247 cast the governor out of his command, which if it were not their desire, he wisht them to certifie the contrary. They all with one voyce cried, they desir'd no other governor: wh~reupon a certificate to that purpose was drawne up; but when it came to be subscrib'd , certeine of the committee faction went up and downe perswading the companies not to subscribe, and when they found how lit tle they prevailed, they foamed for anger, and such mallitious rayling, that one of the governor's souldiers, not able to beare them longer, cried out, " Why do we suffe~ these fellows to vapour thus? let's " clout them out of the field:" but the maior hearing it, committed him; and the next morning the certificate went up, subscrib'd with seven hundred townsmen's hands. After all was done, the maior gave some small summe to the souldiers to drinke, and the mallitious faction, when they saw they could not hinder this certificate, made another false one of their owne, that the maior had with crownes apiece hired all these subscriptions, with other such like lies, which when they could not make good, 'tis sayd they retracted their certificate at London. The committee at London could never finish the businesse by reason of the impertinent clamours of the governor's enemies, therefore at length, wearied with the continuall endlesse papers they had dayly brought in, they made an order, wherein they assign'd a certeine day for the determination of the power, and in the meane time commanded all matter of crimination on both sides should be forborne. At the day they both appear'd, but Mr. Millington presented a petition of a most insolent nature, and fresh articles against the 'governor, which gave the committee much distast. T he petition was, that whereas the committee had kept them ten weekes at greate charges, they desir'd a speedy dispatch now, according to their propositions. The committee were much offended at this, and told them they did them much iniury to Jay their stay upon them, who five weekes before desir'd them to returne, and only leave a 2 1\f
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