him is to have a share and a half. Now Gentlemen
these are to satisfy you, as for the Doctor a Share and half, and
these are our Articles that wee do all stand to as well as on[4] and
all.

[Footnote 2: The _Camelion_ had in 1682 sailed for the Royal African
Company to the slave-mart of Old Calabar on the west coast of Africa,
thence with a cargo of negroes to Barbados, thence to Montserrat and
Nevis, thence in June, 1683, to London with a cargo. Off Nevis, June
29, the crew took possession of the ship, then made this agreement on
the 30th, sold part of the cargo at the Dutch island of Curacao, and
brought the vessel to Sandy Hook. For their trial, see the next
document.]

[Footnote 3: Whom.]

[Footnote 4: One. The larger shares for captain, master, and doctor
were in accordance with custom. Clough, the master, was forced to join
the mutineers.]

These are to satisfy you thatt our intent is to trade with the
Spaniards, medling nor make no resistances with no nation that wee do
fall with all upon the Sea. Now Gentlemen these are to give you notice
that if any one do make any Resistances against us one any factery[5]
hereafter shall bee severely punish according to the fact that hee
hath comitted and as you are all here at present you have taken your
corporall oath upon the holy Evangelists to stand one by the other as
long as life shall last.

[Footnote 5: _Sic._ They probably mean, on any pretext, or, on any
occasion.]

JOHN HALLAMORE. HENERY MICHELSON.
the mark [Yt] of THOMAS ALBERT LASEN.
DICKSON. the mark [SW.] of SYMON
ROBERT COCKRAM. WEBSON.
the marke of [X] JO. DARVELL. WILLIAM STROTHER.
the marke of [X] ARTHUR DAVIS. EDWA. DOVE.
the marke of [X] JNO. MORRINE. JOHN WATKINS.
JOHN RENALS EDWARD STARKEY.
the mark of [R] ROBERT DOUSIN. the mark of [/V] GEORGE PADDISSON.
JOHN COPPING.[6]
NICHO. CLOUGH. the mark of [_HL_] HENRY
SAMLL. HAYNSWORTH. LEWIN.
DANIELL KELLY.
WILLIAM HEATH.
JOHN GRIFFIN.

[Footnote 6: Copping, it was testified, was the writer of this
remarkable agreement.]

_51. Court for the Trial of Piracy: Commission. September 15, 20,
1683._[1]

[Footnote 1: Vol. I. of wills in surrogate's office, New York City,
pp. 306-307.]

_Memorandum._ That Thursday the twenty day of September, in the five
and thirtieth yeare of the