My Lord
We have had under our consideration your Grace's Letters to us of the 12th of November last and of the 28th of last month and the Papers therein referred to in relation to the conduct of Sr Richard Everard late Governor of North Carolina with respect to his unwarrantable proceedings in giving Grants of Land in that Province, and as we conceive that all such Grants of Land as have been made since his Majesty has purchased that Province to be void Sir Richard Everard having had no Authority that we know of for granting the same, we shall insert an article in the Instructions which we are now preparing for Captain Burrington to declare them so; We shall likewise insert several other articles directing the manner of Granting of Lands for the future and for the collecting his Majesty's Quit Rents thereon and shall more fully explain the same in our Representation thereupon to his Majesty which we shall enclose to your Grace