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gentlemen ushers) should be one of those sent : aud passports were issued 

 by the States-General in favour of Ferdinando Gorges and Edward 

 Cranfield. 



As an indication of the value of property in Surinam at the time it 

 may be mentioned that in November, 1674 an agreement was signed 

 between Rowland Simpson, William Pringell, and Henry Mackintoshe for 

 the sale of two plantations at Surinam containing 1,600 acres for 600,000 

 lbs. of muscavado sugar. 



In the lengthy instructions issued on the 3rd of December, 1674 by 

 Charles II. to Lord Vaughan as Governor of Jamaica, the Surinam matter 

 was thus alluded to : — " Whereas we are now providing for the removal of 

 such ot our Subjects from Snrinam as shall desire to transport them- 

 selves from thence unto our Obedience in pursuance of the Articles made 

 at the surrender of that Colony. 



" Our pleasure is for the encouragement of such our said Subjects as 

 shall be willing to remove from Surinam you receive and use kindly as 

 many of them as come to Jamaica and take care that they be furnished 

 with provisions and other necessaries at a moderate rate until they shall 

 be able to get or procure themselves, and that you proportion out to them 

 by the head twice as much land as uses to be granted to other Planters 

 coming thither." The usual amount was thirty acres a head. About the 

 same date the States-General resolved that the Governor of Surinam 

 should be again written to, to suffer the person, whom his Majesty of 

 Great Britain sent with the Advice yacht, freely to come on shore and 

 acquaint his Majesty's subjects there with the time and conveniences his 

 Majesty had appointed for their transportation ; provided that he used no 

 threats towards such as shall desire to remain there ; and that an extract 

 thereof should be sent to the States of Zealand or to the Lords of their 

 Council. This was in accordance with British desire, except as to the 

 clearing of those who might be in debt " in which very few are like to be 

 concerned " — and the Council of Trade and Plantations advised the King 

 to accept these terms, rather than delay the sending of the ships. The 

 Settlers were to be told that they could transport themselves, families, 

 estates, slaves aud utensils freight free to England or to any of his 

 Majesty's plantations wheresoever they might desire to settle, and that 

 they should have double the quantity of land allowed to other planters. 



The Advice Boat (flyboat> was the Henry and Sarah, 300 tons, 

 (John Baker, master) and the two hired ships were the America, 494 tons 

 \Roger Paxston), and the Hercules, 484 tons (George Broad) ; with a 

 King's frigate as convoy — Hunter (Captain Edward Dickenson). 



In November, 1674, Lynch wrote home from Jamaica that he was 

 advised that 8 or 10 months since, there were not above 40 English at 

 Surinam, the ill climate and ill usage having killed the rest. Major 

 Banister had left 100, and of all whom he had brought to Jamaica there 

 are but four dead. 



