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       her to either of them Standing upon an Audacious pemptory Liber B.

       Termes. The Said Girl being by her father (brother to the Said

       mr Hatton) a Little before his Death recomended to the Care

       and tuition of her Said Uncle, who had been at great Charges

       about her transportacon and otherwise as he can Make ap-

       peare, The which unsufferable dealing of the Said Luke Gar-

       diner is (as I apprehend) not onely a Great affront to the Gov-

       ernment and an Injury to the Girls Mother and Uncle, but

       Likewise of very dangerous and Destructive consequence in

       relacon to the peace and Welfare of this Provine, These are 562

       therefore in the Lord Proprs Name to Authorize and require

       the Said Lieutent Richard Bancks Commander of Newtowne

       hundred either by himself or together with Such other of the

       Inhabitants of this Province whom he Shall require for his

       assistance herein (And who are hereby required to be aiding

       and assisting to him upon this occasion as they will Answer

       the Contrary) by force of Arms or otherwise as he Shall See

       Cause to Seize upon the person of the Said Elinor Hatton,

       and to bring her before me and the Counsell at St Maries to

       be disposed of as Shall be fitt, And in Case of her Conceal-

       ment to Search the house of the Said Luke Gardiner or any

       other place within this Province where he the Said Lt Bancks

       Shall Suspect She maybe hidden Soe as She may be produced

       for the purpose aforesaid, As alsoe to Arrest the Said Luke

       Gardiner, and to bring him likwise before me and the Counsell

       to answer unto Such things as Shall be objected against him

       by the Said mr Hatton either as Attorney Generall for his Ldp

       or on his own behalf and to Stand to and abide the Order of

       Court thereupon hereof you are not to fail. Given at St

       Maries this third day of Aprill 1654. William Stone

        Decimo April 1654. Michael Baisey this day acknowl-

       edgeth a Judgmt to mr Henry Coursey for one thousand

       pounds of Tobacco and Caske but Noe Execucon is to issue

       out thereupon till the tenth of December Next. Wittness his

       hand the day and year aforesaid

                                the Mark of

       Recognit Coram me Tho: Hatton Michael x Baisey

        April 10th 1653. I Thomas Mathews doe declare that the

       Cowe called three Tetts is to be Recorded for the Boy Peter

       Pakes with her female Increase Tho: Mathews

       test Barnaby Jackson

        Memord that I Charles Thurston Marriner Attorney of mr p. 563

       Richard I hurston Marriner doe acknowledge to have Received