Angleterre, 1718 67 
to King of England requesting suspension of penal laws 
applied against them in contravention of agreement upon 
which colony was founded (ff. 21-2£). 
Oct. 10. Letters submitted to him by Simons 
concerning Maryland Catholics (ff. 67-70). 
From Chammorel 
Oct. 6. South Sea company has referred to 
King Spanish violations of assiento treaty (ff. 65-66). 
Oct. 10. Projected English attack upon Span- 
ish Indies (ff. 73-74). 
Sept. 9/0ct. 20. Translation of representation 
submitted to King by lieutenant governor and deputies of 
South Sea company (ff. 75-77). 
311 (1718, Nov. -Dec.) 
Nov. 21. Destouches to Dubois, requests a word 
of recommendation to Lord Stanhope in favor of Maryland 
Catholics (f. 53). 
[Dec. ?]. Convention proposed by Lord Stair, 
included in despatch of Dubois of Dec. 7; concerning naval 
prizes (ff. 26-29). 
[Dec. ?]. Lord Stair, memoir to Due d* Orleans, 
requesting that orders be sent to French colonies in Ameri- 
ca that no vessels be armed there for Spanish service, and 
that no Spanish ships or privateers be received in French 
colonial ports (f. 121). 
Dec. 1/12, 11/22. News bulletins from London: 
piracy in American waters ; death sentence of Henry Jackson 
for leadership of mutiny on ship Hocknell , bound for Ameri- 
ca (ff. 146-147, 212). 
312 (1718, Jan. -June) Supplement 
Jan. 30/Feb. 10, Feb. 24/Mar. 7. News bulletins 
from London: bill authorizing transportation of thieves 
to American plantations; naval supplies produced by planta- 
tions; suppression of piracy in America (ff. 40-41, 104- 
107). 
Mar. 13. Vote in House of Lords on bill pro- 
viding for transportation of thieves to America (f. 113). 
June 12. Craggs to Stanhope, complaints of 
British against Spain for violation of assiento treaty 
(ff. 292-295). 
313 (1718, July-Dec. ) Supplement ) 
Correspondence of Billat, Craggs, Destouches, Dubois, 
Duvergier, French Marine Council, Gibert, d f Orleans, Tanguy 
Other Material 
[July 16 TT. Reply made in name of Spanish 
Court to memoir submitted by Lord Stanhope to Marquis de 
