554 Appendix to Council Proceedings, 1696—1729.

              B. M. of His Majestys Colonies, wherein there are Atturnys General

            BdIe. 55. alread settled, and humbly Submitt our Opinion upon these

                 to Your Excellencies consideration.

                         Signed. J. Bridgewater.

                                    Ph. Meadows.

                                    John Pollexfen.

                                    John Looke.

                               Abr. Hill.

                   Whitehall. September 7th

                          1696

             B. M.           [F. Jones to Gov. Nicholson]

             Vol. 25.                     Philadelpa 20th 8bris 1696

                 May it please yr Excy

                   Amongst the number of those in this Province who are

                 oblidged to yr Excy for the favour & Justice for endeavouring

                 to preserve our ships & goods from Privatiers & Pyrates par

                 ticularly from Capt Day and his Crew I am sure noe man

                 hath more reason to acknowledg the benefitt recd or was

                 more Exposed to the Danger then my Self haveing a

                 Ship fiting out here to load in Maryland wth Toba home wth

                 the Fleet Part of whose men run away & others that were

                 designed to ship themselves enticed on board the Privatier

                 wch Privatier has Sundrey times endeavred to entice those wee

                 haue Left in the same manner by wch meanes wee are not only

                 forced to pay them some 2 & 3 or 4 months wages before

                 hand but Contract wth them for such Extravigent wages as

                 never was given in that place tht Privateire incouraging them

                 wth 3000 ll share to a man at Leaste in 3 or 4 months time wch

                 by one meanes & other has damnified us at Least 300” in one

                 Shipp besides the feare of Looseing Shipp & all the Particu

                 lars of the whole refer you to the deposicion of sundry people

                 wch shall send you by my Good freind Coll. Quary in that

                 hight of my vexation & Disappointmt I applyed myself to

                 Governr Markham & told him that by a Lettr I had seen from

                 Carolina Day was dishonest & ought to have clearances

                 examined for had embezeled his owners Suggar &Ca and for

                 a Cloak to his Roguery Entered his Brigantine for Bristoll

                 Loaden Suggar from Carolina where as soone as he had

                 so done fell down to Rebellion road out of Command & there

                 sells his whole Cargoe & setts up for a Red Sea Voyage &

                 came here to Victuall & Equip himself whereby I thought

                 him seizeable and wth all that I had susteined much damage

                 already by its being tollerated & feared much greater, where-