246     Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

 Liber P. R  to come aboard in any wise or vpon any color whatsoever &

                   his oath taken to that purpose. nevertheles the said J. h. him

                   the said R. I. did quietly permitt & receive to come aboard,

                   whereby the said R. I. escaped & made rescuous of his said

                   ship, & by his discharging & disarming the gard appointed

                   to be aiding to him, was encouraging & aiding to the said

                   Rich. I. to the committing of the said rescuous; contrary to his

                   oath & duety, & to the great contempt of his Lops authority, &

                   the ill example of others. And of his contempt & misde

                   meanor, & voluntary delivery of the said ship, afore & without

                   lawfull discharge, the said Attorny impeacheth the said J. h. &c.

                    The charge of his Lops Attorny G. agst Edward Packer sheriff

                    that wheras on the 18th of January last Richard Ingle Mr of

                   the Reformaon, was committed to the charge of the said Edward

                   Packer by the Leiutent Grall, vpon suspicion of highe treason

                   to be safe kept vntill he should be lawfully discharged there

                   from; the said Eciw: P. suffered the said R. I. to goe at large,

                   afore & without any lawlull discharge, & the ill example of

                   others &c. And of this negligent & voluntary escape in man-

                   ner aforesaid, the said Attorny impeacheth the said Edward

                   Packer &c.

    p. 138       1643

                   ffebruary    The charge of his Lops Attorny Gen: agst James

                            neale Esq &c. and Ihomas Cornwaleys Esq.

                            that whereas on the 18th of Jan. Capt, Richard

                   vacat quoad

                    Neale Ingle mariner, (master of the ship called the Refor

                   aliam mation) was by the Lieutt grall committed to the

                   infra 141. custody of Edward Packer sheriff, for certain treason

                   able matters informed agst him, and the said ship arrested

                   & committed to the custody of John hamton wth a guard to

                   assist & aid him therin, vntill the said R. I. and his said ship

                   should be discharged by due course of Law, and whereas

                   on the day aforesaid, the said R. I. made an escape out of

                   the said sheriffs custody, & rescued the said ship from the

                   possession of the said g[uard.] They the said James N. and

                   T. C. did aid, encourage & abett the said R. I to and in [the]

                   making of the said escape & rescuous, after their knowledge

                   that he was accused & imprisoned for highe treason, to the

                   great contempt of his Lops authority, the ill example of others,

                   the hindrance of iustice, and contrary to the peace of the Lo:

                   Propr. And of this their being accessary to the escape &

                   rescuous aforesaid in maner aforesaid, & of a contempt, &

                   misdemeanor in causing & occasioning the same, iointly &

                   severally; the said Attorny impeacheth the said Ja. N. and

                   T. C. iointly & severally &c.