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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92738	A brief advertisement concerning East-New-Jersey, in America.	Scot, George, d. 1685.; Perth, James Drummond, Earl of, 1648-1716.	1685 (1685)	Wing S2034A; ESTC R215637	2,071	8

A Brief ADVERTISEMENT Concerning East-New-Jersey in AMERICA THat whereas it hath upon solid grounds been by very Judicious Men judged as well the Advantage of the Nation in general as of the particular Vndertakers to have an Interest in some of the America Plantations and that in Order to the promoting this Design There went in July last 1684. a Vessel from Leith with 160. Passengers or thereby an other from Montrose with 130. to East-New-Jersey in which two Vessels were some Gentlemen and Merchants of very good Repute the account of their safe Arrival in eight weeks after their parting from Aberdeen and their several Opinions of that Countrey all agreeing anent the Fertility Pleasantness and Wholesomness thereof as being stored with all things necessar for the comfortable Accommodation and Life of Man being compared with former Relations of that Countrey and both confirmed as Truth by several Gentlemen and Merchants at present in Edinburgh who have been there The consideration of this as of the reasonable constitution of the Government the Model whereof hath been fully perused and found satisfactory hath ingaged many to pitch upon this Province of East-New-Jersey as the most proper seat for a Collony of this Nation The same being a Climat agreeable to our Constitutions and a place fit for Trade and of great Security being as it were the Centre of the English Plantations and a place affording in plenty all desirable Accommodations And seeing the Approbation of these in Authority is absolutlie requisit for countenancing and encouraging such a Design without which it cannot be expected that any such Attempt can be made effectual Mr. George Scot of Pitlochie resolving to settle his Family in that place hath procured the following Pass By the Right Honourable Earl of Perth Lord High Chancellour of Scotland c. These are permitting and allowing Mr. George Scot of Pitlochie with his Lady Children and Family and such other Persons as he shall ingage to passe from this Kingdom either by Sea or Land to any of His Majesties Forraigne Plantations providing such persons to be transported by him be not declared Traitors Rebels Fugitives and that without any Let Impediment or Molestation from any person whatsoever they alwayes behaving themselves peaceably and according to Law Given at Edinburgh the first of January 1685. For all Magistrates Officers and Souldiers within the Kingdom of Scotland whom these do or may concern PERTH Cancell By the perusual of the foresaid Passe it will appear that such who intend to be concerned with the said Mr. George Scot in prosecuting this Design are hereby included as well as himself they being qualified according to the contents thereof And for his further encouragement the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council have been pleased by an Act to condescend That such as are under Bond to compear before them when called shal have up their said respective Bonds upon their going with him Whereby they are secured from the Apprehension of any Process to be in their absence intented against them upon that head Whereas there are several people in this Kingdom who upon accompt of their not going that length in conformity required of them by the Law do live very uneasie Who beside the other agreeable Accommodations of that place may there freely enjoy their own principles without hazard or the least trouble seeing there are Ministers of their own perswasion going alongst with the said Mr. George Scot who by the fundamental Constitutions of that Countrey are allowed the free Exercise of their Ministry such as Mr. Archibald Riddel brother to sir John Riddel of Riddel Mr. Thomas Paterson late Minister of Borthwick and several other Ministers It is hereby signified to all who desire this Voyage That the Henry and Francis of Newcastle a ship of 350. Tun and 20. great Guns Richard Hutton Master is freighted for the Transportation of them Families and will take in Passengers and Goods at Leith and take in Goods and Passengers at Montrose and Aberdeen and Kirkwa in Orknay and set sail thence for East-New-Jersey against the 20. day of June GOD willing It being resolved by these concerned in the freight of the Vessel to Accommodate such other Passengers as may be conveniently done without crouding themselves and their Families the inconveniencies of which they are fullie resolved to avoid as what is certainly very troublesome in such a Voyage Such therefore who desires to go Passengers in this Vessel may apply in time between and the 12. of May to Mr. George Scot of Pitlochie at his Lodging in Bailie Robisons-land and at John Johnstouns Drogist at the sign of the Unicorn in Edinburgh to Mr. John Gordon of Colinston Doctor of Physick at his Lodging in Montrose to James Armour Younger Merchant in Glasgow To Heugh Broun or James Nisbet Merchant in Irvine To Bailie Boyd in Kilmarnock To Bailie Ma'keuen or Ralph Holland Merchant in Air To Bailie Burt in Stirling To Bailie James Gordon in Kirkcudbright William Corbet Apothecary in Drumfries To sir Robert Hamilton at Dubline one of His Majesties Privy Councilfor the Kingdom of Ireland To Andrew Maxwel Thomas Loch and James Stuart Merchants in Belfast in that Kingdom and David Sherwood at the Black Eagle in New-Castle in Berwick whereby they may have their passage secured upon Reasonabble Conditions in the said Vessel And Accompts of the Prepositions to be made to them in Order to the promoting effectually of that Design seeing after the number condescended upon as proper to be carried without Croud in the said Ship there will be no more admitted there and so such as incline to go the Voyage may loss their passage in the said Vessel delaying to secure their place in time In hath been judged proper for the more full Information of such as intend to be concerned in this Design to make publick some of the many Letters come from East-New-Jersey that are known to be sent from Persons of good Credit and therefore are to be trusted which is published by the Proprietors and Printed by John Reid 1685. in Edinburgh And who are desirous may have them there FINIS