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I received by M^r Randolph the favor of your
letter dated the 8^th of Jan and by the same
conveyance I take leave to thanke you for it,
and to assure you of my readiness to serve y^w
and the Colony on all occasions. It is true
the neglect of sending over Agents has disappointed
the Expectations of the King & Councill but His
Mat^y however as you may see by the letter
Mr Randolph brings over with him gives them a
further opportunity of coming over and rectifying
past mistakes. As to y^e Acts of Trade
The Lords here are so intent upon
having them only observed that they
have procured Mr Randolph a Comission… under the great seale the better
to countenance him in ye Execuón
of his office and The King has thought
fitt to recommend him ^{write a letter in his behalf} to The Magistrate
in [illegible] the most pressing [illegible]
in the most [illegible] manner
so that indeed I believe there is —
nothing can recommend y^e
colony more to the King His
Ma^tys favor than a due observance
of those [Acts] and a reall encouragm^t
of His Ma^tys offices M^r Randolph
and his Dep^tys in the [preservation]
of their Duty

M^r Randolph will also communicate
to you a commission granted to
me in reference to His Ma^tys revenues
in service with the deputacón I have
given him and thereupon I [desire y^r ]
kindness that a matter wherein I am concernd
for the Kings service may meet with y^e intended effect which I will be ready to acknowl
to you whene ever it shall lye in
my power to assure you

22 Oct 87
To M^r B[illegible]ley