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Horfe-fhoe, 989 his Excellency was invited by Capt. Clark 

 to walk over and take a Glafs of Wine; which he was 

 pleafed to accept of, and took Col. Church with him; and 

 in the time they were taking a Glafs of Wine, Col. Church 

 once more prefmned to fay to his Excellency; Sir, I hope 

 that now we mail go to Port Royal in order to take it; 

 thofe Mortars being very mitable for fuch an Enterprize. 

 His Excellency was pleas'd to reply; Col. Church you 

 muft fay no more of that matter, for the Letter I told you 

 of I writ by the advice of her Majefty's Council, now lyes 

 at home on the board before the Lords Commiffioners of 

 her Majefty's foraign Plantations, &c. After fome days 

 every thing being ready to Embark, Col. Church received 

 his Inftruftions : which are as followeth. 



By his Excellency JOSEPH DUDLEY Efq; Captain 

 General and Governour in Chief in and over Her 

 Majefty's Province of the Maifachufetts-Bay, &c. in 

 New-England, and Vice Admiral of the fame. 

 SnStniCtioUS f or Colonel Benjamin Church in the prefent 

 Expedition. 



' TN Purfuance of the Commiffion given you to take the 

 -1 ' Chief Command of the Land and Sea Forces by me 

 ' railed, equipped and fet forth on Her Majefties Service, 



tioners for a bankrupt law " as in Church. [Drake's Hifi. Bofi. i : 518, 

 England"; conrtable, 1700; 1711, a 521,540,567; Snow's Hiji. Bojl. 220.] 

 "fearcher" for provifions for Hovenden The " Horfe-fhoe " was a tavern, 



Walker's Canada fleet; 1722, was one believed to have been at the North 

 of the purchafers of pews in Chrift's End. 



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