Yorke Major Nathan Gold. -- Sir yours of the 5 of Instand is come safe to my hand wherein I understand you autoryse our action in securing the fort which w^e gat in our possession the last of May, God be tankt without Bloodshed, but y^ Govern'" and Councell with all there createaures have use all means in maginable to discourage all the well maendet habitants, so that in 2 days, half of the people were afraid and specialy my Compani, ware the work with all the art inmaginable for to divert them, but the 2 June at night I entred in y^ fort to ye gard with aboute 50 men, about 30 men absented themselfs for faer, they lett me enter without any condition for hoes account. In the morning of the 3^ I had news of 3 ships comming within the Sand point, whereupon I alarmed the tow^ne and gatt the train band in the fort and acquainted them upon watt account I garded the fort and tender them the inclosed writing which was seigned by five Capt^ and about 400 mens ho seems all to be animosly agried to the preservation of the Protestant religion and the fort for the present Protestant power that now Raigns in England, which does not yett putt the laest Govern' & his 3 counsels out of hoop to remaine Raining still I ame informed the intend to send one a purpose for England to act against use : -- we send to his Majiste one addrese with y*= inclosed seigned by the severall Capt^ & inhabitants I am now ferry bussy and cane not inlarge, only I advise that by y^ first, rommites ma be chosen and one trusted man send to piocure in England some privilleges. I wish we ma haue parte in your