239 to sett gua1:ds at the Trent bridges; which being told them, they made hast and fled out at the other end of the townc. lHilli ngton, Charlwick, Ayscough, s·alisbury, and Mason, (whom they had gotten added to the committee to enerease their faction), were the committee men, who tooke with them their new marshall and another of their created office rs, Palmer, two more pries ts, and a towne captaine. The governor was met on the way homewards by some of his officers, and told with what ioy his garrison and regimen t were preparing to enle rtaine him, in all express ions they could possibly make by volleyes of cannon and musketts, and ringing of bells, and all such declarations as us'd to be made in a publ ick and universall reioycing; but the governor, fearing his enemies might not beare such testimonies of love to him, without griete, sent into the townc to desire them to forbeare their kind intentions of giving him so lowd a wellcome. vVhen he was now neere the towne, another messenger came to acquaint him, that all those who would have bene griev'd at his ioyfull enterlainment were fl ed, and that those who remain'd would be mu ch gri ev'd, if he should not be pleas'd to give them leave to receive him with such demonstrations of their ioy as they could make. He now permitted them to doe what they pleas'd, which leave being obtein'd, every one strove to declare his gladnesse, with all imagina ble expressions of love and honor, and all the solemnities the time and place would afford . The governor on his side receiv'd them with a cheerefuil oblie,giug curtesie to all , and a large bounty to his loving souldiers, who made that day as greate a festivall, as if themselves and their families had bene redeern 'd from captivity. The maior of the towne, with his brethren in their scarletts, mett him, and told him, if he had bene guilty of aniething preiudicial to him, he was exceeding son·ie Jor it, for he infinitely honor'd him, and a ll his errors had bene through ignorance or misinforma tion, which he should be most ready to repayre. T hat evening White came home pining with spite and en vie 2 L
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