Note (retour) — XI, n. 2.

Knowe all men by theis presentes that on the Twelveth day of April One thousand six hundred and thirty, and in the sixt yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles, etc. Before mee Josue Mainet Notary and Tabellion Publicq, dwelling in this Citty of London by the authority of the said Kinges most ext Majesty. Admitted and sworne and in the presence of the witnesses herunder named personally apeared the noble William de Caen, Lord of La Motte Generall of the Fleete for New-France, and hath required of me the said Notary to summon the Englishe Adventurers of Canada in Comp. with Captaine Kirck to deliver or cause to be delivered the Keyes of the severall Warehowsen where the Beaver skins are layde up which have bin brought from Caneda, and sould unto the said Generall de Caen, and for to have possession of the said Beavers upon the conditions mentioned in the order of his Majesties most honorable Privy Counsell, dated the nynth of this month, And in case of refusall and not delivery of the said Keyes and Beavers upon the conditions aforesaid, the said Generall de Caen hath protesteth and doeth protest by theis presents of Exchange & Rechange and all costes dommages and interestes of the some of six thousand poundes starling, which the said Generall de Caen hath taken up here by Exchange for to pay and deposite for the said Beavers in the handes of the right Worshipfull James Cambell, Lord Mayor of this Citty of London, for to recover all the same of the said Adventureres of Caneda here of their goodes in time or place as of right it shall appertaine. As also for ye spoile and perishing of the said Beavers and loosing of the market for the same, the said Generall de Caen declaring moreover to have given, and doth give by theis presentes full power and authority to James Roynard837, Sieur d'Espinez his Attorney, to cause the said Beavers to be delivered unto ye Factor of the said Generall de Caen here, who hath the monyes for to pay for ye said Beaveres upon the delivery of the said Beaveres: In Witnes whereof, the said Generall 11/1423hath herunto set his hand and seale in London, in ye presence of Salomon de Quieuremont and Peter James, Witnesses hereunto required. The register of the the said Notary is thus subscribed de Caen, S, de Quieurmont, Peter James.