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order to enjoy the same with treedome of Trade without any
interruption, and that the said Lord Baltimore may settle in
some other place. And as in dutie bound they will ever
pray &c.

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Cecil Lord Baltimore to Sec^ry Windebank
15 Sept^r 1634.

Right Honorable,
Since the returne of my shipp from my Maryland plantation,
I was severall times to waite upon your Honor at your house
in London, to have acquainted you how readily Sir John Harvie
complyed with his Maj^ties commands in assisting, all he could
my plantation, which he received in a letter from his Maj^tie pro-
cured for me by your Honor. Indeed he hath observed them

in a. very dutifull manner to the king and a very noble and

friendly manner unto me, and therefore (seeing it was not my
good fortune to find you in Towne, and my Wive's lying in
Child bedd detayning me heere for some time) I have entreated
my Bro: Peaseley to waite upon your honor on my behalf and
to be a sutor to you to procure a letter of thankes from the
king to Sir John Harvie, for that which he hath done and
command to continue his care of my plantation : my Bro:
Peaseley will likewise shew your honor some papers which I
lately received from those parts concerning one Clayborne's

malicious behaviour to me and my plantation there. If your
honor be at leisure to peruse them, and that a letter from the
king may be had you may please to take notice and insert
what you think fitt of that business, in it, for Sir John Harvie's
encouragement in assisting me against Clayborne's unlawfull
proceedings there. If a letter from the King may not bee
gotten so suddainly, before the departure of this shipp, by
which I would send it which is already (as I heare) fallen
downe into the Downes, and will sett sayle from thence within
a few dayes; howsoever I humbly beseech you Sir to honor
Sir John Harvie with a few lines from your self, to the afore-
said purpose, as much as your honor shall think convenient :
necessity obliges me to trouble you in this manner, for my
plantation will be in greate danger of being overthrown now in
the infancy of it, if it be not strengthened sometime by such
favourable and lawfull protection as I now desire. I beseech
you present my humble service to my Lady; and pardon this
uncivill importunity of mine; for you have not in the world one
that honors you more then does
your honors most affectionate
Warder Castle and humble servant
15 Septem: 1634. Cecilius Baltimore

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