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All which reasons and allegations I desire may bee examined with all severity, as allsoe what ever else relating to the time, manner, and other circumstances of my said former satisfactions may have been the occasion of any jealousie or reproach uppon your owne or my proceedings therein. Dated att Dublyn, the seaventeenth day of February, 1658.
William Petty.
These recommend the matter backe to the Councill by another adresse of their owne, dated 18th ditto, in these words:
To His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and Councill.
May it please your Lordshipps,
Doctor William Petty hath exhibited unto us the annexed papers, wherein he desires as much lands in satisfaction of 3138li 13s 3d, as, according to the usuall rates, will satisfye a debt of 6834li. The causes of the said demand wee find, uppon consideration had of the said paper, to bee such as are more properly cognizable before your Lordshipps then us, especially considering his relation to us as a Commissioner for setting out lands, and therefore doe presume humbly to present the said paper herewith to your Lordshipps consideration.
Your Lordshipps most obedient Servants,
Vin. Gookin.
Miles Symer.
Dated the 18th day of
Ffebruary, 16589.
Where uppon the Councill would have referred the matter to a few indifferent persons, but the Doctor standing by, as clerke of the Councill, desired it might be referred to more in number, and even to those seaven officers who seemed to have soe much the care of the armyes concernements; whereuppon the Councill grant the following order:
By the Lord Lieutenant and Councill:
Ordered,
That Sir Anthony Morgan and Sir Hierome Sankey, Knights; Collonell Lawrence, Lieut.-Collonell Fflower, Captain Joseph Deane, Captain Edward Warren, and Captain Shaw, being the persons lately nominated by the army, and approved of this board, for auditing the proceedings of the Commissioners for
