To THE RIGHT HON'BLE,

the Com'rs for Trade and Plantations—

May it please your Honours—In obedience to an order of refference of the Right Honnourable, the Lords of the Committee of Trade and Plantations, signified to me by Mr. Povey, the 22d of May, 1695, upon the Petition of Wait Winthrop, and others concerning the settlement of the Kings Province, or Narraganset Bay, in New England.

I have considered of the said Petition, and do finde that. King Charles the second, by Letters Pattents, bearing date the 23d day of Aprill, in the fourteenth year of his reigne, granted to the Governour and Company of Connecticutt and their successors, Narragansetts Bay in New England, together with all firme lands, soyles, grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters, fishings, mines, mineralls, precious stones, and all and singular other commodities and jurisdictions whatsoever; reserving to his Majestie, his heirs and successors, the fifth part of the oare of gold and silver only.

That after the said grant, vizt. in July 1663, the said country of Narragansett Bay, was by Letters Pattents granted to the Governour and Company of Rhoad Island Plantation. But I am humbly of opinion, that this grant to Rhoad Island is void in law, because the country of Narragansett Bay was granted before to Connectieutt, and that therefore the Government of Narrogansetts Bay doth of right belong to Connectieutt, and not to Rhoad Island. All which is submitted to your Honnours great wisdome.

THO. TREYQR.

JULY, 1663,

DOCQUETT.
RHOAD ISLAND, &c. Corporation.

His Majesty is hereby graciously pleased to incorporate severall persons of the colony of Road Island and Providence plantations, in New England, into one body politick, by the name of the Governour and Company of the English colony of Rhoad Island and Providence Plantations in New England in America, and to grant them the several lands, powers, priviledges and authorities, and with such non obstanters, and clauses as was directed to be inserted by warrant under his Majesties sign manual to Mr, Attorney Generall, procured by Mr. Secretary Morrice.