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B

Baas, M. de, Governor of Martinique, 554 i.

Baber, John, secretary of Jamaica, 56 i., 781.

-, letter from, 812.

-, letter to, 854.

-, petition of, 812 i.

Badminton, 597 i.

Bahama Islands, the, 301.

-, account of, 870.

-, -, defence of, proposals for, 340.

-, French at, 615.

-, -, cruelty of, 176, 176 i., ii., 448, 472, 643, 733, 870.

-, -, not resident at, 794 ix.

-, -, seizure by, 606.

-, Governor proposed for, 340.

-, Harbour Island, 472.

-, Lords Proprietors of, 340.

-, -, letter to, 291.

-, neglected state of, 340.

-, New Providence, 870.

-, -, fortification of, demanded, 270 i.

-, -, raid on, 448.

-, privateers, 870.

-, recovery of, instructions for, 658, 660, 794, 794 v., 794 ix., 794 xi.

-, -, delay in, proposed, 794 ix.

-, report upon, 340, 344.

-, resumption to the Crown, petition, proposal for, 270 i., 291, 340, 448.

-, salt in, 448.

-, soldiers for, 340.

-, Spaniards in, 615.

-, -, cruelties of, 870.

-, -, seizure by, 606.

-, -, settlement by, feared, 270 i.

-, trade with Carolina, 739.

-, trade with Rhode Island, 230 ii.

Bahamas; and see Providence.

Baker, —, Capt. R. N., 376.

-, Henry, document signed by, 62.

Ball, Guy, affidavit of, 29.

Ballard, Benjamin, agent for Royal African Co., 583 xlviii.

Baltimore, Lord. See Calvert, Charles.

Bamfeild, Philip, case of, 126 i., 180 ii., 180 iv. (h), 583 xxvi., 694.

Banker, Evt., 621 iv. (a).

Barbados, 11, 29, 116, 117, 151, 197, 228, 531, 532; and see Dominico; St. Vincents; Sta. Lucia; Tobago; African Co.; Beresford, Samuel; Crowe, Mitford; Downes, Richard; Lillington, George; Sharpe, William; Skene, Alexander; Sober, John; Walker, Alexander.

-, accounts of, 88, 96, 180, 248.

-, Acts of, 88, 276, 642.

-, Act of, for settling accounts, 326, 857 i.

-, -, for appointing agents, 502, 513, 642, 748, 837.

-, -, -, repeal of, 861.

-, -, appointing clerks and marshals etc., 407, 559.

-, -, for holding a court of Grand Sessions, 88, 825, 830, 844, 862.

-, -, regulating elections, 245.

-, Act, Excise, 96, 126 i., 141 iii., 180 ii., 694, 837.

-, -, clauses in to be repealed, 568.

-, -, concerning fees, 568.

-, -, for Governor's House rent, repealed, 210.

-, -, levy bill, 180.

-, -, for regulating the Militia, 597 i.

-, Acts, the Paper (for ascertaining payment of bills), 141 iii., 156, 180 iv. (j), 222 v., 326.

-, -, evil effects of, 96 i., 179, 855.

-, -, how procured, 96 i.

-, -, objection, petition, against, 156, 156 i., ii., 583 iii., 583 xiii.

-, -, project of new Act, 126 i., 178, 180, 180 ii.

-, -, repealing Paper Act, 88.

-, -, adjourning sessions, 709 xiii.

-, address from, 180 iv. (b), 210, 502, 583 lxi.

-, agents of, 180 ii., 210, 502, 513, 642, 709.

-, -, right of appointing, 141 iii., 837.

-, -, -, instruction concerning, 895.

-, Assembly of, 126 i., 180 viii. (b), 396, 583 x.; and see Acts, Council.

-, -, addresses by, 96 i., 126, 126, i., 129, 141 iii., 156, 156 iii., 180 ii., 180 iv. (j), v., 222 iv., v., 248, 274, 502, 502 vi., 513, 513 i., iii.–vi., 518 i., 857 i.

-, -, -, reply to, 156 iv., 577, 583, lx., lxi.

-, -, adjournments of, 694.

-, -, claim to appoint agents. See Barbados, agents.

-, -, clerk of, 502.

-, -, complaints against A. Walker, 222, 222 v.

-, -, -, reply to 222.

-, council, difference with, 96.

-, -, dissolution of, 91, 248.

-, -, elections to, 502, 513 i. (b).

-, -, Governor's message, speech, to, 141 i., 156 iii., 709, 857 ii., iii.

-, -, grievances of, 96 i.

-, -, journals of, 222 ii., 502, 583 xi., xii., l., li.

-, -, levy bill, 180.

-, -, presents voted by, 126, 141 iii., 274.

-, -, reply to the Three Councillors, 180 iv. (b).

-, Assiento trade, 226 i.

-, Attorney General of, 96. 180, 180 ii., 396; and see Hodges, Thomas.

-, -, Baptisms, burials in, 96 ii., 709 viii.

-, Bate, case of, 126 i.

-, Bridge Town, inhabitants of, petition of, 583 xiii.

-, Bushel, William, complaints of, 895.

-, Chappell Plantation, appraisement of negroes on, 583 xvii.

-, Chief Justice of, 126 i.

-, Church livings in, disposal of, 96 i., 141 iii., 248.

-, citron water, 183.

-, clerk of the Crown, 96.

-, clerk of the Markets, 15, 63, 96.

-, Colony from, 554 i.

-, Commissions of Peace, changes in, 597 i., 698 i.

-, convoys, 80, 95, 96, 248, 396, 684.

-, cost of living in, 274.

-, Council of, 91, 96, 141 iii., 179, 180 ii., 222 iii., v., 502, 503, 513, 513 iii., v., 583 viii., ix., 749.

-, -, adjournment of, 126 i.

-, -, appeals to, 88, 583 lix.

-, -, document signed by 4 members of, 513 iii., v.

-, -, Governor's arbitrary proceedings in, 179.

-, -, Minutes of, 141 iii., iv., 179, 180, 180 iv, (a), (d), vii., 352 i., 396, 502, 502 i., 513, 513 ii., 583 xlix., 892 ii., 895.

-, -, Minutes of, omissions in, 210.

-, Council and Assembly of, 180.

-, -, complaint, against Capts. Legge and Norbury, 709.

-, -, memorial from, 586.

-, -, minutes of, 88.

-, Councillors of, 88, 108, 126, 136, 147, 179, 180, 210, 225 i., 242, 244, 273, 287, 299, 302, 317, 324, 380, 442, 457, 616, 656 i.

-, -, the Three Suspended, (Beresford, Sharpe, Walker, q.v.), case of, 690, 694.

-, -, -, address concerning, 577.

-, -, -, protest against, 583 lx., lxi.

-, -, -, -, reply to, 156 iv.

-, -, -, charges against, 502, 502 vi, 513, 513 i.–ix.

-, -, -, charges by, against Governor Crowe, 96 i., 126, 126 i., 129, 141, 141 i.–iii., 156, 178, 179, 180 i.

-, -, -, -, reply to, 180 ii.

-, -, -, -, depositions, concerning, 857, 857 iv.–vii.

-, -, -, letters, petitions, representations of, 156, 156 iv., 178, 179, 180 i., 496, 502, 502 i.–vi., 583, 583 ii., iii., v., 599.

-, -, -, -, reply to, 180 ii., 180 iv. (b), 583 iv.

-, -, -, -, restoration of, 356, 370, 379, 380, 502, 513, 618, 642, 748, 749, 857, 857 vi.

-, -, -, -, delay in, 502, 502 i.–v., 503.

-, -, -, -, suspension of, 126, 156, 178, 179, 317, 356, 370, 583 ix.

-, -, -, -, reasons for, 324, 513.

-, -, -, -, -, report upon, 352 i.

-, Courts of, 386, 892 ii.

-, -, abuses in, 96 i., 126 i., 248.

-, -, causes in, 96 iii., 583 xiv. ff., 709 iii.–vii.

-, -, marshals of, 326.

-, -, proceedings of, 396, 396 iv.

-, Court of Admiralty, judge of. See Buckworth.

-, -, seizures condemned in, 709 xi.

-, Court of Chancery, 179, 180 ii., v., 583 xiv. ff., 694, 709.

-, -, abuses in, 126 i., and see Crowe, Mitford.

-, -, causes depending in, 709 ii.

-, -, extortion in, 96 i., 248.

-, -, Registrar of, 96 i., 141 iii., 180.

-, Custom House officers, complaints against, 180, 180 ii., 380.

-, debts of, 156.

-, decline of, 853.

-, defence of, 396, 709, 857 ii., iii.

-, Downes, Richard, case of, 141 iii.

-, factions in, 126.

-, Fort St. Anne, 96, 240.

-, forts of, repair of, urged, 709.

-, fortifications of, 396.

-, 4½ p.c. duty, 210.

-, Gillingham, Manasses, case of, 126 i., 892; and see Gilhgan.

-, Governor of. See Crowe, Mitford; Granville, Sir B.

-, -, house of (Pilgrim), 180 ii., 274.

-, -, -, house-rent, 274.

-, -, instructions to, 568.

-, -, presents to, 597 i.

-, -, -, disallowed, 274.

-, -, salary of, proposal to increase, 853.

-, Governor and Council of, Order concerning, 386.

-, Governors and Vice-Admirals of, 857.

-, Grand Jury, 180.

-, -, address of, 210.

-, Guardships for, 586, 709.

-, -, prizes of, 748.

-, health of, 709.

-, Holder, John, case of, 88.

-, imports of beef and grain, 766, 779.

-, inhabitants of, baptisms and burials, 96 ii., 709 viii.

-, inhabitants, increase of, 709.

-, Jews, taxation of, 583 xiii.

-, Justices of Peace in, 88.

-, Laurel, case of, 210.

-, Lieut.-Governor of, 126 i., 180 ii., 554 i.

-, Lillington, case of, 141 iii.

-, Madeira wine imports, 96.

-, Marshals, right to appoint, 857 i.

-, merchants and traders of, address by, 502.

-, merchants trading to, testimonial by, 302 i.

-, Militia of, 126, 141 iii., 179.

-, -, commissions in, changes in, 126 ii., 180 ii., 583 lii–lv., 694.

-, Naval Officer of, 39, 39 i., ii., 94, 94 ii., 96, 132; and see Cox, Samuel.

-, negroes, 73, 126 i., 151, 331.

-, -, account of, 13.

-, -, imports and prices of, 25, 94, 94 i., iii., 248, 277, 709 ix., 855, 855 i., 892 iii.

-, -, required for, 531.

-, -, runaway, 539.

-, -, tax on, 583 xiii.

-, -, trade in, 134 i., 228.

-, -, trade, petition concerning, 892 iii.

-, -, trade, with Spaniards, 210.

-, -, trade in, with Virginia, 215, 215 i.

-, Neptune, case of, 583 ii.

-, Paper Bank, project concerning, 180 viii (a).

-, Paper Money; see under Act, Paper.

-, papers relating to, presented to Board of Trade, 219.

-, Patent Offices in, 15, 88, 210, 248, 467, 857 i.

-, -, encroachments on, 326.

-, -, list of, 96.

-, Patent Offices,; and see Gordon, George.

-, Pilgrim, 180 ii., 274.

-, possibilities of, 597 i.

-, powder, 895.

-, powder duty, 210.

-, and the Prerogative of the Crown, 837.

-, pressing of seamen, 248.

-, privateers, sufferings from, 540.

-, prizes, 88, 180, 709 xi., 748.

-, -, instructions concerning, 275.

-, Proprietors in, letter from, 892 iii.

-, -, deposition of, 321.

-, Provost Marshal of, 96, 126 i., 308, 360, 362–364, 684, 709, 857 i., and see Gordon, George.

-, Provost Marshall, Deputy, 907 i.

-, Provost Marshal of, encroachments upon office of, 326.

-, Receiver General of. See Berwick, Samuel.

-, Revenue of, 844.

-, -, accounts of, 88, 709, 895.

-, Regiment in, Marshal of, 583 xlii, xliii.

-, Seal, new, for, 40, 815.

-, Secretary of, 248, 597 i.

-, -, fees of, 349, 369; and see Skene, Alexander; Baron, T.

-, ships and shipping returns of, 10, 277, 583 xiii.

-, smallpox in, 709.

-, stores of war of, account of, 83, 396, 396 i.–iii., 709 xii., 895.

-, -, request for, 396, 396 i.

-, sugar crop, 96, 684, 709.

-, supply, vote for, 396.

-, trade, decay of, 583 xiii.

-, trade, fleet of, 96, 141, 141 iv., 248, 684.

-, trade, illegal, 166, 186.

-, trade with Carolina, 739.

-, trade with Maryland, 197.

-, trade with New England, 779.

-, trade with Newfoundland, 223 i.

-, trade with New York, 396, 779.

-, trade with Rhode Island, 230 ii.

-, trade with Spanish West Indies, 134 i.

-, trade with Virginia, 174, 216 i., 779.

-, Treasurer of, 141 iii.

-, -, and the Paper Act, 156; and see Maycock, Thomas.

-, Vice-Admiralty of, 857.

-, windmills, tax on, 583 xiii.

Barbarie, John, document signed by, 157 i.

Barbottaine (Barbollain), John, 443 ii., 487 ii., 597 i., 589 xvi.

-, -, deposition of, 589 xiv.

Barbuda. See Codrington, Col.

Bargus, William, 890 iii.

Barillon, M., French Ambassador, 554 i.

Bark, Edward, Chief Baron, Barbados, 583 xxix–xxx.

Barnes, John, 150 iii., 443 i., ii.

-, -, deposition of, 484 vii.

Barnet, Richard, letter from, 243.

Baron. See Barons.

Baron, Thomas, Secretary, Barbados, case of, 126 i.

-, -, deposition of, 180 iv. (c), (h).

Barons (Baron), Samuel, 25, 117, 150, 381, 532.

-, -, letter from, 374.

Barrett, Abraham, 890 iii., 911 ix.

Barron, —, Dep. Clerk of Council, Barbados, 583.

Barrott, Abraham, 756.

Barrow, Thomas, restored to practice, Jamaica, 142, 247.

-, Harbour of (Newfoundland), 554 i.

Barwick, Samuel. See Berwick.

Bassett, Thomas Abell, petition of, report upon, 279.

Bate, Raynes (Barbados), 63, 126 i., 180 iv. (m), 583 vi., 583 xlviii.

Bate, Richard, letter to, 892 iii.

Bates, John, 228.

Bath Town, 424.

Battyne, William, 180 iv. (i).

Bawden, Richard, 890 iii.

Bay of Bulls, inhabitants of, conditions of ransom of, 890 ii.–iv.

Bayard, Nicholas, memorial from, 554 i., x.

Bayard, Samuel, 767.

Bayer, Bastian Otto, 150 iii., 443 i., ii.

-, -, arrest of, 459 i., 852.

-, -, charged with shooting Governor Parke, 741.

-, John Otto. 443 i., ii., 741.

B., E., letter signed by, 831 i.

Beach, Capt., R. N., 554 i.

Beaufort, Duke of. See Somerset, Henry.

Beaulieu, Henry, 487 ii.

Beckford, Peter, 174, 649.

-, -, character of, 452 i.

Beckles, Thomas, 274, 502, 502 ii., 583 ii., iii., 857 iv., v.

-, -, deposition of, 583 xl.

Beckman, J., 10 i.

-, document signed by, 157 i.

Beeston, Sir W., late Governor of Jamaica, 142, 444, 525 i.

Belcher, Andrew, 391 i., ii.

Bell, Boaz, 411.

-, -, deposition of, 411 i.

Bellomont, Earl of. See Coote, Richard.

Benbow, Vice-Admiral, son of, 620 i.

Bendall, Hopefor, 443 i., ii.

Bendysh, H., letter from, 657, 737.

-, -, letter to, 667.

Bendyshe, Thomas, letter from, 564.

Benger, Mrs., petition of, reply to, 158 viii.

Benjers, —(Newfd.), 890 ii.

Bennett, Benjamin, Lt.-Governor of Bermuda, 870.

-, -, charges against, 72, 101 i., 201, 817.

-, -, -, reply to 231 i., ii.

-, -, complaint by, 163.

-, -, correspondence of, precautions for, 389.

-, -, -, interception of, 389.

-, -, -, enclosures to brother, 389.

-, -, letter to, 23, 163, 643, 673, 728.

-, Sir John, 389, 508, 575.

-, -, letter from, 18, 72–75, 176, 201, 389, 390, 411, 472, 615, 755, 817.

-, William, document signed by, 358 i.

Benningen, Sieur van, 554 i.

Bentiett, Robert, 911 ix.

Bentley, Elizabeth and John, petition of, 583 lviii., 651 i.

-, -, report upon, 664.

-, -, order concerning, 681, 695.

Beresford, Richard, 739.

-, Rev. Samuel, Councillor of Barbados, 352 i., 583 ix.

-, -, bribery attempted by, 513 ix.

-, -, character of, 180 ii., vi.

-, -, charges against, reply to, 248.

-, -, charges against Governor Crowe etc., 129, 178, 224 i., 320.

-, -, -, reply to, 180 iv. (b).

-, -, depositions concerning, 857, 857 iv.–vii.

-, -, letter from, 126, 156, 156 iv., 178, 583.

-, -, petition of, 222 iii.

-, -, -, representation of, to Governor Crowe, 126 i., 178, 179, 180 i.

-, -, -, reply to, 180 ii.

-, -, removed from Commission of Peace, 583 vi.

-, -, restoration of, to Council, 356, 370, 380.

-, -, suspension of, from Council, 156, 178, 179, 317.

-, -, -, reason for, 324.

-, -, and see Barbados, Councillors, the Three.

Berkeley, James, Earl of Berkeley, Viscount Dursley, 214.

Bermingham, John, deposition of, 150 viii.

Bermuda; and see Bennett, Benjamin; Bennett, Sir John; Jones, Edward.

-, Acts of, 389.

-, Act for building ferry-house, 390.

-, -, for regulating Courts, 389.

-, agents of, 231, 643.

-, Assembly of, 231 i., 390.

-, Attorney General of, 163.

-, Collector of Customs at, 176.

-, Colony from, 554 i.

-, Council of, 72, 389, 389 i.

-, Council and Assembly of, petition of, 231, 231 iii., iv.

-, Councillors of, 637, 643–648.

-, Court of Admiralty at, proceedings of, 176, 176 v.

-, Daffy, trial of, 176, 176 iii.

-, defence of, 411.

-, fortifications of, 817.

-, Justices of, deposition of, 231 i.

-, -, remonstrance of, 18.

-, Lt.-Governor of, salary of, 5; and see Bennett, Benjamin.

-, land in, impoverishment of, 230 iv.

-, Margaret sloop, case of, 176, 176 iv., v., 643.

-, Newman, Mathew, case of, 46.

-, Naval Officer's lists, 176.

-, -, negroes in, 73.

-, Orders in Council concerning, 23.

-, Provost Marshall of. See Jones, Edward.

-, ports, restriction of, petition against, 231, 231 iv.

-, Proprietors of, 231 iv.

-, St. Georges, harbour of, 231 iv.

-, salt ponds, 231 iv.

-, seals, new, 40.

-, -, warrant for use of, 815.

-, Secretary of, 389; and see Jones, Edward.

-, shipping of, 231 iv.

-, stores of war, accounts of, 389, 390, 755, 817.

-, tobacco, planting of ceased, 231 iv.

-, trade of, 231 iv.

-, trade, illegal at, 176, 176 iv., v.

-, trade with Jamaica, 448.

-, trade with Rhode Island, 230 ii.

-, trade with Virginia, 216 i.

-, treasure trove in, proceedings relating to, 817, 817 i.

Bernard, Thomas, petition of, 525, 525 i.

Bernoe (? Peroneau), 411 ii.

Berwick (Barwick), Samuel, 179, 180, 317, 324, 380, 934.

-, -, petition of, 656 i.

Beverley, Robert, vineyards of, 932.

Bevon, —(Nevis), 187.

Bickford, William, 911 ix.

Biggs, Seth, 131.

Bignall, William, letter from, 445 i.

Bill, Jacob, 228.

Bill, John, 174 ii.

Bilton, William, Capt., letter to, 831 ii.

Bird, William. See Byrd.

Bishop, John, deposition of, 589 xxv.

Black, Cuthbert, 487 ii.

Blackamore, ship, 752.

Blacke, Patrick, 484 xxii.

Blackman, John Lucy, 443 ii., 597 i.

Blackwater Swamp (Va.), 655.

Blake, Alexander, 150, 193, 487 ii.

-, Jos., a Lord Proprietor of Carolina, document signed for, 462, 479, 480, 509, 514, 544, 554 viii., 659, 713, 813.

-, Mrs., deputy appointed by, S. Carolina, 455.

Blakiston, Nathaniel, agent for Virginia, late Governor of Maryland, 258.

-, -, letter to, 760.

-, -, document signed by, 811.

Blathwayt, William, Auditor General of the Plantations, and acting Clerk of the Privy Council, 179.

-, -, documents signed by, 34, 35, 59, 112, 206, 207, 211, 399, 441, 443, 444, 858, 861, 862.

-, -, letter from, 413, 827, 832 i.

-, -, letter to, 414, 808, 823, 824.

Blenheim, battle of, 597 i.

Blennac, Comte de, Governor of Martinique, 554 i.

Blizard, Giles, 487 ii.

-, -, junr., 487 ii.

-, Jeremiah, 487 ii.

-, -, junr., 487 ii.

-, Major, sloop of, seized, 589 i.

Block Island, defence of, 230.

Blomberg, Baron, 554 i.

Blondon, John, junr., 487 ii.

Boden, Richard, 756.

Bodinot, 848.

Bole, William, 890 iii.

Bonaventure, M., Lt.-Governor of Port Royal, 60.

Bonavista, 554 i.

Bond, Francis, 302.

-, -, testimonial to, 302 i.

Bon Jesus, ship, 908 ii.

Bonner, John, 451 i.

Bonnin, Gousse, 487 ii.

Boon (e), Joseph, 662.

Borland, John, case of, 391.

Boston, 17, 19, 58, 196, 260, 261, 604, 617.

-, collector at, 55.

-, conference at, 794.

-, Fort William, 391.

-, accounts of, 394 v.

-, -, inhabitants of, address from, 794 iii.

-, negroes in, 151.

-, -, negroes, imports of, 151 i., 228.

-, post, 10.

-, powder magazine at, 391.

-, rendezvous for Canada expedition, 475–478, 497, 498, 629, 666, 794.

Bouvy, Gabriel, petition of, 305.

Bowden, Mary, Mrs., agreement of, with Governor Parke, 117 iv.

-, -, negroes of, 194 iii.

-, -, petition of, 117, 183, 193, 381, 488.

-, -, -, order in Council concerning, 505.

-, -, -, reply to, 194, 194 i.–viii.

-, -, -, representation concerning, 359.

-, Richard, 890 ii.

Bowles, Robert, 756.

-, William, 756.

Bowman, John, 274, 583 xvii. 857 iii.

Bowne, Andrew, 578.

-, John, 11 i.

Boyle, Henry, Secretary of State, 221.

-, -, document signed by, 676–678.

-, -, letters, references from, 14 i., 76, 82, 85, 512, 552.

-, -, letters, representations to, 38, 71, 78, 89, 148, 183, 183 i., 367, 470, 488, 554, 602, 892.

Bradshaw, Thomas, reprieve of, 451, 451 i.

Brady, John, 487 ii.

-, -, document signed by, 150 iii.

Bramby, John, 524 i.

Brattle, Edward, Capt., document signed by, 394 i., ii.

Bray, David, 216 iii.

Breda, Treaty of, 554 i.; and see Treaties.

-, Treaty of, infractions of by the French, 554 i.; and see French.

Breholt, John, pirate, 557 i., 908 ii.–v.

-, -, proposed expedition to Madagascar, 575.

Breton, Cape, 60.

Brett, John, 487 ii., 597 i.

-, -, deposition of, 589 ix., xii., xvi., xxvii.

Brew Islands, engagement off, 56 ii.

Bridge, Sir Tobias, 554 i.

Bridger, John, Surveyor General of H.M. Woods in America, 33, 58, 896, 899, 914 i.

-, -, affidavit of, 118.

-, -, appeal by, 17, 17 ii.

-, -, application for allowances etc., 24.

-, -, complaints against, 58.

-, -, directions for support of, 30.

-, -, instructions by, 17 ii.

-, -, instructions to, concerning masts, 24.

-, -, letter from, 17, 428, 693.

-, -, letter to, 24, 674.

-, -, protection of, 391, 392.

Bridges, —, (New York), grants of land to, 848.

-, Mrs., 848.

-, William, Commissioner of Ordnance, document signed by, 114, 306 p. 360, p. 370.

Bridgwatter, Thomas, 187.

Bristol, 72, 107, 142, 150, 191, 255, 852.

-, Custom House, officers of, return by, 619, 619 i.

-, merchants of, petition against Governor Parke, 465 i.

-, and Newfoundland Fishery, 619 i.

-, (N.E.), 604.

Bristol, H.M.S., 131, 322 iii.

Brodrick, William, 142, 573.

-, -, testimonial to, 452.

Bromfield, Edward, 391 i.

Bromley, J., 821.

Bronsuns, —, letter to, 890 ix.

Brooke, Capt., collector at Bermuda, 176.

Broughton, Edward, 835 i.

-, -, petition of, 525, 525 i.

-, Sampson, Attorney General of New York, 35, 61 i.

-, Thomas, Surveyor General of S. Carolina, 424, 739.

-, -, warrant to, 468, 829.

Brouillan, M. St. Ovide de, late Governor of Port Royal, 890 v.

-, -, appointed Governor of St. Johns, 890 ii.

-, -, captures St. Johns, 859 i., 890 ii.

-, -, holds inhabitants to ransom, 890, 890 iii., iv.

-, -, letter to, 533 i.

Brown, Andrew, 921.

-, Anthony, 443 i., ii.

-, Jeremiah, deposition of, 484 xxv.

-, Joseph, 577.

Browne, Samuel, document signed by, 187.

Browne, William, 391 i.

Browning. Christopher, 158 ix.

Brunt, van, Cornelius, document signed by, 157 i.

Bruster, Thomas, 228.

Buccaneers, 540.

Buckeridge, Richard, Collector of Customs, Antigua, 117, 478 ii., 597 i., 852.

-, -, deposition of, 589 xii., xv.

-, -, suspended, 193.

Buckshorn, Joseph, 487 ii.

Buckworth, Charles, Judge of the Admiralty Court, Barbados, imprisonment of, 126 i., 180 ii., 694, 583 xli., 694.

-, -, deposition of, 583 xli.

Bullard, Benjamin, 583 vii.

Bullen, Thomas, junr., 583 lvi.

Buncombe, Edward, speaker of Assembly of Montserrat, document signed by, 524 i.

Buor, Capt., 487, 488, 531, 597 i.

-, -, document signed by, 193 i.

Burchall, Robert, deposition of, 231 i.

Burchett, Josiah, Secretary of the Admiralty, 10.

-, -, letter from, 214, 254, 288 i., 322, 338, 376, 382, 460, 562 i., 608, 660, 747, 831, 887, 890.

-, -, letter to, 47, 86, 213, 253, 322 I., 357, 461, 567, 607, 635, 702, 731, 740, 894.

Burlington, 10, 11, 11 i. 578.

Burlington, H.M.S., 684, 709.

Burnet, William, 180 iv. (k).

Burreau, — (Antigua), 484 xv.

Burrell, Henry, 117 iv., 194 ii.

-, -, deposition of, 194 iii.

-, -, document signed by, 183 iii.

Burroughs, Leonard, 487 ii.

Burryan, John, 9, 199.

Burt, William, 756.

Burton, Daniel, 194 ii.

Burton, John, 487 ii.

Burton, Thomas, deposition of, 231 i.

Bushel, William, Capt., affidavit of, 210, 709, 895.

-, -, bond of, 709 i.

-, -, deposition of, 709 i.

Bushwick, town of, 848.

Buss, John, 65 vi.

Bute, —554 i.

Butler, James, 756.

Butler, John, junr., 756.

Buzzard's Bay, N.E., 252.

Byam, Edward, 116 ii.

-, -, document signed by, 150 ii.

-, Samuel, 150, 381, 487 ii., 531, 590.

-, William, 5, 116 ii., 150 ii., 200, 207, 209, 336, 531, 588, 590, 852.

Byerley, Thomas, Collector, New York, 10, 51.

-, -, letter from, 404, 405, 610, 706.

-, -, letter to, 52.

-, -, petition of, 850.

-, -, restored to office, 405.

-, -, suspension of, 405, 848.

Byng, Sir George, Admiral, 80.

Byrd, William, 90, 98, 121, 216 iii.