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they should at the Gallowes, presently the Councell being
called together he declared it necessary that Marshall law
should be executed upon the Prisoners. But it was desired
they might have legall tryall soe growing into extreme Coller
and passion after many passings and repassings to and fro at
length sate downe in the Chayre and with a frowning Counte-
nance bid all the Councell sitt. After a long Pause he drew a
Paper out of his Pockett and reading it to himselfe said to the
Councell, I am to propound a question unto you. I require
every man in his Maj^ties name to deliver his opinion in writing
under his hand and no man to advise or Councell with the
other but to make a direct answer unto this proposition (which
is this) What doe you thinke they deserve that have gone
about to persuade the people from their obedience to his
Maj^ties Substitute, And to this I doe require you to make your
present Answer and no man to advise or interrupt with other.
And I begin with you M^r Menefie; who answered I am but a
young Lawyer and dare not upon the suddain deliver my
opinion. The Governor required that should be his Answer
under his hand, M^r Farrar beganne to complaine of that strong
command, the Governor cutt of his speech saying in his
Majestie's name I command you not to speake till your turne;
Then mysclfe replyed I conceive this a strang kind of pro-
ceeding, instantly in his Maj^ties name he commanded me silence.
I said further there was no President for such a Command
whereupon he gave me leave to speake further. But it was by
a Tyrant meaning that passage of Richard the third against the
Lord Hastings, after which relation the rest of the Councell
begann to speake and refused that course. Then followed
many bitter Languages from him till the sitting ended. The
next meeting in a most sterne manner he demanded the reason
that wee conceived of the Cuntreye's Petition against him.
M^r Menefie made Answere the cheifest cause was the detayning
of the Letters to his Maj^tie and the Lords. Then he rising in a
great rage sayd to M^r Menefie and doe you say soe ? he
replyed yes; presently the Governor in a fury went and
striking him on the shoulder as hard as I can imagine he could
said I arrest you of suspicion of Treason to his Majestic.
Then Captain Utie being neare said and wee the like to you
Sir. Whereupon I seeing him in a rage, tooke him in my
Amies and said. Sir there is no harme intended against you
save only to acquaint you with the greivances of the Inhabitants
and to that end I desire you to sitt downe in your Chayre.
And soe I related to him the aforesaid greivances of the Colony
desiring him that their just complaints might receive some
satisfaction which he altogether denyed soe that sitting ended.
After wee were parted the Secretary shewed a Letter sent up

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