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May it please your honor/ Kittery this 31 December 1694

I take it for granted that my letter came to your honors hand the last weeke in which I informed you that Mr. Phillips came not better until Lords day last was sevennight, one the next day beinge monday in the morning I sent aborde the sloope and brought as those all that was to be landed here and forthright sent them ballast without any of their help in order unto a speedy dispatch concludeing one monday night or tuesday morning they would have sett sayle the souldiers havinge been ready ten days before and soe it was that he would not take them in one tewsday soe that by sum sett that day came in the sloop with the Indians, order was attended about them that soe they were kept under deck all the time they were here; the weather proved so terrible that they did not see cause to sayle hence before saturday morninge I sent with the sloope unclear souldiers I hope by this time they are at their port I pray God give them good sukses for unclear them to atend such measures as was concluded one at councill table, our long stay here hath paid me under some fear that the enemy may be upon us before the return of our souldiers however I have left a company of souldiers at Burwicke york and wells and am resolved to keep each place close to their duty, and in order these