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1564. 

 answere. But eight dayes after, as I continued in 

 working upon our Fort, and on my Barkes, I fell 

 sicke. Then my seditious companions forgetting all 

 honour and duetie, supposing that they had found good 

 occasion to execute their rebellious enterprise, beganne 

 to practise afresh their former designes, handling their 

 businesse so well, during my sicknesse, that they 

 openly vowed that they would seaze on the Corps de 

 gard, and on the Fort, yea, and force mee also, if I 

 woulde not consent unto their wicked desire. My 

 Lieutenant being hereof advertised, came and tolde mee 

 that he suspected some evill practise : and the next 

 day in the morning I was saluted at my gate with 

 men in complet harnesse, what time my Souldiers were 

 about to play mee a shrewde tricke : then I sent to 

 seeke a couple of Gentlemen whom I most trusted, 

 which brought mee word that the Souldiers were deter- 

 mined to come to me to make a request unto me : 

 But I tolde them that this was not the fashion to present 

 a request unto a Captaine in this maner, and there- 

 fore they should send some few unto me to signifie 

 unto mee what they would have. Hereupon the 

 five chiefe authours of the sedition armed with 

 Corslets, their Pistolles in their handes already bent, 

 prest into my chamber, saying unto mee, that they 

 would goe to New Spaine to seeke their adventure. 

 Then I warned them to bee well advised what they 

 meant to doe : but they foorthwith replyed, that they 

 were fully advised already, and that I must graunt 

 them this request. Seeing then (quoth I) that I am 

 enforced to doe it, 1 will sende Captaine Vasseur and 

 my Sergeant, which will make answere and give mee 

 an accompt of every thing that shall be done in 

 this voyage : And to content you, I thinke it good 

 that you take one man out of every chamber, that 

 they may accompany Captaine Vasseur and my Sergeant. 

 Whereupon, blaspheming the Name of God, they 

 answered that they must goe thither : and that there 



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