Reference: Col. Entry Bk., Vol. XLVII., pp. 437, 438.

August 29, 1689.

385. Order of the King in Council.

On the petition of Margaret Hill [see No. 381] ordered that £1,000 be at once despatched to Colonel Thomas Hill's agent in order that two years' arrears may be paid to him, and clothes and other necessaries provided for the soldiers. (2)

Reference: America and West Indies. 550. No. 77, and Board of Trade, Leeward Islands, 43. p62.

Jan. 22 1689-90

732. Petition of Margaret Hill to the King.

Out of the grant of £1,000 made for Colonel Thomas Hill and the companies in the Leeward Islands I expended £369 in clothing and shipped it off to the West Indies; but the ship and all the things were unfortunately lost at Deal in the last great storm. I beg you to make good the loss. 1 p. Inscribed. Recd. 22 Jan. 1689. The petition laid before the King on the 24th; and ordered that the loss should be made good out of the King's bounty. (3)

Reference: William Jephson's Secret Service Account

1689-90, Jan. 24...paid Margaret Hill, wife of Col. Thomas Hill, late Governor of the Island of St. Christopher, [as royal] bounty and in consideration of the like sum which she laid out in clothes and provisions for the relief of her said husband and soldiers, "all which" were cast away on board the SUPPLY near Deal in the late storm: paid fees [hereon] £369 10 0. (1)

NB: Prior to the introduction of the Gregorian ("New Style") Calendar in England in 1752, the Julian ("Old Style") Calendar was in use, with the New Year additionally beginning on 25th March. Thus according to Old Style dates between 1st January and 24th March inclusive were one year behind the New Style reckoning. Contemporary sources may use Old Style only, a mixture of the two (as in (1) above), or, rarely, New Style only, (usually only found in Continental sources). For consistency, all wrecks are indexed according to New Style, since this is the calendar still in use today.

It should, however, be noted that this is the reporting date of loss only, and does not preclude the wreck having occurred towards the latter end of the previous year, which would have been recorded as 1689 according to either reckoning.

Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss

<1> Calendar of Treasury Books, Secret Service Payments: William Jephson', Calendar of Treasury Books: 1702 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56299.

<2> 1573-1739, Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, vol 13 No. 385 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56305.

<3> 1573-1739, Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Vol 13 No. 732 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56305.