your Majesty's Kingdom of Ireland, with Power to take Artificers and Labourers there. EXTRACTS FROM THE ENTRY BOOKS. [P. R. O., LONDON. DOMESTIC INTERREGNUM, ENTRY BOOK VOL. XCII. P. 108.] Lord President. Sr. Henrie Mildmay. Lord Com! Whitlocke. Colonell Jones. M: Scot. Sr Henrie Vane. Colonell Hutchinson. Earle of Salisburie. Lord Howard. S William Armyne. M: Heveningham. (7.) That the Petition of the Earle of New Albion relateing to the plantation there be referred to the consideration of the Committee of this Councell what they conceive fitt to be done therein. [P. R. O., LONDON. DOMESTIC INTERREGNUM, ENTRY BOOK VOL. XCII. P. 159.] Extract. Die Mercurii 3: Aprilis, 1650. Lord President. S Henry Vane. Lo. Howard. Earle of Salisbury. Col. Jones. S: James Harringto. Col. Hutchinson. Col. Ludlowe. M: Challenor. Lo. Visc: Lisle. S Wm. Armyne. Col. Morley. Ald. Penning ton. (9.) That it be referred to the Comittee for plantacons or any three of them to conferre with the Earle of Albion, concerning the giveing good security to this Councell, that the men, armes & amunicōn, wch he hath now shipped in order to his voyage to New Albion, shall goe thither, and shall not be employed either there or elsewhere to the disservice of the publiq Lord Com! Lisle. Lord Com Whitlock. 222 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING PLOWDEN'S NEW ALBION. [P. R. O., LONDON. DOMESTIC INTERREGNUM, ENTRY BOOK VOL. XCII. P. 441.] Extract. Die Martis 11: Junii 1650. Lord President. Earle of Denbigh. Lord Howard. Lord Chiefe Baron Wilde. Colonell Purefoy. M Martin. M: Challoner. S: Henry Mildmay. S William Armyne. Lord Leiutenant of Ireland. St Peter Wentworth. Colonell Stapeley. M Holland. S: Henry Vane. M: Gourdon. Alderman Pennington. (11.) That a passe bee granted for M. . . . Batt and M. . . . Danby themselves and seven score persons men woemen and children to goe to New Albion. NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON AT THE EAST END OF LONG ISLAND WRITTEN BY JOHN LYON GARDINER OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT IN APRIL 1798 AT THE REQUEST OF THE REV SAMUEL MILLER OF N: YORK. Long Island is about 140 miles in length from the Southwest end which lies near the mouth of Hudson's river to Muntock point at the east or North east end which lies a little to the east-ward of the mouth of Conecticut River and about 50 miles distant from it. The Island contains three Counties Kings Queens & Suffolk the last extends from Muntock point Westerly about 100 miles. Suffolk County is divided into two branches by a large Bay which extends southwesterly as far as the River head where the Court house stands. That part of the Island which lies on the Northwest side of this Bay contains the towns of River head & Southold and terminates at Oyster pond point in the latter town, this point is 30 miles from the Court-house. The town of Southold was very extensive, but by an act of the Legislature was lately divided into the two towns of River head & Southold. To Southold belongs Plumb Island separated from Oyster pond point by a part of Long-Island sound called Plumb gut thro' this passage the tide runs very rapid, it being about a mile wide & the bottom very rocky. This Island contains |