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This is on return of y^e fleet for to
acknowledge y^e favour of y^rs of y^e 1^st of
Feb^ry , 4^th of March & 21^th of Aprill 96 and
[thus] on M^r Blair's produsing his warrant
to restore him to y^e Councill tooke
his place acordingly And that I have
submited to what you had agreed & paid
£300 to my [illegible]cal receiver in Mariland
tho S^r Tho: Lawrence on his returne
by a memoriall Exposed it to y^e house
of Burgesses as by order y^e letter & receipt
b[ut] as y do now understand what
iregularity y^e made in that proces
sing of the £500 having been alowed
me in Councill by y^e unanimous opi
nion of y^e Councill S^r Tho: Lawrence
there & warrents ordered to be [enforced]
& next day brought in & signed in
Councill for thus y^e alowance to Coll
Greenbury [illegible] presid^t
to be paid out
^{Mr Blathwt} of many in M^r Platers hands for
that use, nor do know any misbehaviours
comited by me in Mariland or here
but if any thing aleagedly [illegible]
full favor to know & [Ans] itt & not
[illegible]ander unknown imputations
& lyable to be [illegible] mine & reduced, &
[have] by waye of shameles persons,
is more excuse then any [cencane]
whatsoever but shall Esteem y^e [Strickter]
Examination [illegible]quis & proceeding
as a greater favor and remaine

Virg^a 24 Ap^ll 1697
From S E: Andros
R^d 21 June 97
M Blair restored
the £300 to Maryland
Submitteded to
Engaged by S Thos Lawrence
upon that Accot
de[illegible] to be heard [upon
further][illegible]