196 LETTER ON IRELAND. 



it be not left, as heretofore, to the pleasure of the 

 undertakers and adventurers, where and how to 

 build and plant; but that they do it according 

 to a prescript or formulary. For first, the places, 

 both maritime and inland, which are fittest for 

 colonies or garrisons, as well for doubt of the fo 

 reigner, as for keeping the country in bridle, would 

 be found, surveyed, and resolved upon : and then 

 that the patentees be tied to build in those places 

 only, and to fortify as shall be thought convenient. 

 And lastly, it followeth of course, in countries of 

 new populations, to invite and provoke inhabitants 

 by ample liberties and charters. 



TO SIR GEORGE VILL1ERS. 

 SIR, 



I SEND you inclosed a warrant for my lady of 

 Somerset s pardon, reformed in that main and ma 

 terial point, of inserting a clause [that she was not 

 a principal, but an accessary before the fact, by the 

 instigation of base persons.] Her friends think long 

 to have it dispatched, which I marvel not at, for that 

 in matter of life moments are numbered. 



I do more and more take contentment in his 

 majesty s choice of Sir Oliver St. John, for his deputy 

 of Ireland, finding, upon divers conferences with him, 

 his great sufficiency ; and I hope the good intelli 

 gence, which he purposeth to hold with me by adver 

 tisements from time to time, shall work a good effect 

 for his majesty s service. 



