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man that knows him to ye. Bottom will tread hard- upon his heels, or close at 

 least, If you there apprehend any mischief. 



I have in mine by Burnam, and in my last by Guy, or that Ship at least been 

 large to several of thine, and therefore shall only tell thee that thine of the 7th 

 Mo. 1703/4, 29th 3/mo. 1704, 30th 3/mo. 1704, 27th 5/mo. 1704, 2.5th 6/mo. 

 1704, 4th 8/mo. 1704, and 6th 2/mo. 1705 came alsoe to hand which saving that 

 I have mentioned, I have answered. I lament the separation of the Province & 

 Counties ; and I affirm I never intended so, but upon my condition I left my 

 Governmt. and then, that ye. Countyes as well as Province should have the same 

 freedome. 



But the Lower Countyes were too much the occasion of of all this Contusion, 

 I fear by adhering to ye. Enemys of the Province. 2. and moor, those Villanous 

 Vipers. And it pleases me not a little, to find thee so apprehensive of their 

 practices, and that thou hast made so great part of the best of the Church People 

 sensible of their base and unreasonable designs. Not but that D. L. (one of yfe. 

 worst of men) envying moor, as folks of a trade use to do, as well as moor leading 

 him thy way by begrudging Loyd his large practice among our Frnds. hath 

 contributed to our Contusions. I have not yet presented the Queen any of the 

 Addresses sent me,= because signed by a person so obnoxious as D. L. and I am 

 discouraged from it on that Acct. As for the Laws if the Fleet stays but 14 days 

 longer longer," what are allowed shall be sent and a letter from the Lords Com- 

 missioners for Trade and Plantations that will not disgust thee. No Suri'ender yet 

 but when done (if done) depend upon it, I shall make it my care for myself as 

 well as thee, to secure ye. Governrs. place for thee. The old Keeper is out, and 

 William Cooper will be declared to morrow, and changes after that manner else- 

 where are expected which I hint for thy Aime. Coll. Quarry with his Protector 

 Perry have been with me, professes all fairness and friendlyness, and though thou 

 didst not take his advice in proceeding agt. the vessel in an Admiralty way, yet 

 he will only ask ye. opinion of the Commissioners of ye. Customs for information 

 and not complaint. I know the Lords of Trade will drop it, and that of the 

 Wool if not prest, for they were pleased ye New-Englanders came at the Wool of 

 the Pioad Island so ingenuously as they did 2 yeares ago by sheering of them on 

 Comietticutt Side. But complaint came to me from Philadelphia against ye. 

 increase of publick houses, and the high rates of 8 ^ Licence yearly which at 

 50 of them comes to 400 £ p annum, and they say it is more than twice the value 

 of what they have or give here for them. I called tother day at thy mothers, 

 but she was not at home, is well, so thy Friends salute thee, much is said of the 

 lewdness of Pensilvania. I beg of thee to have a regard to my character, and give 

 not that advantage against me either with God or good or bad men whose ill use 



' There are two " ofs " in the original. = This underlining is done by Penn. 



" There are two " longers " in the oriftinal. 



