[Footnote 2: Col. Edward Morgan, commissioned deputy governor January 18, did not reach Jamaica till May 21 or 22. _Cal. St. P. Col._, 1661-1668, pp. 182, 211.] [Footnote 3: The king's brother, afterward James II.] Taken upon oath 27: 5: 64 Before me ELIA. LUSHER. owned in Court 5th August 1664 by the sd Hadsell E.R.[4] [Footnote 4: Edward Rawson, secretary of the council.] _25. Petition of John Douglass. August, 1664._[1] [Footnote 1: Mass. Archives, vol. 60, p. 230a. In response apparently to this petition, the General Court on August 8 ordered 40 shillings to be given to Captain Douglas, and 20 to each of his men, "to preserve them alive till they can provide some honest imploy for themselves, and that their particcular cloathes, so cleerely prooved [_i.e._, if clearly proved to be theirs] ... be ... delivered to them." _Records of Mass. Bay_, IV., pt. 2, p. 128. But the capture was declared illegal.] To the honored Governor, Deputy Governor, Majestrates and Deputies of this honoured Generall Court now sitting in Boston in the Massachusetts Colonie of New England. The peticion of captayne John Duglas late Commandor of the Prise called the _Blew Dove_ of Anserdam in behalfe of himselfe and Company (servants and seamen to the said Ship belonging), whose names are hereunder Subscribed. Humbly shewing, That whereas the said Ship was seized uppon at Puscataque in his Majesties name about the eighteenth-day of July-last with all the Seamens chests and Clothes save what they have on their backs, And that the said Seamen have bin here about fiveteene dayes without any allowance from the Countrey and not a penny of money to releeve themselves, so that they had perished eare this tyme had they not bin releeved by som freinds, some of which company have bin without victualls three dayes together, They humbly crave this honored Court that they may have a speedy triall whether their prise be a lawfull prise or not, otherwise that they may have their chests, clothes and armes, which request of your Peticioners they humbly crave may be taken into Consideration and they shall, as by duty they ar bound, pray, etc. JOHN DOUGLASS. THOMAS BERKENHEAD. JOAN CLOBARTEXE [?]. THOMAS MARTTIN. LAMESTE [?] ABRAHAM WILKERSON. WILLIAM GIOTTE. HALLIGAR JOHNSON. JOHN HORRE. his [X] marke his [+] Marke MIHILL HENDERSON. PIERRE PERWALLE. his [MH] marke SOLOMON. CLINE the Dutchman. his [X] marke JOAN PAGE. _26. Plea of John Douglass. (August 8?), 1664._[1] [Footnote 1: Mass. Archives, vol. 60, pp. 271, 272.] The tenth day of October, one thousand Sixe hundred Sixtey and Tow, One Capt John Daglas Brought one Commision from the king of Portugall, Sayling out of Lisborren[2] for to Make ware according to His Commision in his Ship Called _St John_, force 4 Gones, with men and Amunission Convennent, to Make Ware with the Ennemes of the Sayed king. [Footnote 2: Lisbon.]