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<' and George Poulet, Baillif there,in manner and forme *^ following, that is to say : In Primis, touching the " first article, our judgement and détermination was " and is, that the said Anthony Poulet compelled not " the inhabitants mentioned in this article to do any •* carnages which they oughtnot to do, as by the said *• article is supposed."

2. — '^ Whether the said Anthony Poulet, or any " other, by his directions, hâve cutt downe any trees, " and how many, of Edward Hamptonne or others, " contrary to the course of Justice ; when he so did, " and upon what occasion î "

Rapport des Commissaires. Item, " to the second, " we are of opinion, that neither the said Anthony " Poulet, nor any other, b)& his appointment or direc- " tion, hath or hâve cutt downe any trees of the said " Hampton, or of any other, contrary to the liberties " or the course of justice, as is pretended by this " article/'

3. — " Whether the said Anthony Poulet hath taken " up of any of the inhabitants of the said isle, any " victuals, under pretence of provision for the Castle " there, contrary to the priviledges of the said isle ; of " whom; and when he so did; and upon what occasion V*

Rapport des Commissaires. Item, " to the third, " we find that the said Anthony Poulet hath not taken " up of the said inhabitants of the said isle, any vio- " tuais under pretence of provision for the Castle there, " contrary to the priviledges of the said isle."

Voilà trois articles passez sans aucune discussion*

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Messieurs Pyne et Napper disent qu'ils ne trouvent point que le Gouverneur ait rien fait contre les privilèges. Il faut que les Seigneurs du Conseil Privé, qui ne voyent la nature des choses, ni dans la déposition d'aucun témoin, ni dans la citation d'aucune charte, s'en tiennent à la bonne foy de ce rapport. L'évasion est icy tout évidente : on ne sçait si les Commissaires veulent dire que le Gouverneur n'a point exigé de charroys, ou fait couper des arbres, &c., ou si l'ayant fait, il n'a point enfreint les privilèges. Apparemment ils crurent que le Gouverneur avoit droit de faire ce qu'il avoit fait ; cependant ils n'osent le dire nettement, car en effet ni le Gouverneur Kaley, qui succéda, ni les Commissaires de 1607, ne furent pas, sur les mêmes faits, de l'opinion de ceux de 1591. Il ne jugèrent point que les possessions des précédents Gouverneurs, ni les accords qu'ils avoyent faits avec les habitans, poussent subsister avec l'Ordonnance du Roy Henry VII. Ces réflexions sont peut-estre trop hardies : il ne faut pas, dira-t-on, critiquer ainsi des personnes d'un tel rang, sur des choses passées il y a plus d'un siècle. Mais il y auroit encore plus de mal à laisser régner des erreurs, et ne pas prendre le parti de la vérité, surtout dans des affaires de cette conséquence.

4. — " Whether the said Anthony Poulet hath, about *^ four yeares past, transported a sacre ont of the said " Castle, to the Seigneur of St. Ouen, and upon what «< occasions ; was the same serviceable or not ; and *' whether the said Anthony Poulet hath sold away

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<^ any other peeces of Ordinance called fowler, or ^* otheis appartaining to her Majarty fi>r défense of that *' Castle ; how many auch there wete sold ; when tfae *^ same sold ; and upon what occasion 1 "

<' DEPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES OF THE 8AIP PARTIES PBO* DUGBD UPON THE 4th ARTICLE."

1. — ^' Edmond De Qnetteville deposeth that of cer* ^' tainty a sacre was brought downe from the tower '* for the parishioners of St Martin's, npon pretence ** that they would buy ttie same, and that it was tryed ^ with their own powder. That they could not agrée ^' of the priée, and he is not able to say, whether it ^^ was serriceable or not. And touchîng other peeces ** brought ont of the Castle, he hath heard say that '^ the same were sold, and that he saw one at Cosmes '^ Cabot, a smith, but he knoweth not the weig^t of ^^ the said peece, nor in what yeare he saw it there."

2. — " Edmond Payn saith, that he had seen a ^* sacker dismounted at the Castle, which layd there <^ unprofitable for thèse twenty yeares, and was offered ^ unto the parishioners of St. Martin's by the Go- ^* yemor, that they should keepe it and restore the ^* same at their's or his pleasure, but he knoweth not ^^ what is become of the said sacker, nor whether it *^ was serviceable. Touching other peeces of iron, he ^ saw a heape dismounted at the Castie, of which he '^ knoweth not what is become, nor of what weight or ^ value they might be, and he knoweth ail thât is ^* abovesaid, becauee he went to seoole many yeares

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*^ in his youth at the GasUe. Thèse words, to keep it ^^ that it might be restored at the Govemor's pleasure, ^^ were interligned at the sîght and upon the report " of the déponent."

3. — ^* Clément Machon saith he assisted and hope ^^ the Seigneur of Bosel, with the consent of the Cap- ^' tain, to descend a sacker from the Tower and to ** bring the same into the bowling of the Castle, where " it was prooved with powder and a bùUet, the which '' after the Captain offered to lend upon 14 french *^ crownes, soe that it might remaine still at his corn- *^ mandment. Touching other peeoes of iron, he *^ knoweth nothing certainly but of two fowlers, which ^* he saw once at Cosmos Cabot, which he thinketh ^' came from the Castle, but he knoweth not of what " price or weight they were."

4. — ^^ Thomas Aubin knoweth nothing either of *^ the sacker or of any other peece but by heare say."

5. — ^^ Adam La Cloche hope to descend the sacker ^^ and to bring it to the Bowling Alley, where it was '* tryed, where he heard say that the Captain would '^ lend it unto the Parish of St. Martin's, which refused " it because he would not sell the same. Touching '' other peeces he hath hope Cosmos Cabot to breeke «« a couple, but he knoweth not how he came by them, " nor of what priée or weight they were."

6. — ^^ Cosmos Cabot saith that he did helpe to «< descend the said sacker and saw the same tryed, ^^ but he knoweth not what became thereof. Seing «( demanded what other peeces he had bought, he did