234     Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

Liber P. R.    come ashore, he denied so to doe in the Parlamts name, &

                   standing wth his curtelaxe drawen, said, he that came aboard

                   he would cutt off his head. And this he heard the said Rich:

                   Ingle himselfe relate after his coming vp hether.

                     And this is all he can informe of his owne knowledge agst

                   the said Richard Ingle, touching any matter of treason.

                                                        W.H.

                     but at the said time he informed the Attorney, that one Rich.

                   Pinner would iustifie that the said Rich. Ingle hath said in this

                   Province in the hearing of divers, that King Charles was no

                   King or words to that purpose; & prayed that the said Rich:

                   Pinner might be examined of what he could say

   p. 127      1643

                                January 29

                  The Informaon of daniel duffill planter

               agst Thomas Cornwaleys Esq, taken by his Lops

                               Attorny Grall.

                     that the said Captaine coming aboard mr Ingle's ship, said

                   to Jo. hamton All is Peace, & willed him to deliver vp his

                   rapier to the gonner of the ship, & told him that all was quiett

                   & peace & willed the said Jo: hamton to goe out to the rest of

                   the gard & will them to deliver vp their armes to the gonner

                   of the ship.

                     warrt directed to Robt Ellyson, Edmond Linnen, daniell

                   duffill, Jo. hatch, robt hedger, or John Kent to warne Tho:

                   Gerard gent, walter broadhurst, gent & Richard Pinner to be

                   at the Court on thursday next by 9cl morn, to give evidence

                   touching such treasonable words matters as they knew agst

                   rich. Ingle, vpon pill of misprision of highe treason; & to

                   warne them of the pill, &c.

                                                          J.L.

                     31. Thomas Bushell complaineth agst micol barker spinster,

                   for slandering the plf & reporting that he should say, that he

                   hoped there would be nere a Papist left in maryland by may

                   day: to the damage of the plf & the quaestioning of his life.

                     warrt to warne the deft to be at Cort on monday next

                     and the Court dismissed the deft without day.

                     Giles Brent Esq &c demandeth certaine debts assignd p

                   Tho. Games, & Tho. butler. viz of John Abbotts 2050 l tob due

                   by bill, & of Rob short 530 l tob due by bill; & of Walter Smith

                   350 l p bill: & of nicolas polhamton 256 l p bill, & of John

                   Powell 280' p bill & of william Laut 277' p bill; and of