this Port, or otherwise to Order in the
premises, for the relief and Safety of your petitioners person and
Interest, as your Excellency and honours Shall think most proper.

And your Petitioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray, etc.

JOHN JONES.

THE _HAWK_.

_167. Vote of Privateering Crew. June 29, 1744._[1]

[Footnote 1: Mass. Archives, vol. 64, p. 252.]

Friday June 29th, 1744, at a meeting of the Captain and Officers on
board the _Hawk_ Privateer Samuel Waterhouse Comander; it was put to
the vote wether we should follow and pursue the Sloop we have been in
chase of

Content not Content.
SAMUEL WATERHOUSE.[2]
JOHN CULLAM.
THOMAS RAPPITT.
JAMES HUDSON.
THOMAS WALDEN.

[Footnote 2: See Boston Record Commissioners, _Reports_, XV. 33-44.]

a True Copy from the
Original vote Book belonging
to the _Hawk_ Privateer.

REYNOLDS SEAGER
Quartermaster to the
Owners of the _Hawk_.

Essex ss. Glocester Augst
the 13, 1744. then Reynolds
Seager the Quartermaster to
the Owners of the _Hawk_
pursonally appeared and gave
oath to the truth of what Is
Abov Rittn Before
JOSEPH ALLIN[3]
Justis Peace

[Footnote 3: Joseph Allen was the chief landholder of Gloucester.]

_168. Petition of William Ward. 1744._[1]

[Footnote 1: Mass. Archives, vol. 64, p. 254. See doc. no. 170.]

Capt. Waterhouse

_Sr_

I Hope Youll Excuse my Taking the Liberty in Writing to you. But as a
poor Creminall Confined, hopes that you and the Gentleman in the Cabin
will Pardon the abrupt Treattment, I have Used Latly, but all Owing To
a Moros Way in answering when Called: Which I Acnowledge is Not
showing agood Decoram: Sr, as for the Afair I Was Accused with last
night it was Done intirely Thro ignorance, that is that I thought I
might Speak freely without Shewing any Sedition: Sr, I must Likwise
acnowledge in Not Obeing the mastr was ill Done. Which I hope you and
the Gentlemen will freely Pardon: Sr, I am Sencible thro what I have
Done, Deserves Being Broke of my Station. Now Sr, I hope youll be so
Good as To Pardon One Who Never in this World New What it was To be
Confined. Which I Pray god grant to you: Which is Gentlemen from Your
humble Sert: To Comd:

WM. WARD.

P.S. Gentlemen I hope for the Time To Come, To be Deserving of your
favours.

_169. Deposition of John Flood and Zechariah Foss. August 3, 1744._[1]

[Footnote 1: Mass. Archiv