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The first matter under sharpe contest was the allowance of the States survey, which was allowed by a vote of the committee of, &c.
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The debate continues; the deficients, and such as desired a legall settlement in but what was their owne, are generally for the said petition and declaration, others as generally against itt; some of which party send the following libell:
Sir, you may take notice that some observers of your transactions at Grocers Hall are inquisitive what is the thing you drive att in all your meetings. I shall a litle acquaint you how the pulse beates, and in truth I find it very much distempered. The great cry of the adventurers is, they have a very unmeet physicion; not that the Dr wants braines or policy, they much more feare his integrity. To be plaine with you, tis the judgement of some men that your aime and end is to turne all things upside downe, and that, after sixteene yeares patient waiting and great hopes of setlement, you should drive a designe to rent and tear all in peices againe, that men may be wearyed out, and soe forced to sell and part with their interest at very inconsiderable rates; and for this end you have your agents in London, to buy all they can lay hold on; and tis reported you have the commands of many thousand pounds to purchase all you can compass. Sir, these are strange rumoures. I wish you did consider them, and either vindicate your selfe, or exspect a publication in print before your general meeting, and such a one as shall lay open the projects of such men as compass sea and land to drive destructive designes to the innocent. That there should be such jesuited persons, or men should have the face to disturbe the peaceable proceedings and quiett settlement of men that have waited from year to year, one seaven yeares after another, and now been att great costs and expence. Sir, these are strange things. I wish the child unborne hath not cause to curse you uppon this score. You have cause sadly to lay these things to heart. The souldiers mouthes are wide open against you, and tis supposed the adventurers will have small cause to bee silent. I have noe more to say to you, but leave it uppon your conscience that you, I say you, must one day give an accompt of these things, and the Lord be judge betweene you and these poor innocent persons, many that know not the right hand from the left; they have a cry, and that cry will bee heard. And in the behalfe of the poor innocent is
