Dudley and Stoughton used their political positions to ensure that the titles to lands they were interested in were judicially cleared, a practice that also benefited their friends, relatives, and other business partners.
ダドリーとストートンはその政治的な地位を使って、興味を抱いた土地に対する権利が法的に問題ないことを確保し、そのやり方が彼らの友人、親戚その他事業上のパートナーにも恩恵を与えた。