215 To fortifi e their party, in all hast, they endeavour'd to rayse a new troope of dragoones, under one Will Hall, a debosht mallignant fellow, and thereupon one of the governor's mortall enemies; but. some of the honester townsmen perceiving the designe, and not jet being seduc'd, would not rayse him any horse, so at that season the troope was not rays'd . And now Captaine 'Vhite came home, when it was observ'd that after his returne, he would not allow the governor that name, but only ca ll'd him Coil. Hutchinson, and when any one elc<: term'd him governor, would decline the acknowledgment of that name: then caiolling his fellow horse officers and the troopers, they, through his insinuations, everywhere began to detract from the governor, and to magnifie Capt. White, and not only to derogate from the governor, but from all persons tha t were affected to him.. Now was there a petition drawne np to be presented to the committee of both kingdoms, desiring that Mr. Mi llington might be sent downe to con1pose the di fferences which were in the garrison. The Iieftenantcollonell, and some others, refusing to signe it, Capt. White told them it was a pretence, \vhich Mr. Millington desir'd the favour of them, t ha t they would make, to obteine leave for him to come clowne and visitt his wife and chi ldren, whom he had a longing desire to see, and knew not any other way to bring it about. The gentlemen to gratify Mr. Millington sign'd it, and he himselfe at London, with the same pretext, obtain'd the governo1:'s hand to it, while the governor, deceiv'd by his high and faire professions of service and kindnesse to him, never entertain'cl any suspition of his integrity; and this was the greatest of the governor's defec ts, throngh the candidnesse and sincerity of his owne nature, he was more unsuspitious of others, and more credulous of ·fairc pretenders, then suited with · so greate a prudence, as he te~tified in all things elce. Nothing awak'ned iealousie in him but grosse flattery, whi ch, when he saw any one so servile as to make, he believ'd the soule that. z 11
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