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seeme ever at the height, yet new addition arises by some
unfortunate accidents. And behold now tumults and broyles,
wrongs and oppressions perpetrated with an high hand and
not without undue courses in the alteration of Government
and such violence acted as hath shewed itselfe in the effusion
of native bloud undoubtedly God will make away for his glory
through the injustice of men and the end will be an establish-
ment of this long languishing Colony. These actions here
befell in a time while I at home was alsoe sett upon on all
sides by my cruell neighbours who have not only trampled over
all right but contemned the express commands of his Majestie
under the protection whereof I deemed myselfe soe safe that I
provided not enough against their violence and soe perished
by security not deeming that I had such enemies or such men
to deale with as would spurne at the King's Royall Commands
upon them. The particulars, I need not trouble you with these
inclosed Papers and relations will be too much testimony of the
misfortunes that swallow us. It seemes a wonder to me that
Sir John Harvey alwaies left to himselfe without violence
should not gaine a power to reestablish himselfe but all men
were wronged and all men even good and bad had forsaken him.
A strange thing a Governor should soe demeane himselfe for
my part I am ignorant of all these things and my own burthens
are weight enough to presse downe my thoughts. In which I
shall possess patience untill it shall please God to move his
Maj^ties Royall heart and the Lords minds to releive and support
us men oppressed and wronged with as greivous pressures as
ever English men indured at the hands of their Countrymen.
For the future I advise as litle innovation may be done as the
nature of the affaires beare and that they expect with patience
redress from the meanes his Maj^tie shall please to appoint. I
desire your Candor may excuse my lynes which I desire to
abreviate rather than to inlarge with the sad events of unhappy
affaires rather coveting to mourne within our owne bosomes
than transferr it to the eares of others. Wee beseech a speedy
signification of his Majestie's pleasure to abate the fury of our
advesaries. In the interim we put up our supplications to the
King of Kings to deliver us from them. I humbly take my
leave and remaine,
your most humble servant
W. Clayborne.
Eliz. Citty
23^rd May. 1635.

Colonial Pa-
pers. Vol.
VIII, No.
64.