Per ipsum Regem WILLYS.
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A comission to Sr. Humfrey May Knight, and others to examyne what goodes, merchandize and other thinges were taken by Captaine Kirke, at Canady, in the partes of America. 5 mar. 5 Car. WILLYS.
(State Paper Office, Colonial Series, vol. V, art. 58.)
X.
In one onely point Monsieur de Chasteauneuf seemed to goe away ill satisfyed, that he could not obtayne a direct promise from His Majesty for ye restoring of Port Royall, joyning to Canada, where some Scottishmen are planted under ye title of Nova Scotia. This plantation was authorized by King James, of happy memorie, under letters patents of ye Kingdome of Scotland, and severall priviledges graunted unto some principall persons of ranke and quality of this Kingdome, with condition to undertake the same. True it is, it was not begun till towards the end of the warre with France, when some of His Majestys subjects of that Kingdome, went to Port Royall, and there seated themselves in a place where no French did inhabite. Mons. de Chasteauneuf pretending (rather out of his owne discourse, as wee here conceive, then by Commission) that all should be putt in state as it was before the warre, and by consequence those men withdrawne, hath. pressed His Majesty earnestly for that purpose, and His Majesty without refusing or granting, hath taken time to advise of it, letting him know thus much that unless he found reason as well before as since the warre, to have that place free for his subjects plantation, he would recall them, but in case he shall find the plantation free for them in time of peace, the French will have noe cause to pretend possession thereof in regard of ye warre. Meanewhile Kebec, (which is a strong fortified place in the river of Canada which the English tooke) His Majesty is content should be restored, because the French were removed out of it by strong hand, and whatsoever was taken from them in that fort shall be restored likewise, whereby may appeare the reality of his Majestyes proceedings, and this 9/1421I advertise your Lordship for your information, not that it should be needfull for you to treate or negotiate in it, but to ye end that if it should be spoken of upon Monsr. de Chasteauneuf's retoure, you should not be ignorant how the businesse passed.
DORCHESTER.
Whitehall, 15th, Aprill 1630.
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