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I humbly beg Leave
to give my harty Affections & duty to you & to
Wish Earnestly Your health & happines which
If I Could Contribute to Either would hassard
^{all yt is Deare} to Your Renowned honour which I am y^e—
most Engaged & Obliged to you for all your
favours you have bin Pleased to Afford me.
which I shall for Ever be mindfull & to Accknow-
ledge y^e same I hope time will afford me the—
Happiness to kiss Your Excellencies hand—
& to see all your Enimies at your footstoole
most Worthy S^r I shall now give you an acc^ct of our
greate designe y^e Duke of Ormond is our Generall
& Commands y^e forces which is 10 thousand & y^e
Duch 5 thousand S^r George Rooke is Vice admir^l
of England & admirall in Cheife of y^e fleet who—
now Commands thirty saile of English & y^e. Ducth
twenty all first second & third admirall farebon
is gon to prepare our Matters before with 22 men
of War whome wee designd to Joyn but
waite for a Northerly Wind y^e Wind being
now Contrary & do belive designed for Portugall
which is belived will declare for y^e English
here in some greate designe for greate
preparations for a desent god bless our
greate Undertakeings.

To
Francis Nicholson Esq^r
her Majesties Governor &
Cap^t Generall of y^e Dominion
of Virginia
H y^e Rich^d: & Sarah:
Cap^t Forost—