Edward Randolph letter to William Blathwayt, 1686 December 22

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The great favour of your letter of the 16th. of October last was enhancd
by the hand of HIs Excellence Sr. Edmund Adros who arriued here
on the 20th: instant and was I may say euen miraculously preserued
from being cast away vpon a Rock at Cape Ann where they continued
in Extraordinary Danger almost halfe an Houre. His Excellence was
receiued at his Landing here with the Huzzaes of an innumerable
company of people placed by the water side for his reception: they are
already sensible his Majestie has sent them ouer a Governor they all make
very humble & dutyfull Court to him : and as to my own part, since you
haue been pleased to follow mee in to these parts with your favourable
recommendations to his Excellence I doubt not but in tyme to find the benefitt
& advantage thereof, yesterday his Excellence was pleased amongst other
Gentlemen to bring Leiftenant Treffry to dine with me hee told me he was related
to you, I haue earnestly desired to make m y house his own. I can neuer
do enough to expresse the duty & gratitude I owe you for those many
blessings you haue bestowed on me.

I shall attend your directions & his Excellence has promised to look into the occasion
that has made me so troublesome to all my freinds at Court, and assure you
no man shall easier passe by those vndeserued affronts: before ^{the frigatts} arriuall
`I sent my Summons to Mr Danforth late President of the Province of Main to
account with me for the revennue & money imposed by him & by his order
collected there, you will also so soon as this present Hurry of busines is
ouer haue from me the accounts of Mr Vshers Receites & disbursmments
and of the treasurers of the late Governor & Company but hitherto the latter
haue been very vnwilling to account with me. Sr. be confident I shall
'' see your patent Duely executed. I have sent the Quo Warranto to the
Governor of Connecticutt the Governor & my indisposition would not allow me to
vndertake so long a Journey this winter tyme. Its accompanied with a very
easy letter from the Governor to them & that attended with others from Mr Dudley
Mr Wharton & others of the Councill & wee think to catch the Sturgeon

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Summons are Gone out to the late Governors & members of new Plymouth
Road Island and likewise to all the distant members of this late Government
to be present at a Generall Councill appointed by his excellence on the 30th. instant
I haue only to add that I am Sr.

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To the Honored
William Blathwayt Esquire
present

22 December 1686/7
From Mr Randolph