I could heartily wish you doe not [spend] time too longe least the Enemie take [advantage] thereby, as for those persones that refuse I wish not but you will make a seuere returne. I [wish] that for wee may know our friendes from our Enemies fifor powder such wee haue you may count on as likewise Musketts, bulletts to bee runned into bulletts : as to newes our boate is returned with the discouery of 21 : saile greate & small their coulers apeared to be blew* & a white

Thus leaning you to the protection of God I remaine as ever Yours to serue your

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as flfor yo"" orders you are to observe yo'" Warr^^

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CORNET DOUGHTY TO CAPT. MMNING.

Sir My humble sarvis presented to Your Worship in the leftenantes [absence] I reseved your Warrant to geth the troope togethar and to Mai'ch towards Gravesend or Vtrick the lif'fcenante is absent NitJier a muskitt neare to asist me

yet in obedience to yovur Wharant I have sent to al] the trbapers and the [surjant] vppon resayt and siglit liereof to repire with theyr hors and arms to Jamaco vppon thayr perell not to fail to be redy to etent thayr at command I have sent host a whay to tiie Liftenant according to yovui" [order] I have sent one ofovur troapers Daniell Whithed in obedience to your command to wliait on yor for further ordar soe I humble desier your worship to send hvs povdar and [shott] for whee are vnprovided and vnable to defend ovur selves if whe should meet with an enemy Nothing els bvt my prayers to the Lord to give yov wisdom and a valiant [arm] to Maneg and defend his Ma^'^^s interest and ovur ovne lives from the enimy that shall upose them.