
begin from Christmas last and continue by way of advance during
his Majesty's pleasure [see ante, No. 616]. Signed by the King and
countersigned by Sec. Bennet. 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XIX., No. 36.]
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March 6.
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959. Copy of preceding. [Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. XXII.,
p. 51.]
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March?
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960. Mem. in the handwriting of Williamson to prepare the Privy
Seal as above. Fragment. [Col. Papers, Vol. XIX., No. 36.*]
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March 7.
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961. Warrant to the Lord Chief Justice. Whereas there are now
in the Thames or other ports adjacent several ships bound for Plantations
in America, his Majesty, calling to mind the more than
ordinary insolence to which the Quakers and sectaries are of late
grown, has thought fit, for example sake, to recommend to his Lordship
to give speedy order that such of them as have been condemned
upon the late Act to be transported be forthwith put on board some
of those ships, care being taken for transporting them in safe custody
to some of the Plantations. ½ p. [Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II.
Vol. XXII., p. 48.]
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March 14-31.
St. Jago-de-la-Vega.
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962. Minutes of the Council of Jamaica. Edmond Delecree and
Gregory Tom returned members of the Assembly for St. Andrew's
and North Side. The articles of treasonable crimes against Sam.
Long read, and referred to the next general sessions.
March 15.—Opinion of the Assembly about dividing the tax for
the expedition against the Spanish negroes. The Speaker and Mr.
Beeston to review and correct the words of the Acts passed last
session without altering their sense. Agreed that Port Royal be
taxed as much as any other parish for the expenses of the expedition,
and that a warrant be sent accordingly
March 16.—Quakers to be punished according to the Act, for not
appearing in arms on muster days ; to be fined for refusing to serve
as jurors and take oaths as witnesses ; and to contribute to all
taxes, including those for raising churches and maintaining the
ministry. A clause blotted out of the Act for raising a revenue out
of all strong liquors. That part of the Act prohibiting New England
boards be repealed. The Assembly adjourned to the 16th March
next, unless specially summoned.
March 18.—Ordered that Cornelius Petres and Harman Stephens
be examined touching the sale of a parcel of logwood to Wm. Cheeke.
March 18-23.—Several depositions in reference to same.
March 31.—Warrant of Governor Modyford for a levy upon the
freeholders to pay 1s. per day to the soldiers engaged in the expedition
against the negroes 11 pp. [Col. Entry Bk., No. XXXIV.,
pp. 123-134.]
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March 15.
Worcester
House.
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963. Lord Chancellor Clarendon to Samuel Mavericke. All the
letters committed to Capt. Hill's care were cast away (however he
escaped), but has received his last of 20th January by Capt. Hyde.
The King has directed supplies to be sent to all the Commissioners.
"I am very heartily sorry that Sir Robert Carre's carriage has not
been answerable to the King's expectation, and that there should
want a Commissioner at Boston, where the scene is for most of your
business, and where I doubt you'll find more ill humours than in
any of the other Provinces." Believes Mr. Nicolls can hardly be
spared from his Government, where he must expect all the mischief
the Dutch can do him, as he (Lord Clarendon) has already advertised
him. Mavericke will do very well to receive his advice in all things of
importance. If Sir Robt. Carre be not with Mavericke, he is very
inexcusable. This letter is like to come to his hands by a poor man,
who (if all he says be true) hath been very barbarously used in that
colony, and hath a particular reference from the King and the
Council to his Majesty's Commissioners. Finds by an address lately
received from Boston that the Governor and Council there are not at
all pleased with their commission, and that they will needs believe
all their privileges are to be destroyed ; but supposes they are better
informed since, and that the answer they have received from the
King to their address will dispose them to a better temper, and that
the discretion and wisdom of the Commissioners will make them see
how much they are mistaken in their apprehensions. Must tell him
that they seem most offended and troubled that he, Mavericke,
whom they look upon as their enemy, should have any authority
over them, but is confident the knowledge he has of their prejudice
towards him will make him much the more careful and watchful in
his own carriage, that they may have no just exception against anything
he does, and that they may plainly discern that he is quite
another man in a public trust than what they took him to be as a
neighbour, and that he has wiped out of his memory all impressions
which ill-treatment heretofore might have made in him. For if he
should revenge any old discourtesies, the King would take it very ill
and do himself justice accordingly. Is very glad his success has
been so good in the other Provinces ; hopes that of Massachusetts
will not deserve a worse report. Begs him to be kind to Dr. Gatford's
son. Printed in New York Documents, III., 92. 2 pp. [Col.
Papers, Vol. XIX., No. 37.]
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March 15.
Jamaica.
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964. Account of goods seized and sold for Spanish interests,
from the ships Santo Christo of Burgos, taken by Capt. Maurice
Williams, belonging to Don Juan Ximenes de Bohorques, and the
Sevillana, taken by Capt. Bart. Nichols, amounting, after deducting
expenses, to 235l. 10s. 3d. Certified by Sam. Bernard on behalf of
Gov. Modyford. 2 pp. [Col. Papers, Vol. XIX., No. 38.]
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March 20.
Petaquamscat.
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965. Sir Robt. Carr, George Cartwright, and Sam. Mavericke
to [Col. Nicolls]. The submission and surrender of the principal
Sachems of the Narragansett Indians to the protection, government
and disposal of the King, also by giving a deed dated 19th April
1644 of their then submission. It is the King's commands that
said country be from henceforward called the King's Province, and
that no person exercise any jurisdiction therein but from his
Majesty's authority. Its boundaries. Major Atherton's pretended
mortgage and purchases, the former to be satisfied by payment of a
certain sum named, the latter declared to be void, and the pretended
purchaser ordered to quit said lands. 2 pp. [Col. Papers, Vol.
XIX., No. 39.]
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March 20.
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966. Declaration of his Majesty's Commissioners to the Narragansett
Indians. They affectionately receive the submission of
themselves and country to the King, and in his Majesty's name
promise them protection from all injustice and violence from any
of the King's subjects, and defence against their Indian enemies, so
long as they continue tributary to their sovereign. That they may
always testify themselves to be so, the Commissioners, in the King's
name, require them on every 29th of May to make a present of two
wolves' skins as a tribute to his Majesty. They are also required
neither to make war nor sell land, nor do anything of great consequence
without acquainting the King's Commissioners or such as he
shall appoint for that purpose. 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XIX., No.
40.]
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March?
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967. The Names of the chief Proprietors of the lands of the
Narragansett, Niantica, and Cowesett countries, chosen and admitted
by Major Humphrey Atherton :—John Winthrop, Simon Bradstreet,
Daniel Denison, Josiah Winslow, Thos. Willett, John Brown, Thos.
Chiffinch, Richard Smith, senr., Richard Smith, junr., Edw. Hutchinson,
William Hudson, Amos Richardson, Increase Atherton,
Simon Lynde, Ric. Lord, John Winthrop, junr., Waite Winthrop,
Thos. Deane, Elisha Hutchinson, Wm. Pailer, Ric. Wharton, John
Saffin, James Smith, Francis Brenley, Tho. Stanton, senr., Tho.
Stanton, junr., John Scott, see ante, No. 494. 1 p. [Col. Papers,
Vol. XIX., No. 41.]
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March 30.
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968. Warrant to the Clerk of the Signet. To draw a bill to pass
the Privy Seal, requiring Francis Lord Willoughby, Governor of
Barbadoes, to deliver to Richard Jones, Esq., or his assigns, sugars
belonging to his Majesty in Barbadoes, to the value of 3,000l., in
satisfaction for the sum of 3,000l. formerly lent to the Duke of York
for the use of his Majesty's fleet. A docquet of the warrant is dated
18th April 1665, see also 25 Sept. 1666. 2 pp. [Dom. Entry Bk.,
Chas. II., Vol. XXII., pp. 74, 75.]
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