Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
That all his endeavouring hitherto bestowed and applyed can not meet with an effect answerable to liis expectations to find but the utmost necessary expences to tlie building of his house and regulating his settlement upon the land assigned to him, being l^esides advised by M^ Kokerell Secretary that he could not (after the latter end of this month of June :) continue any further with the procuring and payment of wood and House-rent, in consideration he had fully made up and surrendred all the accounts concerning our company and their settlement : wherefore your Honour's most humble Petitioner humbly undertakes to beseech your Honour's Generosity, to be graciously pleased, to settle upon him a further continuance of the said Assistance of Firewood and House-rent (: hke M^ Kokerell hath Miherto done :) iintill Her Majesties Royal Most Gracious Resolution concerning my subsistance may be known.
Your Honour's most humble petitioner is in duty bound to acquaint your Honour's that he intends to retransport himself to London by this favorable opportunity with Your Honour's gracious leave, to acquire the sooner and easier by Her most sacred Majesty as wel Her most Gracious Ratification of what hitherto is done in favor of him and his Company, as also Her most Clement Royal Resolutions concerning his settlement for the future : In a most respectfull manner therefore he implores your Honour's tender Benignity to be most favourably pleased, to procure a free Transport for him, in one of Her Majesties Ships, in Consideration he is not able to find the transport Charges himself by his present circumstances.