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bitter fitt of Sickness, my wishes have been for your prosperity
ever since had the hono^r of your acquaintance; As in that I
performed the best of my Services oportunity gave me leave,
soe I shall continue my Services in all those parts which I may
judge most agreeable for p^rsent conditions, and therefore at
p^rsent offer up my hearty and frequent prayers for the restor-
ation of a perfect & full health, the which that it may be lasting
unto you I shall ever say Amen.

Comp^lt of a fforce designed by Maryl^drs ag^t some person in
Virg^a

Sr. I take this hasty oportunity by my worthy friend Cap^t
Brent, not to complaine but rather to offer to your most pru-
dent consideration, a force designed (not Acted, the oportunity
mist) by some Inhabitants of Maryland against an Inhabitant
of this his Maj^ties Governm^t of Virginia, The intended princi-
pall Acto^r was one John Munns of your County who stood in-
debted to Daniel Mathena of Stafford County; Munns Impow-
ered M^r Gibson of Stafford County his Atto^rney at Law to an-
swer the action Mathena had brought against him for a Con-
siderable summe, in which Judgem^t passed ag^t M^r Gibson,
who had assumed to answer for Munns; An Accomodation was
proposed, and a place appointed for treaty both betweene
Munns and Mathena, and to have been in Stafford County;
where Munns came with a considerable force to have sur-
prised Mathena, as I am informed, but Mathena haveing pri-
vate Intimation thereof waved the meeteing; This would have
been soe greate a violation of the good Correspondency de-
sired to be maintained betweene the two Governm^ts of Virgi-
nia and Maryland, that I take my self obleiged to Intimate the
same unto you, haveing this good oportunity by worthy Cap^t
Brent; whom if you please to give leave, will give you a full
acco' of all occurrences therein pardon this trouble given by
To his hon^red ffriend Edward S^r Your humble Serv'
Pye Esq^r one of his L^sps Councill Nicho: Spencer
in the Province of Maryland
These p^rsent
p Cap^t Brent

Ord^r for a Letter to be writt to M^r Pye.

Ordered that a Letter be writt in answer to M^r Pye desire-
ing him to advise Coll Spencer for answer that noe Evidence
appeareing, nor other pregnant circumstance chargeing the
said Munns with what they would seeme to lay to him, This
board cannot at p^rsent take any effectuall course therein, but
soe soone as it shall appeare to this Governm^t by any authen-