bid him before for bringing any shuch on their accounte; it would hinder their trade and returnes. But he and Mr. Hatherley said, if they would not have them, they would sell them, them selves, and take corne for what they could not otherwise sell. They tould them they might, if they had order for it. The goods of one sorte and other came to upward of 500li.

After these things, Mr. Allerton wente to the ship aboute his bass fishing; and Mr. Hatherley, (according to his order,) after he tooke knowledg how things stood at the plantation, (of all which they informed him fully,) he then desired a boate of them to goe and visite the trading houeses, both Kenebeck, and Ashley at Penobscote; for so they in England had injoyned him. They accordingly furnished him with a boate and men for the viage, and aquainted him plainly and thorowly with all things; by which he had good contente and satisfaction, and saw plainly that Mr. Allerton plaid his owne game, and rane a course not only to the great wrong and detrimente of the plantation, who imployed and trusted him, but abused them in England also, in possessing them with prejudice against the plantation; as that they would never be able to repaye their moneys (in regard of their great charge), but if [179] they would follow his advice and projects, he and Ashley (being well supplyed) would quickly bring in their moneys with good advantage. Mr. Hatherley disclosed also a further projecte aboute the setting out of this ship, the White angell; how, she being well fitted with good ordnance, and known to have made a great fight at sea (when she belonged to Bristoll) and caried away the victory, they had agreed (by Mr. Allerton's means) that, after she had brought a fraight of goods here into the countrie, and fraight her selfe with fish, she should goe from hence to Port of porte,1 and ther be sould, both ship, goods, and ordenance; and had, for this end, had speech with a factore of those parts, before hand, to whom she should have been consigned. But this was prevented at this time, (after it was known,) partly

1 Oporto, called by the Dutch Port a port.

And to the end that the Royal Sant of Our late Father to the Pzeldent and Counfell of New England afozefayd, may bee maintained and vpholden, and that the Planters there,and aducnturers thither, may bee encouraged by all good wayes and meaues to proccede in their worthy Delignes, haue thought it fit, and doc hereby Brattly charge and command, That none of Dur Subiects whatlocuer (who are not Aducuturers, Jnhabiters,o; planters, authoziled by Dur President and Counfell foz New England, according to the fayd Letters Patents) doe prefume from hencefoozth to frequent thofe Coafts to Trade of Traf fique at all with the Natiue people of chofe Countrcys, o2 to intermeddle with the woods, 02 Grounds of any of the planters, 02 English Inhabitants there, otherwise then by the Licence of the fayd Prefident and Counfell, oz for the necellary vle of their Fishing on those Coafts, in which cale of Fishing, oz vnder colour thereof, they are not to ble any Trade oz. Traffique there, noz to challenge any Right to the Soyle there, or the woods growing o beeing thereon, and especially voce doe charge and command, that neither any Interlo pers, Fisher men, 02 Parmers, or any other of Dur Subiects whatfoeuer, being of the laid Company of New England 02 otherwile,doc at any time hereafter Dare to Sell, Barter,02 any wayes to deliver or conucy buto any of the Saluages 02 Natues of America, where any of Our English Colonies are oz fhall bec planted, any weapons oz Habiliments of warre of any kinde whatlocuer, oz to teach them or any of them the ble of Gunnes, oz how to make o: amend them, or any thing belonging to them, bpon paine of Dur high indignation, and the Confifcation. Penalties and Fozleitures expelled in the faid Royall Gaunt of Dur layd Father, wherem wee shall proceede against thole who haue offended, oz hall offend in any of the premiffes, in fuch manner and measure as the qualitie of their Defences all deferue. And yet farther wee leaue it to the difcretion of the laid Prefidente Counfell for New England, and to other the Gouernours and Counfell in any other Fozreigne English Colonic in their feuerall places refpectively, to proceede against the Offenders in any the kindes aforesaid, ac cording to the powers already granted unto them, and according to Dur Lawes in that behalfe.

Giuen at Our Court at Whitehall, the foure and twentieth day of Nouember, in the fixt yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

God faue the King.

Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maieftie: and by the Afsignes of John Bill. 1630.