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      the River Maschasipi; I humbly propose that Incouragement P. R. O.

      may be given to the Inhabitants of these Countrys; or to any

      in Engid. so that they may be able to furnish the in-land

      Indians with such quantitys of Goods, and so cheap, that they

      may get the Trade from the French, or prevent their increac

      ing it, and if possible, make settlements amongst the Indians,

      as the French doe, and build Vessels upon their Lakes.

        By the latter end of the next moneth, I suppose all the

      ships and vessels, wch bade this years Tobacco here, will be

      sailed: and the Receivers, Collectrs, and Naval Officers, will

      be able to make up all their Accounts, and compleat their Lists

      of ships &c. and by one of the last ships, I design, (God wil

      ling) to transmit them to yor Lordps

        In the Journal of the Council which is marked (letter F) the

      latter end thereof, are copys of Letters, and other papers sent

      to his Excy Sr Edmd Andross from my self, and his Majestys

      Council here, about Cood, Slye, Mason, & Clark; with the

      honble Col. Edmd Jennings Deputy Secretary of Virginy, his

      letter to Lieftenant Olleman, with a Copy of Sr Edmds Warrant

      to take Cood, with his Letter of July the 13th in answer to

      what was written to his Excellency about Cood, Slye, Mason,

      Clark &c.

        With humble submission to yor Lordps if such persons be

      suffered to live in a neighboring Province, especially one under

      his Majestys immediate Government, and when desired to be

      sent back to an other under the same Circumstances, in order

      to have legal tryals: ‘twill be a great Incouragement for mutin

      ous and rebellious Fellows. And the Proprietor's and elective

      Governments, will, no doubt, make use of this as a prsident

      for doing the same upon the like occasions. For ‘twill be an

      extraordinary thing when these Governments are with out such

      sort of persons as Cood; who, I think, is a diminutive Fergu

      son, in point of Government; and a Hobbist, or worse, in point

      of Religion. Slye a mimick Goodman for Amours; but can

      not get him self out of Debt. Mason a great pretender to

      honesty; but hath cheated and oppressed most of those that

      lay in his power to serve so. Clark a mighty pretender to

      Law, especially to Magna Charta; For he was one of the great

      Incendiarys in the house of Delegates: especially about the

      last Act of Religion &c. For he drew it, and would have

      that clause in, about the libertys and propertys of the Subject:

      tho he knew that his Majesty had disapproved the former for

      having such a clause. From working at the Howe, he prsumed

      to take upon him that noble Profession of the Law. And in

      his pleading he is very confident, impudent, and balling. And

      I have had an acct that he is not honest to his Clients.

        That which I most humbly beg of yor Lordps is, that if these