more then all this, the country would be abandon'd into the hands of persons, who would only make a prey of it, and not endeavour its protection, liberty, or reall advantage, which had bene his chiefe ayme in all his undertakings. The conspirators, as I may more iustly terme them, then the . committee, had sent Capt. 'Nhite to Yorke, to my lord Fairfax, and to get the governor's power defin'd, which he understanding, the next day went thither himselfe, and Mr. Pigott, who from the beginning to the ending shew'd himselfe a most reall and generous ti·iend to the governor, and as cordial] to his country and the greate cause, went allong with him, arriving a day after Capt. 'White. vVhen my lord gave them a hearing together, he asked whether the governor had done aniething of consequence without consulting the committee, which White could not say he had; then he ask'd vVhite if he had any other misgovernment to accuse him of, which when White could not alledge against him, the governor before his face told my lord all the businesse, whereupon White was dismissed with reproofe and laughter, and letters were written to the committee, to iustifie the governor's power, and to entreate them to forbeare disturbing him in his command, and to Mr. Millington, to desire him to come over to Yorke to my lord; both which the governor deliver'd, but Mr. Millington would not goe over, but, on the contrary, continued to foment and rayse up the factions in the towne against the governor, and by his countenance the committee every day meditated and practis'd new provocations, to stirre up the governor to rage, or at least to weary him in his employment. The horse, without his knowledge, they frequently sent abroad; protections, ticketts, and passes, they gave out; and, encroaching upon his office in all things whatsoever, wrought such a confusion in the garrison, that, while all men were distracted and amaz'd, in doubt whose orders to obey, and who were their commanders, they obey"d none, but every man did what he listed; and by that meanes the 2 I
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