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Hope yo^r hono^r hath rec^d mine wherein gave Acco^tt of
receiptt of yo^r 30^th Janu 1696/7 w^th the bill of Ex^o for one
hundered & Ten pounds which was accepted & paid

have now onely to acquaintt you thatt receiving ord^rs from
White Hall in Obedience thereto did forthwith goe to his Maj^tys
province New Hampshire & putt them in Execution as you
more att large may Se by the Acco^tt of my proceedings Sentt
to theire Lordships.

humbly offer to yo^r consideration my thoughts as to late disord^rs
partridge could nott enter Legally on the Goverm^tt withoutt
takeing the Oath as the Actt directs soe as to be quallifyed, w^ch
if not he mustt pay one thousand pounds

Againe judge itt a high misdemeanor thatt when there Lordships
Letter was published Att Hampton & New Castle thatt in the
Intervall till M^r partridge doth quallify himselfe or &c All
persons should yeild obedience to me persuantt to my Commisio
thatt s^d partridge should disobey s^d ord^r & enter upon & seize
the Goverm^tt before he quallifyed himselfe

Again for s^d partridge knowing & wilfully in Combination w^th
sever^ll others to have Bonds given him by Hincks Vaughn
Walderen Elliott & Coffin to pay the One Thousand pounds penal
ty & boldly break the Actt judge same a high crime of Contempt

Again had partridge ben qualifyed for him to take Hincks
Vaughn & Walderen whoe were suspended persons to be of
his Councill without being restored by the King under the
Signett or Sign Manuall judge the Same to be a greatt crime
& breach of my Comission & an enchroachemtt on y^e Kings
prerogative

^Nota judge the reason why partridge would nott Seek to quallify
himselfe & aboutt one year would nott enter on y^e Goverm^tt be
cause s^d partridge had vessells this lastt sumr one from Bilboa
w^th gran &c: & another from N Foundland w^ch prohibited Comoditys
& a reason why he soe Sudenly entered on y^e Goverm^tt because the
vessells & goods were in the province & feared they would be
ceized, the w^ch I should certainly have endeavored I mustt
crave leave to refer yo^r hono^r to the enclosed hopeing may
spedily receive further ord^rs from White Hall till w^ch remain

Charges ag^tt partridge vizt

contrary to ord^rs from White Hall dated 3^d Aug^t entered on the Goverm^tt
vi ett armis ceized the Kings fourtts Admitts of thre persons to be
of his Councill w^ch were Suspended & nott
restored by the King. nott being quallifyed to enter on the Govermtt getts bonds from Hincks
Vaughn Walderen Elliott & Coffin to pay the one Thousand pounds
penalty for breach of the Actt parlim^tt : the Mony partridge doth
exspectt mustt pay; judge the contemptt putt upon the ord^rs from
White Hall, a greatt crime for w^ch in particular he ought to Answer

Eilliott
Nott onely joined w^th Hincks Vaughn &c in there rebellion butt a pro
moton of the same & when my warrantt was read for his apearance
in Councill did take y^e same & tare itt, saying whatt do you talk
of White Hall we fear nott to se itt in a derideing maner.

Coffin
joined w^th Hincks att y^e firstt rebellion on the 13^th Deceb^r 1697 was in
obedience to warrantt att Hampton & New Castle att publishing
the ord^rs from White Hall satt in Councill thatt day & att Night
w^th Hincks (before partridge entered on the Goverm^tt ) sign a
warrantt for the Malicia of New Castle to be in Armes judge to
ceize my person

Walderen
the greatt Stickler ag^tt the Kings prerogative, a Man of parts carys
all before him, the projecter & Scriven^r for all there Actions & pro
cedings very furious ag^tt all Loyall persons, the Mouth at all times
of the Councill, When Cap^tt Walton Apeared before M^r partridge & his
Councill to answer for takeing possession of the Kings fourtt, Walderen
did tell him they were Sencible he was fitt for the place of being
Cap^tt of the Kings fourtt, butt they did nott judge him fitt for any
other; thatt is to be one of the Councill or justice of peace; Walton did
tell him he did take possession of the Fourtt by virtue of a Comission
from John Usher Es^qr L^t Governor whome he owned to be the pre
sentt L^t Gover nor Legally & y^tt M^r Hincks &c ceizing of the Gover
m^tt was att White Hall judged rebellion & he judged M^r partridges
Actt to be noe less Walderen did tell him whether there Actt was
rightt or wrong was nothing to him & if a miss they mustt
answer for itt; & seing they had begun they would goe on.

Vaughn
As Treasurer Taxed the Kings Subjects rec^d the Mony to the vallew
of Twelve hundered pounds w^th outt Legall Authority & the people complaine the Mony is divided betwene Hincks &c

Hincks vi ett armis ceized the Goverm^tt raised the Malicia to ceize
my person, called an Assembly raised Mony; on the 13^th Decb^r 1697
haveing read the ord^rs from White Hall Dated 3^d Aug^tt as to my
continueing in the Goverm^tt (referrance to s^d ord^rs being had) att
New Castle; I satt in Councill in the evening; in the Nightt Hincks
issued outt his ord^rs for the Councill to mete & a warrantt sign^d
by him selfe & M^r Coffin for the Malicia to be in Armes judged to
ceize my person for obeying & putting in Execution the ord^rs
from White Hall directed to myselfe, I by virtue of the ord^rs
demanded the Comission Instructions & Seale of the province
butt he refused the Same to deliver

Green
have onely to say he joined w^th the firstt &
lastt rebellion & still goes on w^th them

Weare
refuses to actt in Councill untill further orders

Jose & Pickerin
persons w^th outt warrantt from Authority ceized Mens persons
& Estates embezelling the Same the one Sheriff the other
Cap^tt of the Mob whoe headed & carryed on the rebellion

I am enformed a vessell privately dispatched by partridge &c
for England w^th a pacquett for the goverm^tt to be continued as itt
is if nott to gett the one Thousand pounds remitted & a
pardon for there mistakes upon misinformations Shall
onely say they have Acted w^th a speritt of disloyalty to the
Kings Comission judgeing they may doe whatt they pleas & nott
be called to accountt if whatt they have done be rightt itts
well, if nott itt deserve the Severestt check as the crime
demeritts Am enformed one Knights is gon w^th charges of
severll falcehoods ag^tt me, if he
apears Should be glad he may be ordered to attend att White Hall untell the charge
be sentt me & my Answer returned w^ch will be punish
mentt enough for him

Boston N Engl^d
12 Dec: 97
From M Usher
Re^cd 25 May [98]

M Usher had rec^d the
bill for £110 :[illegible] is p^d

Upon rec^t of orders relating
to Exe N Hampshire he put
them i execution

His thoughts upon Partridge
disobeying s^d orders
Value of the [illegible]
Articles ag^tt Partridge
& his Councill