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Kittery this 17: of Decembr, 1694

May it pleas yor: honr/

These are only to informe you, that I have understood by a letter from Coll: Giddney that yor: honr, have received my letter in which I informed you that I should be prepared soudenly for the sloope in hopes she might have been here before this time, for our continuall longe delays have all ways proved predeudeshall i.e. prejudicial? to most of our expeditions and I wish it may not prove so now, espeshally consideringe the two french vessells are gon east which I would certaynly have stopt had I come hom but on i.e. one half half day sooner; I feare nothing soe much as them to obstruct our good sucksess in this present designe; all the souldiers have been in a readines ever since thursday last and have nothinge to doe but to imbarque immeadiatly soe soon as the sloop coms in; and to the end that nothinge may hinder them I have supplyed them with cloathing and els fittinge for theire acomadation; I hope yor honr will see cause to hasten the sloope away; if shee be not com away before this com to yor honrs: hand all houses at our poynt are full of souldiers with the rest attendinge at yorke wayghtinge every moment when I shall--cropped send for them; which is all at present from him that is---

yor honrs: perpetuell servnt Francis Hooke