212 in the garrison: to which he sent an insolent repli e, that he was glad the governor was taught manners ; he was come to towne for some businesse, and when he had occasion he woul d repa ire to the committee. The committee, hearing thi s, were very sensible of his insolent carriage, and drew up articles against him, which were sign'd with six of their hands, and sent up to Mr. Millington to be preferr'd against him, in the house of parliamen t, and to be shew'd to my lord generall, as the lieftenant-collonell should see occasion, whom the governor sent immediately to the generall, to acquaint him the reason why Dr. Plumtre had bene fore'tl to procure his passe for his protection . The goveruor tookc this occasion to send to the general! about his. cannoneers, whom some d<tyes before he had bene forc 'd to confine as prisoners to their chamber 'till the generall's pleasure could be known concerning them, for at the ins tigation, of Captaine Palmer, all the ministers in towne, and, to make the crie the louder, certeine loose mallignant priests, which they had gotten to ioyne with them, had most violently urg'd, in a petition t0 the committee, that these men might be turu'd out of the towne for being separatists; so that the governor was forc'd, aga inst his will, to confine them, to prevent mutiny, though they were otherwise ,honest, obedient, and peaceful I. After the lieftenant-collonell was gone, with let ters concerning these matters, to the general!, Plumtre behav'd himselfe most insolen tly and mutinously, and he and Mason entering into confederacy, had contriv'd some articles against the governor, for committing Wandall; but when they tried and found they could do no good with 1hem, Mason came to the governor and was most sawcily importunate for his -release, which, by reason of the insolent manner of seeking it, the governor would not grant. The generall, upon the governor's letters, sent down a letter to Plumtre, to discharge him the garrison, and another to the governor to release the cannoneers; which he accordingly did, to the satisfac tion of his owne conscience, which was not satisfied in keeping
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