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^ have Ccmmiffions from you, and in Reality are 

 ^ Iheltered under your Government, is the Oc- 

 ^ calion of my fending the Bearer Captain Cham- 

 ^ herlain^ Commander of his Majefty^s Snow Happy ^ 

 ^ to demand Satisfaction of you for fo many noto- 

 ^ rious Robberies which your F'eople have lately 

 ^ committed on the King's Subjects of this Ifland ^ 

 ^ particularly by thole Tray tors, Nicolas Brown 

 ^ and Chrtftopher Winter^ to whom you have given 

 ^ Protection. Such Proceedings as thele are not 

 ^ only a Breach of the Law of Nations, but muft 

 ^ appear to the World of a very extraordinary 

 ^ Nature, when confidered that the Subjects of a 

 ^ Prince in Amity and Friendlhip with another, 

 ^ Ihould give Countenance and encourage fuch vile 

 ^ Practices. I confefs I have had long Patience, and 

 ^ declined uling any violent Meafures to obtain 

 Satisfaction, hoping the CefTation of Arms, fb 

 happily concluded upon between our refpeCtive 

 Sovereigns, would have put an elfeClual Stop to 

 thole Dilbrders ^ but on the contrary, I now ftnd 

 the Port of Trinidado a Receptacle to Villains 

 of all Nation^. I do therefore think fit to ac^ 

 quaint you, and affure you in the King my Ma^ 

 iter's Name, that if I do meet with any of your 

 Rogues for the future upon the Coalt of this 

 Ifland, I will order them to be hanged direCtly 

 ^ without Mercy and I expeCt and demand of 

 you to make ample Reftitution to Captain Cham-- 

 herlain of all the Negroes which the faid Broron 

 and Winter have lately taken off from the North- 

 Side of this Ifland, and alfo of fuch Sloops and 

 ^ other Effects as they have been taken and robbed 

 ^ of, fince the Celfation of Arms, and that you 

 will deliver up to the Bearer luch EngUjlj Men 

 ^ as are xiow det^^ined, or otherwife remain at 7r/- 

 ^ nidado and alfo expeCt you will hereafter forbear 

 f granting any Cpm^ilfions^ or fuffer any fuch 



