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LXIV. Sir George Yeardley. A Letter concerning Argall's
Letters from Lord Ritch
July 20, 1619

Sir, I hope by this tyme, my letters are well nygh come vnto your
hands, the wch I sent by the gyft the Will and Thõ and the Diana, together
with these I entercepted of Mr Secritaryes, The Principalls I keepe
here yf any ocassion should be, I retorned allso divers letters, wch were
written to Capt Argall frõ my Lord Ritch and others of his ffriends

I have now agayne written vnto you by the Prosperous, and have allso
certifyed the Company what I can in this shorte tyme and tyme of sicknes,
alls wch I have sent in that shipp one letter more of Mr Secretaryes, wch I entercepted and should have bin sent to my Lord Ritch by the Diana,
that I suffered to goe in his owne hand that it may confirme to you the
fformer copyes, you may please to Judg of all in your wisdome, what
concernes the Publike, for anything that shall tend to my p̢vate damage
I forgiue both him and them, and leaue it to the Lorde, In one thing I
must agayne desire your Love and ffavour. In regard, (respecting my
worthy ffriend as well as my selfe) I ffind it most fitt for me to live a
retired life, that I may not be wronged in that wch is my deu and Ryght,
I meane my Land of Weyonock so ffirmly confirmed by the Counsell and
Company vnto me, I endeed as my Continence bearing me witnes having
deserued no less, yett yf Smyths hundred Company beleeving Argalls
§report§ wch is ffallse, that it is within the Teritorys of Smyth hundred
shouɫ desire to [1d] by any meanes to haue it taken frõ me and added to
that hundred, then my trust is in your selfe principally, with the rest that
are Justly and religiously disposed for the Ryght, that shall be wronged
no ffarther, then if that, be taken away, that I may have ffree Choyse,
and Liberty to take, as much in proportion and quantity, as that of
Weyenock is and agayne that it may be after Notice of the place that I
have it granted and Confirmed by a generall Great quarter Courte, yf
I mistrust ill dealing frõ the maior Partey. I hope you will not blame
me, but rather comisserate, that I am so unkindly and hardly dealt with

all, and that my best ffreinds suffer so much for my sake or rather as it is
thought for my p̢ferment sake, wth payne I humbly desire they would
mitigate that suffering to thẽ selues and rather then to endure any scan-
dall for my Dysing to thes place to lett me easily come of agayne wch is
my hartes desire, and I haue assured testimony I shall not offend God
in so doing, This Ship is departing that I haue no tyme to ryght of any
other matter, only my harte being ffull of greyfe this that Issued, wch I
humbly desire you favorably to take into your consideration and so I
desire the Lord to multiply his blessings both vpon you and yours, resting