[Footnote 1: Dutch _poorter_, burgher.]

AEneas Mackay of London, Captain, has taken the above Oath and the
Lords Thesaurieren[2] have received the Porter money. Dated in
Amsterdam, Sept'r 16, 1739.

JOAN THIERRY.[3]

[Footnote 2: Treasurers.]

[Footnote 3: Secretary of Amsterdam from 1717 to 1771. Elias,
_Vroedschap_, II. 572.]

_133. Lease to Aeneas Mackay. October 2, 1739 (N.S.)._

On the Second of Octob'r 1739 Thomas Hall Lett a Chamber to Capt.
AEneas Mackay, whom also acknowledged to have hired the same, in his
House at the Sign of the Bible in New Bridge Street,[1] For one year
certain, and went into the same the third Instant, at Fifty Gilders to
be paid every year, and in case no one appears in Octo. 1740 then We
agree that it shall be in the Power of the Letter,[2] to lett the same
to any other Person, and they may View the same. We have each bound
ourselves according to the Custom of this Place. In Testimony of the
Truth We have each bound ourselves to Each other in those Bonds.

[Footnote 1: Nieuwebrugsteeg, still so called, in the northwest part
of old Amsterdam. The "new bridge", to which it led from the eastward,
dated from at least 1421.]

[Footnote 2: Lessor.]

Dated as above 1739.

THOS. HALL.

_134. Certificates of Master and Mate and Register. October 8, 1739
(N.S.)._

We the underwritten, Master and Mate, Designing by God's help to
proceed on a Voyage to the Canaries per the _Amsterdam Post_, attest
and here Declare That We have no other Goods in our Sloop, nor any
Wares or Merchandize whatsoever, according to the best of our
knowledge, than only such as appears by the Manifest which We have
Delivered to this office to be Inspected into, and that according to
our knowledge there has been no fraud committed, nor any of our Goods
were taken in, till first the Lawfull Dutys were paid, and We further
Declare that the Goods We have now given an acco't of is a true and
Just acco't, and that we will not receive any more on Board, unless
the Persons bring their Passport from this office[1] that they have
paid the Dutys, to which have hereunto Signed our Hands October 8th,
1739.

AENEAS MACKAY.
GEORGE JANSE.

[Footnote 1: _I.e._, the register's office at the Texel.]

We the underwritten, Commissioners of the Registers office, Attest and
declare that We have Visited the Sloop of AEneas Mackay and the Goods
Laden on Board her, and find that the Goods all agree with the
Manifest t