Jacobite Rebellion Ship Warrant
Contributed by Hugh Tornabene
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TS 20 47 3 [Public Record Office, Treasury Solicitor] Cover sheet, pp 7, 7reverse and 8. Warrant Sr. Thos. Johnson for Transporting Rebel Prisoners. (Copy)
Whereas Sr. Thomas Johnson of Leverpoole in the County of Lancaster Knt: being under an Agreement wth. us persuant to Articles in that Behalfe bearing date the 16th Day of April 1716 to transport or carry at his own proper Cost & Charges to some of his Maj. Plantations in America such Rebels or Prisoners as were or should be delivered or offered to be delivered to him or his Servts. at Liverpoole from any of the Goals of Chester, Leverpoole or Lancaster
We in Consideration thereof did by the same Articles Covenant & Agree on his Maj: Behalf that the sd. Sr Thos. Johnson should recieve and be paid 40 sh. for every Rebel or Prisoner that was or should be so delivered to be transported upon producing proper Certificates from the Mayor of Leverpole as the Collector or Searcher of ye Port of Liverpoole of the sd. Rebels or Prisoners being shipped on Board of his Ships in & by the sd. Articles amongst other things relation being thereunto had may more fully appear.
These are by Virtue of his Maj. Genl. Tres patents Dormant bearing date 14th Day of August 1714 to pray and require your Lordship to draw an Order for paying unto the sd. Sr. Thomas Johnson or his assignes the sum of 278L 00sh together wth. the sum of 1000 already issued to him by way of Advance upon the Contract or Agreemt. is in full of the sd Allowance of 40sh for 639 Rebels or Prisoners so shipped for Transportation according to the annexed Certificates attested by the Mayor of Liverpoole & the Collr. or Searcher there as by the said Articles is directed, that is to say:
30th March 1716 shipped on Board the Scipio Frigate Capt. John Scraisbrick Commander for Antigua 96 Rebels nil. at 40sh each amount to . . . . . 190
21st April 1716 shipped on Board the Wakefield Capt. Thos. Beck Commander for South Carolina or Rebels nch. at 40sh each amount to . . . . . . 162
26th April 1716 shipped on Board the Two Brothers Edward Rathben Commander for Jamaica 47 Rebels or Prisoners nch. at 40sh each amout to . . . . . 94
7th May 1716 shipped on Board the Susannah Capt: Thos. Bromhall Comander for South Carolina 104 Rebels or Prisoners at 40s each amount to . . . . . 208
24th May shipped on Board the Friendship Capt. Michael Mankin Commander for Maryland or Virginia 80 Rebels or Prisoners nch: at 40sh each amount to . . . . . . 160
25th June 1716 shipped on Board the Hockenhill Capt. Hockenhill Comander for St Christophers 30 Rebels or Prisoners nch.at 40s each amount to . . . . . 60
29th June 1716 shipped on Board the Elizabeth & Anne Capt. Ed: Trafford Commander for Virginia or Jamaica 126 Rebels or Prisoners nch. at 40s each amount to . . . . . . 252
14th July shipped on Board the Goodspeed Capt: Smith Comander for Virginia 54 Rebels or Prisoners nch: at 40sh each amount to . . . . . . 108
15th July 1716 shipped on Board the Africa Gally Rd. Cropper Comander for Berbadoes one Rebel or Prisoner nch at the same rate amon. to . . . . 2
Eod Die shipped on Board the Elizabeth & Ann Capt. Ed. Trafford Commander for Virginia one Rebel or Prosoner nch at the same rate is . . . . . . 2
28 July shipped on Board the Goodspeed Arthur Smith Mar. for Virginia two Rebels or Prisoners nch. at the same rate amount to . . . . . 4
31 July 1716 shipped on Board the Ann Capt: Robt. Wallace Commander for Virginia 18 Rebels or Prisoners nch. at the same rate amount to . . . . 36
1278 From nch: to be abated the Sum advanced and paid as aforesaid . . . . . . 1000 Then remains . . . . 278
Notwithstanding nch. Paymt. the sd. Sr. Thos. Johnson is by the sd Articles obliged to produce Certificates signed by the Govn. or Governors of the said Plantations of the Landing of the sd. Rebels or Prisoners in the sd. Plantations or upon any of their dying by the Way an Affidavit of such Death And let the sd. Order be satisfied out of any his Maj. Revenues being & remaining in the Receipt of the Exchequer applicable to the Use of the Civil Government. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant
Whitehall Treary Chamber 25th March 1717
R. Walpole Wm Sr. Quintin Torrington
R. Edgcumbe
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