Note 5 — CASE OF HENRY EVERY.
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In April, 1693, this Coats, in a ship now called the Jacob, anchored near the east end of Long Island, and sent men to bargain with Governor Fletcher for permission to enter and for protection. They promised the governor £700 and secured protection, though in the end the owners gave him the ship instead. N.Y. Col. Doc., IV. 223, 310, 386-388; Cal. St. P. Col., 1697-1698, pp. 227-228.