Hudson's Bay Company Record

Transcription: ATR-1

Whereas you John Cartwright have been stirring up Mutiny and Rebellion in the Factory Endeavouring the utter destruction of the Government and Countrey, throwing out lyes and false reports upon my Deputy and his Brother, relateing up and down the Factory that they should Stirr up the men to demand the ship of me to carry them all home, which I have made diligent inquiry into. & strictly examined all persons and now find it to be no other thing, then your own invention, contrivance and Devilish designe to embroil, utterly destroy and overthrow the whole Countrey, both to the ruin of the Companys interest, and Losse of the Kingdom of England Being at such a time before it can be well expected that any ships can be so soon here out of England. Moreover When To aggravate your mutiny and faction, When Thomas Lee should say [tha]t if it was our fortune to have no ships and supply this year from England, wee most of necessity be forced to eat Succoos w[hi]ch is [th]e Indian Name of a Carp, You replied, that there was a word two or three more to say to that yet, wee will go to the Gov[ernor] and demand the ship to go home The Gov[ernor] and Council takeing the above mentioned thinges into serious consideration, well pondering and Considering the Bad Inconveniencies that doth accrue from such factious turbulent fellows. To prevent the like for the future and that it may be an example to others, hath ordered that You John Cartwright shall be whipt, thirty Stripes, Lyd in Irons confined close prisoner, and fed upon succoos as you call them, till either Our ships arrive here from England, to carry you home, Or the ship wee have Now in [th]e Countrey go from this - Dated at Albany forte America [th]e 17th day of August 1696. < Present Cap[tain] Ja: Knight Govern[or] Mr John Fullerton Deputy Mr Gilbert Her Warehouse Keeper Malicious L[or]d Lam Adams L[or]d George Fullerton. >