Right trustie and welbeloved Cousins and Counsellors and
trustie and welbeloved, Wee greete you well. Whereas wee are
informed that there are certaine shippes bound for the gulph
and river of Canada, contrarie to a power and comission given
by us unto Sr. William Alexander Knight, Jerves Kirk and others
therein contained, who by vertue thereof have been at greate
Charges in setling and maintaining a Colonie and fort in these
boundes, Our pleasure is that upon due information of any Shipp
or shippes bound for the said Gulph and river of Canada,
contrarie to our former warrant, and without power from the
forenamed persons having interest in it you take such speedie
course as is requisite for their stay and hinderance till our
further pleasure be knowen. For doing whereof these presents
shalbe unto you a sufficient warrant. From our Court at
Whitehall the[838]
(_Sur le dos est écrit._)
A cont. pt. of a lre. for hinderance of men going to Canada,
desired by Sr. W. Alexander, ye 19 of Feb. 1630. (1st. march
1631.)
(_State Paper Office, Colonial Papers_, vol. VI, art. 5.)
[Note 838: Ainsi en blanc dans l'original.]