States Generall, tlie States of Zealand & Admiralty of Amsterdam (which you also tell mee you liad Ah^eady receaved before my Arival k itt being so long after the Tyme, itt should have been delivered if demanded) you have nott, so Much as Sett any Time for the Effecting itt, I doe nott Doubt tlie Freedom, & y Kind Vsage of all Inglish, In generall w^^^ jg daylay practized betweene our Superiors, & Two Na.^ons in Vrope, & Elsewhere, but having no Orders to Land vpun a private acompt & Tlie Ships sent w*^'' mee by the King of Ingland, my Master, being nott onely att very great Expense, but designed for liis Sarvice, elsewliere as soone as I am possesd of this Place ; I againe desire you yi [pursuant to the Articles of Peace, k the Severall Orders you liaue Received, you will apoint a sliort Tyme for Eflecting itt.
This is by Cap"e Philipe Carterett, Cap"° Mathias Nicolls & Ens : Csesar Knapton who will tel you tlie same things verbally.
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and also ashure you as I now doe that if M"" Colve or any of yo « 01- Ships should nott be Ready to goe on Bord, or Saile, that you shall not onely have all kindnesse as is dayly Practised att Home, butt myselfe, Ready to Sarve you upuu all occacons to my Power : So nott Doubting yo"" Considering things as they your present Resolve, Conformable to friendship & orders of Superri's & desiring y Answer by these Jentlemen, I am in Reality