טי Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the James, Jno. May, master, for New England, per certif. &c. &c. &c. 12 Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Blessing, John Lester, master, the parties have &c. &c. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Love, 4 Joseph Young, master. After one list for Virginea and three lists for Flanders comes this entry : "23 July. This &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 13 the Pied Cowe, master Ashley, &c. &c. &c. husbandman Robert Bills, 32." A list for Flanders follows, and then on p. 88: "28 July. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Hopewell of London, Tho. Babb, master, per cert. from 15 the minister of St. Giles, Cripplegate, that &c. &c. &c. &c. Then come a long list for Flanders and four very long for Virginea. P. 95. “11 Augti. In the Batcheler de Lo. master Tho. Webb vs. New England, Lyon Gardner 36 yers & his wife Mary 34 yers & Elisa. Colet 23 yers their maid servant, & Wm. Jope 40 yers, who are to pass to New England, have brought &c. &c. &c." After a long list for Flanders and two quite long for Virginea, comes on p. 101: "21 Augti. In the Hopewell de Lo. master Babb vs. New England, Henry Maudsley 24 yers hath brought &c. &c. &c." Next follow a long list for Holland, two long ones for Virginea, a long one for St. Christophers, and another for Virginea; but on p. 107 comes: "11 Septr. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in / the Hopewell, Tho. Babb master, per cert. &c. &c. 10 Septr. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Truelove, Jo. Gibbs, master, &c. &c. &c. &c. Uno. Toustove, Dennis master went to Bernini from beyores. Love grene 1635, in wh. A Labouring man Thomas Burchard, Mary Burchard, 38 Elizabeth Burchard, 13 Marie Burchard, 12 Sara Burchard, Peter Place, 4332067 Zacha. Whitman, 24 Thomas Streme, 8 husbandman Ralph Tomkins, uxor Kat. Tomkins, Elizabeth Tomkins, Ann Hawes, Anna Hawes, Obediah Hawes, 25 20 15 14 we 50 58 en 18 » 14 22 29 26 24 6mo Ralph Ellwood, 28 Geo. Tayler, Isack Howe, 7 Elizabeth Jenkins, 27 Wm. Howe, Jo. Sedgwick, 24 Marie Preston, 34 Jeremy Blackwell, 18 Eliz. Preston, 11 Lester Gunter, Zacharia Whitman, 40 Marie Preston, Sara Whitman, * Geneal. Reg. XX. 323 make the name stert. Then follows a list of 95 to Barmodos, then a list of 33 to St. Christophers, another of 105 to same, another of 85 to Virginea, another of 51 to same, another of 205 to Barbados, five lists of soldiers, and, lastly, one of 46 and one of 32 for Barbados, and so the volume ends. It was not in my power to recollect the authority, under which the formality was adopted, that led to such a happy result as the format ofis volume, from which I have taken every name of persons, embarked for New England. Many errors in spelling are not chargeable to me, for the writers at the custom-house soon became careless of executing their orders. The chance of mistake, too, was increased by the rule, that requires all transcripts at the Record Office to be taken in pencil, after which, at my lodgings, this copy was copied with a pen. My first memorandum book is, of course, in some degree become indistinct, and may hardly be worth preserving many months. It may be, that two of the servants of Harlackenden, here written Cocke, may have been called Cook before or after settling at Cambridge; and it is quite probable that, to evade the despicable tyranny of the regulations, a true description of the persons was sometimes concealed. Peter Bulkley was not called a minister, because his departure, perhaps, would have been forbidden. We know, in this voyage of the Abigail, forty passengers, more than are here mentioned, came over, some of whom thought best, no doubt, to be taken in, like Hugh Peters, after the clearance of the vessel. Several weeks later, in a book, found at the London Institution, History of Sandwich, by Wm. Boys, printed at Canterbury, M.D.C.C.C.XCII (manifest error for 1792) in a part of the work, called Annals of Sandwich from A. D. 665, sub anno 1634, beginning each year on the first Mon day after the feast of St. Andrew, as the municipal year is counted by the mayoralty of that borough, p. 707, the text threw this light on the matter of my doubt: "A letter from the commissioners of plantations prohibiting the promiscuous passing of his Majesty's subjects to the American plantations: no subsidy men to pass without a license, nor other persons without attestation from two justices. A return of the names of 102 persons embarked at Sandwich for New England." Reference is here made in the lower margin to Appendix J. page 750 of the volume, which reads, "A list or register of all such persons as embarked themselves in the good ship called the Hercules of Sandwich, of the burthen of 200 tons, John Witherley, master, and therein transported from Sandwich to the plantation called New England in America, with the certificates from the ministers where they last dwelt of their conversation, and conforty the orders and discipline of the church, and that ey had taken the oath of allegiance and supremacy." CERTIFICATES. From Mr. Jno. Gee, vicar of MASTERS OF FAMILIES. CHILDREN. SERVANTS. Nathaniel Tilden, of Austin, mayor, Tenterden, and Tenterden, yeoman, and Fregift Stace, jurat, 4 mar. | Lydia, his wife. 1634. den, and Constance, his Rob. Brook, of Maid- Mr. Jno. Gee, 1st mar. 1634. | Jonas Austen, of Tenter- 14 mar. 1634. Edw. Chute, Edm. Hayes, vi Tho. Heyward, of Ayles- Will. Witherell, of Maid- Fannett ..... of Ash car of Ashford, Elias Wood par- ford, hemp dresser. son of Hinxhill, 4th mar. 1634. Mr. Tho. Warren, rector of St. | Tho. Boney and Hen. 1634. shoemakers. Sandwich, In the original, we may presume, the name of each child and servant, perhaps the age also, was given; but that was beyond my reach. The printed book is carefully copied. |