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MyLord: Remembringemyselfonallhumbledutifulnesvntomyright

honorablegoodlord,doebytheismakeboldtoaduertize,thatI directedmylatelettresvntoyourLordshippconcerningeacommaunde IhadfrommyLordCheifeJusticeofEngland,toappointemyselfvnto thediscoueryeandpopulacionofthewesternColonyinVirginia.2I wishemydesiremightegoeaccompanyedwithanyoftheleaste acceptableseruicetherein,yetdursteIpromisebydueendeuoursto giuemybesteaddicionvntothesame.Sentealsoealettreinthatof myneenclosed,concerningethepassageofourmerchantesaboutetheire occassionsinSpaine&Portugall,3whereofIthoughtefytttoacquaint yourhonor.