Court apprehended it not prudent that the said Rioters should be then put on Tryal, as the Court and Jury could not be without fear if they were convicted, nor safe to refuse them a Tryal at that time, and oblige them to enter into Recognizance to appear at the Next Term, least they should resent it by some immediate act of violence.' Therefore the Court informed them they might depart without entering into any further Recognizance--after which it was moved by the said Nathan Stone, Joseph Wait and Israel Curtis that John Grout an Attorney of the said Court should be disabled from practising representing him as a bad man, Upon which they were answered by the Court that if Mt Grout was a bad Man it was unknown to the Court that the Court entertained a Contrary opinion of him. However if they had any thing to accuse him of they might apply to the Grand Jury and the Clerk of the Peace would assist in drawing any necessary Bill, or they might apply toa Higher Court, That Mt Grout if accused of any offence had a right to a Tryal, that the Court had not lawful authority to Comply with theig Request and forejudge M* Grout on a bare suggestion that he was a bad man supported by no evidence nor even the particulars of his bad Conduct pointed out. the said Stone and Wait then Replied they were not about accusing him in such a way as to give him a Tryal neither were they obliged to do it but that the Court might depend that nothing would satisfie him and the People (as he expressed himself) but Grouts being immediately expelled the Court in such a manner as never to have the Priviledge of Practising as an Attorney--and then directing his Speech particularly to the first Judge said, if it is not done, We shall do something which I shall be sorry to be obliged to do which will make your Honour Repent not Complying with our Request or words to that purpose he was then informed by the Court that they would not Comply with his Demand or Request, upon which the Party armed with Clubbs as aforesaid who before stood facing the Court crowded nearer in a Riotous disorderly manner and shewed signs of a Resolution to carry their Point by force, the Court finding it impossible to proceed to business in this Confusion and Tumult and to prevent any act of Violence being committed while they were sitting asa