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82 RESTORATION OF NEW-YORK TO THE ENGLISH.

Address^ their had [attended] had not prouidence soe decreed it that [sLiflficient] money was wanting yC" Hon^s Address'^ further [saith] that in y"^ moneth of Aug'. S^- John Worden well knew yor Hon^s Address"" being a board of y^ Dimond ffrigate [whenj she was ready to depart being bound for theise partes ^;^rch jqt Hone's Address"" Auers for a truieth as he shall answere before y"^ Great God yo^ Honr & yo"^ Hon's Court Witness my hand this 21 of Jany annoq Doni 1674.

yo'' Hon^s most obedient servant,

John Manning.

CAFF. MANNING'S PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR AND COURT MARTIAL, AT THE TIME OF HIS TRIAL.

To the Right Hon^ie Edmund Andrewes Esq. Gouerno' Generall Vnder his Roy all Highness of aU his Territory es in Amerrica & the rest of his Matins officers now assembled w*h him in Court Marshal. The humble Petition of John Manning Sheweth in all humble manner Thaty^r Pef is the most deplorable of all men ify'Hon' out of your abundant goodness pleaseth not to take his Misserable State into yi" Pious consideracon hopeing and prayeing that all the paipers may be received and have a favorable Construction which shewes in what condicon the ffort was in, the weekness of or Strength, the apprehension of Enemies in o"" Bowells, the potent Enemy without us, yo"" Honor's Peticoner being wholy left without aduice or Councill and haueing but eighteen howers before the Enemy came to attack us beside the great discom-agement and dismaying Capt Carr gaue to our Men when he came from aboard the shipps he saying how greate tlieir strength was & that we was notable to withstand them, and his not Returncing when he went to make Condicons All which sudaine surprisall occasioned strange amaisem^^ disorders and Confusion Amongust the Men as to oui- Insufficiency for defence upon serious examinacon I highly blame myself for first my unaduisedness