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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<HEAD><HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1699. To the Honourable the COMMONS in PARLIAMENT A&s;&s;embled: THE CASE OF The Owners and Ma&s;ters OF The Tran&s;port Ships, that were Imployed in the Reduction of <HI>IRELAND.</HI></HEAD>
<P>THAT in the Year 1689, their Ships were taken up for Tran&s;porting Forces, Ammunition, and Provi&s;ions, for Reducing that Kingdom to its due Obedience to His Maje&s;ty.</P>
<P>That in the Year 1694, their Accounts were Settled by the Commi&s;&s;ioners for taking and &s;tating the Publick Accounts of the Nation; and then amounted to the Sum of 330769<HI>l.</HI> 10<HI>s.</HI> 7<HI>d.</HI></P>
<P>That by Vertue of an Act of Parliament, pa&s;&s;ed in the Seventh Year of His Maje&s;ties Reign, the Commi&s;&s;ioners for Tran&s;portation were Impowered and Directed, to make out Authentick Debentures to all and every the Ships hired for that Service, which were in Number about 730.</P>
<P>That in the Year 1695, Debentures were made out, and there appeared to be due, as principal Money, the Sum of 325305<HI>l.</HI> 13<HI>s.</HI> 2<HI>d.</HI></P>
<P>That Intere&s;t for the &s;ame, at 5<HI>l. per Cent.</HI> hath been given on <HI>Coffee</HI> and <HI>Tea,</HI> with <HI>Pedlars</HI> and <HI>Hawkers,</HI> from the Year 1695, which expires Mid&s;ummer 1701.</P>
<P><HI>Wherefore, &s;ince there is a Bill depending before this Honour|able Hou&s;e, for the applying the Forfeited E&s;tates and Inte|re&s;t in</HI> Ireland <HI>to the u&s;e of the Publick; and &s;o many Fami|lies unto whom the Debt is due, being reduced to a very poor Condition, for want of Payment. It is humbly hoped the Tran&s;port Ships that carry'd the Army over, &s;hall have &s;ome Relief from the &s;ame; or in what other way &s;hall &s;eem meet to the Wi&s;dom of this Honourable Hou&s;e.</HI></P>
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<P>CASE Of the Owners and Ma&s;ters of the Tran&s;port Ships that were Employed in the Reduction of <HI>Ireland.</HI></P>
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