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 on the armyes security. All which is humbly tendered to your Lordshipps consideration by Your Lordshipps most humble Servants, March 15th, 1658.

On the 18th ditto, the Dr putts in an answer:

To the preamble running in these words, vizt:

In obedience to your Lordshipps order, requiring us to give in our exceptions in writeing, concerning the satisfaction had and desired by Dr William Petty, and of our not signing the report, wee humbly tender them by him drawne, vizt:

I say that the nine articles of the said paper doe not seeme to be reasons against the truth of the report signed by Mr. Gookin, Mr. Roberts, Mr. King, Mr. Jeoffreys, and by them presented to your Excellency and Lordshipps, the 3d of this moneth, wherein they certifie

1st. That I had lycense to purchase lands for 11059li.

2dly. That the lands I have, or the debentures which I have or must have to that purchase, have and will very probably cost 4625li.

3dly. That I might have laid out the said sume of 3698li to better advantage by an ordinary way.

4thly. That 3000 acres of land have been brought under quitt rents to the State.

5thly. That the State hath gained above 700li in money by the way of my satisfaction.