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 a general Survey of their Lands (though above half finished) to embrace my extraordinary Proposals, thought projects; gave largely out of their own purses to encourage me; and after all clamours against my actings, chose me, yea contended to have me their Trustee for giving them their lots. They seemed to urge me to become a Fellow-Planter with them; did take it exceeding well a long time that I engaged upon Land on that accompt. Many of them propounded the giving me some lasting Memorial for my services for them. They intrusted me to plead their right with the Adventurers at London. Many more favours have they shewn unto me, which I shall rather remember then repeat: For all which I declare my thanks; assuring them, as in the presence of God, that I never studied any thing more affectionately, then to serve them with uprightness; nor that I am to this day conscious of the least voluntary action to the contrary: the which if any man could in an amicable way make appear, I do again promise (as I have often already done) to make them a Zacheus-like restitution, to the utmost farthing of my Talent.