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For the Worshlppfull Alderman Fowke, att his House in Tower Street, or, in his absence, to Mr. George Almery, neer the Old Jury, London.

In soe much as all men tould him he had to doe with a company of very prejudiced persons, and should scarce gett them to hear him with patience, neverthelesse the Dr pursued his duty, soe as to present the above mentioned letter, and to appeare amongst them, where he found the drift of most, of them to lye in the ends following, vizt:

1st. To affront the States survey, and assert that survey which themselves had made as authentique.

2dly. To assert their liberty of purchasing on certaine termes whatsoever they had taken more then their due.

3dly. To bee confirmed in the places whereuppon they had allready seated themselves, notwithstanding all kind of irregularity in their taking of the same.

4thly. To keep of comming to accompt, or soe much as to shew the State what lands each of them was possessed of.

5thly. To have the States survey communicated to them, to try what advantages they could find in it more then in their owne, as allsoe what enormity they could discover in any part of it, to make a ground for overthrowing it wholly.

6thly. To send the deficients to the State for satisfaction out of Lowth and the four reserved countyes, that theirs might never bee looked into for what they had.

7thly. To sett up the committee of claimes at Grocers Hall, as the only legall, true administrators of this business.

The very first day of meeting the Doctor gave them such satisfaction concerning the good intention of the Councill in Ireland towards them, and the justice of what he had to propound, in order to their setlement, that att the latter end of the day they desired him to give them the heads of the method intended: hee did soe, giving them ten days to thinke of it. Att the end of this time, the generall scheme pleased most men; nevertheless every man had his exception, each to severall points, that the whole was in danger.