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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
APPENDIX. 
MAYOR OF PLYMOUTH TO CECIL. 
Cecil Papers, 89/59. 
Our dewties (reighte honorable) moste humblie remembred. By 
o r laste Ires, dyrected to yo r hono r : wee made knowen unto yo w 
some hearde Courses and wrongs offered us by Mr. Crymes & 
some other gentlemen and Tynners of this Countrey, w ch had 
Combyned theimselves togeather to have taken from us some parte 
of a water graunted us by acte of Parly am* in the 27 th yere of her 
Ma ts : Raigne, w ch we to o r exceedinge greate chardge have pro- 
cured to be broughte to o r Towne. And thatt we havinge com- 
playned of the same wrongs in the Starre Chamber, and manie 
Outrags corny tted by him and his Complices, The said Crymes 
doubtinge the successe, and fearinge to come to tryall there, 
appealed unto yo r : Hono r : and the reste of theire Us : att the 
Councell Table, where he exhibyted manie untruthes againste us 
w ch wee answered : and he yett beinge therew th not satisfied, hathe 
or dothe purpose to exhibite a bill into the Parliam* House, to 
repeale and overthrowe the said Acte, whereby the same water is 
graunted to us, or att leaste seeketh to take from us some parte of 
o r said water, w ch (if he shoulde offer) woulde both torne to the 
overthrowe of o r Towne, & alsoe hinder her Ma tie : of grate 
profitt and benefitt bothe in her Custom e house here, and alsoe in 
the wateringe and victualinge of her Navie Roy all and her Subjects 
Shippes tradinge hether, w ch (if the water be taken awaie), cannott 
butt dekaie, whereof wee praie yo r honorable Consideracon, and to 
stande o r goode freende as yo w have ever hetherunto done, On 
whom (next under god and her ma tie :) wee cheifelie depend. And 
soe w th remembrance of o r dewtie, and prayenge for yo r longe life 
w th increase of all hono r , doe humblie take o r leave. 
Plymmouthe the thirde daie of November 1601, 
Yo r hono rs : moste humblie att commaundem t : 
[Signed] William Parker Mayor of Plymmouthe 
and his Brethren. 
