~16 could descend to that basenesse, might be capable of falsehood ; but those who were cunning, attempted him not that way, but put on a face of faire, honest, plaine friendship, with which he was a few times, but not often in his life, betrey'd. At Mr. Millington's entreaty the governor releas'd Wandall, but would have prosecuted the commillee's petition against Plumtre, which Mr. Mill ington most earnestly perswaded him not to doe, but dcsir'd that he would permitt him to come and live quietly in his owne house, upon engagement, that he should not rayse nor foment any mutiny nor faction in the garrison, or intermeddle with any of the affaires thereof. The governor was easily wrought to assent to this alsoe, but P lumtre refns'd to enter into such an engagement to quiet behaviour, and so, for that time, came not to Towne. There was againe a new designe against the garrison by the enemie discover'd, and a spie taken, who own'd a souldier in the maior's companic that had listed himself on purpose to efl'ect his mischiefe; bnt through carelesse custody, the spie escap 'd that day that the garrison were celebrating their ioy for the grcate victory at Y orke. Meanwhile the governor, supposing Mr. Millington, as he profess'd himselfe, highly his friend and his protector, cornplain'd to him of the mutinous carriage of the horse, and his distuvbance and discouragement in the publick service thereby, and desir'd him to get a resolution in the thing, whereby his power and their duty might be defin'd, that he might know wherein he was to command them in his garrison, and they to obey him. Mr. Millington advis'd him to write a letter to him concerning this, setting downe his owne apprehensions, what he was to exact from them, and they to render him; which accordingly the governor did, and left it with Millington, and return'd to his garrison. Mr. Millington told him, that he had shew'd the letter to the committee of both kingdomes, who had given their opinion of it, that he requir'd no more of them then he ought to have. Soone after the governor Mr. Millington came downe to Nottingham, with
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