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Whatt I have writt to y^e Lords, will come to yo^r hands, to w^ch refer yo^r Hono^r
must say never things soe illmanaged as in Boston Goverm^tt all y^e
Kings prerogative parted with, y^tt will be difficult for any to recover
itt

Church who wentt out w^th 400 Men as by y^e eventt wentt outt to gett
plunder & not subdueing of the enemy, never endeavoring to meet
with them, but falling upon the poor French, who had submitted
to the Crown of England, & plundered or may say robed them
to the vallew of four or five thousand pounds.

Boston Goverm^tt Angry w^th me, because I have run the boundline
& comanded the Inhabitants to submitt to Hampshire Goverm^tt
- which all my predesessors could never obtain to, Hampshire Goverm^tt
Angry because I will not part with the Kings prerogative all
wch which Cap^t Walton can give Acco^tt

S^r Henery Ashurstt declared att Councill Board I was guilty of many
irregularitys & ill conductt, the Councill & assembly in July declared
they did know of none as see the minuitt July Lastt

Am Satisfyed to be true & Loyall, & maintaining the Kings prerogative
in these parts is irregular

Hope the King will annex Boston Goverm^tt to Hampshire, & not
Hampshire to Boston, my meaning is the King will setle the
Goverm^tt to be more firmly depending upon the Crown of England
& send 500 Men for effecting the same

Shall be glad if the King Exspedit an ord^r for Cap^t Jesson, Postt
to be att Piscatagna, if not or some other help the King will
certainly loose the place & farewell all mastt design

I begg if any charge be ag^tt me y^tt I may have itt sent over that
I may give an Answer, knowing in all things have given a
true impartiall Acco^tt of matters. if Partridge & Penhalow apear
att Councill Table, desire they may be continued untill I have
answerd all that shall by them be offered

Boston Representatives have sent a petition for their old Charter
hateing a Governo^r to be apointed by the King. severall of
the Councill makes matters uneasy of w^ch you will have acco^tt
from good hands, a necesity for ord^r to the Governo^r to Lay
some persons aside, whoe are of Opinion the King & Parliament
can make noe Lawes binding, without itt be consented to and
allowed of here. this comes by way of Port a Port wich may
come to your hands

Begg a Dispatch and^to my concern & the Kings ordering Mony
for my service in y^e Kings Goverm^tt which will be a favor to

Pray acquaintt M^r Robert Chaplin y^tt Pools vessell is retaken from y^e French, Hope to gett the vessell paying 300 £ or else to gett 200 £ the vessell being turned from a Brigantine to a Ship

Persons ag^tt Kingly
Goverm^tt vizt
Tho Danforth
[Walt] Winthorp
Elisha Cooke
Elisha Hutchison
Jn^o foster
Johnathan Corwin
Eliakim Hutchison
Samu^ll Shrimpton

Boston New Engl^d
23 Oct: 96
From M Usher
Re^d 21 June 97
via [illegible]

For His Maj^ties Service
To the R^t Hon^ble W^m Blathwayt
Secretary of His Maj^ties Plantations
Att his Office
Near Whitehall

Church with 400: gott 4 or 5000£
from the french by plunder
He has run the bound line [illegible]
Boston & Hampshire Goverm^tt which
displeases y^e Bostoners
If Cap^t Jesson be not ord^d to be at
Piscatagna of [certny] will be [illegible]
Some persons i goverm^tt say the K.
and Parliament cant the [bind] the Bostoners
[without] their own consent
prays to be heard if any thing
ag^t him

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