Gov^ in the street treating him with ill Language & threats & had undoubtedly done violence to his person, had they not been apprehensive of dangei to themselves from the people, who immediately gathered to<vether and rescued the Governor out of their hands, seizing some of the principal] actors and Ringleaders in that Ryott and committing them to prison, and their ffriends and confederates sending them provisions to the prison in a superabundant and extraordinary manner, designedly to affront and insult the Governing: thereupon it was thought fit to order, that no provisions should be permitted to be brought them, and they should only he allowed Bread and water, but that severity was continued towards them only for two dales, and aiterw^ards they had the Liberty to have what Provisions they pleased.

This riotous Action of the Male-Contents occasioned a fiirther Tumult of ill consequence to themselves for ye Country people upon a rumour that the Governm' was in danger by y^ Rising of the disafiected party, flockt into the City armed in great numbers, cind notwithstanding the endeavours of the Magistrals to appease them, they took the liberty (as is too usual] with an enraged tuuititude) to perpetrate revenge on those which were y« occasion

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of their coming, Quartering themselves in their houses for two daies and committing divers Insolences upon them, much to the dissatisfaction of the Magistrates till they could persuade them to return in quiet to their houses, however it was thought requisite by the Governm* for the preventing such disorders for the future and to secure the publick peace, to detein severall of the disaf fected in Prison for a time, some whereof were since fined, but all ordered to be discharged from Prison upon paying their Fines and entering into Recognizance to be of good Behaviour for the future.