Edward Randolph letter to William Blathwayt, 1687 August 16

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yesterday Mr Dudley desired to see my Deputation & letter receiued
from you relating to the Office of Auditor Generall he told me
he would for your Satisfaction send you a duplicate of the
account he some tyme since sent to Mr Secretary Pepys : with his
receites of Money due to his Majestie vpon forfeitures and his seuerall
Disbursments : But in regard he did not find such money
comprehended in your Commission, he intended to passe me
ouer and immediately to transmitt it to you:

The noise of vast quantityes of money taken vpon the wreck
in 22 degree North Latitude invites our people to sett out
small vessells but his Excellence has orderd that good security
be enred in so that the duely obserue the ruls & directions
in those cases : No Shipps yet from England makes of vs
feare some mischeife has befallen our vessells long
since expected hence : Collonell Cony has been here for some tyme
he is very troublesome to his Excellence & wee are willing to
gett him shipd off vpon any termes : he has perswaded
the Master to take him in & his Company paying his Money in
London vpon his arrivall: I know he will vse all tricks to
avoid that payment, by pretending he cannot make his defence
without his papers & vnder that notion gett an Order to haue all
his goods ashoare : which pray in favour to the Master please
to gett it directed that he first pay the Master the money due
for his pasage : which comes to 25lb : Sterling : the wind presents
I remain in all Duty

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To the Honorable
William Blathwayt Esquire
in Whitehall.
by a freind.

16 August 1687
From Mr Randolph