Tlie Said Spanish Priest coming out of the Havana in the Said Ship the Victorv was taken in her and brought into tliis Port and here was Put on shoar and Set at Liberty by t^ie Said Capn Jacobs after he liad been plundered of a great Sum of money the Property whereof whether belonging to the Said Cap^ Jacobs or the Said Chevalier De Rossell is not yet decided by the Court of Admiralty.

That the said Priest being So at Liberty humbly desired his Excy Governo"" Hunter to grant him a Ticket to depart this Piovince for Great Brittain which his Excellency was favourably pleased to grant : and thereupon he took his Passage for London on board the Snow the Amazone Cap" Butler Comand*'

But So it is may it please 5'o'" Hono'' that the said Priest having procured a boat to bring him on board the Said Ve^sell the Said Cap" Jacobs has again taken the said Priest before he could get on board the said Vessell and took from him w^hat money he had as yet Saved and now keeps him a Prisoner on board the said ship tlie Diamond and which seems to be a manyfest Violacon of his Excellencyes leave as aforesaid.

The Petition"^ therefore humbly prayes on behalf of the said Spanish Priest that yo^ Honoi' would be pleased to direct that the Said Priest may be discharged from liis confinement & Suffered to proceed on his Voyage in the said Snow or any otlier Vessell for Europe together with what was now lately taken from him and that his Excys Ticket ma}' be kept Inviolable or aordjjig to the Lawes of nature nations & War-r it ought to be--