Whereupon your Hon'rs serious wise Consideration of the premises your petitioners humbly pray your Hon'rs be pleased to order what salvage they shall have out of the said ship and cargo now in Puscataqua, and that with all expedition that may be, because they are all Strangers and willing[3] to returne to their hoames, And lying here upon great Charges, having nothing but what they borrow and cloathes on their back. And as in duty bound they shall pray for your prosperity, etc. [Footnote 3: _I.e._, desirous.] 8 May 1673. At a Court of Assistants on adjourmt. In ans'r to the petition of Edward Bant in behalfe of himself and fower seamen, the Court judgeth it meet to order that Mr. Nathaniel Fryer allow and pay the sum of fiveteene pounds for their salvage, taking their receipts for the same. past. EDW. RAWSON, Secre'ty. _31. Order of the Suffolk County Court. April 29, 1673._[1] [Footnote 1: Suffolk Court Files, no. 1257, paper 6.] At a County Court held at Boston Aprill 29th 1673. In answer to the petition presented to this Court by Henry King and Edward Bant who lately brought into the River of Piscataquay the Ship _Providence_ of Falmoth, whereof said King was Mate in a voiadge from England to Virginia, in which voiadge they were surprized by a Dutch man of War,[2] and by the Petitioners and Company rescued out of theire hands: who have since Surrendred the said Ship and her loading into the hands of Mr. Nathaniel Fryer for the Securing and looking after both in behalf of the Owners. [Footnote 2: The term then included privateers. The _'s Landswelvaren_ was not a public vessel.] This Court doe order and Empower Mr. Elias Stileman and Mr. Henry Deering, together with said Fryer, or any two of them, to take a particular acco't of the state of said ship, and to Inventory the Goods brought in by and belonging to her, and to make provition for the Securing of both for the right Owners, making a return thereof to the present Dept. Govr. by the 7th of May next, and the said Fryer is further ordered to disburse for the Company arrived in the said Ship what may bee for the Supply of theire present necessities, and also order that hee take care that the 8 Dutch men brought in prisoners in the saide Ship bee forthwith brought to Boston before Authority, to be disposed of as the matter may require, and for the other parts of the petition's, touching Salvage or wages, The Court refers them to the Counsell at theire next meeting. Copia vera per ISAAC ADDINGTON, Cler.[3] [Footnote 3: Afterward speaker 1685, assistant 1686, councillor and secretary of the province 1692-1715.] _32. Petition of Henry King. April 30, 1673._[1] [Footnote 1: Suffolk Court Files, no. 1257, paper 4.] To the Hon'able the Deputy Governor and Majest's[2] now assembled in Court. [Footnote 2: Magistrates, or members of the Court of Assistants.] Hen. King.