Saile to ye Co? of Somerfet but paffes by him he is well
acquainted w* all ye Intreagues of Interlopers he inform'd
mee att my firft arrivall at James town that Makay &
Crookfhanks were arrived in Som'fet Co? from Scotland &
y! Hen : Smiths Veffel arrived from thence ye 20 th Inftant
he run aground not far from ye CoV's Land hee would have
feiz'd him if he had power thefe 2 Officers will be of great
Vfe & be a Check upon ye Coll? all afliftance is too little
to ftem ye Current of ye Illegall trade w*? by ye Ignorance of
fome & ye Countenance of Others Officers has been greatly
encouraged In my letters to yo! Hon? of ye 21? of Apr? paft
finding ye partiality in ye Court at James town in ye tryall
of Meeches Veffel they not being willing or not able to
difcover his falfe Certified & Coquet (w*? 1 ye L! Gov! fends
to yof Hon? by this (hipping) I therein humbly propofed ye
Neceffity of having a Court of Exchequer eredled in this
Province vt* an able Judge to try all Caufes relating to ye
Crown & fince I have in ye tryall of Macay's fhip att
S! Maries experienced ye Inclinations of ye Court & Jury
there to do their Ma? no Juftice ag? Interlopers I am con-
firmed there is great reafon for having ye like Court ere&ed
there alfo ye fame Judg to fitt in ye Court in both Provinces
when Needfull or elfe itt will be to no purpofe to be att
trouble & Charge to feize & try Irregular Traders nor to
put any of ye forfeited bonds in fuit , till a Court be eftab-
lifhed & certain Rules & Methods to diredl ye Judg & Jury
from w*! 1 they are not to deviat about falfe certiff & Coquets
many of ye bonds I left w'! 1 ye Attorney gen? att S* Maries
& fome of thofe in my Cuftody have forgd Certif? 8 to dif-
charge them fo y! there is ye fame difcouragm! in ye pceed-

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