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14. — " The behaviour and conditions of ail her " Majestie's Officers of the said isle shall be duly exa- " mined and certifyed, without respect of any person ^^ conceming the Goyernment at martiall causes, there " appartaining to justice. The examînaçon to be " used, not by any generalitîe, as it were ex oficiOj " but upon particular informations to be delivered " unto them."

Eapport des Commissaires. Item, '^ to the 14th " article, the said Perin and Carteret requiredus not " to doe any thing toudûng the same."

16. — " What summes of money hâve been levyed " by the said Anthony and George, or at their discre- ^^ tion, of the inhabitants within the said isle, for pro- " vision of munition and fumiture for needfuU défense ^' of the same, since the said Anthony was Captain or " Lieutenant there ; and to shew what value the " summe was of, and how it is employed, and what " munitions and fumiture thereof remaineth ? This " allso to be examined upon informaçon given in '^ particular manner, and bonds to be taken abovesaid."

Eapport des Commissaires. Item, " to the ISth. " There was no particular informaçon offered us with '' bonds according to the contents of this article, all- " though we did often times request the parties pkin- '' tives and generally ail the assembly to informe us at '' large touching the same. But the Captain, hearing ^' that a long time after ail thèse matters preferred '^ against him were heard, that none would informe '' us upon this article, desired us for the better open- '^ ing of his and the said Greorge Foulet's sinceritie,

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" touching the contents, to receive his informaçon ^' thereupon, which we did in the présence of the *^ Jurats, the Plaintiff and ail the Assembly. Where- ** upon it did plainly appeiur that a préparation being ^' commanded by the Lords of the Councell, for the '^ défense of the Island, it was agreed amongst them " by Act of Common Councell, Anno. Dni 1587, that " ...... Is. should be bestowed in powder, which the

'^ said Captain layd ont, and yett wanteth abont eighty " crownes of his money, wherewith they bonght eighty " barrels of powder, whereof, there being twelve pa- ^' rishes, every parish had one and the petty Gaptains ^^ had the rest fer the défense of the Island, wEich " yet remaineth for that use. And towards this, '* allthough there was a generall contribution agreed " upon, yet the Plaintives hâve hitherto pay no penny. " The money received was orderly bestowed to the " publick good and so accounted for, as by the ^ account did appear, and yet rest undebted to the " Captain as before."

Voilà le mal de tous les siècles. Quand il s'agit du bien public, les derniers à contribuer sont les premiers et les plus violons à se plaindre. Mais il feut icy confesser qu'ils ont a faire à des gens qui les relèvent vigoureusement, et qui les sçavent prendre par leur foibla Le Gouverneur n'a pas comme cela pressé ses parties adverses sur divers autres articles.

16.—" Whether the said Baillif aijd ail other her " Majestie's Officers within that Isle, hâve been " placed there according to orders sett downe in that

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" behalfe by King Henry Vllth., and if there hâve " not been contrary usages during the space of twenty " yeares now past, and whether the privilèges of the " said Isle hâve been and are duely observed or " broken, and in what sort and by whom ? "

Eapport des Commissaires. Item, ^^to the 16 th. ^ It did appeare unto us by the Ordinance made " by King Henry Vllth., Anno. Regni 10. That the " OflBlce of the Baillif, the Deane, Sheriffe, and the " Queen's Attorûey were reserved to the King. But ^' upon perusall of the Letters Patents made unto the " said Anthony Poulet by her Majesty, touching his " office of being Govemor there, it doth appeare unto " us that the disposition of those Offices lay novr in ^ his gift, as by his Patent remaining of record may " appeare, where-unto we referre ourselves : and " that by twenty yeares past, the Govemors there " hâve, by virtue of theîr Patents, given the same : '* and touching their liberties, we find not any viola- ^' tion made of them, but that the complainants and " their confederates seeke rather, if it be not care- " fuUy prevented and in tîme stayed, to enlarge the " same, to the préjudice of her Majestie's prérogative " there."

Voicy rOrdonnance de Henry VII. Item, " que le Roy aura la nomination du Bailly, du Vicomte, et de son Procureur, en ladite Isle, et que le Capitaine, ne les Jurez ne s'entre-mesleront en aucune manière de la nomination d'yceux." Voicy celle de Henry VIII qui est unActe du Parlement : Whereas divers of the