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I was hon^r d with yo^rs under Direcón to M^r Stoughton, M^r Dudley, Buckley,
Shrimpton, and my selfe, but more especially by that of the 12^th of febru
ary under p^t icular duration intimateing his late Maj^tyes death, for w^ch
wee (as all good subjects) were sorrowfully affected, and againe comforted
with the Joyfull news of the happy and peaceable succession of soe gratious
and good a King as his p[re]sent Ma^tye

I was at y^e arrivall of yo^r Letters in y^e Narr^t . countrey, Labouring to oppose
y^e incrouchm^ts and repress y^e insolencyes and oppressions those poore people
Labour under from Road Island, and soe had not opportunity to assist in y^e
duty and service y^w injoyned in p[ro]clayming his Majesty in y^e Massachusetts
Collony: But am very apprehensive yo^r recommendation was effectuall to
animate those that still hold the Goverm^t to an expeditious and duti
full p[er]formance, the accompt of which M^r Stoughton and M^r Dudley
tell me they gave y^w by the last ships, and that the presid^t of the
Province of Maine had instructed his Deputy, with like solemnity to Proclayme
his Ma^ty there, which was done with great acclamations and Joy.

When I left Narraganset yo^r Packet to my selfe being not come to hand,
upon other intellignece of his Ma^tyes death, I advised M^r Smith the principle
inhabit^t and p[ro]priet^r s there, to proclayme his p^r sent Ma^tye and whilst he
was p^r pareing, the inhabitants there being few and scattered, and before I could
furnish him with one of the p[ro]clamations y^w favoured me with, The Governm^t
of Road Island (intending a p^r vention) recomended that service to a very
feeble and unfit p[er]son, soe that M^r Smith haveing assembled y^e people in arms
he with his Chaplayne, and other principle p[er]sons with all possible solemnity
and expressions of Joy, proclaymed his Ma^tye , and in the most publique place
posted the said proclamation, And as a further testimony of Loyalty the
p[ro]priet^r s & freeholders of that countrey, doe now humbly make their address
to his Ma^tye And crave yo^r favour to my son in p^r senting y^e same

His Ma^ty as yet haveing not established any other Governm^t in this Collony,
By a new election this day, the old constitution is continued. M^r Stoughton
and M^r Dudley [scantly] chosen, and will not accept. M^r Buckley and M^r Woodbridge
left out, and Oliver Purchase elected, without any other alteration, when
his Ma^tye shall please to send comission to discharge y^e p^r sent Magistrates, I hope
there will be a peaceable surrender

M^r Cranfield its said is ready to remove to some other plantation, and will its
supposed depute M^r Mason in the Governm^t , the inhabit^ts of that and y^e Narr^t .
countrey earnestly expect some more easy establishm^t :

My son if in towne will waite upon y^w with this and y^e Narr^t . address
and leave upon yo^r favourable Direction in all affayrs that may be for
his Ma^tyes Service (and hope he will not p^r sume to sollicit any other)
A gratious Answear from his p^r sent Ma^tye to y^e Address from y^e Easterne
Saggamores heer, w^ch was lately p^r sented before his late Ma^tyes death
might be very effectuall to p^r sent all confederacyes and Comerce between
those Indians and the ffrench: and p[ro]mote y^e fishing trade and settlem^t
in these parts S^r tis a dutifull ambition to serve his Ma^tye and thankfully
to acknoledge y^e obligations y^w lay upon me that makes me more freqt
and Large in my applications to yo^r selfe then would otherwise become

Boston
27 May 85
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From M^r Wharton

Rec^d 15 July 85

Thes
To the Hon^r ble Will^m Blathwaite Esq^r
Clerke to his Ma^tyes most hon^r ble pryvy councill
To be left at y^e Plantation Office
In
White Hall