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the Certificate above mentioned w ch the Lord Fairfax 1 
was so amply satisfied with, that he gave immediate orders 
for the continuance of the s d Puffins, and Mr. Chaloner 
his Lop.'s Governor was so far convinced of the reasonable- 
ness of the demand that he not only paid them as formerly, 
but also allowed for the year my Grandffather was behind 
whilst the matter was in question ; And so it was yearly 
continued during the usurpation, and afterwards without 
any interruption till the year 1668, when my Lord Charles 
by some suggestions, was put upon to order his officers here 
to demand an Acco* of my Grand-fFather and others what 
goods they kept in the Calf, as also what Puffins my Grand- 
ffather had out of the same, w ch Order I presume was 
accordingly observed, and the Puffins appeared to be my 
GrandfTather's Eight : for in that year and every year after- 
wards during his Lop.'s life there was an allowance always 
taken in the Acco ts for them, as by the charge of the 
respective stewards may appear: But in the year 1683 my 
Grandffather deceasing, the then steward making a doubt 
whether the s d Puffins were to be continued as formerly, 
the whole matter was then again enquired into by Gov r 
Heywood, and the same represented to Earl William who 
it 's presumed was fully satisfied therewith, because the 
s d allowance was that year and afterwards paid and allowed 
in the Acco ts till the year 1696 Govern 1 * Sankey by 
what power not yet known took upon him to cause the s d 
yearly payment to cease. 
' And now forasmuch as the s d Puffins have been yearly 
paid and allowed to my Ancestors for the course of 53 years 
(w ch of itself may seem a sufficient Title) and also that in that 
time the matter was thrice called in question and still the 
Puffins found to be justly due, there being no one instance 
1 To whom the royalty of Man was made over by the Commonwealth govern- 
ment. 
