Lords of Trade to the Queen, recommending that some one not connected with affairs in New Jersey should be appointed Governor.. [From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties. Vol. 28. page 63.] TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCEL MATY May it please your Ma In Obedience to your Majesty's Order in Council of the 14th of May last, upon the respective Petitions of several Proprietors of New Jersey in America, Some of them proposing Andrew Hamilton Esq. to be appointed your Majesty's Governour of that Province, and the others representing their reasons to the Contrary. We have examined the several Petitions, and heard what the parties whom Wee find very much exasperated against each other, could alledge for or against the said Hamilton. And thereupon We humbly report to your Majesty. That the Divisions among the Inhabitants as well as the Proprietors of that Country and the Disorders aris ing from thence and from the want of a due constitution of Government, and of an impartial Governour amongst them, have for some years been so great as to endanger the Lives of several of your Majesty's Subjects and to occasion many other great Mischiefs, particularly the Encouragement of Piracy and illegal Trade. That from the first Intention and Proposal of Surrendring the Government, and whilst the Proprietors had several Conferences before us on that Subject, One party requesting that the said Hamilton might be excluded from the Government as a person chiefly concerned in the mismanagements and Divisions in that Country. The other Party desiring his Nomina uments in the text, that from various causes he was not appointed to that position until the December following, and did not enter upon his duties until August, 1703. Lord Cornbury subsequently (1709) became the Third Earl of Clarendon. tion as a motive of their Surrender; We did always declare to the said Proprietors that Such Surrender ought to be absolute and unconditioned, and that the Choice of a Governour was to depend Solely upon the Royal Pleasure and Authority of the Crown, wherein they Seem'd to Acquiesce. We further humbly represent that The said Hamilton, upon his last Return to the Jerseys went from England, and, upon a Deputation from the Proprietors, assumed that Government without the Approbation or allowance of his late Maj" in Contempt of the Act of Parliament made in that behalf and without Staying for Our Report upon his Majesty's Order concerning that matter. That by Certificates of the Surveyor General of the Customs in those parts it appears, he he hath favour'd illegal Trade with Scotland and other parts and he has so far incensed one Party of the Proprietors against him, that they will not (according to all appearance) be ever satisfied with hisAdministration. And upon the whole matter, in Obedience to your Majesty's Commands We humbly propose as the only method of appeasing the animosities of your Majesty's Subjects in that Colony and of Settling the same, that your Majesty be pleased to appoint some person to be Governour thereof who is wholly unconcerned in those Transactions and Disorders & who being duly qualified may be able to bring both parties to a State of Quiet among themselves, and Submission to your Majesty's Authority, and take Care withall that the Laws of Trade and Navigation be for the future punctually observed. All which is most humbly Submitted June 25th 1702 Rob Cecill Ph: Meadows Mat: Prior Earl of Nottingham to the Lords of Trade, recommending certain Gentlemen to be of the Council of New Jersey. [From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, A 3, Vol. 1.] Lre from ye Earl of Nottingham with a List of persons to be of the Council of New Jersey. My Lords & Gentlemen WHITEHALL 4th Aug 1702 The Persons, whose names are contained in the enclosed List, being thought proper to be Members of the Council for the province of Nova Cæsarea or New Jersey; I am directed to transmit the same to you, that in case you have no objection against any of the persons therein mentioned, you may cause them to be inserted in the Instructions preparing for the Right Honble the Lord Viscount Cornbury, who is appointed Her Matys Governor of the said province. Councill of Trade. I am Y' most humble Servant A List of the Names of persons proper to be of the Councill for the Province of Nova Cæsarea Coll Richard Townely M: Thomas Revell Maj: John Berry Edward Hanlock Cap Andrew Bowne Lewis Morris Esq Thomas Codrington Nominations for the Council of New Jersey by Earl of Nottingham. [From P. R. O. B T. New Jersey, Vol. 1, A 4.| List of persons proposed to be of ye Councils of the two divisions in New Jersey com'unicated by Mr Blathwayt from ye Earl of Nottingham. Recd Augt 12th 1702. A List of Names for Members of the Governours Councill in New Jersey in America For the Eastern Partition ( Andrew Bowne Esq: The Prop's last M: Rich Hartshorne M: Rich Townely Mr Obadiah Bowne Governour of Middletowne of Piscataway Jeremiah Basse Esq' when hee arrives If any one or two of ye six above-menc'oned bee for any reason (unknowne to me) excepted against The following Persons are the next fittest to bee recomended viz! to choose for exchange First M: Thomas Warne of Amboy M: Elisha Parker of Woodbridge Mr William Lawrence of Freehold M: Samuel Walker of Piscataway But against The following Persons many objections are made, as being of the Scotch & Quaker ffactions concerned sundry years in ye divisions, & incendiary Parties, that has brought those Provinces into such Confusion of Governm! Injustice to ye Proprietors and aversion of ye Planters & Inhabitants, viz! These Nine of ye Scotch and Quaker ffaction M: Lewis Morris y Head of ye ffaction M: George Willocks (Mr Jn Bishop Samuell Dennis W Pinhorne Samuell Hale These last four have other Characters rendring them unfitt for that Station 2: Jeremiah Basse Esq! when arrives. There are some other Quakers that are Men of Parts, and Knowing in ye affaires of the Province, but & More particularly take Caution against Samuell Jennings Francis Davenport & their ffaction Lords of Trade to the Queen, with a draft of Lord Cornbury's Commission as Governor of New Jersey. [From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, Vol. 12, p. 22, compared with Smith's History of New Jersey, p 220, and Grants and Concessions, p 647.] TO THE QUEENS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it please your Majesty. In Obedience to your Majestys Commands We have prepared the Draught of a Commission for the Right |