ARTICLES BE PERIN ET GABTEBET

" it may appeaxe what care their Lordslûpps hâve ta ^' maintaine the crédit of the Govemor, and to remove '^ the causes of faction amongst them."

« 1591, July 29. Whereas I, John Carteret, did ^^ preferre certain articles of complaints to the Right ^' Honorable the Lords and others of Her Majestie's " Most Honorable Privy Cîouncell, [againt Anthony " Poulet, Esq., Captain of this Isle, whereby his crédit " and govemment vras called in question, which by " him were answered : And the cause being heard " before their Lordshipps, because the proofes either " for the averring of the said Articles or clearing of " the said Captain, were to be made in this Isle upon *' my eamest prosecution of the complaints and in- ^^ formations against him, it pleased their Lordshipps ^' to send Commissioners, indifierently named and ^^ chosen by their Lordshipps, to examine the said " complaints and Articles, whose manner of proceed- " ing is knowne to you ail : for as much as they *^ hâve certified unto their Lordshipps that I was not ^^ able to make sufficient proofes of my allégations ^^ and informations, tending to the discrédit of the ^' said Captain, and thereby they judged that I had " shewed malice, both in preferring the same and in ^^ going about to draw others to joine with me in the " actions, whereby the Isle was divided into some " kind of factions, and thereby the Govemor might " hâve been lesse regarded and obeyd, for which my ^' offense so appearing to their Lordshipps by the cer- ^^ tificatof the said Commissioners, I was committed