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ST. HELENA 



SHIPPS. 



iSthly. 



We desire the liberty, as we always had, of going on board 

 shipps without the Governor's leave. 



BLACKS. 

 l6thly. 



They desire to be eased something in the tax of paying ten 

 shillings every year for each black they have. 



GAME. 



I7thly. 



They desire that each chief of family that has guns allowed 

 them, may for their diversion have liberty to go ashooting. 



GREAT WOOD. 

 iSthly. 



They desire liberty to make use of the great wood and 

 common, otherwise they will be ruined. 



LESSEES. 

 I9thly. 



They desire lessees may vote for parish officers, and also 

 serve in their turns. 



And all these grievances they humbly begg may be redrest 

 as by their address in the following manner : 



Island of St. Helena. 



That whereas your worshipp and council was pleased on the 

 i6th day of April last past to summons Thirty-six of tlie prin- 

 cipal inhabitants to the Church in the country, and there to 

 hear the laws read over, which was accordingly done ; and 

 forasmuch as we were a long time kept in the dark, and knew 

 notliing of it : the inhabitants so summoned did, by a consent, 

 chose twelve of us to in.spect into them, and to make our re- 

 marks upon the province of your worshipps and Council, that 

 in case of any grievance which appeared reasonable, that your 

 Worsliipp and Council would be pleased to make address to the 

 Lords Proprietors for redress, and this day we do with sub- 

 mission present the same to your Worshipp and Council with 

 our remarks thereon, and hope you will find them reasonable. 



And in the meantime we shall be obedient to those laws 

 and orders delivered to the Churchwardens on the 26th April last 

 past. . . . And we hope that every one of us and all together will 

 do our utmost endeavours to do everything for the preservation 

 of this island, and the good of the Honourable Company ; and 

 we promise that we \\-ill not be remiss in our militarv' dutys ; 

 but when occasion shall present, wee will not be frugal of our 

 blood, but ready to spill every drop of it for the preservation 

 of the island, our wives and famihes, against any enemy that 

 shall come here to invade us. And finally we give your Wor- 



