the said Company by Tom- Honour's Approbation should entre into a penal Bond, fully to repay the said summ to the s^ Gentleman, if his Agent should not receive it from the Royall Treasury within 12 moneths.

Your Honour's most humble Petitioner is in Duty bound further, most humbly to represent to Your Honoui-'s that he found Coll: Nicholas Bayard, M^ Octavus Conradus, to be wiUing to the ready payment of the mentioned summ, provided, tha^t they might have a sufficient assurance of the repayment thereof in Great Britain.

But whereas he Ukewise did observe, that the said Gentl: did consider liis propositions only as a fine talke and Discourse out of his own head, desireiug Your Honours effectual Concui-rence, he is constrained most humbly to acquaint Your Honours, That, having duly executed Your Honoui-'s Order, he can contribute nothing more but to add his most humble prayers to Your Honours Generosity, to let descende Your tender Commiseration towards tlie precarious and miserable circumstances of this poor people, wherein they certainly shall perish tliis Winter, if they should not be speedily supplyed Avith the recited Remainder of their Allowance, to provide themselves before they shall be blocked up and cut off by the approaching Winter, which extremities consequently should inevitably reduce Her Majesties extraordinary Clemency and great Expenses as well as Your Honour's tender Care and Favour towai-ds this poor people to no effect : The only most secure and effectuall remedy against which would be, if Your Honour's would be favorably pfeased to assure any of the said Gentlemen, or rather, one of Her Majesties Hontie Councellors, That Youi- Honour's Certificate and Recommendation will be certainly considered and accepted by Her Most Sacred Majesty, and that Her Majesty will never permit that this poor people sliould suffer the hardship of repaying the said Remainder, but to the contrary shall be most graciously pleased to order a speedy payment of the Bill of the said Gentl: &c--