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"A list of Rebells Transported in the Shipp the Friendship of Belfast, Michael Mankin, Commander, the 20th of August, 1716"

Rebbells' Names     Purchasers' Names

John Pitter         Wm. Holland, Esq.
James Nithery       Wm. Holland, Esq.
Dugall Macqueen     Wm. Holland, Esq.
Alex. Smith         Samuel Chew, Jr.
Abraham Lowe        Thomas Larkin
Henry Wilson        John Gresham
Alexander Gorden    John Gresham
John Hay            William Homes
William Simm        Wm. Nicholson
Alex'der Spalding   Wm. Nicholson
Leonard Robinson    Thomas Doccora
John Blondell       Benjamin Wharfield
John Sinclear       Joseph Hill
Wiliam Grant        Thomas Davis
Thomas Spark        Philip Dowell 
James Webster       Steph. Warman
Wm. Cumins          Thos. Macnemara
Allin Maclien       Thos. Macnemara
John Robertson      Thos. Macnemara 
Farq. Macglivary    Saml. Young, Esq.
David Mills         Evan Jones 
Patrick Cooper      Albertus Greening
Jeremiah Dunbarr    Hugh Kenneday
John Degedy         Phile. Lloyd, Esq.
William McBean      Phile. Lloyd, Esq.
Thomas Lawry        Phile. Lloyd, Esq.
John Glaney         Hugh Spedden
Wm. Macglivary      Robt. Ungle, Esq.
Alexandre Nave      Thomas Broadhurst
James Hindry        John Oldham 
William Mobbery     Henry Tripp
James Small         Samuel Peele
James White         Samuel Peele  
John Macbayn        John Ford
Rot. Henderson      Edward Penn 
Thomas Potts        Wm. Bladen, Esq.
Teorge Thomson      Wm. Bladen, Esq.
John Ramsey         Wm. Bladen, Esq.
Alexandere Reind    Wm. Bladen, Esq.
Thomas Forbus       Wm. Bladen, Esq.
William Davidson    Mordecai Moor 
James Mitchel       Benjamin Tasker
James Lowe          Benjamin Tasker
James Denholme      John Clark 
James Allein        Eliz. Brown
James White         Benjamin Dufour
Thomas Donolson     John Cheney
James Hill          Humphrey Godman
David Steward       James Henderson
Henry Lumsdale      James Henderson
Arch. Macdonall     W. Fitz Redmond 
 alias Kenneday 
Charles Donalson    Aaron Rawlings
William Marc        Aaron Rawlings
Hector Maacqueen    Aaron Rawlings
John Mclean         Edward Parish 
John Mac Intire     Daniel Sherwood
William Onan        Daniel Sherwood
Alex. Macqueen      Daniel Sherwood
Alex. Macdugall     Daniel Sherwood
David Macqueen      Robert Grundy
John Macdonald      Robert Grundy
John Poss           Edgar Webb 
Robert Stobbs       John Valiant 
Finley Cameron      Wm. Elbert
John Mertison       Peter Anderson.
Alex. Swinger       Phil Sherwood,
Wm. Macgilvary      Thomas Mackell 
Patrick Hunter      James Calston 
Henry Farchaser     Darley Dullany
Alex. Mortimore     Henry Ernallse
Jas. Robertson      Joseph Hopkins.
Thomas Butter       Francis Bullock  
Andrew Davidson     Francis Bullock 
Thos. Smith         Joseph Bullock
Thos. Mac Nabb      Wm. Thomas
James Shaw          Thos. Robbins
Donald Robertson    Thos. Robbins
Andrew Daw          Roger Woolforde
John Coucham        Philip Kersey
Henry Murry         Wm. Holland, Esq.

         In all 80 rebells.
         
..The legislature also attempted to resist a tyrannous and very unwise policy 
on the part of parliament, which was injuring and degrading the colonies into 
penal settlements by making them the places of deportation for convicts came 
out as prisoners, and their services were sold to the planters; but at the 
expiration of their terms of punishment they became freemen, and thus 
introduced a very undesirable, and possibly dangerous element into the 
community. The provincial legislature took alarm and began to consider the 
best mode of preventing this. It is possible that their apprehensions were 
no less aroused by the influx of political culprits..the transported Jacobites, 
two ship-loads of whom were sent over after the defeat of Mar and Derwentwater's 
rising in 1715-1716, and sold as servants. They came over in the spring and 
summer of 1716, in the ships Friendship and Good Speed.


   "A copy of the proclamation about the 80 Rebbells Transported in the
Ship Friendship. In Governor Hart's office, April 28th, 1717.  Att a
Council held at his Excellency's house, in the City of Annapolis, the 
28th day of August, in the third year of his Majesties Reigh, &c., 
And the first of his Lordship's Dominion.  Anno Domini, 1716. 
Present: His Excellency John Hart, Esquire, Captain General & 
Governor in Chief, &c.  The Honorable Thomas Brooke, Esquire,
Coll: Wm. Holland, Coll: Wm. Coursey, Lt:Coll: Saml. Young, Tho.
Addison, Philoyd, Esquire, Lt: Coll: Richd. Tilghman, Coll: Thomas
Smyth, of his Lordship's Council."
   
                       "A PROCLAMATION"
                       
  "Whereas his most Sacred Majesty, out of his aabundant Clemency, has
caused eighty of the Rebbells (most of them Scotsmen) lately taken at Preston,
in Lancashire, to be transported from Great Brittain in this province, in the
Ship Friendship of Belfast, Michael Mankin, Commander, and Signified to me 
his Royall pleasure by one of his principall Secretaries of State, that the 
said Rebbells, to the number aforesaid, should be sold to the Assignes of the
Merchants, who should purchase them for the full Term of Seven Years and not 
for any lesser time.  And that I should cause the said Rebbells to enter in 
to Indentures to performe such service, or otherwise grant the respective 
purchasers proper Certificates of their being so sold them by his Majesties 
royall Command, and cause the said Certificates to be recorded, the better to 
enable them to detain them, least they should at any time attempt to make 
their escape not being bound. It appearing to be his Majesty's pleasure the 
aforesaid Rebbells should continue in this province for & dureing the whole 
term and Space of Seven Years aforesaid.  And, whereas, the said Rebells, 
Notwithstanding his Majesty's Clemency & Pleasure, signified as aforesaid, 
have Obstinately refused to enter into such Indentures, And that the greatest
part of them already have been sold, And the rest will, in all probability, 
be disposed of with such proper Certificates, by me granted to the respective 
purchasers, as by his Majesty directed, In order to enable them to retake any 
such of them who may at any time hereafter attempt to make their Escape.  
I have thought fitt, by and with the advice of his Lordship's Councill to 
Issue this my proclamation, Notifying the same and Straitly requiring, 
charging, & enjoyning all and Singular the Sherriffs, Constables, Magistrates
& their Officers, within this province, Military and Civill.  And also all 
and every the Inhabitants thereof to be very vigilant in putting in due 
execution the Act of Assembly of this province relating to runaway Servants, 
and to use their utmost endeavors upon any suspicion notice or discovery of 
any of the said persons transported, attempting or endeavouring to get out of 
this province before the Expiration of the full time of seven years from their 
arrivall here, viz: the 20th of August instant, to stop and prevent them from 
so doing, and to apprehend and cause such fugitive Rebbells to be returned to
their respective masters and Owners, who have so bought and purchased them as 
aforesaid, after such manner as is used in this province for the apprehending,
secureing & returning runaway Servants to their respective Masters, Dames or 
Owners, and foreasmuch as it may probably happen that some of the persons so 
transported as aforesaid by themselves or friends, may purchase or otherwise 
obtain their freedomes from their respective Masters or Owners, and attempt 
to go out of this province to some other plantation or province, where they 
may not be known, and consequently have the greater opportunity to returne to
Great Brittain in order to pursue their wicked and rebellious practices and 
designs against his Majesty and the Protestant succession.  I do heareby, 
with the advice of his Lordship's Councill aforesaid, direct, require, and 
comand the aforesaid Sheriffs, Magistrates, Constables, and all other Officers, 
Civill and Military, within this province, to use their utmost endeavours to 
prevent the same by useing all possible diligence to apprehend all or any of 
them who shall so attempt to escape out of this province contrary to his 
Majesty's Intention and to take Care that they be brought before myself or the
Governour for the time being in order to oblige them to give good security not 
to go out of the province until the Expiration of the aforesaid time of seven 
years; and that all persons within this province may have due and sufficient 
notice hereof, and use their faithfull endeavours for the apprehending and
discovering the said Rebells, who shall, or may endeavor or attempt to escape 
from their Masters' Service or otherwise go out of this province, I do hereby 
Strictly Charge & comand the severall Sherriffs of the respective Counties 
within this province, to cause this my proclamation to be published at all 
Court houses, Churches & Chappells and others the most publick and frequented 
places whereof they are not to fail at their perills.  Given at the City of 
Annapolis, under the great Scale, this 28th day of August, in the third year 
of the Reign of our Sovr Lord George of Great Brittain, France and Ireland, 
King, defender of the faith, and the first year of his Lordship's Dominion &c., 
Anno Domini, 1716."

                        JNO. HART,
                        JNO. BEARD, Cl. Council.
                        
Vera Copia.
                       

Pp 384-387 "History of Maryland from the earliest Period ot the Present Day" Thomas Scharf, Vol. I. Hatboro,Pennsylvania Tradition Press 1967 (Facsimile reprint of the 1879 edition.)

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