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Secretary Windebank to Governor Harvey
18 Sept^r 1634.
Sir,
I understand from the Lord Baltimore of the favorable assist-
ance, that you (in obedience to his Maj^ties commandments) have
given to his people, at their first arrivall to plant in those
parts, by vertue of his Maj^ties grant; and as I doubt not, but
the King will take in good part, this your present conformity
to his will and pleasure, as you will perhaps more particularly
understand shortly by his owne Royall Letters, taking notice
thereof to your contentment, so I am assured his Maj^tie will be
very sensible of any disobedience, or undutifull interpretation
that shall be given to his commands, by any there, when it
proceeds either from faction or pride, presuming of impunity,
by their farre distance from hence, or some other silly hopes
heere, who should know, (if any such there be) that it is the
duty of good subjects to obey and not to dispute their
Souveraign's commandment, especially if they bee of the
number of those that are trusted with place and governm', from
whom his Maj^tie hath reason to expect a more ready conformity,
then from others; and therefore you have done well to assist
the sayd Lord Baltimore's proceedings in his plantation there,
wherein your humanity to them no less appeared then your
judgement, in conceiving that both plantations may well subsist
together to the benefitt of both. And I do earnestly desire you
to continue your assistance to his Gouvernment and Planters
against the malicious practices of Clayborne, and as they shall
have occasion otherwise for their benefitt and protection, and
shall not be justly prejudiciall to the good of Virginia, in which
you shall much oblige the Lord Baltimore, and mee for his
sake, who will not fayle to acknowledge the courtesies you
shall do his Lordshipp in those parts at my request, in any

thing within the power of

To Sir John Harvey K^nt Governor
of his Maj^ties Plantation in Virginia.
Dated 18. Sept^r 1634.

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The King to the Governor of Virginia
29. Sepf 1634

Trusty and welbeloved wee greete you well. So desirous
wee are of the planting and civilizing of those parts of our
dominions by our good subjects, as wee neither have nor will
have any due means unattempted for the encouragement of