164 Timehri. 



Surinamers desiring to be transported thither, and on the Master's return 

 his breach of orders and the whole matter shall be examined, and when 

 the other ships are unladen.he will make up the accounts with the 

 Captains concerning the King's provisions put aboard them, and return 

 duplicates to the Commissioners of the Navy. Mr. Cranfield, about 4 

 days before his arrival, going aboard the America to examine the Captain 

 concerning the King's provisions to be delivered to the passengers, and 

 the Mate giving him very unhandsome language, he struck him with his 

 cane and ran the point of it into his eye, whereof next day he died ; on 

 complaint whereof Lord Vaughan issued a Commission for trial of the 

 fact on the Statute of Henry VIII., and the best gentlemen of the Island 

 being returned of the Jury, they found it chance medley ; for which Mr. 

 Cranfield has sued out a pardon under the Broad Seal of the Island, and 

 has since himself complained against some of the Captains, and a poor 

 man that came from Surinam in his own sloop, for breach of orders and 

 other misdemeanours ; on examination will send an account and his 

 opinion thereon, as the King's letter appoints." From which it would 

 appear that Charles II. did not make a very wise selection when he sent 

 one of his gentlemen ushers, used to lording it at Whitehall, to be m 

 command of rough seagoing men. 



The following is " A List of His Majesty's subjects and slaves trans- 

 ported from Surinam to Jamaica," taken from the " Calendar of State 

 Papers." 



1. In His Majesty's ship Hercules. 



Andrew and Dolorosa Knight, Ferdinando and Lucretia Woodstock, 

 John and James Jennison, John Lawtis, John Home, Thomas Sparkes 

 and Thomas Abraham, Christians, with 64 slaves (the names are given) ; 



Major Rich. Scott, with 33 slaves. 



Hierome and Jane Westhorpe, and John and Mary Creamour, 

 Christians, with 50 slaves ; 



George Gordon, and George Gordon, junr , and Mary Hawkins, 

 Christians, with 26 slaves ; 



Samuel and Eliza Ta r e, and Benj. Holeman, Christians, with 12 slaves ; 



Arthur and Mary Norris, John and James English, Mary Norris, 

 Junr., Grace Norris, Daniel Ohane, Will. Johnson and John Tayler, 

 Christians, with 44 slaves ; 



Matthew and Eliza Hide and Mary Eliza Hide, junr., Christians with 

 35 slaves ; 



Dorothy Wayle and Eliza Render, Christians, with 83 slaves ; 



Arthur Gaily, Robert Hudson and George Tindall, Christians, with 

 42 slaves ; 



William, Mary, William, Philip aud John Yearworth, Christians, with 

 15 slaves, belonging to Aaron de Silva ; 



Isaac de la Parr, Overseer, and Gabriell de Solis, with 33 slavea ; 



William and Dorothy Boone, James and Joane Grimes, Samuel Earle 

 and Anne Matthews, Christians. 



Total, 53 Christians and 449 slaves. 



