To
the
Honourable
My
Lord
Seafield
,
Secretary
for
the
Kingdom
of
SCOTLAND
.
My
Lord
,
THis
is
by
Order
of
the
Council
General
of
the
Company
of
Scotland
,
Trading
to
Africa
and
the
Indies
,
to
acquaint
your
Lordship
,
That
we
have
prevail'd
upon
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
to
be
at
the
trouble
of
going
up
with
an
Address
to
His
Majesty
from
our
said
Council-General
,
on
behalf
of
Captain
Rob.
Pinckartan
,
and
Thirty
more
,
who
were
wrongfully
detain'd
Prisoners
at
Carthagena
since
the
beginning
of
Feb.
last
,
and
(
as
we
are
inform'd
)
are
most
inhumanely
treated
.
We
are
daily
importun'd
by
their
Relations
(
who
are
very
considerable
)
for
their
Relief
;
and
it
is
of
great
concern
to
our
Company
,
that
something
material
be
speedily
done
therein
,
not
only
for
the
sake
of
the
said
Prisoners
,
but
also
that
others
may
thereby
see
,
we
do
not
abandon
the
Interest
of
such
as
engage
themselves
in
our
Company
's
Service
.
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
is
fully
instructed
in
all
matters
relating
to
the
said
Address
,
and
other
Affairs
relating
to
our
Company
,
of
which
he
'll
inform
your
Lordship
.
Wherefore
we
intreat
that
your
Lordship
be
pleas'd
to
introduce
him
to
His
Majesty
,
in
presenting
of
the
said
Address
;
and
to
assist
him
in
procuring
a
gracious
return
from
His
Majesty
;
in
the
confidence
whereof
,
I
remain
,
My
Lord
,
Your
Lordship
's
most
humble
Servant
,
Yester
,
J.
P.
C.
G.
Sedr
.
4th
Decr.
1699.
The
Company
's
Address
to
His
Majesty
.
May
it
please
Your
Majesty
,
WE
your
Majesty's
most
dutiful
Subjects
,
the
Council-General
of
the
Company
of
Scotland
,
Trading
to
Africa
and
the
Indies
,
having
formerly
,
in
most
humble
manner
,
represented
to
your
Majesty
,
how
that
we
have
,
with
much
Trouble
,
great
Expence
,
and
after
many
unexpected
Stops
and
Difficulties
,
setled
a
Plantation
and
Colony
on
the
North-side
of
the
Isthmus
of
Darien
,
on
the
Continent
of
America
,
precisely
in
the
Terms
of
your
Majesty's
Acts
of
Parliament
and
Letters
Pattent
under
the
Great
Seal
of
this
Kingdom
.
We
now
,
in
all
Duty
and
Humility
,
beg
leave
to
represent
further
to
your
Majesty
,
That
whereas
in
the
said
Acts
of
Parliament
and
Letters
Pattent
there
is
a
special
Clause
,
by
which
your
Majesty
is
graciously
pleas'd
to
promise
,
That
if
contrary
to
the
Rights
and
Privileges
therein
mention'd
,
or
contrary
to
the
General
Treaties
of
Peace
and
Commerce
between
your
Majesty
and
any
Potentate
Prince
or
State
in
Amity
with
your
Majesty
,
the
Ships
,
Goods
,
Merchandize
,
Persons
,
or
other
Effects
whatsoever
,
belonging
to
the
said
Company
,
should
happen
to
be
stopp'd
,
detain'd
,
embezell'd
,
or
taken
away
,
or
in
any
sort
prejudic'd
or
damnified
,
That
your
Majesty
would
interpose
you
Royal
Authority
,
to
have
Restitution
,
Reparation
,
and
Satisfaction
made
for
the
dammage
done
;
and
that
upon
the
publick
Charge
.
And
whereas
likewise
by
the
X
and
XI
Articles
of
the
Treaty
concluded
between
the
Crowns
of
Great
Britain
and
Spain
,
at
Madrid
the
8
8/18
18
day
of
July
1670.
It
is
specialy
stipulated
,
that
in
case
any
of
the
Subjects
of
either
the
Confederates
with
their
Shipping
be
forc'd
at
any
time
,
through
stress
of
Weather
,
pursute
of
Pyrates
,
or
Shipwrack
to
retreat
and
enter
for
shelter
,
and
harbour
into
any
of
the
Rivers
,
Creeks
,
Bays
,
Havens
,
Roads
and
Ports
belonging
to
the
other
in
America
,
That
the
Persons
so
Shipwrack'd
or
forced
a
Shoar
,
shall
in
no
sort
be
detain'd
Prisoners
but
that
on
the
contrary
,
all
friendly
assistance
and
relief
shall
be
administred
to
their
distress
,
both
for
the
Sustenance
of
their
Persons
and
reparation
of
their
Ships
and
conveniency
of
their
Voyage
,
and
that
Letters
of
safe
conduct
shall
be
given
them
,
for
their
free
and
quiet
passage
thence
.
Yet
notwithstanding
thereof
a
Ship
call'd
the
Dolphin
belonging
to
our
Company
,
being
sent
from
our
said
Colony
to
some
of
the
Leeward
Islands
,
with
a
Cargo
for
buying
Provisions
,
and
the
said
Ship
in
a
few
days
time
after
her
going
to
Sea
and
plying
to
windward
,
for
the
speedier
passage
stricking
unfortunately
upon
a
Rock
,
sprung
a
Leak
and
being
forced
to
run
ashoar
,
under
the
very
Walls
of
Carthagena
to
escape
Shipwrack
,
not
only
the
said
Ship
and
Goods
were
violently
seiz'd
and
dispos'd
of
as
prize
but
also
the
Men
to
the
number
of
thirty
,
and
a
Boy
(
whose
Names
are
here
subjoyned
)
were
detain'd
and
made
close
Prisoners
,
contrary
to
the
express
Terms
of
the
said
Treaty
.
Upon
notice
whereof
,
the
Council
of
the
said
Colony
sent
,
in
your
Majesty's
and
said
Company
's
Name
,
a
Messenger
with
a
very
civil
Letter
,
to
the
Governor
of
Carthagena
,
to
demand
your
said
Subjects
,
who
were
wrongfully
detain'd
Prisoners
,
as
aforesaid
;
and
likewise
Restitution
of
the
said
Ship
and
Goods
,
pursuant
to
the
Treaty
above-recited
;
and
sent
also
Copies
of
the
Acts
of
Parliament
and
Letters
Patent
above-mention'd
,
in
English
,
Latin
,
and
Spanish
,
for
the
Governors
information
;
but
instead
of
any
compliance
to
those
just
and
reasonable
Demands
,
the
Messenger
was
threatned
to
be
put
in
Chains
,
and
not
so
much
as
allow'd
to
see
any
of
the
said
Prisoners
.
And
being
lately
assur'd
that
(
notwithstanding
of
all
endeavours
hitherto
us'd
for
their
Liberation
)
they
are
,
contrary
to
the
Rules
of
Christianity
,
Humanity
,
and
the
Law
of
Nations
,
still
detain'd
Prisoners
under
very
severe
treatments
,
we
think
our selves
in
Duty
and
Conscience
bound
to
lay
their
deplorable
Case
before
your
Majesty
;
and
for
that
effect
have
commissioned
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
,
one
of
our
number
,
to
present
this
our
humble
Address
on
their
behalf
to
your
Majesty
,
and
to
give
your
Majesty
a
further
account
of
our
Company
's
other
Affairs
,
as
he
is
particularly
intrusted
therein
;
not
doubting
but
that
your
Majesty
will
,
in
your
Royal
Wisdom
,
take
speedy
and
effectual
Measures
for
the
redress
of
those
Dammages
,
and
the
freedom
of
those
distressed
Prisoners
,
in
the
number
of
which
there
are
some
young
Gentlemen
of
good
Quality
,
and
related
to
the
best
Families
in
this
Kingdom
.
Signed
at
Edinburgh
the
4th
Day
of
December
,
1699
;
In
Name
,
Presence
,
and
by
Order
of
the
said
Council-General
,
by
,
May
it
please
your
Majesty
,
Your
Majesty's
most
Faithful
,
most
Dutiful
,
most
Humble
,
and
most
Obedient
Subject
and
Servant
,
Sic
Subscribitur
,
Yester
,
J.
P.
C.
G.
The
Chancellours
Letter
to
the
Directors
of
the
Company
.
Holyrood-house
,
Saturday
the
6th
of
January
1700.
Right
Honorable
,
HIs
Majesties
Secretaries
of
State
have
acquainted
me
,
That
the
King
will
not
allow
my
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
access
to
him
,
Because
he
did
not
wait
on
his
Majesty
when
he
was
formerly
in
London
.
And
that
he
has
never
since
given
any
publick
Evidence
of
his
Loyalty
,
nor
has
hitherto
owned
and
acknowledged
His
Majesties
Government
.
But
his
Majesty
will
not
refuse
to
hear
what
my
Lord
Basil's
Instructions
are
,
and
has
Declared
his
willingness
to
be
inform'd
of
what
the
Company
desires
.
And
if
my
Lord
Basil
will
give
in
Writing
to
His
Majesties
Secretaries
,
what
he
had
to
represent
,
His
Majesty
will
receive
Information
from
their
hands
of
what
is
Demanded
,
and
will
give
his
Answer
to
the
Company
;
His
Majesty
doth
not
refuse
to
Receive
the
Petition
,
tho'
he
will
not
allow
my
Lord
Basil
to
be
the
presenter
of
it
.
This
is
from
To
the
Right
Honourable
The
Court
of
Directors
of
the
Company
of
Scotland
,
Trading
to
Africa
and
the
Indies
.
Right
Honorable
Your
very
humble
Servant
,
Sic
subscribitur
Marchmont
Chancellour
.
A
Letter
from
the
Directors
of
the
Company
,
to
the
Secretaries
for
Scotland
.
My
Lord
,
THE
Council-General
of
our
Company
,
having
lately
at
a
very
frequent
Meeting
;
thought
fit
to
send
up
one
of
their
own
Number
,
with
an
Address
to
His
Majesty
,
and
with
Instructions
concerning
the
Contents
of
our
Company
's
former
Petitions
;
they
thought
that
none
could
be
more
Capable
to
Discharge
that
Trust
,
than
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
,
as
being
throughly
Versed
in
the
course
of
the
Company
's
Affairs
,
nor
more
acceptable
to
His
Majesty
,
as
having
had
no
objection
made
against
him
when
he
was
appointed
;
several
Lords
of
His
Majesties
Privy
Council
being
then
present
.
And
the
Council-General
having
signified
so
much
to
your
Lordship
by
a
Letter
,
wherein
they
entreated
;
that
you
would
be
pleased
to
Introduce
him
to
the
King
,
and
give
your
Concurrence
in
procuring
a
Gracious
Return
to
what
he
had
in
Commission
,
and
which
he
was
to
Communicate
to
from
Lordship
.
We
are
surpriz'd
to
find
this
day
by
a
Letter
to
the
Lord
Chancellour
;
that
the
King
will
not
allow
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
to
have
Access
,
because
he
did
not
wait
upon
His
Majesty
when
he
was
formerly
at
London
.
But
his
Lordship
being
sent
by
,
and
having
his
Instructions
from
the
Council-General
:
We
the
Court
of
Directors
can
say
nothing
to
it
,
other
than
to
entreat
your
Lordship
that
you
'd
use
your
Interest
with
His
Majesty
,
to
allow
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
,
to
have
Access
to
His
Royal
Person
,
least
the
Refusal
thereof
be
not
only
a
great
Discouragement
to
the
Company
and
all
its
Wellwishers
,
under
its
present
Difficulties
and
repeated
Misfortunes
;
but
give
also
ground
to
the
World
,
to
believe
that
his
not
being
allow'd
Access
to
His
Majesty
,
is
upon
the
Account
of
his
carrying
an
Address
from
this
Company
,
which
every
Body
knows
stands
in
great
need
of
,
and
has
a
just
Right
to
his
Majesties
Royal
Favour
and
Protection
,
And
which
being
the
General
Concern
of
the
whole
Nation
,
is
confidently
expected
and
signified
to
your
Lordship
,
by
Order
and
in
name
of
the
Court
of
Directors
by
Edinbur
.
the
9th
day
of
January
,
1700.
My
Lord
,
Your
Lordship
's
most
humble
Servant
,
Sic
Subscribiter
Pat.
Scot.
I.
P.
C.
D.
From
the
Company
,
to
my
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
.
My
Lord
,
WE
have
your
Lordships
Letter
,
of
the
2d
.
Instant
,
by
yesterdays
Post
in
relation
to
the
Contents
of
which
,
we
send
you
herewith
the
Copy
of
a
Letter
,
which
we
have
written
by
this
Night's
Post
,
to
both
the
Secretaries
of
State
,
and
likewise
the
Copy
of
another
Letter
,
which
we
had
this
morning
from
the
Lord
Chancellour
upon
the
same
head
.
As
our
Company
cannot
but
have
a
just
sense
of
your
Lordships
generous
condescension
,
to
the
Council-General's
Request
,
in
undertaking
a
troublesome
Journey
to
London
,
this
time
of
the
Year
,
to
wait
upon
and
Solicite
his
Majesty
about
our
Company
's
Affairs
,
with
no
other
view
but
frankly
to
serve
the
Interest
of
your
Country
to
the
manifest
neglect
of
your
own
,
So
we
cannot
but
heartily
regret
that
the
carrying
of
the
Company
's
Commission
,
should
be
the
occasion
of
putting
any
such
distinguishing
Mark
,
upon
a
person
of
your
Lordships
Quality
and
merit
,
as
to
be
denied
access
to
His
Majesties
Person
,
because
you
did
not
wait
upon
His
Majesty
when
you
were
formerly
at
London
.
No
body
can
be
so
blind
as
not
to
see
through
this
.
And
whereas
we
never
could
hear
that
your
Lordship
did
ever
any
thing
unworthy
of
your
Quality
,
or
inconsistent
with
the
duty
of
a
Loyal
and
Peaceable
Subject
.
So
we
are
still
hopeful
,
that
by
your
own
prudent
management
,
His
Majesty
may
be
undeceived
of
any
misrepresentation
,
he
might
have
had
of
you
,
and
that
he
will
yet
condesend
to
grant
your
Lordship
access
to
his
Royal
Person
,
with
the
Companies
said
Address
,
and
give
you
a
gracious
Answer
,
to
the
Contents
thereof
,
and
to
the
other
particulars
mention'd
in
your
Instructions
;
An
account
whereof
would
be
very
welcome
News
,
in
the
midst
of
our
misfortunes
,
to
the
Company
in
general
,
and
particularly
to
the
Court
of
Directors
in
whose
name
,
and
by
whose
order
this
is
from
,
My
Lord
,
Your
Lordship
's
most
humble
Servant
,
Pat.
Scot.
I.
P.
C.
D.
Edinburgh
the
9th
day
of
January
,
1700.
His
Majesties
Letter
to
His
Council
of
Scotland
.
William
R.
Sic
suprascribiter
,
RIght
Trusty
and
Right
well
Beloved
Cousin
and
Councellor
,
Right
Trusty
and
entirely
beloved
Cousin
an
Councellour
,
Right
Trusty
and
well
Beloved
Cousins
and
Councellours
,
Right
Trusty
and
well
Beloved
Councellours
,
And
Trusty
and
well
Beloved
Councellours
,
We
greet
you
well
,
WHEREAS
The
Council-General
of
the
Company
of
that
our
Kingdom
,
Trading
to
Africa
and
the
Indies
,
By
their
Letter
to
our
Secretaries
of
the
Fourth
day
of
December
last
;
did
desire
,
That
they
might
give
their
concurrence
to
procure
a
Gracious
Return
from
Us
,
to
the
Petition
which
they
had
sent
with
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
.
And
the
said
Lord
Basil
,
having
communicated
to
Our
Secretaries
,
both
the
foresaid
Petition
and
His
Instructions
;
And
they
having
Represented
to
Us
what
is
desired
in
behalf
of
the
said
Company
,
and
We
having
refused
the
said
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
Access
,
to
present
the
foresaid
Petition
to
Us
,
for
the
Reasons
,
We
did
Order
Our
Secretaries
to
Communicate
to
Our
Chancellour
;
Yet
We
being
willing
to
give
an
Answer
to
what
the
said
Company
does
desire
.
You
are
therefore
to
call
for
some
of
the
Council-General
,
and
acquaint
them
that
We
are
Resolv'd
in
the
terms
of
our
Treaties
,
to
demand
from
the
King
of
Spain
,
that
Captain
_____
Pinkarton
and
these
of
his
Crew
,
who
are
detained
Prisoners
at
Carthagena
be
Released
and
set
at
Liberty
.
And
you
may
also
acquaint
them
,
That
our
Subjects
of
that
our
Kingdom
,
shall
be
allowed
the
same
Liberty
of
Trade
,
that
others
enjoy
with
the
English
Plantations
;
And
in
general
,
You
may
signify
to
them
,
Our
Resolution
to
promote
and
advance
the
Trade
of
the
Kingdom
,
And
the
three
Friggots
they
demand
,
having
been
given
by
Parliament
for
guarding
the
Trade
of
the
Coasts
,
We
are
not
resolved
to
dispose
of
them
till
We
have
the
Advice
of
Our
Parliament
,
And
so
We
bid
you
heartily
Farewe
.
Given
at
your
Court
at
Kensington
,
the
Tenth
day
of
January
1700
,
and
of
our
Reign
the
Eleventh
Year
,
By
His
Majesties
Command
Sic.
Sub.
Seafield
Directed
thus
,
To
Our
Right
Trusty
and
Right
well
Beloved
Cousin
and
Councellour
,
Our
Right
Trusty
and
Entirely
Beloved
Cousin
and
Councellour
,
Our
Right
Trusty
and
well
Beloved
Cousins
and
Councellours
,
Our
Right
Trusty
and
well
Beloved
Councellours
,
And
to
our
Trusty
and
well
Beloved
Councellours
,
Patrick
Earl
of
Marchmont
our
Chancellour
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Lords
and
others
of
our
Privy
Council
,
of
our
Ancient
Kingdom
of
Scotland
.
This
is
a
true
Copy
taken
from
the
Principal
and
Subscribed
by
Sic
Subscribitur
.
Gilb.
Eliot
Cls.
Sti.
Con.
An
other
Letter
from
the
Company
,
to
my
Lord
Basil
Hamilton
.
My
Lord
,
YOur
Lordships
Letters
to
the
Court
of
Directors
,
having
been
by
them
Communicated
to
us
,
We
cannot
but
acknowledge
,
that
as
you
have
at
our
request
Frankly
undertaken
a
troublesome
Journey
and
Task
,
to
serve
the
Interest
of
your
Country
and
our
Company
:
So
we
are
fully
satisfied
,
that
you
have
acquitted
your self
with
a
great
deal
of
Prudence
and
Discretion
in
the
execution
of
that
Charge
,
for
which
we
render
you
most
hearty
Thanks
:
But
finding
by
a
Letter
of
the
10th
.
instant
from
His
Majesty
to
the
Lords
of
His
Privy
Council
,
and
by
a
former
from
the
Secretaries
of
State
,
to
the
Lord
Chancellour
(
Copies
of
both
which
are
herewith
inclosed
)
That
His
Majesty
has
determin'd
not
to
allow
your
Lordship
access
to
present
our
Address
,
nor
to
impart
to
His
Majesty
,
what
other
things
we
gave
you
in
charge
by
your
Instructions
.
We
are
heartily
Sorry
that
your
Lordships
carrying
of
our
Address
,
should
bring
you
under
any
such
disagreeable
circumstances
with
His
Majesty
.
But
the
matter
being
so
,
we
cannot
think
it
just
to
detain
your
Lordship
any
Longer
at
London
,
to
the
neglect
of
your
own
affairs
at
home
,
and
do
therefore
hereby
signify
that
your
Lordship
may
use
your
own
Freedom
,
to
take
Journey
homeward
as
soon
as
you
think
fit
,
and
as
may
sute
best
with
your
conveniency
.
This
is
in
name
,
presence
and
by
order
of
the
Council-General
of
our
Company
from
My
Lord
,
Your
Lordship
's
most
humble
Servant
,
John
Home
P.
Edinburgh
the
29th
of
January
,
1700.
FINIS
.