248    Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

Liber P. R.   his Lop then & there being, one or more assaults did make, &

                   the vessells, gonnes & other goods of the said henry bishop

                   & others did seise take & carry away of his owne authority,

                   against the will of the said henry bishop and other the owners

                   of the said vessells & goods, & did threaten to assault & beate

                   downe the dwelling houses of divers the inhabitants of this

                   colony yea even of the Leiutent Gen: pyratically & mutinously,

                   & in great contempt of his Lops govermt & authority, & the ill

                   example of others & contrary to the peace of the Lord Propr

                   his dominaon & dignity. And of the said crimes of pyracie,

                   mutinie, trespasse contempt & misdemeanor & of every of

                   them severally the said Attorny impeachech the said Rich. I: &c.

                     Giles Brent demandeth a grapnell now in possession of

                   henry bishop.

                     warrt to E. P. to take into custody one grapnell in possessi

                    of henry bishop, belong: to Lop by title of vncert: goods,

                   vacat vntill he secure to answere when demanded & to pforme

                   &c

                     attachmt of grapnell till putt in security to answere the suit

                   of the L. G. for it, at the returne of ship from Kent

                     Eod. Tho. Cornwaleys Esq to the charge of his Lops Attorny,

                   saith for answere that he did well vnderstand the matters

                   charged agst the said Rich: Ingle to be of no importance but

                   suggested of meere malice of the accuser william hardige, as

                   hath appeared since in that the grand Enquest found not so

                   much probability in the accusations as that it was fitt to putt

                   him to his triall; and the deft supposed & vnderstood no other

                   but that the said rich. Ingle went aboard wth the license & con

                   sent of the L. G. & Counsell, & of the officer in whose custody

                   he was; & as to the escape & rescuous in manner as is charged

                   he is no way accessary to it, & therefore prayeth to be dis

                   missed.

                     and the L. G. respited the censure till the retunne of the ship.

                     Tho: Greene gent dernandeth of william Bretton gent 400 l

                   tob & cask due by bill

                    L. G. the defendt acknowledgeth the demand to be due.

                  Secr: and the Count found for the plf

                     henry James p attorn Rob: sedgrave, & Rob. sedgrave,

                   appeared to the suit of mr Giles Brent Esq for the contribution

                   mony; & saith that he consented to the contribution wth condi

                   tion there should be no more marches that yeare, nor he further

                   troubled; & that he went vpon the expedition afterward ag. the

                   sesquihan. to his great trouble & charge.