William Wharton letter to William Blathwayt, 1683 August 26

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His Majesties Commissioners for Enquireing into the
Claimes that are made to the Kings Province or Narragansett
Countrey here haveing bin pleased to constitute me their Register
account myself Espetially considering the trouble I gaue you
in my address for your advice and direction in taking out the
Commission, and that the office you are in challenges the Same
obliged to giue you an account what reception and Success it hath hither
to had. The Commissioners have showne all possible obedience to his
Majesties Command in pursuance of which they immediately upon receit
thereof intimated the Same by their letters to the Governors and
magistrates of all his Majesties Collonyes in New England, and by their
printed Summons publiquely dispersed and affixed to all other persons
with their designe to meet upon the place on the 22th of this instant
which hey accordingly did, before whome both Plymouth and Conecticut
Collonyes by their Agents with all other persons readily appeared and
Exhibited their Claymes, Except Rhoad Island Collony whose
humors as well as opinion Ever incline them to oppose his
Majesties intrest and all other persons when in competition with their
owne who although perticulerly summon'd did not onely Deny the
authority of the Commissioners and Soe refuse to appeare, but publiquely
in a riotous manner by their officer accompanyed with a number of men
proclaymed an order under the hands and Seals of the Governor Deputy
Governor and the rest of their magistrates commanding the Commissioners then
sitting at Narragansett to depart and not to proceed and all other persons
within the verge of their Collony to be gone and not to abett their
proceedings. Whereafter they had sett for two dayes and heard the
Claymes of all that did then appeare they adjournd to Boston in order
to a farther hearing that they might draw up their opinions upon
the whole matter and make Speedy report thereof to his Majesty which by the
next I hope with a full account of all proceedings to be the bearer off
in the interim have onely to add with my ^ ^fathers Service to yourself which
please alsoe to accept from

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Boston 26 August: 1683

from Mr Wharton
Register to the Comissioners
for Enquiry into Clames to
the King's Province

Received [illegible] February 1683/4

The Commissioners have sat in
the Narragasett County
Rhoad Island Comitt a Contempt

These
To the Honorable William Blathwait
Esquire
One of the Clerks to His Majesties
Most honorable Privy Councill att
The Plantation Office att
White Hall

per Captain Clerk