where when they came they broke open the door upon this Riddell who being still drunk endeavoured to keep them out @ in the struggling stabbed Mr Vaughton. Whereupon he was secured in prison where hee lay a long time till Vaughton recovered. Afterwards the lodging,

poor

Sprag

Mr Vaughton @ himself @ Mr @ several others hee was set at liberty, and on a petition of his to the Council his goods

man

being in a starving condition on the application of

were ordered goods

to

bee released, hee paying all charges which being more than the value of the

Mr Sprag in charity to Riddell paid

the

Surgeons their demands which was ten pounds

without taking any thing from him

To the ninth concerning Capt Santerts warrants to the Sheriffs fyc

Mr Santen knows himself that from time to time by order of Council, all the Sheriffs have been obliged to account with

him for all rents, Quit rents @ arrearages of rent &c yet tins would not doe

to make himself seem great, he would needs issue forth his own warrants, which poor man was done

in one of his fitts

@ indeed they met with such reception as they deserved, the sheriffs took noe other Whereupon I being somewhat surprised at his manner of

notice of them than to send them to mee

proceedure called him before the Council where (being asked how he came to issue forth such warrants) his answer was that to his knouledge the Lord Treasurer did soe in England, But here I would ask Capt Santen why he hath not given a better account of Such Quit rents &c as have passed through his hands