Court Continued the 4th. day of Novembr. 1712 .

giving yor. Worshipps any further trouble on my Account, I freely resigne my self
your favours, And now humbly pray to lay the following Particulars before you; [..]
first place being Disfranchized, I am thereby Deprived of my Patrimony or Freedom [..]
this Company, likewise of the Livery, of which many worthy Members thereof
behind me as to Seniority, and if your Worshipps think fitt to returne me my
Livery fine, I Shall be heartily thankfull; I have also laidout on your H [..]
& Garden (Since your Clerk) above Thirty Pounds, There is also a usuall Grat [..]
given to your Clerk at Christmas, and the Order of Court, when I was chose in, [..]
your Eleccon for Clerk shall be once a Year, the first Tuesday in January Years
therefore the Court days between this and then will amount to Something
Considerable. All which I hope your Worshipps will take into Serious Consid [..]
and advance me Something whereby I may advance my Self. My Intencon
to Seek my Fortunes aboard, and with what your Worshipps please to all [..]
I designe to buy up Necessaryes proper for my intended Voyage. furthermore [..]
humbly pray you'l make an Order of Court to Discharge me as you thi [..]
merritorious, Also to Deliver up my Bond to my Security And that you'l be
pleased to Signe the Enclosed or Such like Certificate in my favour. I pray [..]
you may make a happy Choice in a Successor to my place, I returne you all
humble & hearty thanks for the many great favors you have been pleased [..]
bestav on me, Shall alwayes with gratitude acknowlege the Same, and be
Worthy Gentm. Your most obliged faithfull and obedient humble Sev [..]
to comand Whilst Josph. Knapp< no role > . Tuesday 4 Novr. 1712. If your Worshipp [..]
think fitt Desire this my Lre may be recorded in ye Court book as part of
dayes Minutes.

Ordered, That the Bond given by the Sd. Joseph Knapp< no role > & his Security
forthwith delivered upto be Cancelled.

Mr. Knapp.

Ordered, That it be last to the consideracon of the Master & Wardens or any
or more of them (whereof the Master to be one) What Sume of money to give to the
Joseph Knapp< no role > , in discharge of his Account and for the reasons contained in his
And that they also appoint the time, when the Same Shall be paid.

Quarteridge

Of John Kent< no role > for Quarteridge to Michas 1712.£00-00s [..]
Of Nicholas Swaine< no role > for Ditto£00-15s [..]
Of Henry Hodges< no role > for Ditto£01-01s [..]
Of Richard Morgan< no role > for Ditto£00-01s [..]
Of Joseph Reeves< no role > for Ditto£00-07s [..]
Of George Newland< no role > for Ditto£00-08 [..]
£ [..] -14s [..]
£22- [..]