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Trusty and well beloved, we greet you well; in former letters* wee have directed you to put yourselves in the best
way of defence you could, against the assaults of the French and Dutch, in those parts, and for the secureing the
comeing of all shippes hither; towards which you may assure yourselves that wee cooperate from hence, with our
accustomed care for the good of our subjects, and because the time offers itself more favourably now then ever,
of delivering yourselves from those unquiet neighbours; wee have thought fitt to writt this unto you, to authoriz
you to apply yourselves with all your force and skill, to the reduceing to our obedience all islands and plantations,
in those parts belonging to the French or Dutch nation; and especially that of Cannada, the effecting of which we must
leave to your prudence and good conduct, since it is impossible at this distance to instruct you therein. And that our
trusty and well beloved Sir Thomas Temple, our Governour of Nova Scotia, may the better correspond with you, and be
assisting therein, wee have by our letters required him thereunto, herewith sending you our declaration of the warre
against France: which you are to publish in the manner you shall thinke fitt, takeing the substance thereof and varying
the forme of it, according to what hath been used in such cases. And soe we bid you farewell.
Given at our Court att White Hall, the 22d day of February, in the 18th year of our Reigne, 1665-6. By his Majesties Command, ARLINGTON.To our trusty and well beloved, the Governour and Councill, of our Colony of Connecticut, in New England. |
* Never received, as stated in a note in the margin of the above letter.