SIR FRANCIS DRAKE REHABILITATED AND MEMORIALISED. 89 
[Address] To the reighte honorable S r : Roberte Cecyll Kneighte 
principall Secretarie to the Queenes Moste excellentt Ma tie : 
[Endorsed] 1601 November 3. Maior of Plymmouth to my m r . 
M r . Crymes and others goe about to take away part of a water 
granted unto that Towne. 
lp. 
W. STALLENGE TO CECIL. 
Cecil Papers 89/58 
My most humble dutie unto yo r honor remembred. 
As to discovery of goods in various vessels — 
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" The Mayo r of this towne and his bretherin ar informed that 
there ar sertin gent there neghbers w ch have combined them selves 
together pretending w th the assistance of S r . Walter Raughlie to 
overthrow the acte made conserning the watter that runneth to thir 
towne o r at the lest comaund the same at ther plesures, so as wee 
shall be litle the better for it, w ch ther pretence groundid onlie uppon 
malice w th out anie just cause. If it should take place must needs 
be the oi^throw of this towne, & harborow w ch wee hope her 
Ma tie . and yo r hono rs will not permitt being a place of such 
importance as it is. As the estate of thir towne is now w th the helpe 
of the mills T can if neede rqu p require] as here to fore I have don 
provide w th in ij [2] munethes M [1000] tonns of provicons for her 
Ma ts service, But if these Mills be taken awaie and that I shalbe 
forced as I must be o r anie other that shalbe imploied in that 
service to send come and mault three o r fowre My lies to be ground 
at those gent mills the like quantitie of provicons o r muche less 
will not be made in a far longer tyme. And surlie if ou r water be 
taken from us a grate nomber will feele the want there of beside 
our selves, If those gent did dulie consider the comon good or 
there owne privet benefits they would not seeke so much against 
this place as they doe, for if the same be dekaied they shall never 
make by ther lands the two third parte nerelie of y t w ch now they 
doe. Ther might be aledged manie sufficient resons why the good 
of this towne should be prefered before anie of the privet estates 
and I doubt not but yo r hono r will eselie conseive them. M r 
Mayo r and his Bretherin have also written besiching yo r honorable 
favor herein, and have apointed M r . Bagg to informe yo r hono r 
more particularlie of the cause, for so much as I cannot welbe 
apsent from hence untill the Flybots goods be all vewed, w ch being 
