publick service was in all things obstructed and preiudic'd. The governor, while the iniury was only to himselfe, bore it, but when it extended allmost to the destruction of the garrison, he was forc'd to endeavour a remedy. For about this time it hap'ned that Sal isbury, being treasurer, had given base termes and willfull delayes to the souldiers who were assign'd their pay, when the rnony was ready for them in the treasury; and when this base carriage of his had provok'd them to a mutinie, the governor was sent for to appease it, whieh he did; but comming to the conunittee, told them he would no longer endure this usage of theirs, to have all things of power, honor, and command, wrested out of his hands, and all things of difficulty and danger put upon him; while they purposely stirr'd up occasions of rigor and punishment, and then expected he should be the executioner of it, by which he perceiv'd they did these things only with designe to render him contemptible and odio4s to all persons. Not long after a command came for all the horse that could be spar'd in the garrison to goe to Sr. John Meldrum, to the reliefe of Montgomery-castle. The governor went to the committee to consult what troopes should march, and they voted none. The governor told them, he conceiv'd when a command was given, they 'vere to obey without dispute, and that he came to advise with them what troopes should be sent forth, not whether any or noe; therefore although they voted disobedience of the command, that would not discharge him, espec.ially the service being of greate consequence, and the troopes lying here without other employment: wherefore at night he summoned a councell of warre, and there allmost all the captaines, having no mind to march so f:ure from home, declar'd they conceiv'd themselves to be under the command of the committee, and would only obey their orders. Upon this the governor went to the committee and desir'd them that, in regard unanswerable thing> were done, the publick service neglected, and all the transactions of the garrison confused, they would unite with
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