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certain iflands called the Gallipoli, being informed by fome of the crew that captain Eaton had formerly left fome flour there; and accordingly found it true, and took in seven hundred packs of flour and proceeded for Truxillo, but miffed it, the wind blowing fo hard that it was not poffible for them to turn to windward of it or row ahead with their canoes, and fo bore up up for Samia, about twelve leagues to leeward of them, and landed at a barquadier called Chereby, and took it with all the Indians belonging to that town, to prevent being defcried, and marched for Samia, being about seven leagues up in the country, with two hundred and thirty men, commanded by captain Davis and one captain Knight, in a barque of fiftyfive men, who fell in with them as they came from the weftward; which town they took and kept three days, and plundered it, where they shared about three hundred pieces of eight a man in money and plate. In their return, they found in a ftorehouse about four hundred jars of wine, and ten thousand pounds of indigo, but meddled not with any thing but a little liquor, the feas running too high to carry off any heavy matter: After which they concluded to fall on another inland town called Pura, about ten leagues to leeward of Samia, and about the same distance in the country; and to that purpose, being informed by their pilot of the scarcity of water in the way, had fitted themfelves with calabafhes to carry every man's portion of water fit for the march; but they were defcried by an Irithman, who was taken by the Spaniards as he was returning from Samia to the hips, who confeffed the defigns to the Spaniards, and never acquainted them with it, being let go again; but fuffered them to proceed on it, and were going afhore in their canoes for Pura, where by chance they took a small barque, the master of which told them they were betrayed, and that town in arms; fo they altered their purpose, and fell on a place called Payla, which they formerly burnt, where the faid master told them were two fhips, one with five hundred negroes, and the other with magazine goods and friars, and took the town and thips; but took not away above thirty-nine negroes and fome goods for cloathing; where the examinant alfo, with thirty-eight more of their company, defired the faid captain Davis to fend them back again; on which the faid captain Davis gave them two small barques to carry them back into the river Andriel; at the mouth of which river they left their barques and bought fix canoes of the Indians,. and embarked on them, having each of them a negro to carry their luggage over land; and, after fix days fpent in coming up the river, they arrived at the foot of the mountain above the Stockadoes, and from thence in two days march to a place called Matauze, being about eight leagues

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from the faid mountain, where they all divided again into fmall parties; this examinant and five other Englifhinen, viz. John Mitchell, William Ruyler, Samuel Leigh, Willam Nevil, and Robert Dawes, betaking themfelves to canoes, being disturbed by a Spanish periagua fent thither on purpose to interrupt their paffage, and fo defigned in their canoes for the Mufquitoes; but off Point Blanco, about fifty leagues to windward of the Mufquitoes, they met with a floop,,one Peter Courtney master, with whom they agreed to be put on fhore at Sact-Tartudos, but the wind overblowing, and not able to beat up to windward, ftood up for Jamaica, where they landed at Manatee-Bay to leeward of Port-Royal. And this examinant faith further, that he never faw captain Eaton, but was told that he went about by the East-Indies about fix months before Swan left them; neither did he hear any more of the French that deferted them: That he left about two hundred and fifty men under the command of captain Davis, amongst whom was Peter Harris, with whom the examinant went over, who was related to Peter Harris that was formerly killed in those parts. The faid captain Davis, at the coming away of the deponent, defigned to make an attempt upon a place about feven leagues to the fouthward of Lima, after which it was refolved that he would fit is fhip in order to return with such as would go with him through the streights of Magellane, when the reft havè determined to return over land by way of Darien, for that it was the examinant's opinion that they will be all come away in less than four months from this time. And the examinant further faith, that they never fettled in any island or fortified the fame, as had been reported, and that he arrived here on Saturday night, being the 24th of July, 1686, and further faith not.

Sworn before the right honourable the governor, the 4th August, 1686.

RICHARD ARNOLD.

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SAMUEL

SAMUEL BARRY'S PETITION TO THE KING.

The humble petition of Samuel Barry, an ancient inhabitant of your majefty's island of Jamaica.

SHEWETH,

THAT your petitioner hath lived under feveral governor's in the faid ifland, and hath always behaved himself dutifully and loyally towards your majefty, and refpectfully towards the feveral governors your majesty's royal brother hath been pleased to set over us; and, at the arrival of the prefent governor, was of the council: That, contrary to his inftructions (as your petitioner is informed) the governor, without the confent of the council, hath suspended him the council, and hath brought an action of scandal. magnatum for a thousand pounds, to be tried before judges of his own choofing, and prevented your petitioner of the oppor tunity of appealing, which has forced your petitioner to leave the island, to prevent his utter ruin, as by the cafe hereunto annexed appears.

May it therefore please your majesty to direct the ancient judges to be reftored, or fuch judges to be appointed as are men of known wifdom, integrity, and eftates, as both know to do, and will do, equal juftice, or otherwife to relieve your petitioner, as to your great wisdom, piety, and justice, thall feem meet.

And your petitioner fhall ever pray, &c.

AN

AN ADDRESS OF THE COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY

OF JAMAICA TO THE KING,

AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF ALBEMARLE.

TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

The humble addrefs of the council and affembly of your majefly's island of Jamaica, convened under his grace the duke of Albemarle.

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,

WE, your majefty's most dutiful fubjects of this new world, warmed by the benign influence of your royal beams, from which no diftance of place can feclude us, do, in all humble and grateful manner, acknowledge unto God and your majefty the many bleffings we enjoy under the profperous reign of fo auguft a prince; and more efpecially do, with moft dutiful and thankful hearts, acknowledge the continuance of that unparallelled bleffing, the protection of the church of England, given us by your royal favour, at your happy acceffion to the crown, and alfo for the toleration and general indulgence of religion your majefty hath been pleased to grant the rest of our fellow fubjects.

Royal fir,

We cannot conclude here, without further acknowledging unto your majefty the tranfcendant honour done to this infant colony, in appointing fo illuftrious a prince to govern us; from whofe care and conduct, with the continuance of your majefty's favour towards us, we may juftly hope for many advantages; promifing on our parts, as we hereby do, never to be shaken in loyalty to your majefty, due obedience to his grace, and our hearty endeavours for the good and prefervation of this your majetty's ifland; praying unto Almighty God for a long continuance of your happy reign over us, and that there may never be wanting of royal illue to fit upon your throne from generation to generation.-Amen.

AN

AN ADDRESS OF THE CATHOLICS IN JAMAICA,

TO THE DUKE OF ALBEMARLE.

To his grace, Chriftopher duke of Albemarle, lieutenant-general and general-governor of this his majefy's land of Jamaica, and territories thercon depending.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR GRACE,

THE extraordinary benefits we have already received by your acceffion to the government, and that we have of future happiness under fo "aufpicious an influence, oblige us, with the deepeft fenfe of gratitude, to exprefs and publish our acknowledgments, and beg your grace will be pleafed favourably to receive these our hearty tenders of duty and affection, which as well on the behalf of ourselves as the reft of the catholics of this ifland, we humbly offer; and do therefore, illuftrious prince, return you our unfeigned thanks for your repeated affurances of fafety and protection to us, equal with the reft of his majefty's fubjects under your government, unlefs the divine will, that directed his majesty to convey to us the bleffings and fatisfactions which the rest of his fubjects enjoy at home, by virtue of his late declaration, through the perfon of fo good and gracious a prince; as we are confident there never was more mercy, never more goodnefs and clemency, or more juftness and compaffion, contained in fewer expreffions than is in his majesty's faid late declaration for liberty of confcience, fo we dare affirm, there never was choice made of a more apt and proper minifter for the advancement and diftribution of thofe royal attributes than your grace, to whom moderation and temperance, loyalty and conftancy, virtues inherent to that memorable and princely ftock from which you are defcended, are so natural, that, in compliance with his majefty's pleasure and commands, you do but fecond your own inclinations; whereof, we being the proper objects here, have fufficiently tafted, and which gives us encouragement humbly to recom→ mend ourselves to your grace's favourable representation of us to his majefty, with this affurance to our obedience and conformity to your grace's command and government, fhall evidence both our loyalty to the king

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