My liumble request is that yo'' Excellency & Councill would be pleased to take cognisance of my afflicted low estate, and apply a remedy coraensurat to yo"" Excellency's pleasure & justice. So shall yo^" petitioner euer pray &c. Yo"" most humble & poor petitioner

Jeremy Hob art.

December y« 9'h 1686. Read & ordered that the Inhabitants of Hemps ted or some in their behalfes Do appeare this day Sen'at to shew cause why this petition should not bee granted.

REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE OF THE MINISTER OF JAMAICA, L. I.

Me"" Byarde -- Much respected Sir after my servis presented unto you these are in all love tg request you to do us that kindenes as to let our petition wee left with you be presented to our honourable Governour and his counsel and to procure us an answer to that perticular which conserns the mayntenans of our minister soe that as hitherto he hath bene mainetained that is to say by the towne in generall every man paying acording to proportion tliough they differed in judgement or would upon any other pretens deny payment that tlien as formerly wee might by authority take by destres or exsecution soe much of such persons estates as is there proportion to pay as hitherto hath bene done in such cases and as wee conseive was promised by the generals when wee toke the oath of our offises for there ai-e two men in our towne which doth deny to pay theire proportion and giveth such tlireatning speeches that there is hardly any perswadeing of any one to goe with the marsliall to asist him in the exsecution of his offis for they have a consaite that unless wee have an order from the governor to take it by destres of every one that wee cannot doe it of ourselves by the power wee have aUready there being somthicg sed in oui- Instructions