“Nos abaixo asignados Joam Bulkeley, Joam Cummins, & Joam Young, Vassalos de sua Magg de Brittanica El Rey Jorge Segundo, declaramos que temos recebido da mam do Snor’ Cappam de Mar e Guerra Theodorio Rodrigues de Faria a coanthia de Corenta eloatra Mil e Oito Centos reis em dinheiro decontado comque por varias vezes nos Secorreo para o Nosso Sustento des o dia 17 de Mayo proximo passado athe odia Prezente, por cuja caridade rogamos a Deos conceda mera saud Born succesto e por este pedimos humildeme te ao Snor’ Consul Geral da Mesma Nacao que Aprezentado que este Seja nao’ duvide em Mandar Sattis fazer as sobredito Snor’ Cappam de Mar e Guerra a refferida coanthia visto ser expendida em Obra pia e que o Estado da nossa Mizeria epobreza tre nao’ pode pagar e por passar na Verdade o Refferido e nao’ sabermos Escrever pedimos a Gabriel Prynn homem de Negocio nesta Cidade e Interprete de Ambas as Lingoas ou Idosmas que este por Nos fizese e Como Testemunha Asignase.

Sao 44 800 re.  Bahia, 14 Setembro, 1742.

JOHN BULKELEY. 
JOHN CUMMINS. 
JOHN YOUNG.

Como Testsmunha que fix a rogo dos Sobreditos,
GABRIEL PRYNN.”

The foregoing in English thus.

“We, the undersign’d John Bulkeley, John Cummins, and John Young, subjects of his majesty King George the Second, King of Great Britain, do declare to have received from the honourable captain of sea and land, Theodore Rodriques of Faria, the sum of fourty-four thousand and eight hundred rees, in ready and lawful money, by different times, for our support and succour from the 17th of May instant, to this present date:  And, for the said charily, we implore the Almighty to grant him health and prosperity.  And on this account, we humbly desire the consul of the same nation, that, by these presents, he may not omit giving full satisfaction to the above-mention’d captain of sea and land, for the said sum, it being employed on a very charitable account, being in a deplorable condition, and not able to repay the same; and we not knowing in what manner to write, to acknowledge the above favours, have desired Mr Gabriel Prynn, a merchant in this city, and interpreter of both languages, that he may act for us; and we leave it to him to do in this affair as it shall seem meet unto him; and as a witness to this matter he hath sign’d his name.

Say 44 100.  Bahia, the 14th September, 1742.

JOHN BULKELEY. 
JOHN CUMMINS. 
JOHN YOUNG.

To the veracity of the above assertion I have sign’d my name,

GABRIEL PRYNN.”

Since our being here, we have been inform’d of one of his majesty’s ships with three store-ships being arriv’d at Rio Janeiro, supply’d with stores and men for the relief and assistance of the Severn and Pearl, (which were sail’d before in January last for Barbadoes) and that our people were gone on board of them, and bound for the West Indies.