Part 17

This done, Captaine William Powell presented to the Assembly a petition to have justice against a lewde and trecherous servante of his who by false accusation given up in writing to the Governo^r sought not onely to gett him deposed from his government of James citty and utterly (according to the Proclamation) to be degraded from the place and title of a Captaine, but to take his life from him also. And so out of the said Petition sprang this order following:

Captaine William Powell presented a Petition to the generall Assembly against one Thomas Garnett, a servant of his, not onely for extreame neglect of his business to the great loss and prejudice of the said Captaine, and for openly and impudently abusing his house, in sight both of Master and Mistresse, through wantonnes w^{th} a woman servant of theirs, a widdowe, but also for falsely accusing him to the Governo^r both of Drunkenes & Thefte, and besides for bringing all his fellow servants to testifie on his side, wherein they justly failled him. It was thought fitt by the general assembly (the Governour himselfe giving sentence), that he should stand fower dayes with his eares nayled to the Pillory, viz: Wednesday, Aug. 4^{th}, and so likewise Thursday, fryday and Satturday next following, and every of those fower dayes should be publiquely whipped. Now, as touching the neglecte of his worke, what satisfaction ought to be made to his M^r for that is referred to the Governour and Counsell of Estate.

Capt., Bancroft.

lewd, McDonald.

Governour, McDonald and Bancroft.

get, McDonald.

General, McDonald.

ag^{st}, McDonald.

losse, McDonald and Bancroft.

wantonnes, McDonald; wantonness, Bancroft.

Governour, McDonald and Bancroft.

McDonald omits the &; Bancroft, nor and.

McDonald omits the all.

certifie, Bancroft.

failed, McDonald, Bancroft.

himself, McDonald.

stande, McDonald, Bancroft.

Saturday, Bancroft.

The same morning the lawes abovewritten, drawen out of the instructions, were read, and one by one thoroughly examined, and then passed once again the general consente of the whole Assembly. againe, McDonald, Bancroft.

generall, McDonald, Bancroft.

This afternoon the committies brought in a reporte, what they had done as concerning the third sorte of lawes, the discussing whereof spente the residue of that daye. Excepte onely the consideration of a petition of M^r John Rolfes againste Captaine John Martine for writing a letter to him wherein (as M^r Rolfe alledgeth) he taxeth him both unseemly and amisse of certaine thinges wherein he was never faulty, and besides, casteth some aspersion upon the present government, w^{ch} is the most temperate and juste that ever was in this country, too milde, indeed, for many of this Colony, whom unwoonted liberty hath made insolente and not to knowe themselves. This Petition of M^r Rolfes' was thought fitt to be referred to the Counsell of State.

Martin, McDonald.

unseemingly, Bancroft.

things, McDonald, Bancroft.

just, McDonald.

in, McDonald.

unwonted, McDonald.

know, McDonald.