To the right honorable the Lords Comissioners for his Majesties
Navie and Admiraltie of England.
The petition of Sr. William Allexander Knight, Capt. David Kerk
and others the adventurers in the joynt companie of Canada.
Whereas it pleased his Majesty some three years agoe to give
Comission under the great Seale of England to the pet[rs] for
planting Colonies in the river of Cannada, and displanting of
those who were then his Majesties ennemies in the said Landes,
and for the better encouragement and enabling of the pet[rs] to
give them by the same Commission sole power to trade with the
natives within the Gulfe and river of Cannada: Now the pet[rs]
are informed that there are divers shipps bound for the said
Gulfe and river without warrant from them and contrary to his
Majesties expresse pleasure by his Commission to them, which
cannot but turne greatly to the prejudice of his Majesties
service and the losse of the pet[rs] And they are particularly
14/1426 enformed of one shipp, called the Whale of London whose owners
are Nathaniell Wright and Nathan Wright, the Masters Richard
Brewerton and Wolston Goslyn, that is presently ready for the
said voyage.
Wherefore they doe humbly entreat your Lordshipps that for the
foresaid shipp or any other which upon due information shalbe
found to have any such intention contrary to his Majestys
Commission to the pet[rs] there may be such course taken that
they may be stayed or sufficient assureance given that they
will prosecute noe such voyage.
And they shall pray for your Lordshipps.
The Lords Comissioners for ye Admiralty desire ye Lord Viscount
Dorchester to be pleased to take this petition into present
Consideration, and calling all parties before him to examine
how farre ye limitts granted to ye petitioners (by Commission
from his Majestie) extend in Latitude and Longitude, and if his
Lordshipp shall find that the parties complayned of have
intention to goe into those partes contrary to his Majesties
Commission their Lordshipps thinke fitt and order that they be
staid as is desired.