PLYMOUTH MEMOIRS. 
Q. Mary died Dec 0 28. 
My daughter Joanna marryed that day to m r S. 
Haris. 
June My L d Marquis of Carmarthen son and 
heir to the Duke of Leeds, being RereAdmiral of 
the blew, came into port, spent an evning merry ly 
at my house, & treated me wth y e Governor, &c 
next day on board the Lenox very nobly. w th Gunnes. 
In August fllld up both Benches, by chosing, 
Jn°. Rogers, Nic°. Edgcumb. W m Munyon, and m r Tho: 
Bound Aldermen. Tho Burgoyn. James Bligh, Tho: 
Darracot, W m Lovel. Ben Berry & W m Wyat (who 
had been my Apprentice) Assistants. 
The new-key fild up to the outside of the Slipp 
befor m r Allen's house, and all new paved over. 
In June this yeare Mr Fall an officer of y e broad 
seal being In town, and the people universaly desiring 
to have the old chartar, I employd him in conjuction 
with m r Trelawny one of our Aldermen, & Burgess 
for the town, then in Parliament, & Rob. Berry 
who was town Atturny, and then going to London, 
to endeavour a Restitution thereof. But Berry 
hoping to be next Mayor, and to have the honor of 
getting the charter Restored In his time, and to do 
it for his own advantage, so embarrast the thing 
that nothing was done, altho m r Fall undertook to 
do it so effectualy, & cheaply. w ch Sinister old 
to the mine of the church Infor 
1695-96 246. Rob. Berry. 
This man was an Atturny served the Town Clark, 
by w ch he knew how to get y e towns mony, w ch he 
did to y e purpose, as may be seen in y e Audit books, 
where it appeares he hath had vast summes for Law 
charges, chartars, &c I having filed y e benches with 
such men as would not be accessary to his designs, 
he goeth to London, and attempts to get our old 
chartar Restored, and framed such a body of men 
to fill the benches as would be sure do as he would 
have them, but God defeated his project, for my 
L d Bathe being put out of y e Governm 1 of the 
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