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in this Assembly amongst which there's one for an Aniversary
Day of Thanksgiveing for ever for the birth of the Prince
which wee hope will be as acceptably taken as the Intent was
dutifull and Loyall.
Your Ldspps will herewith alsoe receive two Private ad-
dresses to which wee thought fitt to put a stop, wee doe not
meane to addressing or hindering any from soe doeing but
because the same were obtained at the request of other sepe-
rate and private Interests and designed to have been presented
to the King by others not yo^r Ldspps hands perhaps intended
to yo^r Ldspps prejudice wherefore wee thought fit to order
soe as that noe Addresses should goe hence but through yo^r
Ldspps hands and accordingly both said Addresses are here-
with enclosed to yo^r Ldspps wherein yo^r Ldspps may doe as
to yo^r Ldspps shall seeme meete—
Herewith may it alsoe please yo^r Ldspps wee send the
Coppy of a Proclamacon issued as yo^r Ldspps will find by
which wee have thought fitt to call in all the Publick Armes
whereby to fix and make them fitt for service and upon occa-
sion to distribute the same into such hands as shall faithfully
serve the King yo^r Lordspps and the Contrey—
Wee herewith alsoe send y^r Ldspps a Coppy of a letter sent
us by the Lord Howard of Effingham and our answers there-
unto hopeing that what wee have done therein may no ways
be displeasing to yo^r Lordspps It being but to shew the
Readiness of this Governm^t to joyne with the Governm^t of
Virginia in anything that may tend to his Maj^ties service—As
to yo^r Ldspps Courts of Judicature Justice therein is adminis-
tered wee hope to the content of all men, being morally sure
there's none can have just cause to complaine. And for the
Government in generall Blessed be God all things are peace-
ably and quiett all that disturbs us is the noise of those
troubles with you in England which doth not altogeather dis-
may us First for that yo^r Ldspps thereby had the opportunity
to shew the greatness of your soul by that Heroick Act of and
in raiseing a Troope for his Ma^ties service, secondly for that
our Confidence in the Almighty is such as that we noe wayes
doubt but that all this is permitted by heaven for the greater
Glory of God and Encrease of Power and hono^r to the King
and of Welfare and happiness to your Lordspp all which that
God may bring to pass is the hearty prayer of
R^t Hon^ble
Y^r L^dshipps humble serv^t
True Coppy
p John Llewellin.

(Endorsed)
Read the 5^th Dec^ber 1690.

P. R. O.

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