5th. Feb[rua]ry 1710/11
Minutes of the Com[mitt]ee
5th Feb[rua]ry 1710
Present Dr Butler, Dr King, Dr
Waugh, Coll[onel] Nicholson, Sr John Philips,
Mr Shute
Dr Butler in the Chair.
Prayers
Coll[onel] Nicholson producing a Copy of General Codringtons Will, with the Probat thereof \dated 23 May 1710/ before Coll. Parke her Ma[jes]tys Governor of the Leeward Islands, the same was read, and another Paper being an Authentic Copy of a Letter Attorney
directed to several Persons in England \R[ichar]d Bate[s] & R[ichar]d Carey Esquir[e] & Christ. Priswick & Nathaniel Carpenter Merchants / signed by Coll.W[illia]m Codrington as Heir at Law & Executor of the last will & Testament of the s[ai]d Gen. Codrington bearing date \from Antigua/ 15 May 1710 was also laid before the Bord by Mr Pierson Agreed that is the opinion of \this Com[m]ittee/ that a Letter should be sent to the s[ai]d/ Coll[onel] W[illia]m/ Codrington under the Seal of the Society desiring him to put the Societys Attornys into the quiet & Peaceable Possection of the Plantations late belonging to the s[ai]d Gen[eral] Codrington, & by him bequeath’d to the s[ai]d Society.
Lilly Butler
Order’d that the secretary do procure another Authentic Copy of the abovemention’d Letter of Attorny from the s[ai]d Coll. Codrington to the Persons therein nam’d.
Lilly Butler
order’d that an Authentic Copy of Gen[erall] Codringtons will with the Probat[e] before Coll[onel] Parke be also procured.
Lilly Butler
Order’d that the Secretary do wait on xx the L[or]d A[rch] B[isho]p \his Grace the President/ and humbly put his Grace in mind of the order of 5 Jan. n.6 ab[ou]t applying to the Queen for Instructing Coll[onel] Lowther to superintend & Countenance the societys Concern in Barbadoes; & that in case his Lo[rdshi]p can’t apply to her Ma[jes]ty immediately that he wil be plees'd to Depute somebody else.
Lilly Butler
Agreed to move the society that application may be made to the Queen that orders may be sent to Coll[onel] John Yeaman & Coll[onel] John Hamilton two of the Gentlemen that proved Gen[eral] Codringtons wil in Antego before Governor Parke or such other witnesses to the s[ai]d will as may be thought necessary to pass from Antego to Barbados in order to give their Advice & Assistance to the Societys Attorneys in proving the s[ai]d will in case any Difficulty or obstructions shal arise from the s[ai]d Coll[onel] Codrington the Heir at Law & Executor & that the s[ai]d orders may be signify’d to the s[ai]d witnesses by the Governor of Barbados for the time being.
Lilly Butler
Order’d that the Secretary do prepare a Memorial containing the substance of what those Instructions w[hi]ch may are thought proper to be given to the Governor of Barbados if her Majesty shal approve of them & that he wait on the L[or]d/ A[rch]B[isho]p and lay it before the Society at next Meeting.
Lilly Butler
Agreed that Coll. Nicholson, Mr Hodges & the Secretary be desir\d/ to meet Mr Carpenter \&/ Mr Tryon at Robins Coffee house in Exchange Ally & to consult with them ab[ou]t proper Insturctions & Powers to be given to the Attorneys & Managers &c, and to report to this Com-mittee at 3 on wednesday next in the Afternoon.
Lilly Butler