A PROCLAMATION ENJOYNING ALL PSONS THAT HAVE BEEN INHABITANTS HERE SIX MONTHS, HAVING A MINDE TO TRANSPORTE THEMSELVES FOR CAROLINA, OR ANY OF HIS MAties NEW PLANTAÇONS TO ENTER THEIR NAMES AT Ye SECRETARYES OFFICE IN TIME, & TAKE THENCE THEIR PASS-PORTES.

Whereas diverse ships or vessels have of late come into this Porte & Province to be supplyed wth Provisions, Horses and Cattle, and being bound for other New Plantaçons, some persons amongst them under faire & specious prtences doe Endeavour to inveagle & entice many of ye Inhabitants away, who haveing lived in ye Countrey may have Contracted severall Debts, and their Creditors have noe Notice of their departure, wch sometimes may prove very suddaine; To prvent such & ye like Abuse, These are to require all Persons that have for ye space of six Months been Inhabitants, either House Keeprs or Lodgers in this City or any part of his R. Highness Dominions, who have Intent to Transport themselves in any Ship or Vessell out of this Governmt That They give in their Names to the Secretaryes Office wth timely Notice thereof & obtaine my Pass-porte for their Transportaçon; ...

Given under my Hand at Forte James in New Yorke this 9th day of November 1671. FRAN: LOVELACE.

LYST OF Ye PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD PASSES TO GOE FOR PORTE ROYALL IN CAROLINA IN THE SHIPS BLESSING, CHARLES & PHŒNIX; ALL BEARING DATE ABOUT Ye 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th DAYES OF NOVEMBR 1671, Ye SHIPS SETTING SAYLE PrSENTLY AFTER.

1. Marrynes De Voors.         
2. John Pells.                 
3. Barent Course.              
4. Jeremy Wood of Hempstd.   
5. John Lawrenson. children & 3 Negroes.
6. Abigaile Lawrenson            
7. Jeremy Burroughs.             
8. Mr Mich: Smyth, wth 5 Negroes. had a Pass
9. Mr Richard Conant, wth 1 Negro. to transport
10. Mrs Rachael Davenporte. 8 Negroes.
11. Mr Timothy Biggs. 
12. Wm Argent, wife and children.
13. Caleb Carman.
14. Nathaniel Allen.
15. Johnathan Smyth.
16. Mr Peter Herne wth his wife
17. John Rannee.
18. Edward Cocks.
Capt. Berry
Elizabeth Jones had also then a pass to goe to Virginia to her Husband in Mr Quidleys Vessell.