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    occasion to suspect wee take this oppertunity to acquaint you    B. M.

    as our Agent therewith Desireing you to be very diligent         Vol. 26

    watching his motions and if he shall offer anything on his own

    behalfe or otherwise in prejudice to this Government or our

    Governr who wee are truely sensible hath demean'd himself

    with that apparent loyalty good Conduct prudence & Integrity

    to the Honor of their Majtyes and the Generall Sattisfaction of

    the whole Countrey that wee are bound to pray for his conti-

    nuance amongst us and cannot well hear of any ill against

    him wee desire you will appear on our behalf to defend the

    same by representing to their Majtyes the Lords of the Com-

    mittee or wheresoever it shall happen to be the True and

    Genuine character wee have given you of the one and the

    contrary disposition of the other not unknown wee presume

    to you and most people of the Revolution wherein he did in

    noe small measure demonstrate his Inclinations and aversion

    to the present Constitution and frame of Governmt which he

    sufficiently declares to be still his Resolution in Countenance

    ing favouring and associateing himself with none but Papists

    and others of the disaffected Party their Majesties known

    Enemyes who take the freedome in his Company and pre

    sume if not by his advice and Encouragemt to drink healthe

    to King James, and frequently amonge one another to the

    man that must have his mare againe a by-word they have to

    express their Desire of a Change & the Restitution of King

    James to the Crown which they feed themselves with the

    hope of seeing Effected before before May day we have two

    many of that hue amonge us, God preserve their Maties and con

    found the wicked Expectations of such their Enemyes and

    deliver us from their hands, by our next wee shall Endeavour

    to furnish you with what Evidences or other substantiall

    proofs wee can for your better Managemt of this and all other

    matters committed to your Charge and in the mean time wee

    rest,              Sr, yor humble Servants

          N. Blackiston Thomas Tench

          N.  Greenberry John Courts. Thomas Brooke

    To Mr Peter Paggen

      Mercht in London

      These.

               Annapolis, June 4: 1697.

    May it please yor Lordships

      Upon perusall of a former Journall of Governt & Councill

    in the time of his Late Excy Lyonell Copley Esqre wee find a

    Letter signed by severl of us directed to Mr Peter Paggan

    and dated 21 December 1692 and being apprehensive that

    his present Excy Francis Nicholson esqre our Governt is very