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High Court of the Admiralty: Letters of marque for John Jelfe's Jamaica Gally, dated 1708.

(Catalogue reference: HCA 26/13 folio 76)

1. 22 Aprill 1708
2. Appeared personally M[aste]r Jelfe, and on the behalfe
3. of Cap[tai]n Rich[ar]d Parret now at Bristoll produced a
4. Warrant from His Roy[a]ll Highness Prince George
5. of Denmarke etc Lord High Admirall of Great Britain
6. Ireland etc and of all Her Ma[jes]ties Plantations etc for
7. the granting of a Comm[issi]on or L[ett]res of Marque to
8. the said Rich[a]rd Parret, and in pursuance of Her
9. Ma[jes]ties Instructions to Privateers made the following
10. Declaration vizt that the said Capt[ain] Parret his Ship
11. is called the Jamaica Gally, and is of the burthen
12. of ab[ou]t one hundred & seaventy Tonns, that the
13. said Rich[ar]d Parret goeth Capt[ain] of her, that she
14. carryes Eight Guns, twenty five men, twenty five
15. Small Armes, twenty Cutlaces, Six barrells of
16. powder, Twenty Rounds of great Shott, and
17. ab[ou]t Five hund[re]d w[eigh]t of small Shott, that the
18. Said Ship is victualled for Six months, has two
19. Suites of Sailes, three Anchors, three Cables,
20. and ab[ou]t two hund[re]d w[eigh]t of spare Cordage, that
21. W[illia]m Parret goes Lieu-ten[an]t, Stephen Williams
22. Gunner, M[aste]r Jones Gunner, Benja[men] Bush
23. Carpentar and Humphrey Williams Cooke of the
24. Said Ship; And that W[illia]m Swimmer Esq[uir]e
25. Henry Swimmer, Abraham Elton, & John
26. Elbridge of Bristoll Merch[an]ts, and he the
27. Declarent are the Owners & Setters out of the
28. Said Ship.
29. John Jelfe
30. The same day
31. This Declaration was
32. made before
33. Geo[rge] Bramston
34. Jun[ior]