Sir William Stapleton letter to William Blathwayt, 1680 May 18

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you haue extreamely oblidged me by your
letters of 29. 27. 24.th January: as well by the
conueyance of the Right Honorable Mr Secretary
Counetry's letter (who I find is resigneing his place)
and one from my wife as allsoe for the
large account you haue giuen me of affaires
at home and of matters relateing to those Islands
Mr. Tippet had neare vpon 12 weekes passage
Their Lordsips packett and your letters being
soe long in the way could onely be answered
with the signification of the receipt thereof
and not with a full and satisfactory account:
butt what has offered is humbly offered to their
Lordships by this conueniency: I send allsoe a letter
to my Lord Bishop of London in answer to his request
I giue you my most hearty thankes for your great
care in what Importes the Leeward Islands and meselfe
in particular I haue proposed to the: Islands to Imploy a
constant agent butt they are soe close fitted that
they will not yet harken to itt: my thoghts are If
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I cann bring them to vnderstand their good to pray yourselfe
to take that trouble in the mean time I conclud

I haue allsoe receaued by the hands
of captain Crisp yours of the 17th I return you
thankes for the Barometer whereof I yet
made noe tryall he being gone to St. Christopher where it was sent with his things

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These
for William Blathwait Esquire
At whitehall

18 May 1680
From Sir William Stapleton
to my self.