To his Excellency the Honourable Nicholas Cook Esqr Governour, and the Counsil also Desiring his Excellency Would Please to Let me have the true form of the Articles And Regulations Belonging to the Schooner Spitfire Now Lying at warren a fixing as fast as Possible and I am in hopes of Geting Ready for Cruising Very Soon. But for the Want of the Rules and Regulations People Are Backward about Entering on Board the Vessel But if I Could have the Right Rules And Regulations Belonging to the vessel There would Be a far Bigger Prospect Of Geting her mand, But for the want of Them I Lay under a great Disadvantage People Being a fraid of Critticks in them Do Not Care to undertake untill they might See the Rules and Articles, So no more at Present from [&c.]