Sir

I Recd yours of Yesterday and am Content that you Make up your Accounts, to Monday Next inclusive Carefully Observing the Times of Dismission, Desertion or Decease of Such as have left the Ship in any of those ways

My Council of Safety have been greatly Mortified for a Long Time to find it out of their Power to push the Ship out on a Cruise they are Sensible that You have from various Causes been greatly E[m]barrased and that you Still Labour under Difficulties in your Command which they Consider as Insurmountable and have therefore Appointed Seth Harding to be Capt in your Stead with a proper Choir of Officers for a Term to Come and you are Desmissed with the Officers [and] men on board the ship from & after 14th of April Instant. You will not fail to make up your Accounts to the Time of their dismission by the first of May next that a full Settlement for Time Passd may be had, Ready to be Laid before the Govr and Council of Safety or the Gen Assembly. I am Sir [&c.]

To Capt W^m Coit