Records Relating to English Colonies in America and the West Indies, 1627-1699
1699; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
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Records Relating to English Colonies in America and the West Indies, 1627-1699 [46] Previlleges granted to the People of the Hebrew Nation that are to go to the Wilde Cust, early 1650s [not dated in text, placed before a 1653 item and after a 1650 item] 3. That all the Hebrews shall be admitted as Burgers as the people of the Province of Zeeland that shall live in the coast and that they shall wish than enjoy all the privileges they shall enjoy 6. They were coming as a nation, 2 of the Hebrews called onto represent the body of their nation, that with the rest of the pulic they may also prove the public with their advice [46v] that one be oppressed nor put to loawe for debts cuased in Brazil or in the kingdoms and states. 14. That every one shall be for the time of seven years, free from all taxes, customes and duties of any other charges that can be named, he that shall make a plantation of sugar with 50 negroes shall enjoy 12 years of the same liberty, he that shall make a platatino of oxar with 30 negroes 3 year, and if it be accordingly, but onfte their time shall pay a tenth part of the fruits. 16. That each one may freely go with any ships as well as their owne as freighted from those parts with such goods as they shall think good as also to the coast of Guiny to transport Negroes to the wild coast and transport them where they shall think fit. 18. A rule in what manner and condition that the Negroes shall be delivered in the wilde coast 1. That they shall be delivered…so many negroes each shall have occasion for that no charge shall be paid here, showing the receipt at 150 guilders for each man or woman Children from 8-12 shall court for 1 piece under 8 years 3 for one piece, the breeding goeth with themothers To all them that shall have p;ayed before than and being ready. The shave have such number of negress…those who shall pay with…and after them shall pay for each man, woman and child as above the sume of 250 and he that shall advance payment shall hae discount of ten per centy per year… [54] Mountserrat and Antigua accompts. [54v] list of names with pounds of Tobacco accounted. Seem to be for 1654 [58] Same sort of account of Antigua from 1 Dec 1655, all in tobacco [60] Account of conquest of Jamaica. The generals appointed were Robert Benables and Willaim Pen. 28 Dec 1654 leave [60v] Arrive St Christopher 6th April 1655, then leewards got volunteers, 1300 there which when added to Barbados ones was 5000 besides women and the children that went with a deisng to palnt. On 13 to S. Domingo, folowoing day landed 7000 foot , troop of horse, go 10 leagues to town. Land three more regiments two leagues from town where the main body arived o the 4th of Ap. The army proceeded on their march to the towne. In this exploit were lost 7 English colours, 600 men killed, 200 lost in the woods 300 wounded. More action to 61v. [63] A clear handed treaty of 1649 on division of St Christopher. [64] 7th point That if any servant or slave shall run away from either Nation to the other, and there be by any of the inhabitants detained or imployed in any service the space of 24 houres, of by any person coveyed to transported off the Island, that Nation so offending shall pay out of their publick treasury, for every such offence 10000 l of Tobacco to the other Nation and restore the servant or slave again to the owner therof. 10th point. That if the people of either nation whether Christian or Slaves, shall commit any Robery, rape or do any unlawful action, or use any force upon or towards any perosn of the other nation either Christian or Slave, then four discreet men of each Nation shall be appointed to oversee the trial etc. This from the oirignal compared the 10th day of November 1655 Clemnt Everard [66-67] Another copy of same [70v-77] Accounts of St Christopher, all calculated in tobacco starting in 1654 [72] In Credit Ding mans goods, [prob 1654] calculated in tobacco is item ost in measure of lenin and loath by toboring itt in the number of Dutch ells instead of yards att…0215 [73v] Debts sequestered in Ano 1652 formerly belonginge to Abraham van de Maret to the value of 7303 [74v] Debts in Ano 1652 William Walton bewign a fibon his estate sequestered and sold by the Compte and to apprased for 2683 ½ lb of Sugar in tobacco att 3 lb y t is 5051 [76v] Accounts of 15 Octobetr 1656 From St Christopher behold to his Highness trhe low protesto as followeth Tobacco [valued in tobacco] 58578 In sugar 2444 In Endrgoe 550 In dry ginger 1206 [77] Soint Major Was Tutsilian @ Capt Rowland, Daniel Com. Et for the prize offico ore the Leeward side of the Island of Saint Christopher our Debtors [calculated in tobacco, no date, but c. 1655 or 56] includes… Captain Sam Payne for 10 negroes bought of Cha Raymos [name might be read as Roymos, Reyems, Raymas, Raymos, etc] at 1100 lbs of sugar per head at .. 0033000 More from Mr. Phillips Jassoirs for 3 Negros bought as ye Robtr about from Charles Raymos 009900 More from Capt Nathaniell Starkey for 3 negroes bought at the Quatso about for Ch. Royms 009900 More for George Mayno for two negroes bought of Charles Roymos for 004400 More from Mr John Archer for one Negroe bought of the said raymos at the rato fo sugar of supra 003300 [83] A liste [from Nevis, October 21 1656] of those peple that are goinge for Jamacoe: Being inducted to this Highnes uppon the Accompte of the Strangers goods seast uppon for his Highness and ..[calculated in Tobaccos and Sugars]. [144] Letter from Capt Doyle upon the death of General Braynor [undated, 1657] from Jamaica Various military actions informe you of our present state and condition: the first of September last I perceiving the enemys more than small boldness in killing two men neere our quarter and so arming (an ordering to the sceene all ) an amosse of forces send a party of sixty horse to disperse, who were immediately in a woods whose but one contde goe a brest, furiously assaulted on all sides by about 400 Spaniards and Negroes with lances and fire armes never seene by us sinnce we came into the Islands, this sudden surprise rather put life than feare into ours who disperately charged through them, killed mi making theire way about forty of the enemies but lost the Capitian of the troopes James Brither brother to the late Comission. This …troopesse with soap on…with loss though it would greeuiono to no yet hath added more courage in no all by finding he would fight so well (a thinge much doubted) and by bringing of with them a prisoner who informed us that many have come from Cuba lately and are in expostadion of mont and will grade us to so or all plantations Islande already made use of himi, and he hath brought no, to abory faireplantation n.th in fifteene miles of us which hath [144v] [161] [A plan for Jamaica, c. 1658] [161v] concerned that the 2500 men or so cannot remain as an army, be granted quarters and plantations. Need to plant to support them [163] The State of Jamaica (c. 1658) Ther is uppon the Island of Jamaica about 2000 men who are quartered about 10 miles distance. There is a smallfort at the Towne of St. Jago…att the Passage 3 shipps in country, etc. [167] A Designe for the serving of the West Indias with a Fleet I order to the weakning of the Spanyards…[167v] One idea is to disband army, one half in Jamaica and the other in other Islands to serve as a garrison and force. Leave ships there thay may goovudor the Title of Privateers. As for the sending of servants to people the Indias it is to bee understood that for serving the ouds and saving the charge of the State; it shall be routived that if the numbers bee consigned at [168] tderind sett times to some that shall been… 169] Holding on to Jamaica against Spanish possible counterattack. They brag high of adventuring thirty thousand men to regain it but I find by Histhon were faine to Propse Indians Negroes and all [169v] to make …notwithstanding they wanted not means to encourage them this..500,000 pieces of eight) yet two or three hundred at Cuba ran away from them. At no Pitty Jamaica, Thoms Doyley, Julio 12th 1658 [182] 11 December 1659 As of the supreme Authority of parliament of the Dominion of England. The humble petition of the representations of the Island of Babados for himself also of the Inhabitants thereof. [182v] point 5. That in … we are Englishmen, it should be reputed to the Dominion wealth, no therthan as our partes (as of Bristol to London) Want no monopolies, companies etc impede trade…those that… may bring us provisions, servants, horses, slaves, marchandeze or all whither of their growth or not and that the act made in October 1650 restraying all manner of trade with us be repealed [277] Certaine Propositions for the better accomodating the Forreigne Plantations with Servangs… (c. 1660) 2. The servants are either Blacks or Whites 3. Blacks are such as are bought by way of trade and sold about 20 lbs a head…must pricpall and most useful appurteances of a plantaton and such as are persuall Servants. 4. Whites are susch as are diverse ways gathered upp heere in "England verie few from Irland or Scotland and being transported aat the charge of about 6 l. a head and are there entertained by such as are they are consigned to from home or are exchanged for commodities with such as have arranged for them…after certain yeares , 4 or 5 get to plant for themselves [283] Considerations about the Peopleling and Settling of Jamaica, c. 1660 [284] Plan is to disband the army in Jamaica for it may bee reasonably considered that they will refuse to disband, if some consideration bee not given them for all their past services and sufferings: And if they should sumbitt to a Reduomt nothout amis arreares..might go elsewhere and desert [284v] building of a fort is aboslutely necessary to encourage people to come. Spanish will return, harbors not fortified. [288] The Most Humble Porposals of the Merechants Planters and Traders of the Island of Antigua, c. 1660. Notes that many servants have left on late expedition in the West Indies, and none can be procurred. [289] At the Committee of the Councill of Forreign Plantations Jan 10th 1660 How to settle Jamaica very quickly. The first Plantations begunn according to the Quarters assigned to the severall regiments Neare 200 Negros comen who are settled by themselves. The soldiers are atr Libertie whither they will work or noe. Hunger and necesitie only compelling them…[289v] or msut be invited out of Scotland byfaire Proposions..whch something hath been movedto this comotten, as to the Blacks, the present constitution of affairs there and the Paucitie of planters and the danger of such treacherous, and unsteadie people will not admitt as yet of such servants, although they bee iustly esteemed as mcuh the best and the most necessary. [290] But they committee can in nowise think it reasonable at this time to suffer this as their present novice….by reason that servants cannot easily or readily bee procured; for similar they must bee whites, or Blacks; if Whites, they must bee drawn out of Jaoles and Prisons: and such servants are but ill fitted to the beginnings of a plantainot; or must echanged for tother servants at the Caribee Islands, which perhaps will not bee easily accomodated [325] Letter from the Council of Plantations to Viriginia (c. 1661, after 1651) ..we do further desire you to give …amount of what numbers of plantations and servants upon this kowledge how many planters there now are as freeholders, how many conditional servants and how many Blacks and what numbers soo desired and …by way of supply to be drawn out of those kingdoms and yeares with another to the…of the colonies. [333] Same questions for Barbados. Reorganization tighter royal control "how many conditionall servants and how many Blacks and what numbers may be desired and are necessary"
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