it subject to the same laws it being the Pen there has been of great detriment to this place in hindring the Tobacco to come hither as formerly, for then there came two shipps for one that comes now Beaver @ Peltry taking up but small Stowage in shipps

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King's own land, the doing whereof by mr

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And indeed it were in my opinion very necessary for the advantage of this place @ increase of his Mat> revenues that it were soe ordered that the Tobacco of these countrys may bee imported hither s

without paying there the duty of one penny p r pound and then wee should not bee at such streights for returns, their trade would much increase, and this place become a magazin for the Neighboring

@ care taken that the Tobacco bee duly returned to England whereas now a great part of it goes another way @ soe its very necessary that the Collector of tins place should be Collector of provinces,

that River for the enumerated commodity s, And wee will have such regard to the advantage of this

port that we'el suffer noe fraud to bee committed there nor noe Tobacco to be exported but what goes either directly for England or this place.

Besides wee find the contrary to bee very inconvenient in this that whereas formerly the damnified

Tobacco which came from thence not fit for England wee made up in rolls and sent y c same up the River to the Indians who in Exchange gave in Beaver @ Peltry, for want whereof his Maty 8 revenue here is much impaired inasmuch as the Indians are therefore forct either to Plant the tobacco themselves or to goe where they can be furnished with it