close the paper N: 1: which is a copie of the adiess wee have send to his Mamies the King and Queen of England' & which is signed by five captanes in behalfe of their company and besides all the under officers, No: 2: is a copie of one e^adence whereof we have three of one tenor here enclosed, is one coppy of a letter sent to each County of york Jurisdictione, If you please to direct to your collony & the collony can resolve to joine v/ith the v^holl country it would be thankfully accepted by the country, and it would discourage our adverse party who are dailly hatching & sowing seditione amongst us that we are obliged to watch 1| Company dailly whereby they hope to weary us out there aryues dailly still people of their seed which makes them prick their eares per ad-vice I have made one full Inventory of the fort and artillery and found of 33 great gunes but 15 fitt to us, of 50 barrells noe more but one fitt to sling, a bullet about halfe way the river, the rest goes for nothing, we have all the gunes in one posture to play, and have fetched 3200 lb pouder out of the toune in the fort and have agreed with the pouder marker to mark the forts pouder good for 40 barrells he is to deliver 28 barrells good, the papist collector is still in his office, I can gett noe Capt to side with me to turne him out, our Mayer will medle with noe ciAill affaires and discourages the constables to keep the pass expecting some disorders for to make the Inhabitants odious I have writt to the Governor and counsell of safety at Boston & gave them an account of all, I have given to you, I desire an ansAver & your advice & further approbatione in our actiones If we deserve it, and after my respects recommend you yours & us in Gods protectione, I remaine &c.