Records op Old Barbados. 95 



Capt. Edward Shelley, Capt. James Putter, Capt. 

 Thomas Banhope or Standhope, Capt. William 

 Hilliard, Mr. Thomas Hethersall, Capt. Jones, 

 Earth or Burch, Mr. Thomas Battin, Jun., Capt. 

 Benjamin Berringer,* Mr. William Dotten, Capt. 

 William Consett,** Mr, Nicholas Butler, Mr. 

 Richard Ashton, Mr. William Speight, Mr. (George) 

 Robert Downeman, Mr. John Leigh, Mr. William 

 GiBBESjt ^Ir, Thomas Alridge, Capt. John Swann, 

 Mr. William Carter, Mr. John Gray, Lieut. William 

 Singleton, and Mr, Richard Gregory being the 

 Councell and gentn. assembled for the orderinge and dis- 

 posing of businesses concerning the affaires of the 

 country of the one part and John Deane now resident 

 in the said Island, Merchant of the other part. The 

 Parties of the ist part covenant " on the behalf e of all 

 the Inhabitants of the Island," that before 25 July, there 

 shall be shipped in and upon the good ship called the 

 Exchange of London (whereof is Master of this present 

 voyage Mr. RiCHARD LuCAS), 48,000 lbs. of good 

 tobacco " for the manageing of certain affairs concerning 

 the said Island." The said JOHN Deane covenants that 

 before he shall go to any port, he shall land or cause to 

 be landed at " Waymaith or some other convenient port 

 as wind and weather will permit" and deliver to Mr. 

 Edward Cranfield and Capt. Edward Shelley, 

 Agent for the " manageing of the cuntries affaires*' 3 

 Bills of Exchange to be charged upon Mr. JOHN Lepour- 

 TREE manager of London, of a hundred and four score 

 pounds sterling (;j^i8o) within 5 days after sight and on 



* Of the Council in 1651. 



** Of the Assembly, 1651. 



f A " delinquent or disturber of the Peace," 1651. 



