Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period / Illustrative Documents

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M.R. No. 1-50	Pipes of Vidonia Wines In Casks as they are at the Island of Madeira, Drawen from the Lees.
V.P. 30	Ditto. upon the Lees in Casks of this Island being Larger then those of Madeira. these Last are to pay 450 ps. of 8/8 Freight, which Freight Mony you are to retain out of the Sales and folow my orders therewith.

C.M.	18	Pipes of Vidonia
Z.	3	Do. Malmsey
Z.	1	Do. Malmsey in 2 half pipes		These pipes of
Z.	1	Do. Malmsey in 4 Qr. Casks		Wine are the
C.	15	Do. Vidonia		property of
D.N.				Capt. John
I. 45½				Melidoni.
C.
D.N.	5	Do. Malmsey.
O.	2½	Do. Malmsey
	125½	pipes Vidonia and Malmsey wines.

Sta. Crux, Theneriffe, 16th Xber[18] 1740.
Errors Excepted

P. Doscher, Junr.

4. Translation of one Bill of Lading, viz:

I John Mellidoni, Master under God of my Ship named the Princess of Orange, now Laying ready at the Island of Theneriffe, to sail with the first good and fair Wind God shall Send, to Sail for the Island of Curacao, where my rightfull discharge is to be.

I acknowledge to have recd. under the Deck from you, Mr. Peter Doscher, junr.

M.R. Fifty pipes of wine

V.P. Thirty pipes of wine, all Dry and well conditioned and marked as in the Margent, all which I promise to deliver if God Grants me a Safe Voyage with my Ship at Curacao aforesaid, to Mr. Mestre, and In absence to Messrs. Rodier and Lecier, or to his Factor or Deputy, paying me for the freight thereof according to agreemt., with avaridge according to the Custom of the Sea, and to fulfill what is aforsaid, I bind my Selfe, all my goods, and my said Ship, with all her apparell. In testimony whereof I have Sign'd 4 Bills of Lading with my name, or my Clerk in my behalf, all of one tenour, one whereof being fullfil'd the other to Stand void. written in Sta. Crux upon the Island Theneriffe the 16th Xber 1740.

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