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My last was under cover to John Lewis and Thomas Doane Esq^rs accompanyed
with a peticón of the most considerable propriet^r s of the Narrogansett and
Nianti[illegible] Countreys: And hope by yo^r favour and opportune Indeavours for
gratious acceptance with his Majesty It was then proposed by the Plymouth
agents to send such evidences as could be collected But their Dispatch being
by their Collony Deferd, and finding that ye p[er]sons that can give most p[er]tinent
Testimony, being either Disabled To travell or [arivd] by Road Island their evidences
are not to be obtained but by his Mat^ys speciall comission to be Executed in y^e
Countrey, And as [illegible] it would not be safe to send the Originall Deeds
neither would they be very Intelligible, without Such Demonstracóns: Therefore
Wee can now onely Send a Breviate of Case and Title, including some Gen^ll
answer to y^e false Suggestions of Randall Holden and John [Green], w^ch
wee desire may be humbly spread before his Ma^ty , togeather with y^e Copy of
his Gratious Letter date the first of June 1663 and y^e Counter Order of his Ma^tys
three comissions, which will herewith be p[re]sented to yo^r selfe.

My Lord Culpepper hath dureing his short stay here been very Inquisitive and
observant, and will I p[re]sume be able to render his Ma^ty a more Certaine
acco: of the state of thes Collonyes, and this and other Controversyes waiting
for his Royall Comission for Determination then hath hitherto been p[re] sented,

S^r The assurance of yo^r justice and y^e advantage yo^r office and Station gives
y^w to serve his Ma^ty and to redress his Subjects soe far distant, gives us y^e bold
ness To recommend our Case and friends in the manage thereof yo^r friendship
and good Direction, and since by yo^r Charity wee have hopes M^r Harris
may be waiting on y^w, wee doubt not but he will be yo^r constant remem
brancer in this affayre, and y^t by his hands wee shall have such an [officiall]
acco: of good success, and such especiall obligacóns in that report to yo^r selfe
As may inable y^e Concernd to most Thankfull acknowldgm^ts and Return
and give me more occasion to subscribe myselfe

Boston 4 Oct 80
From M^r Wharton
[ap^t] y^e Narrogansett
Country [&] Harris

Thes
To the Hon^r ble W^m
Blathwaite Esq^r
Audit^r Gen^ll of his Ma^teys
Dominion in
America
At White Hall

P^r sent