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those persons who by the duty of their place and trust there
lately vnder vs ought to haue informed vs, of the truth of the
Passages of that buisness would either abuse vs, or wrong the
said William Tompson, or anyone else by a false Information

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especially of such things as were publick there the truth where-
of could not be vnknowne to many others in that Place. Never-
theless in Regard the said Assembly there haue given so good
a testimony on the said Tomsons behalfe wee are now willing to
belieue that there may haue bene some mistake in the said In-
formation concearning the said Tomson, or if the said Tomson
did any such things as wee were informed of him, that they
proceeded from ignorance or inadvertence, and not out of any
mallice or ill affection in him to vs. Wherefore in Comply-
ance with the desire of the said Assembly, and in confidence
that the said Tomson by his future Comportment wilbe more
carefull to merritt our good opinion of him, in Justificacon of the
said Assemblyes recommendation wee are willing to forgett
what is past and show such favor to him, as his loyalty and
fidellity to vs hereafter shall deserve M^r Abraham Janson a
Dutchman as wee vnderstand exported this yeare a Good
quantity of Tobacco out of Maryland, and ought to have paid
tenn shillings per hogshed as Custome due to vs yt. But
Contrary to his Agreement &; promise to the said Thomas
Greene, our then Lieutennant there, (as wee are informed) did
not pay the same to our Officers there for our Vse, Therefore
wee doe hereby require you our present Lieutennant there to
examin the truth hereof, and in Case you find that the said
Janson hath not paid the said Custome, as hee ought to have
don then to cause right to be done vnto vs therein, vpon such
debts or Estate, as you shall find belonging vnto the said Janson
within our said Province, or by compelling him to pay the same,
if hee come againe thither. And whereas there are Divers
Cattle as wee are informed in our said Province, vnto which
none can lay any Certaine clayme, ffrom whence som ques-
tions there haue arrissen (as we vnderstand) vnto whom in
that Case, they ought to belong. Wee doe hereby declare that
all such Cattle doe of right belong vnto vs, as Lord of the
province, vnless such Cattle be found at such tyme as they are
taken vpon some Manner belonging to some other person who
by Grant from vs, have (among other Royalties, and priviledges
belonging to their respective Manners) all waiffes and Strayes

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granted vnto them respectively by vs, And this is soe Evident
in all lawe and Reason that wee conceive vpon due Con-
sideration thereof, No Rationall man can make doubt of our
Right herein. And now, as wee have by our Concurrence in
soe many pticulars aboue mentioned for the Ease and advantage
of the people there given sufficient Testimony as wee conceive

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