by he merited honor of all men, especially of this towne; and then mentio~ing· h.js owne good services for the towne, told them how ungratefully they were repay'd by Mr. Pigott, with the scandalous aspersion of drunkards and knaves; and that their singular affections and ~ndeavours for the good of 'the towne, had expos'd them _to this calumny, wherefore they desir'd the towne to ioyne in their iustification . Chadwick made iust such ai10ther speech, and both of them secm'd to passe by their owne particular, and only to desire the other's iustification; Chad wick, in his speech, saying that Mr. Pigott's abuse of M.r. Millington did not only asperse the committee, but even the parliament itselfe. Captaine Lomax, then deputy governor of the garrison, after they had spoken, stood up, and advised the townesmen that they should 'forbeare to entangle themseh•es in things they understood not, adding that Mr, Pigott and the gentlemen at London were persons of such honor and prudence, that they would maintaine whatever they had spoken of any man . Hereupon Capt. Mason, and two mallignant townsmen of his souldiers, began to mutiny, with high insolence, and to lay violent hands on him to thrust him out of the hall, giving him most re- - proaehfnll terms; but the man being very stout, qnieted them, and would not depart till the hall broke up. After this, without acquainting the deputy governor, they summon'd another hall; but Lomax seeing their inclination to mutiny forbade it. Then, at ten . of the clock at night, they gott a common councell together, at Mr. Salisbury his house, and there Mr. Millington againe desired .they would ioyne in the vindication of himselte, the ministers, and the committee, and golt about eight of them to subscribe a blank paper. Then the committee, with certeine instruments of theirs, appoyntcd rou'nds to walke the towne, perswading some; and thrcatning others, to sett their harids to 11 petition, which none of them that subscribed i t knew what it was, but they told them it was for the good of the towne .
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