William Blathwayt letter to Isaac Addington, 1692/1693 February 26

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I have received both your Letters of the 16th. of
July & 14th. of October with the Acts of Assembly
and other Transcripts & Duplicates of the same
wherein I am to own your great Care and
punctuality which I desire you to Continue
for his Majestys Service. I understand at the same ^ ^time
you had received my deputation for the office of Auditor
which came to you with the Letters patents
withoug any Letter from myselfe which was Occasion'd
by the great hurry I was in upon my atending his
Majesty into fflanders, Nor can I at present give
any other Instructions than such as are contain'd in
the grant itselfe & Deputation. The Intent of both of
them being that the publick Accounts be duly examin'd
and presented Audited, And presented in a proper
method to the Councill & Assembly for their Allowance.
and so to be transmitted into England
The Chief end of troubling you was rather for their
Majestys Service then for any perticular View of profit
which I do not otherwise propose to myselfe then as
may be thought reasonable by such who haue the
diretion of those Accounts and in the first place I
should be glad your pains & Care were duly consider'd

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as By this Conveyance the Governor receives
a Letter from his Majesty The Contents whereof will
afford you employment enough But your zeal for
his Majestys Service & the publick good will carry you
through it. I shall not add any moe at
present but that I am

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February 26th. 1692/3
To Mr. Isaac Addington