As alsoe there were several orders of Council requiring him to have all his acts from the 25 th of March to the 6 th of October ready for Mr Sprag to carry over audited with him who had agreed for But with all this he made his passage in a ship @ kept her here on that purpose these two months past. noe compliance pretending that by a letter from my Lord Treasurer hee was satisfied his accomps were not to be audited here that hee was only obliged to leave a duplicate with mee upon which the Council

upon sight of the letter agreed that it was reasonable for him to send his accomps home but that nevertheless it was my duty to have them audited according to former instruction @ soe to continue to doe until I should have orders to the contrary from Mr. Blathwayt to whom my Lord Treasurer in his letter refers it being otherwise impossible for me to answer this query

Seeing soe

many abuses done to his Maty @ finding fair means to be wholly ineffectual to the

making Mr. Santen discharge his duty @ hee continuing still refractory @ disobedient to the several orders of Council to him directed, the charge which y* Lop s have herewith was drawn up against him to which hee answered in such manner as your Lop 3 will see on perusal of the copy thereof herewith sent. Upon hearing of which charge and answer @ y e proofs thereto herewith likewise sent, thee council made their report to mee under their hands, in manner as your Lop 3 sees by the copy thereof which you have likewise herewith wherein altho' they positively say that he has been an unfaithful serv1 to his Mat y in the management of his Revenue, yet I sent for him @ advised him to give in security for the ballance of the acct that by the audit he was found behind hand.