And he replyed, that they intended to goe upp further into the river, to trade with the natives of those places, as it was lawful! for them to doe, beinge the King of Englantes subiects. But the said Governor tould the saide factor, that hee could not suffer them to passe: for (as hee sayde) it was more then he could answere to his masters att home; and therefore he would take some time to advise with his counsell about it. And after the companye of the said shippe had stayed before the said forte five or sixe dayes, expectinge the Governor answere, whether he would suffer them to passe upp the said river, to trade there or not; and noe answere beinge broughte they weighed theire anchors, and wente upp the river. And after they had bine in trade there by the space of tenn dayes or thereabouts, there came upp an officer from the said fforte with twoe letters from the said Governor, and that officer did commannde them in the

Governors name, to give over tradinge there, and to departe from thence. And presently thereuppon parte of the goodes, which the merchant and other of the companye had landed for to trade, were broughte abord the said shippe againe by her owne shallopp, and the saide merchants factor and the rest of the companye, which were there on shoare, and the rest of the said goodes were broughte abord her by the Dutch, in theire owne boate; and then the Dutch weighed the anchors of the said shippe the William, and broughte them abord her by the commannde of the said officer. Whereuppon her companye to keepe her from runninge on shoare, putt her under saile, and beinge forbidden to trade there, sailed downe the said river.