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JURORS for our soveraigne Lord the King upon oath present many of the Inhabitants of Elizabeth Towne on the 12th Day of September 1700 came up to Newark & Riottiously assaulted the. Sheriffe of y County and forceably took away the Keyes of the prisson, and took away a prissoner out of the prison Namely one Joseph Parmator Then in cusstody. The persons that are presented are these after named

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GRAND JURY MEN Names at a Court of Sessions held at Newarke on Tuesday ye 30th day of

September 1700

Thomas Hayes Foreman Benj. Balldwin

Sam'll. Harrisson

John Cooper

Sam'll Allen

Jos. Johnson
John Allen

Jabes Rogers

Daniel Browne

Nathaniel Ward

Caleb Ball

Jos. Breum
Anthony Ollive
Edw'd. Ball

John Duglass
David Ogden &

John Clarke of Newarke Eley Lamson

Jurrors ffor our soveraign Lord the King present upon oath many of the Inhabitants of Elizab Towne as is inmitted by the Court, Riottusly Dissturbing the s Court of Sessions sitting in their sessions in the publick meeting house in Newarke on ye 10th of September 1700 THO: HAYES foreman

Letter from Jeremiah Basse to the Lords of Trade.

[From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 5, F 43.]

FOR THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE LORDS COMMISSRS OF TRADE &

May it please your Lordships.

His Majesty in Council haveing been pleased to Refer to your Lordships consideration the PETITION from ye Inhabitants of the province of East Jersie &

I have made bold in order to your Lordships understanding more peticulerly the preasant state & condi tion of the said province to lay before Your Lordships the following transcripts or of either Letters or Ab stracts lately Received from some of yo prinsipall Inhabitants. & withall to tender to your Lordships my servis If in anything it may conduce to the settlement of y' onhappy people or promoteing his Majestys interest thear, which now in this state of Anarchy suffers as I am credibly informed not a little by the non Observance of the Laws that Relate to the plantation trade-I am

Your Lordships most humble Serv

[Received 15th Nov 1700]

J. BASSE

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Letter From Secretary Popple to Wm Dockwra

[From P. R. O. B. T., Proprieties, Vol. 26, p. 348.]

To William Dockwra Esq

I send you inclosed by Ord' of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, the Copy of a Re

Among them was the letter from Andrew Bowne and Richard Hartshorne dated July 23d, 1700, printed on pages 327-9.--ED.

monstrance; that has been presented to his Majesty, in the name of the Inhabitants of the province of East New Jersey, which his Majesty having by Orders in Councill of the 5th Instant, referrd unto their consideration; Their Lordships desire you to communicate the same, to the Proprietors of the said Province for their Answer there unto, in writing, to be laid before their Lordships without delay. I am &

Whitehall Nov! 16th 1700

W. P.

[No answer being received, Mr. Popple, on the 3 December, renews the application, stating that, if an answer is not received, an ex parte report would have to be made to the King.]

Earl of Bellomont to the Lords of the Treasury.

[From New York Col. Docts., Vol. IV, p. 777.]

To the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. [Extract.]

My Lords

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* * * Mr. Bass has had great good fortune in his tryal, upon the account of my seizing the ship Hester at Perth-Amboy in East Jersey, to have recovered such great damages of the King. The ship was sold by inch of Candle and there was no sort of partiality shewed by me in that matter as Bass has most falsely told the world, in a printed paper he dispersed last Session of Parliament, among the members of the House of Commons, neither did I get a shilling directly or indirectly by the sale of that ship after condemnation; but all the mony she sold for was applied to the payment of the Masters and saylers wages. That ship at the time of her seizure was much out of repair, and had no sort of merchandize on board her but 28,000 pipe staves, which were all sold by one Wooley, who

was Basses Agent, to Collonel de Peyster. Bass was reckoned to be happy in my seizing that ship, by all people here that knew his circumstances. The dis course was among the merchants here that he had imbezzled his brother in law, Mr. John Loftnings cargo, which that ship brought from England, valued at £800, and by that means M Lofting became bankrupt. The ship lay at Amboy near a year before Bass could freight her, and then neither was he able to freight her otherwise than with a paultry loading of pipe staves, which at £3.00 per 1,000, which is the common price, New York mony too, is but £98 this mony, and not much more than £70 sterling. So that with what conscience such extravagant damages were awarded for that ship and her loading of pipe staves, is more proper for your Lordships inquiry than mine.

A most violent storm that happen'd here the 29th [?] of Nov at night drove all the vessels in this harbor from their Anchors and damnified most of them, and this ship among others which carries my packets, and delayed here a week longer from sailing; which gives me the opportunity of sending your Lordships Collonel de Peysters affidavit, sworn before the Mayor of this City with the seal of the City affixed to it; which will satisfy your Lordships of the many falsities alledg'd (and for ought I know sworn) about the value of the ship Hester and of her pretended Cargo. Collonel D'Peyster is a very honest upright man, and Bass on whose credit that tryal about the Ship was chiefly engaged into by the Proprietors of the Jerseys, is a known profligate fellow and remarkable for lying.

I am with respect

My Lords

Your Lordships most humble
and obedient servant

BELLOMONT

New Yorke Nov 23d 1700

Memorial from Jeremiah Basse to the Lords of Trade.

[From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 5, F 48.]

Mem from Mr Bass relating to ye present State of ye Jerseys.

TO THE HONORABLE THE LORDS COM'S OF THE COUNCILL OF TRADE &

May it please your Lordships.

The continued advises that by every Ship is sent home of the distructions and Anarchy of the Jersies Ocations me in all humility to Request Your Lordships Speady care of them his Majesty hath been graciously pleased to refer their case to Your Lordships Consideration & I hope Your Lordships will pardon me if on their behalf I intreat you to be speady in the takeing such measurs as to your Wisdoms shall seeme most proper for their Reliefe and Setlement. & in order theareunto that the proprietors be Commanded to bring in a Speady Answer to the Petition Refered to Your Lordships Consideration.

Your Lordships most humble Sertt

J BASS

[December 3 1700]

From William Dockwra to Secretary Popple. Lre from Mr Dockwra promising an Answer to the Lre lately writ him wth a Remonstrance abt ye state of ye Jerseys.

Worthy Sir

I receiv'd yo! letter yesterday, and have com'unicated it to some of the Proprietors who have desired you will

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