minds to the Indian language and the misteries of the said trade with purpose to manage it, that if it should be diverted from that channell they must follow it, haveing no other way or art to gett a livelyhood.

The 3 Lower Countys were planted at the charge and expence of this your Maj 8 citty of New Torke and chiefly to encrease and preserve the navigacon of this port, being recommended to imploy their industry in planting of tobacco, which being a bulky comodity gave great encouragement to 1 *'

shipping as well as it brings great profitt to yo r Majty that place by the pretences of all that yo

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Since

we have mett with obstruccons from

M Penn, we have not been able to load so many ships as formerly r

;

Majesties province produceth suitable for Europe being only furrs, which are of great

value and in small bulk, gives little encouragement to navigation.

We were also accustomed to have

considerable parcells of peltry from said Countys, which go now another

way without paying yo r

Majesty any thing, and that which is a heavier presture upon us, they constrain us a penny p r pound for the tobacco brought here, and send it to Pensilvania, a distinct Province, without paying any thing ; by that means diverting the trade of this port to Pensilvania ; by all which your Majesty may perceive that the pretences of

M Penn to the Susquehanna River are very injurious to your Maj r