Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

between our Soveraigne Lord the King &, any persone or persones who doe or shall pretend to have any right title or Interest in the sd shipps or vessells brought into this harbour as aforesd, I doe also appoynt George Brewertoun Register & George underbill to be Marshall of the sd Court, and this Commission to be ol' force during the time of five dayes after the date hereof Given under my hand & seall at fort William the seaventeenth day of September one Thousand six hundred & Nyntie & in the second year of our Sovr Lord & Lady William & Mary of England Scotland lEFrance & Ireland King & Queen &c:

The lybell agt the pink the ffrancis & Thomas at the sute of our Sovr Lord the King exhibited by Major Jacob Milborne attorney General! for & in behalfe of our sd Sovr Lord the King as followeth viz anno Regni Regis Gulielmi et Marige &c secundo To the honble pieter dLanoy president & the rest of the Justices commissionated for the loyall examination & condemnation of the ship called & knowen heretofore by the name of the S' pieter of Bayoun in the kingdom of fFrance Captn pierre de Clabrier late Commander now the ffrancis & Thomas of Newyork Captn dennis now master for the time being &c. Captn wilham Masson & Captn ffrancis Goderis Commander of the Shipps the blessed William & Jacob & company, & naturall borne subjects & freemen of the kingdom of England &c by way of lybell sett forth & shew to your bonis for diverse & sundry reasones causes & allegationes hereafter mentioned & sett forth, to shew cause why & wherefore these ships the ffrancis & Thomas formerly the S' pieter of Bayoun in fFrance belonging to the subjects or vassalls of the french King, Togither with her furniture guns & apparrell, as also all & every part & parcell of her loading now on board may not be adjudged condemned & sold at a certaine day & dysposed of as the Law in such cases makes & provides --