The humble address of the Lords spiritual and temporal to His Majesty in relation to the petition of Charles Desborow, late captain of His Majesty's ship Mary Gally, employ'd in the expedition to Newfoundland in the year 1697 under the command of Captain John Norris : and His Majesty's most gracious answer thereto.
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- The humble address of the Lords spiritual and temporal to His Majesty in relation to the petition of Charles Desborow, late captain of His Majesty's ship Mary Gally, employ'd in the expedition to Newfoundland in the year 1697 under the command of Captain John Norris : and His Majesty's most gracious answer thereto.
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- England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.
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- [London?] :: Printed for Charles Desborow,
- 1699.
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- Desborow, Charles.
- Newfoundland -- History.
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"The humble address of the Lords spiritual and temporal to His Majesty in relation to the petition of Charles Desborow, late captain of His Majesty's ship Mary Gally, employ'd in the expedition to Newfoundland in the year 1697 under the command of Captain John Norris : and His Majesty's most gracious answer thereto." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38310.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
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To the Right Honourable the LORDS Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled.
The humble Petition of Charles Desborow:
SHEWETH,
THAT Your Petitioner was Commander of His Majesty's Ship Mary Gally, in the Expedi∣tion to Newfoundland, Anno 1697. together with Ten Men of War more, Two Fireships and Two Bomb-Ketches. The 21st of June, Mr. Ponti appear'd off the Port of St. John's, which gave the fairest Op∣portunity imaginable to those that were imployed on that Expedition to have taken them, had they then be∣lieved the Intelligence that from time to time was given them by your Petitioner, and others; but instead of giving Encouragement to your Petitioner for his readi∣ness to do service to the Nation, and to cover their own fault, your Petitioner was unjustly charged with Breach of Orders, and Neglect of Duty, and dismiss'd from his Command; which your Petitioner is ready with
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Witnesses to prove, either at the Bar of Your Lordships House, or as in Your Lordships Great Wisdoms shall think meet.
Wherefore Your Petitioner most humbly Prays, That Your Lordships will enquire into Matter of Fact, that Justice may be done both in re∣lation to His MAJESTY, the Kingdom of England, and your Petitioner, who has been a great Sufferer on this Occasion; And, as in Duty bound, he shall ever Pray.
Cha. Desborow.