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Minutes of His Majesty's Council

Minutes of HM Council: 12 June 1697

At a council table holden the twelvth June 1697. Present:

His Excellency the Gov Capt Richard Peniston Capt Wm Outerbridge Capt John Tucker Samuell Spofferth Esq

This board  taking into consideration the great trouble charge and expense occasioned by the going out of the sloope Blessing Capt Leonard White Comander to and feaching in the sloope Happy Jane, Jonas Clay, Master, who run away from these Islands without any entry or clearing or leave of Government. Itt is ordered that Capt Leonard White do make and being in the accompt of the Ware Tare Trouble Cost Charges Disbursements and Expenses ccasioned by going out with the said sloope and as to the wages and reward the several persons who went in her. And that the same accounts bee perused by Capt John Tucker and Capt Daniell Johnson, and bee by the said Capt John Tucker paid out of the publick monyes of these Islands. Ffurther ordered that the said Capt John Tucker and Capt Daniell Johnson do take into their consideration what the said Capt White and Mr Thomas Durham owner of the said sloope Blessing ought to bee paid as their perticular recompense and reward, And that it bee paid acordingly. On Mr Jonas Clay and Mr John Tankards appearing about the charge of running away in the sloope Happy Jane as above, ordered that a Court of Admiralty bee holden at the Sessions House in St Georges on Thursday next by eight of the clock in the morning.