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      how many were they that did so as you think, and in how many            Liber P. R.

      of the pressed mens cases was this true to the best of your

      knowledge.

        5 did you say if that voyage were made you must or would

      leave the Iland or words to that purpose, did you heare any

      others say such words and how many were they that said it as

      you think.

        6 did you if you were pressed for that voyage or if any of

      your house was pressed, bring or send one pound of powder

      and five pound of shott to Kent according to the warrant for

      each man, or did you not complaine that you either had not so

      much or could not spare so much from yor necessary defence;

      or did you heare others say so, and how many as you think

      were they.

        7 did you say any of the before rehearsed things if you have

      said any of them by instigation from the said Giles Brent, or

      because you had knowledge or opinion of the thing in yor owne

      vnderstanding.

         parties to be examined whether these or some of them

         were not their owne allegaons to mr Brent or such as they

         have heard others make to him or to one another.

                                   signed Giles Brent

             Thomas Allen      Giles Basha

             mr Cox            Leiutt vaughan

             John Abbott       mr Purlivant

             Andrew basha      John Bennett

             John Smith        Robt huett

       Luddinton                    mr Philpott

             John Gresham      francis brooks

             william risbrook  Edward tomson

             robt Lake         nicolas polantine

             Philip Connier      Rich. Tomson

             francis rabnett

      1642                                                                                                p. 40

      Commission for examining Cecilius &c To or trusty william

      witnesses on Lops part. Brainthwait gent Comander of or Ile

      of Kent greeting we doe hereby authorise you & withall will

      and require you to call afore you all such persons vpon the lie

      of Kent as you shall think able to say any thing touching the

      Interrogatories herin inclosed or any other wch shaibe thought

      fltt by you to be examine vpon, and to administer an oath to

      them to make true answere to the same and to examine them

      vpon every the said Interrogatories, and to sett downe their

      answeres therevnto, signed with the examinates owne hand,

      and to certifle the said severall answeres and send them inclosed