238    Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

 Liber P. R. late of Redriff in comit Surrey in the realme of Engl. mariner

                  on the 22. day of febr in the 17. yea of his maties reigne, aboard

                  his ship called the Reformaon then riding at anchor at Accomack

                  in Virginea, being arrested by the Comder of Accomack in the

                  kings name, contemned the arrest, saying these words [I deny

                  it in the Parlarnents name] and rose in armes against the kings

                  authority, and drew out his curtelaxe, saying [he that came

                  aboard he would cutt off his head] contemptuously malitiously

                  & traiterously, as an enemy to Or Lo: the king; contrary to

                  the peace of Or Lo: the k. his crowne & dignity

                           And the returne of the Enquest was Ignoramus

                    2. Let it be enquired for Or Lord the king, if richard Ingle late

                  of redriff &c. on the 20th of november, and some daies afore &

                  since, in the 17. yea: of his Maties reigne at Gravesend in comit

                  Kent, in the realine of Engi: not having the feare of God before

                  his eies, but instigated thervnto by the instigaon of the divell,

                  & example of other traitors & enemies of his matie traiterously,

                  & as an enemy to Or Lo: the king, did levie war & beare armes

                  agst his matie and accept & exercise the comand & captainship

                  of the said towne of Gravesend, agst the king, for & vnder the

                  kings enemies contrary to his allegeance & contrary to the

                  peace &c.

                                      returnd Ignoramus.

                    3. Let it be enquired for the Lo: Propr: if Richard Ingle

                  mariner, on the of Aprill in the 18th yeare of his Maties reigne,

                  or some day afore or since neare about that time, aboard his

                  ship called the Reformaon then riding at anchor in Patowmeck

                  river afore or neare St Clements Iland, certaine malicious &

                  scandalous words & speeches did vtter & vse agst the Princely

                  honor of Prince Rupert his Maties Lieutent Generall in England,

                  viz saying [that Prince Rupert was a rogue or rascall] mali

                  ciously & slanderously contrary to the peace of the Lo. Propr

                  his dnaon & dignity.

                                      returnd Ignoramus.

                    After the delivery of the foresaid Bills to the foresaid Enquest;

                  another Enquest was impanelled, & sworne in forme aforesaid

                  viz

                    Cutbert ffenwick        walter Beane John nevill

                    John medleyfrancis Gray Rich. nevett

                    barnaby JacksonPeter draperJoseph Edlo

                    John LangfordArthur Hay Gerard fford

                    Then were sworne for evidence to the said Enquest, daniel

                  duffill, george tailor, robt Ellyson, John metcalfe, & Edward hall.

                    And this Bill was given to the Enquest in charge.

                    Let it be enquired for Lo. Propr, if Rich; Ingle mariner,