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Sir Edmond &c. had nothing to say against them, 

 they had nothing against him, and as for the 

 said objections, they would not owne them, but 

 said itt was the people in Generall of N. England 

 that had taken up Armes and put S r Edmond &c. 

 and ye others in prison ; the which made the Lords 

 laugh. So my Lord President of the Councill 

 said, Wee then sett here like Children, here is 

 accusation brought against these Gentlem n and 

 hath been filed in the office and now will not be 

 owned. Therefore wee must take a Minute that 

 there is an Accusation or objection brought against 

 S r Edmund Andros &c. by nobody, and so com- 

 manded the Chamber to be cleared. 

 „ 25th. And the next thursday itt was ordered that 

 S r Edmond and the other Gentlemen should be 

 discharged. 

 „ 26th. The 26th of the same month S r Edmond and the 

 other Gentlemen went to Kensington to kiss the 

 King's hand, being introduced by many great 

 Lords and Noblemen, the King, hearing they 

 were come, immediately left all the Court and 

 came out to them, and they all kissed his hand. 

 The King told them that he would take care of 

 of them all, and said he rememberd hee had 

 seene S r Edmond severall times. Sir Edmund 

 is almost every day with the King and is sent 

 for by him often. The Agents are never since 

 seen about the Court and no newes of the Charter. 1 ' 

 Endorsed — " Account of the Proceedings of 

 S r Edmond &c. and ye Agents of N. England." 

 William of Nassau was a brave man himself and ap- 

 preciated bravery and loyalty in others. He evidently had 

 met Edmund Andros while the latter was serving in Sir 

 Robert Stone's Troop of Cavalry under the Dutch Flag, 

 and remembered the courage he then displayed. Sir Edmund 

 also had a powerful advocate in Secretary Edward Randolph 

 who was King William's Commissioner of Revenues in 

 America. He wrote to the Commissioners of the Board of 

 Trade with reference to the complaints of the people of 

 Boston, saying : — " Notwithstanding all the pretensions of 

 grievances mentioned in their papers, and Cryes of oppression 

 in the Gov rs proceedings, it's not the person of Sir Edmund 

 Andros but the Government itself they designe to have 

 removed, that so they may freely trade throughout the World, 

 without paying customs." Randolph also mentioned that 

 Sir Edmund had forbidden their profitable occupation of 



