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    other Ships and fforces between Cape Race, and Bonavista Lib. H. D.

    upon the Eastern Coast of Newfoundland; And particularly

    that you encourage the sending of such Provisions, Victualls

    and Refreshmts as may be usefull to our Ships and Land

    fforces there, for wch We have taken Care that due paymt be

    made. And in Generall that you do every thing that you

    and our Councill or Representatives of our Province of the

    Massachusetts Bay may think conducing to our Service; or

    that may be desired by our sd Cornander in Cheif on this

    Occasion. And so we bid you heartily Farewell; Given at

    our Court at Kensington the 18th day of March 1696/7 In

    the Ninth year of our Reign.

    To our Trusty

    & Well be

    loved Wm

    Stoughton Esq      By his mats Command

    our L,eutent

    Govr & Comdr         Will Trumbull

    in Cheif of our Copy Exarnd

    Province of

    the Massachu-             Isa Addington Secryr

    setts Bay in

    New Engi.

          The later part of Coll: Quary's Paper.

    Latter pd I could give many more instances of the irregu-

     lar Trade of that place but for brevity Sake do

    from Coll forbear however I cannot Omitt two remarkable

    Quarrypassages about jo: or 12: months agoe, there

    Came to Philadelphia a Vessell directly from Denmark Loaden

    with Wine Copper Vessells and Severall other European

    Goods there she lay till all the Goods were unladen and the

    Vessell unrigg'd and then the Governr Order'd the Collr to

    Seize her which accordingly was done and the Vessell Con

    demned and sould again to the Mercht for a very incon

    siderable Sume they imediately rigg'd her again and sent her

    away, this business was so very ill manag'd that it opened

    peoples mouths & made thm talk very hardly of the Governr

      Another Instance is of a Briganteen Now in tht Harbour p. 97

    She Came from New York to Load Tobo and took in almost

    all her lading without giving any Bond or Security this was a

    thing soc Notorious that it was Talked of by some who they

    fear'd would give yor Exncy an Account of it (which is the only

    thing that keeps them in some awe) upon which the Governr

    Sent the Collr to Seize Wch was accordingly done and prepara

    tion made for the Tryall but in few days the Governr Orders

    the discharge of the Brigantine without any further prosecu

    tion This business made a great Noise Especially since some

    of the Ownrs reported tht it Cost above a hundred pound to