Publisher's Synopsis
Title: The case of Mainwaring, Hawes, Payne and others, concerning a depredation made by the Spanish-West-India fleete upon the ship Elizabeth: restitution sought in Spayne, justice denied, and thereupon, according to lawe, justice petitioned of the honorable Houses of Parliament: in which is prayed, that (out of 50000. l. deposited in the Parliaments hands, in lieu of plate and merchandize by them formerly arrested) satisfaction may bee made.
Author: Randall Mainwaring
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description:
Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library
DocumentID: SABCP02192800
CollectionID: CTRG97-B792
PublicationDate: 16460101
SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America
Notes: Place of publication from Wing. The ship Elizabeth, owned by Joseph Hawes and Company, was captured by the Spanish fleet while on a voyage to Virginia in 1637. The petitioners, as next of kin, seek recompense from money taken from the ship St. Clare and deposited with Parliament. In addition to their petition, the pamphlet contains other documents showing the history of the case including a proclamation for encouragement of trade to Virginia.
Collation: 17 p
