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for "the transportation of five hundred Yaudois and 

 French refugees desif;ned for some of his Majesty's i)lau- 

 tations." Of individual accounts the records show the 

 sum of £38 given '' out of the collection to Mons Benja- 

 min DeJoux, Minister, appointed to go to Virginia ; be- 

 sides £24 for the providing of himself with necessities 

 for the voyage." In August, 1700, the Bishop of London 

 writes to the city chamberlain, ''Sir: the beai'er. Mon- 

 sieur Castayne, is going out Surgeon to ye French now 

 departing for Virginia. He wants £20 to make up his 

 Chest of Drugs and instruments. It is a very small mat- 

 ter for such a voyage ; but if you have in your hands to 

 supply that sum, I will answer for my Lord of Canter- 

 bury, that he shall allow of your so doing. ' ' Six pounds 

 per head was allowed for transportation. The names of 

 the other ministers were Claude Philippe de Richebourg 

 and Louis Latane. They and the two surgeons had 

 plenty of occupation in caring for the large company 

 under their charge. 



Among the list of the expenses of the journey to items oi 

 "Manicanton" appear the following items: "for one ^''p^"^^ 

 distiller and one Kettle, 3£ 2s ; To Mr. Stringer for 

 fusils, coutlas, bayonetts, bluuderbushes, flints, etc., 41£ 

 Is, for several Coates, waist coates, briches, etc. , 10£ ; for 

 blew Cloth handkerchieffs, cravats, etc, , 26£ ; for a great 

 Black Trunck to put ye goods in, 10s ; for Brandy, Sugar, 

 figgs, raisons and sugar buiscuits for the sick, 5£ ; to ye 

 ship's crew for brandy 15s ; for a boat to put some people 

 ashoare, and to goe to Mr. Servant for a Certificate how 

 he saw Capt. Hawes abuse us and our goods, and to bring 

 ye salt, 3s ; To Capt. Hawes for Hamacks, brandy, and 

 other extraordinarys 21£ 8s; To Cuper for his sabre saitand 

 broken by ye sentry upon the Shippe, 2s 6d ; for great ^'■^"^y 

 uailes for the Pares ( parish ) doors, 9d ; To ye Miller to 

 suffer our people by his fire and to dispatch them, 2s 6d ; 

 to Corne for ye Horse, Is." 



In connection with the expenses of the journey it is 



