Minutes of HM Council: May 2 - 9 1715
Att a Council holden at the House of his late
Excellency's Residence in St Georges on the 2nd May 1715.
Present:
The Hono.ble Mich.l Burrows Esq President
Capt Thomas Brooke
Coll John Trimingham
Samuel Sherlock
Esq
Lt Coll Samuel Smith
Capt John Peasley
Capt Leonard White
This day three members of the House of Assembly came to
acquaint this Board that the house was mett according to order and that
Coll. William Tucker their Speaker was absent and this Board being very
desirous that his Majesties service should not be delayed, Therefore it is
directed of this Board that the said House of Assembly do proceed to elect a
Speaker upon this emergent occasion. And the said House of Assembly came and
presented Robert Burton Esq. as their Speaker which his Honour the President
approved of on behalf of the Crown.
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Att a Council holden at the House of his late
Excellency's Residence in St Georges on the 3rd May 1715.
Present:
The Hono.ble Mich.l Burrows Esq President
Capt Thos Brooke
Coll John Trimingham
Samuel Sherlock
Esq
Lt Coll Smith
Capt John Peasley
Capt Leonard White
This day an address was sent from the House of Assembly to
this Board praying that they would consent that the charge of sending a
dispatch for Great Britain to acquaint his Sacred Majesty of the death of
the late Governour Henry Pulleine Esq. to be paid out of the powder money
which this Board consented to accordingly.
A Vote was sent from the House of Assembly in the words
following: May 3rd 1715. By the Assembly...
It was Voted that Capt Richard Jennings, Major Perient Trott,
Capt Jeremiah Burrows, John Jennings Esq, Mr Nicholas Spencer, Capt Samuel
Rayner, and Capt Nathaniel Butterfield be a Committee to treat with the
Honourable Benjamin Bennett Esq. or any other p.son who they the Committee
think proper for his or their vessell to go to Great Britain to carry a
Pacquet. Who at their return acquainted the House that they had treated and
bargained with Coll. Benjamin Bennett for his sloop Ann to carry the
Country's Pacquet to Great Britain for the sum of Ninety Pounds money to be
paid before the sloop sails from these Islands and that the said sloop shall
be ready to sail from hence in eight days after this day and the said Coll.
Bennett to deliver or cause to be delivered the said Pacquet clear of all
charges to such pson or psons in England as the same shall be directed. Put
to a vote whether the return of the Committee be the opinion of the House.
Carried in the affirmative. Ordered to be laid before the President and
Council humbly desireing their concurrence. Thomas Bostock, Clerk. To which
vote this Board consented.
Ordered that Major William Stone have the liberty of the
Island near the Ferry called Coney Island according to an order of this
Board dated the 30th November last. And that Anthony Williams who lives on
the Island be paid L3.122/ out of the Powder Money in Capt George Tucker's
hands. And that the said Anthony Williams have the liberty of takeing his
Cabbin off the said Island or to sell or dispose of it to his own use and
that he do remove his family from thence forthwith. And that Coll William
Outerbridge have the liberty of six months to remove his salt house from the
said island.
A message was sent from the House of Assembly desireing a
conference a Committee of the Council with a Committee of the Assembly
relateing to the subsistence of his Majesties Independent Company here which
was agreed to accordingly.
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Att a Council holden at the house of his Late Excellencys
residence in St Georges on May 4th 1715.
Present:
The Hono.ble Mich.l Burrows Esq President
Capt Thos Brooke
Coll John Trimingham
Samuel Sherlock
Esq
Lt Coll Samuel Smith
Capt John Peasley
Capt Leonard White
Lt Coll Wm Outerbridge
A Conferrance being had last night, a Committee of Council
with a Committee of Assembly relateing to the subsistence of his Majesties
Independent Company here, the House this morning sent to acquaint this Board
that it was agreed by both Committees for Mr Thomas Parsons to supply the
said Independent Company untill Christmas next, and if it should happen that
the subsistence be not paid according to the Muster Rolls to be transmitted
then the said Money to be paid out of the Publick Treasury of these Islands
to the said Mr Parsons or his order and to be allowed and paid interest
proportionable at the rate of ten prcent untill the said money be fully paid
which this Board agreed to.
An Additional Clause to an Act Instituted An Act for Prolonging the Act
Instuted an Act to Supply the Difficiency of the Several Funds in these
Islands for and towards the Building a new house for the present and
succeeding Governours here, Passed.
The House of Assembly do concurr with this Board to Joyn with
them in an humble address to his Sacred Majesty to address his said Majesty
to advance the Honourable Coll Benjamin Bennett to this Government again.
Upon reading an Address from the House of Assembly setting
forth the great want of Ministers here for a long time to supply the vacant
Benefices, which give them cause to fear that the several Transmitts upon
that account have miscarried, desireing that this Board would be pleased to
reiterate the former representations of the unhappy circumstances of these
Islands and that the great want may be supplyed with two pious Ministers
which this Board readily consented to.
This Board hath agreed with Mr Thomas Parsons of these
Islands, Merchant, to advance 28 pounds pr month for the subsistence of his
Majesties Independent Company here, to comence from the 20th April last and
to the end 20th December next if occasion shall require.
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Att a Council holden at the house of his Late Excellency's
residence in the Town of St Georges the 5th May 1715.
Present:
The Hono.ble Mich.l Burrows Esq President
Capt Thos Brooke
Coll John Trimingham
Samuel Sherlock
Esq
Lt Coll Samuel Smith
Capt John Peasley
Capt Leonard White
Lt Coll Wm Outerbridge
It is appointed by this Board that a Court of Chancery be
held on the 23rd of this instant May by eight of the Clock in the morning at
the Sessions House in St George's receive motions and that a Proclamation do
Issue out forthwith of the same, that all p'sons concerned may have notice
thereof. And also it is appointed on the said 23rd May a Comittee of the
Council, vizt: Capt Thomas Brooke, Coll John Trimingham, Lieut. Coll. Wm
Outerbridge, Lieut. Coll. Samuel Smith & Capt John Peasly to meet a Comittee
of the Assembly to confer about building a house for succeeding Governours
to live in.
An Address form the House of Assembly was this day sent to
this Board shewing that the Castle Forts and platforms of these Islands want
reparations to the value of 40 pounds or thereabouts, praying to this Board
to consent that the charges of the aforementioned reparations may be paid
out of the Powder Money in Capt George Tucker's hands which this Board
consented to accordingly.
Thereupon it is appointed and desired that the respective
Commanders of the Castle and Forts doe forthwith proceed to amend and repair
them according to the prayer of the address and to bring in their bill when
the work is accomplished in order to be paid for same.
Ordered that a Commission be forthwith made out for Mr Daniel
Tucker to be Justice of the Town and Parish of St Georges. Ordered that the
soldiers have liberty to cut wood for their fireing on the Island comonly
called Brangman's Island and no where else. Ordered that the Clerk of the
Council do give notice to the Comittee appointed for the passing the Publick
accounts to be in Town on Tuesday come fortnight to inspect the said
accounts.
The Assembly adjourned to the first Monday in September next.
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Saturday May 7th 1715.
Capt Brooke, Capt Peasley, Capt White met to write
Dispatches.
Monday May 9th 1715
Capt Brooke, Coll. Trimingham, Mr Sherlock, Coll. Smith, Capt
Peasley met to sign Dispatches.