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The Accident that separated us from our
ship & y^e Company of S^r Edmund Andros
[y^e] have had an accot of by M^r Randolphs
Letter y^e last post from Plymouth where
stayd Expecting to heare of her Arrivall
att [Silly] Falmouth or some other Westerne
porte but y^e winds continuing Easterly
has prevented any advice from [Silly]
before we left Plymouth w^ch now the
Weather changing may be dayly Expected
& most likely if S^r Edm^d Land to y^e
Westward to meet him here

M^r Randolph thinking his being att
London of Import could not be
p^r vaild with to make any stay here
but with M^r Graham is gon hence
this morning in y^e Coach who and my
selfe are three of the Eight voted not
[Payable] by y^e Representative in N England
before any Cryme layd to our Charge &
being made Confinemt are sent home
in [illegible]ance of his Maj^ties Commands by his
Letter of y^e 30^th July past & will
acquaint y^e with all things Relating
to those parts.

I hope S^r Edmund & all with him are
well but am not Willing to p^r ceed for
London untill some News of o[ur] Ship or
him [w] I think to be my duty & hope
may not be taken amiss [as] circumstances
Intending to waite on y^e this weeke
or y^e beginning of y^e next to Attend
his Ma^ties Pleasure & Remain

To the Hono^ble
W^m Blathwayt Esq^r
At the Plantation
Office in Whitehall
London

Exeter 31 March 90[seal]
From M West
Lately arrived from
New England

Rec^d 2^d Apr 90