greater he sent out his Incendiaryes all over the Country an.l neighbouring Colonys to bring in ayd att length fired upon the Maj""* Rounds and toock three of them prisoners and att last d«clurcd open Warr against the Major and all that would adhere unto hiin and discovered as black and desperate disignes as can be thought upon gave orders to the blockhouse a fortification att the opposite Corner of the Citty where he had a strong garrison Commanded imder liim by one of his Liev^^ brasier to suffer no Soldiers nor others whatsoever to appear armed before the same and if otherwise to fire att them said he would doe the same from the fortt and att length contrived to sally out upon the towme and kill all that should be found in the streets or elsewhere in arms and accordingly orders and a signe was given to the blockhouse he shott a Carman throw the shoulder being in sight of the fort with his Cart loaded and Refusing to Cary his load thither and killd the Carmans horse fired great gunns throw severall houses of the Citty particularly throw the house where he under stood their Matyes Soldiers and Amniccon was lodged killed one Josiah browne an old goldier one negroc and wounded a gicat many subjectt in the streets he had 16 or 17 bulletts in the fire Redhott to fire the town withall and had not the guilty Consciences of his weak followers smott them upon the governours arrivall (if he Could have effected it) he had Cutt of not only their Maties souldiers but every one that were assisting them in their defence the noyse and shouting that followed upon the Governo"^ landing being come in the pinnace by the back side of nutten Island made the hearts of his followers to devide. he three times denyed to surrender the fort to the Goveiv nour but att laest a Convussion falling upon his followers he was forced with his Secry Milbourne and others of desperate intentions to surrender themselves and become prisoners leisler and Milbourne did shew great stubbornesse upon their arraignment and were Mute Where upon they were Condemned many of the people of this province have been debauched with strange principles and tenetts Concernmg goverment and are not easily to be rooted out new england hath had a great shere in these trouble & in poysoning of this people many here of Considerable fortune and kno\\-ne integrity to the Crown of england whose lives and fortunes have almost been