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** teret, John Perin and Nichol. de Soulemont, for the " sale of their come»."

2. — ^** M agdolein Le Cerf knoweth allso nothing, of " his owne knowledge, of the said lett or hmdrance."

3. — " Hugh Lemprière, gent, saith that he knoweth " nothing likewise thereof."

4. — ^' Clément Botterel saith that he knoweth ^' nothing likewise thereof, because no man ever ^* demanded leave of the Govemor, in his présence, *^ but that about fiffteen dayes agoe, he asked leave " of the said Govemor to sell certain corne for the '^ said Carteret, whereunto the Captain answered that ^* he should bring him the merchant unto whom he '^ intended to sell, but he hath heard both Carteret and ^' others say that the Govemor had refîised to give " them leave to sell their corne."

5. — ^^ Raulin de la Rocque deposeth and saith that ^^ he knoweth nothing touching the refusall mentioned '^ in the article of the said Govemor unto the said ^' Carteret, Ferin et Soulemont, because he was not " présent when they asked leave."

6. — " Thomas de Soulemont saith that he knoweth ^^ not of the refusall, mençoned in the article, of the ^^ said Governor unto the said Carteret, Ferin and " Soulemont, because he was not présent when they " asked leave,"

7. — " John de Soulemont saith that he knoweth ^* nothing, of his owne knowledge, of the said refusall/'

8. — '^ Edward Hampton jun., knoweth nothing " likewise thereof, of his knowledge."

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9. — ^^ NichoL De Rue knoweth likewise nothing *' thereof, of his owne knowledge, but that he hath ^ heard Carteret say, that the Govemor refiued to give " him leave/'

10. — ^^ John Anley saith that he cannot dépose of *^ the pretended lett or hindrance supposedto bemade *^ to the said Ferin, Carteret and Soulemont, for the " sale of their corne/'

11. — ^^ Edw. Bisson deposeth that he knoweth not ** whether the Captain refused to give the said Perin, *^ Carteret and Soulemont, leave to sell their corne, ^^ but he saith that the Govemor, about three or iour *^ yeares agoe, refused to give him leave."

12. — '^ Thomas De Odest saith that he knoweth ^^ nothing, of his owne knowledge, that the said parties " hâve been hindered to sell their corne, nor any ^^ others, but he hath heard say that some had been " hindered."

13. — ^^ Helier Messervy saith that he cannot dépose *^ that the said parties hâve been hindered by their " Govemor to sell their come.**

14. — ^^ Robert Yeneman, Customer, saith, upon his ^ oath, that he knoweth nol that the said parties plain- ^ tives hâve been denyed leave by their Govemor to *' sell their corne."

15. — ^^ Jacques Fipon knoweth likewise nothing of *^ the said hindrance unto the said parties, but saith M that the Customer would not suffer him to tmnsport « about three quarters of come^ about seaven night *^ agoe, out of the isle, to victuall his ship therewith.

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^ which was at St. Malo*B." Note ihat then and now ^ they hold of the leagueTS part, which is well knowne «« nnto U8 Commiflsioners,

Rapport des Commissaires* Item, ^ to the eighth, «< that there was no safficient proofe made by the *^ complainants of the contents of this article ; and yet ^^ were examined, on the plaintifiTs behalfe, as many *^ witnesses as made their appearance before us upon ^^ point of this article» which dépositions we hâve allso « certifyed,"

n est icy parlé de trois personnes de condition, à qui Ton prétend que le Gouverneur auroit refusé la licence de vendre leurs grains pour les transporter hors risle. Quantité de témoins font assès voir que c'étoit en effet un bruit commun. Ce seroit aux complaignans ime effronterie merveilleuse d'avoir feussement accusé le Gouverneur. H est vrai qu'il ne se trouve pas de témoins qui eussent été présens lors que les complaignans lui parlèrent, mais Botterel rapporte formellement que lors qu'il demanda congé pour Jean De Carteret, on lui dist qu'il amenast le marchand. Que signifie cela, qu'une espèce de rebut t Pipon ne dit rien des complaignans, mais il aflEorme qu'il fut refusé lui-même, et le Gouverneur se taîst là-dessus ; au Heu que les Commissaires le justifient officieusement, en ajoutant qu'ils sçavoyent bien que St. Malo étoit du party de la ligue. Si le Gouverneur pouvoit justifier le refus, soit par instruction particulière qu'il en eust, soit par quelque précaution qui pour lors eust été requise, quel besoin étoit-il de

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faire prouver ce refus 1 II me semble que la manière dont on décide cet article, est bien différente de celle dont on a décidé le cinquième ; que le refus est plus prouvé de souffrir le transport des grains, que ne Tétoit la négative de l'article cinquième, que le Gouverneur n'avoit sçu rien du voyage d'Espagne; et que cet endroit n'est pas un des moins propres pour découvrir le penchant des Commissaires.

9. — " Whether by order and law of the Isle the " Court of Héritage ougbt to be kept every six weekes, " and the Court of Cattel ought to be kept every ^' fourthnight, as the complainants do alledge 1 Whe- '^ ther the Courts hâve been kept at the times as the " order of the said isle doth permitt, and if not, then " in what defeult the same hath been, and which ? ^' And if matters belonging to the said Courts hâve " not been tryed in a Court called Extraordinary î "

Bapport des Commissaires. Item, " to the ninth, ** it did evidently appear unto us that the Court of " Héritage ought not to be kept every six weekes, " and the Court of Cattel every fourthnight, as the ^^ plaintives do prétend. Besides there hath not been ^' any default in keeping the said Courts, neither hath " there been any matter belonging to the Court of " Héritage and Cattel tryed in the said Extraordinary " Court, contrary to the privilèges of the said island. " For it appeareth unto us, upon such a view of the " Court booke and records, and by a great number of ^^ précédents and records, that matters most aptly " belonging to the Court of Héritage and Cattel,