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His Mat^y Haveing by his Letters of the 12^th day of February 1678/9
To y^e Govern^r and Councell of the severall Collonyes Comanded that
Comunication Should be made of his pleasure, That all p[er]sons p[re]tend
ing any right or Title to Such or Governm^t in y^e Narrogansett countrey
Should with all Speed Send over Agents to make their right and Title
appeare, And the propriet^r s and purchasers of y^e Sayle Haveing in obedience
to his Ma^tys Comand, Instructed (according to y^e Short opportunity given
them) M^r William Harris Agent Conecticott Collony, To abort their
right, and he being unhappily Carryed to [Argier], they againe finding
it as well their duty as Interest to renew their address and being made
Sensible not onely of yo^r great abilityes and opportunityes but alsoe
of yo^r just and Generous Disposition to Rep^r sent to his Ma^ty the greivances
of his Subjects, and their petitions for redress, and favour, and Expression of his
Grace and bounty, Instanced in yo^r Late Governm^t for New Plymouth
I p[re]sented in behalfe of said propriet^r s (by the Last Ship) to Signify their Intention
by this to Intreat yo^r favour and furtherance of their intended petition,
w^ch will be p[re]sented by John Lewin or Thomas Doane Esq^rs , and will
by the next Ship be followed with Such Informacóns and evidences
as can in y^e Interim be Collected, Though its hoped his Ma^ty bye this
tyme is made Sensible how very incapable y^e Governm^t of Road
Island is to serve his Ma^ty in any additionall Trust, However That
Plymo: Agents Suddenly Designed to waite upon his Ma^ty will Demon
strate his Ma^tys hon^r and Interest and y^e peace and prosperity of that
plantacón is in a fairer probability to be [promoted] by any of the many
Supplicated, then by Subjection to Road Island, S^r since y^e intended
address Imposts nothing But what its humbly p^r sumed his Ma^ty
upon a due rep[re]sentacón wil bee gratiously Inclined to Grant y^e [pet^is]
with y^e great^r Confidence [refer] their friends to yo^r favour
and good Direcón, which they hope will be soe Successfull as to inable
them to render [illegible] acceptable acknowlegm^ts to yo^r selfe, and
In y^e great assurance of yo^r Goodness it is That I subscribe myselfe

M^r Randolph Comeing late
Last night to towne [illegible]
this for C[illegible]

N Eng 13 July 1680
From M^r Wharton
ab^t the King's Province
Rec^d y^e 10 Sept 1680

Thes
To William Blathwaite Esq^r
Clerk to his Mat^ys most Hon^r ble
Privy Councell
at Whitehall
p^r sent