Defender of the Faith, etc. and
that Seth Drummond, late of Philada., Mariner, deceased, then being
Captain and Commander of the said Sloop, was on the eleventh day of
Octr. one thousand seven hundred and forty duly authorized and
commissioned with the same Sloop as a Vessell of War or Privateer to
Take, Seize, make Prize of or destroy any of the Ships, Vessells,
Goods or Effects of the King of Spain or belonging to any of his
Vassells or Subjects or others inhabiting within any of his Countrys,
Territories or Dominions.[5] That He the sd. Seth Drummond, being so
authorized and Commissioned with his Marriners, Sailors and Soldiers
on board the said Sloop, afterward (that is to say) Between the first
day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
forty[6] and the first day of April one thousand Seven hundred and
forty one, on the High Seas and within the Jurisdiction of this Court
did discover, pursue, apprehend and as lawfull Prize did take from the
Subjects of the said King of Spain and others inhabiting within his
Countries, Territories and Dominions who then were and still are the
open and declared Enemies of his said Majesty King George, One Vessell
commonlly called a Snow of the Burthen of Eighty Tons or thereabout,
and one Cannoe, with their Tackle, Furniture and apparel, together
with the Ladings of the sd. Snow and Cannoe, consisting of One hundred
and Seventeen Pipes, Ten Hogsheads and two Quarter Casks of Wine the
growth and Product of the Island of Teneriffe, one of the Territories
of the said King of Spain, fifty and Six marble Mortars and nine
dropping Stones, and two Negro men, which Snow, Cannoe, Wine and
Negro's, Mortars and Stones, at the times of their several Captions
were belonging to and the Right and property of the Subjects of the
said King of Spain and others inhabiting within his said Countries,
Territories and Dominions, who were and are the open and declared
Enemies of his said Majesty King George. Wherefore the sd. John
Sibbald, for himself and the other Owners of the sd. Sloop, prays
this hon'ble Court, the premises being proved, That the sd. Snow, Wine
and Negroes may be adjudged and condemned for the Use of the Owners of
the sd. Sloop and other the Captors aforesd. as lawfull Prizes and
Purchase of War according to the Laws Marine, Laws of Nations and
Customs of War.

JOHN SIBBALD.

[Footnote 5: The letter of marque, dated Oct. 11, 1740, is recorded in
this same